The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 6 August 1949:
MONDAY -- Herman Arron, 62, Parkhill, 4:35 a.m. Aug. 5, 1949, at Memorial Hospital. Was hammerman at car shop of Bethlehem Steel Company. Born in Johnstown Aug. 8, 1886. Survived by widow, the former Catherine Colbert, and two children, Mrs. Helen Carroll, Norfolk, Va., and Dorris H. Monday, Conemaugh R.D. 1. Also two grandsons and one granddaughter. Brother of Mrs. William Snyder, Mundys Corner, and Harry A. Monday, East Orwell, Ohio. Member of Conemaugh Fire Company and car shop local. Services: 2:30 p.m. Monday at home by Rev. J.B. Bishop of Beulah EUB Church, Dale; burial, Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Carl Davis Funeral Home, Conemaugh.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune-Democrat" issue of 13 January 1981:
HEIDORN -- George C., 64, 919 Lemon St., died Jan. 12, 1981, at Memorial Hospital. Born June 2, 1916, in Johnstown, son of Frederick and Mary Jane (Marsh) Heidorn. Preceded in death by parents; wife, former Dorothy Bonner; and infant brother. Survived by these children: Sharon, wife of Tom Apple, and George W., married to former Patty Ray, both of Johnstown; also two grandchildren. Brother of Nora Naugle, Bedford; Minnie Webb, Michigan; Margaret Toner, Johnstown; and Pearl Helman and Violet Hiner, both of Manns Choice. Member of Beulah United Methodist Church, men's Bible class and United Methodist Men. Employee of Gilbert Bros. Army Air Force veteran of World War II. Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Geisel-Kuhlman Funeral Home, Dale, where service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the Rev. Willis Ruddock. Interment, Richland Cemetery.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune-Democrat" issue of 24 March 1980:
WEIMER -- Mrs. Edna L. "Sue," 63, 50 Woodvale Ave., died March 22, 1980, at Lee Hospital. Born Aug. 14, 1916, in Johnstown, daughter of Horace and Mary Jane (Campbell) Dalton. Preceded in death by parents; husband, Edward; a son and daughter; and brother, Leroy. Survived by brother, Harry, married to former Jean Bender, Johnstown R.D. 7, and sister, Lillian, wife of James McLaughlin, 104 Wedgewood Drive; also five nephews, four great-nephews, a great-niece, and a very dear friend, William Gottwald. Retired housekeeper for Downtowner Motor Hotel. Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at The Picking-Treece-Bennett Mortuary, Inc., where service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. David N. Finney. Interment, Benshoff Hill Cemetery.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune-Democrat" issue of 22 June 1995:
LEITENBERGER -- Edward "Karl," 83, Johnstown R.D. 7, died June 21, 1995, at his residence. Born Jan. 7, 1912, in Johnstown, son of Joseph E. and Katherine (Foerster) Leitenberger. Preceded in death by parents; brothers, Shirl and Joseph F. Leitenberger; sister, Lola M. Leitenberger; granddaughter, Brenda Louise Leitenberger; and grandson, Daniel L. Kauffman. Survived by wife, former Jane L. Inscho, to whom he was married 58 years; and children, William E. Sr., married to former Sharon A. Swick, Johnstown; and Susan J. Leitenberger-Kauffman, Tularosa, N.M.; and grandson, William E. Leitenberger Jr., Johnstown. Last member of immediate family. Member of Grove Avenue United Methodist Church. Life member of Ideal Fire Company. Retired supervisor from U.S. Steel Corp. with 38 years' service. Graduate of Johnstown High, Class of 1930 1/2. Graduate of Parks Air College of St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. Attended University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at John Henderson Co. Funeral Home, where service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, the Rev. Fred C. Vanderhoff. Interment, Grandview Cemetery.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune-Democrat" issue of 5 April 1970:
