Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
Ray F. Weaver
Ray F. Weaver, 61, of 125 Village Lane, Levittown, Bucks County, died Tuesday in the St. Mary Hospital, Langhorne. He was the husband of LaRue E. (Eckhart) Weaver. They observed their 38th wedding anniversary last September.
He was an electrician for the Educational Testing Service of Ewing Township before retiring in 1994 after 20 years of service.
Born in Lehighton, he was a son of the late John W. and Eva M. (Borger) Weaver.
A 1959 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with an associate degree in electrical engineering, he was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.
Surviving in addition to his widow are two daughters, Penny Walker of Fairless Hills and Patti, wife of Aurele Rivera of Levittown; two sons, Perry of Fairless Hills and Chase, at home; two brothers, Nevin and Curtis, both of Lehighton; and eight grandchildren.
The Thomas K. Thomas Funeral Home, 145 Ave., Palmerton, is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Ruth M. Godshall
Mrs. Ruth M. (Stewart) Godshall, 77, of Barnesville, died Tuesday evening in the Hazleton General Hospital. She was the widow of Benjamin Godshall.
The Lamar Christ Funeral Home, Hometown, is in charge of the arrangements.
Donald Galbraith Sr.
Donald "Scotty" Galbraith Sr., 75, of 835 Center St., Bethlehem, died Monday in the St. Luke Hospital, Fountain Hill, Bethlehem. He was the husband of Mabel S. (LaBare) Galbraith. They observed their 55th wedding anniversary last May.
A member of Teamsters Local 773, he was a truck driver for the former Tose/Fowler Trucking Co., Allentown, for 30 years before retiring in 1981.
He received an associate's degree in traffic and transportation in Allentown.
Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late John and Lenora (Kannaple) Galbraith.
He was a member of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bethlehem.
Galbraith was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, having served from 1944-46.
He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps before joining the Marines and was a volunteer for the St. Luke Hospital Zipper Club.
Surviving in addition to his widow are two sons, Thomas of Jim Thorpe and Robert of Birdsboro, Berks County; a sister Janet, wife of Martin Hoeffler of Baltimore, Md.; five grandchildren and a great-grandson.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Donald Jr., who died in 1992.
The Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St., Bethlehem, is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Grace P. Doernbach
Mrs. Grace P. Doernbach, 69, of Allentown, died Saturday in the Baptist Hospital, Miami, Fla. She was the widow of S. Birch Doernbach.
Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Helen (Reinhard) Person.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Doernbach, wife of Stephen Frink of Key Largo, Fla.; three brothers, Harry and Donald, both of Allentown, and Gale of New Tripoli; three sisters, Jean, wife of James Brown, and Erma, wife of Robert Claus, both of Allentown, and Betty, wife of Robert Krause of Schnecksville; and a granddaughter.
Fogel services
Memorial services for Edgar W. Fogel, 88, of 1716 W. Lizard Creek Road, Lehighton, who died Tuesday in the Sanctuary Personal Care Facility, Jim Thorpe, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church, Ashfield.
The Thomas K. Thomas Funeral Home, 145 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, is in charge of the arrangements.
Maurice J. Segaria
Maurice J. Segaria, of 10 Tamaqua St., Beaver Meadows, died Sunday in his home.
He was employed by the Intrepid Detective Agency, Hazleton.
Born in Hazleton, he was a son of the late Anthony and Frances (Fay) Segaria.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, Hazleton.
Surviving are a son, Joseph in New Jersey; two sisters, Bella of Hazleton and Ann Boyle of Westville, N.J.; and and two brothers, Anthony of Heightsville, Md., and Neil of Summit Hill.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and John; and two sisters, Mary Segaria and Florence Taddei.
Vito P. Sampogne
Vito P. Sampogne, 89, of the Hometown Nursing Center, Tamaqua R.2, and formerly of Tamaqua, died this morning in the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville. He was the husband of the late Madeline (Balzano) Sampogne.
Born in New York City, N.Y., he was a son of the late Rocco and Caroline (Romano) Sampogne.
He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Tamaqua.
He was also preceeded in death by a son, Robert.
The E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home, 655 E. Broad St., Tamaqua, is in charge of arrangements.