KENDALL-STEIN, Mrs. Rose (Burkhart), 82, Akron, Ohio, died April 5, 1970, in Georgia. Born Nov. 5, 1887, in Johnstown, daughter of Leonard and Sara (Herdman) Burkhart. Preceded in death by parents; first husband, John Stein; second husband, Homer Kendall; four sisters -- Elizabeth, Margaret, Carrie and Mary; and three brothers -- David, Edward and Leonard. Survived by daughter, Mrs. Sara Witt, Allentown, Pa.; also grandson, Harry, and three great-grandchildren. Sister of Mrs. Ida Meyers, Tara Drive, and Mrs. Anna Adams, Winthrop, Mich. Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at The Picking-Treece-Bennett Mortuary, Somerset Street. Requiem Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Rev. John Dravetsky. Interment, Grandview Cemetery.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune-Democrat" issue of 8 February 1991:
WEISBRODT -- Marguerite J., (Mickey), 70, of Richland, died Feb. 7, 1991, at Memorial Hospital. Born March 10, 1920, in Johnstown, daughter of the late Sylvester and Minnie (Jordan) Colbert. Preceded in death by husband; Robert O.; and brothers Richard and John. Survived by children; Jack married to the former Denise Schellhammer, Johnstown and Martha J., wife of Charles Kisner, Enterprise, Alabama. Four grandchildren. Sister of James of Lancaster. Formerly employed by Colbert Grocery Store, member of the Franklin Street United Methodist Church, former member Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church and the L.C.W. also formerly volunteered for many years at the Red Cross. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Picking-Treece-Bennett Mortuary Inc. where services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, the Rev. Donald J. Joiner. Interment, Grandview Cemetery.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune-Democrat" issue of [ ] March 1989:
GRIGGS -- Mrs. Wilda (Kunkle), 95, Levittown, formerly of Grove Avenue, died March 25, 1989, at Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol. Born Nov. 7, 1893, in Johnstown, daughter of late S.V. and Sara Ellen (Colbert) Kunkle. Preceded in death by husband, William C.; brothers: Charles, Homer, Roy and Vernon; and sisters, Eva and Pearl. Survived by daughters, Jeanne Ellen Hiack, Levittown, and Betty Folsom, North Easton, Mass.; also grandchildren, Paula (Hiack) Penaglia, Claudia Grace Folsom and Douglas M. Folsom. Member of Grove Avenue United Methodist Church. Graduate of former Johnstown High School and State College Summer Library School. Former associate librarian at Cambria Free Library. Friends received from noon until time of service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at The Picking-Treece-Bennett Mortuary Inc., the Rev. Paul B. Sparrer. Interment, Grandview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, family suggests contributions be made to Grove Avenue United Methodist Church in memory of Mrs. Griggs.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 2 June 1937:
MILDRED COLBERT, HARRY HAUPT WED
Wesley Chapel Pair Married in Cumberland Last Saturday [29 May 1937-ed.]
Miss Mildred Colbert, daughter of Harry Colbert, jr., and Harry Haupt, son of William Haupt, both of Wesley Chapel, were married in Cumberland, Md., last Saturday morning by Rev. N. Webb, pastor of the United Brethren Church, it was announced today.
Attending the couple were Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Colbert, the former a brother to Miss Colbert. Mr. Colbert and Miss Frances Crowley, also of Wesley Chapel, were married in Conemaugh last Saturday morning.
Miss Colbert wore a white gown with matching accessories and wore a corsage of roses.
The couples left for a honeymoon trip through Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, visiting the E.D. Valley family of Brink Haven, O., en route.
Mrs. Woodrow [should read "Haupt"?-ed.] is employed in the Winters Beauty Salon. The bridegroom works for the Bethlehem Steel Company.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 31 May 1937:
FRANCES CROWLEY, WOODROW COLBERT UNITED IN WEDLOCK
Wesley Chapel Couple Married at Ceremony in Conemaugh Parsonage
Miss Frances Crowley and Woodrow Colbert, both of Wesley Chapel, were married Saturday morning in the parsonage of the First Brethren Church, Conemaugh, by Rev. W.H. Schaffer.
The bride was attired in a blue chiffon gown, white accessories, and wore a corsage of roses. Miss Mildred Colbert, her attendant, wore a white gown and a corsage of roses. Harry Haupt was best man.
Following a wedding trip through Maryland, the newlyweds will reside in Wesley Chapel.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 22 October 1937:
Colbert-Anderson.
HASTINGS, Oct. 22 -- Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Anderson of Hastings of the marriage in Cumberland, Md., last month of their daughter, Lanette, to Ross Colbert of Ebensburg. The newlyweds are making their home in Ebensburg.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 14 June 1927:
ROY KUNKLE AND LUELLA FINDLEY, OF SEWARD, WED
Coopersdale Young Man and Bride Motor to Pittsburg for Marriage Ceremony
LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON
Miss Luella Findley, of Seward, and Roy S.V. Kunkle, of 201 Cooper avenue, Twenty-first Ward, were quietly married at noon today in the Lincoln-avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Pittsburg. The nuptial ceremony was solemnized by the Rev. W. Jewett Miller, formerly of the Cooper-avenue M.E. Church, this city. The young couple were unattended.
Mr. Kunkle and his bride went to Pittsburg this morning by automobile. Following the marriage ceremony, they had luncheon at the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburg.
From Pittsburg Mr. and Mrs. Kunkle will motor to Washington, D.C., and thence to New York City on their honeymoon tour. They will be home after July 1 at the Kunkle apartments, 211 Cooper avenue.
Mr. Kunkle and his bride are both well known among the younger social set here. Mrs. Kunkle, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Findley, of Seward, graduated from the Johnstown High School in the class of 1922 and later attended Indiana State Normal School. Since finishing her schooling at Indiana she had been teaching in the public schools at Seward.
Mr. Kunkle is also a graduate of the Johnstown High School, having received his diploma with the class of 1917. He has been engaged in the mercantile business for a number of years. The bridegroom is a son of S.V. Kunkle, a well-known merchant in Coopersdale.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 21 August 1927:
Burkhard-Ellsworth.
Miss Marie Ellsworth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ellsworth, of K street, and Edward J. Burkhard, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burkhard, of Broad street, were married yesterday morning at St. Columba's Catholic Church, Broad street, by the Rev. Dr. Patrick Vereker, the rector. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. George Horan, brother-in-law and sister of the bride.
The bride was attired in a blue transparent velvet dress, with a beige hat, and slippers to match, and wore a corsage of butterfly roses and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaid wore an autumn brown transparent velvet dress, with slippers and hat to match. Her bouquet consisted of roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Gertrude Ellsworth, sister of the bride, sang Cadman's "At Dawning," and the baritone solo, "Ave Maria," was rendered by William Boes. After the wedding breakfast, which was served by the Capital Hotel, the course left by automobile for a tour of the Eastern States.
Mrs. Burkhard is a graduate of the State Teachers' College, Indiana, and was a teacher in the city schools. Mr. Burkhard, a graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, for the last few years has been in the employ of the Johnstown Sanitary Dairy Company. On their return they will make their home in the Burkhard apartments on Walnut street.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 5 September 1932:
MISS GLADYS KIMMEL BRIDE OF C.W. VARNER
Kernville Couple Were Married on August 24 at Cumberland Parsonage
Miss Gladys Kimmel, daughter of Samuel Kimmel, of 733 Sherman street, and Colbert W. Varner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Varner, of 321 South street, were married on August 24 in the Methodist parsonage, Cumberland, Md., by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. C.J. Price.
Mr. Varner graduated from Johnstown High School in the 1923 1/2 class and graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in the 1929 class. He is a teacher in Joseph Johns Junior High School. Miss Kimmel was graduated from Johnstown High School in the 1925 1/2 class and was a student nurse at Women's Medical College Philadelphia, Pa. They will make their home with the bridegroom's parents. Both are well known and popular young people of this city.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 29 April 1913:
COOPERSDALE COUPLE HAVE QUIET WEDDING
Miss Maud Boyer Becomes Bride of Charles Kunkle at Home Affair
Miss Maud S. Boyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Boyer, of 120 Boyer street, and Charles W. Kunkle, son of Sylvester Kunkle, of 201 Cooper avenue, were quietly married at 11 o'clock this morning at the home of the bride's parents by the Rev. W.J. Miller, pastor of the Cooper-avenue M.E. Church. Miss Elsie V. Boyer, a sister of the bride, and Homer M. Kunkle, a brother of the bridegroom, were the attendants. The ceremony was witnessed by only the immediate families of both young people. Following the ceremony, the couple left on the 11:25 o'clock train for the East to spend a week or two. Upon their return they will make their home for the immediate future with the bride's parents.
Both young people are well known in the city. Mrs. Kunkle is a member of the First English Lutheran Church choir and Mr. Kunkle is a civil engineer for the Cambria Steel Company. Both are graduates of Johnstown High School in the class of 1906, and Mr. Kunkle graduated from State College in 1910. Among those at the train to see the bridal party off were member of the First English Lutheran Church choir. They recently presented the bride with a handsome set of silver knives and forks with pretty monograms.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 3 Dec 1909:
WEDDING BELLS
Burkhardt-McGunigale.
The Rev. W.E. Bassett, pastor of the Franklin-street Evangelical Church, last evening officiated at the marriage of Edward J. Burkhardt and Miss Jennie V. McGunigale, both of this city. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.L. McGunigale, rear of No. 337 Somerset street, and was solemnized in the presence of a number of friends and relatives of the couple. The attendants were Miss Alice Lingenfelter, of Franklin street, and James Kirkwood, of Collins street. The McGunigale home was beautifully decorated with carnations, [unclear] and ferns. The couple received many presents from their friends and relatives, who partook of the wedding supper.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 28 August 1925:
Yehnert-Van.
Miss Edna May Van, of Coopersdale, and J.W. Yehnert, of Ohio, were married Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Van, by the Rev. John C. Burnworth, pastor of the Cooper-avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. Their attendants were D.W. Collins and Miss Helen Faix. Little Elmira Van and Jane Louise Inscho were the flower girls. Following the wedding a sumptuous wedding supper was served, covers being laid for 40, including a number of visitors from Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Yehnert have gone to the East to spend their honeymoon. They will reside in this city.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune-Democrat" issue of 26 February 1983:
HERDMAN -- Eliza Emma, 85, formerly of Morrellville, died Feb. 25, 1983, at Laurel Crest Manor. Born Nov. 16, 1897, in Johnstown, daughter of late Curtis L. and Margaret A. (Bishop) Potter. Preceded in death by husband, Joseph R. Was longtime member of Bethany United Presbyterian Church. Friends received from 11 a.m. Saturday until time of service at 1 p.m. at William T. Hindman Funeral Home, the Rev. Dennis Molnar. Interment, Grandview Cemetery.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune-Democrat" issue of 5 April 1965:
GRIGGS -- William Claude, 68, 815 Grove Avenue, died April 4, 1965, in Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 25, 1896, in Bedford, Va., son of Marshall and Martha (Burks) Griggs. Preceded in death by parents and 2 brothers. Survived by widow, former Wilda Kunkle, and 2 daughter, Jean Ellen, wife of Paul Hiack, Levittown, and Betty, wife of Stanley Folson, North Easton, Mass., and granddaughter, Paula Hiack. Brother of Clarence, Roanoke, Va.; Frank, Big Island, Va.; the Rev. Louis, Arlington, Va., and Richard, Clearwater, Fla. Member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bedford, Va. Life member of Supervisors Club, Hunters Lodge 156, F. & A.M., Blackburn, Va.; Blackburn Royal Arch Chapter 65, Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society. Veteran of World War I. Graduate of VPI with bachelor of science and master of arts degree in chemical engineering. Former looper and retired supervisor of Johnstown Plant, Bethlehem Steel Co. Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in The Picking Mortuary, where service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, the Rev. Jackson Gabany. Interment, Grandview Cemetery.
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The Johnstown, PA "Tribune" issue of 8 November 1892:
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
William Rundle Expires at the Cambria Hospital.
William Rundle, the Cambria forger, whose skull was fractured yesterday afternoon at the Cambria Axle Plant by a lever striking him, died at 8 o'clock last evening at the Cambria Hospital, where he was taken unconscious, in which condition he remained until death came. The remains were prepared for burial by Undertaker Henderson, and at 11 o'clock last night they were taken to his home.
The unfortunate man was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rundle, of No. 113 1/2 Sherman street, South Side, with whom he and his family live. He was born on May 13, 1870, near where Mr. A.L. Carpenter's home now is on Vine street, and he was married in March, 1890, to Lillian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Herdman, of this city, who, with one child, survives him. He has three brothers -- Elisha, James, and Joseph -- the former being married and living at No. 116 Sherman street.