LaRue Y. Snell
Mrs. LaRue Y. "Penny" Y. Snell, 68, of Gainesville, Fla., formerly of Allentown, died Sunday in the Alachua General Hospital, Gainesville.
She worked at Zollinger-Harned Department Store and was also a unit clerk at the Allentown General Hospital until retiring to Florida.
Born in Weissport, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Ellen A. (Kunkle) Penberth of Lehighton.
Surviving are a son Jeffrey of Gainesville; two granddaughters and a great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by a brother, John Penberth of Lehighton; and a son, Dennis Snell of Catasauqua.
The Milam Funeral Home, 311 South Main St., Gainesville, is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Frank Scheirer
Mrs. Helen C. Scheirer, 92, formerly of Main Street, Slatington, died Tuesday in the Phoebe Home, Allentown. She was the widow of Frank C. Scheirer.
She and her husband owned and operated the former Coplay Plumbing and Heating Company before retiring in 1975, and previously was a looper in Slatedale knitting mills and a weaver in Walnutport silk mills.
Born in Slatington, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Cora (Frey) Henritzy.
She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Slatington, where she belonged to the Women's Guild.
Mrs. Scheirer was a member and past president of the Patriotic Order of America, Coplay chapter, and a former treasurer of Mother's of World War II, Coplay Unit 2 and Slatington Unit 6, for more than 25 years.
There are no immediate survivors.
Beatrice E. Ritter
Beatrice E. Ritter, 98, of the Phoebe Home, Allentown, died Tuesday in the home.
She was director of nursing services and principal of nursing schools in Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania, including the Hahneman Medical College, Philadelphia. She was the first dean of the School of Nursing, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, D.C.
From 1945-62, she reorganized the Capital City School of Nursing to achieve National Accreditation and implemented many new programs.
In 1963, she was appointed a consultant to the World Health Organization, traveling to Switzerland, Baghdad, Tehran, Iran, Iraq, Bangkok, Thailand and Kuwait.
As a result of this involvement, she participated in a national nurse leader association in Lebanon. Together with representatives from France, Egypt and Beirut, they engaged in the structuring of a Middle East Assembly of Nurses from these countries.
Returning to the states, she taught summer sessions at the University of North Carolina, University of Florida and the Medical School of Georgia.
Active in Professional Nurses associations, she was national chairwoman of the American Nurses Association in Philadelphia, and chairwoman of the Committee for the Florence Nightingale School in Bordeaux, France, and the first study committee on Nursing Needs and Resources, District of Columbia.
The deceased was a representative of District 3, War Manpower Commission, New York.
In 1951, she received an award for Outstanding Achievement in Chosen Profession, and in 1952, the Outstanding Woman of the Year in the District of Columbia, both from the L'Enfant Club of the Washington-National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club. In 1977, she received the Annual Award from the Nursing Education Alumni Association of Teachers College, Columbia University, for Distinguished Achievement in Nursing Education.
Ritter was a 1919 graduate of the former Allentown Hospital School of Nursing and received her bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1931 and her master's degree in education from Columbia in 1936.
Born in Slatington, she was a daughter of the late Orville J. and Ida E. (Peter) Ritter.
She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, D.C.
The deceased was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, American Association of University Women and the Washington D.C. Museum for Women in the Arts.
Surviving is a nephew.
Neil A. Bindi
Neil A. Bindi, 83, of 613 W. Penn St., Shenandoah, died Wednesday in the Locust Mountain Nursing Center, Shenandoah. He was the husband of Emily (Cross) Bindi.
He was a self-employed mechanic in Shenandoah before retiring.
Born in Shenandoah, he was a son of the late Ricardo and Carmella (Procopio) Bindi.
He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Shenandoah.
Bindi was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a member of the Sons of Italy.
Surviving in addition to his widow are two daughters, Gloria, wife of Edward Gwaizdowski of Palmerton, and Geri, wife of Thomas Talerico of Shenandoah; four grandsons, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
The Oravitz for Funerals, 40 N. Jardin St., Shenandoah, is in charge of the arrangements.
Randolph L. Krause
Randolph L. "Randy" Krause, 46, of Allentown, died Tuesday in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. He was the husband of Ilse M. (Krueger) Krause. They would have observed their 20th wedding anniversary this month.
He was an art teacher and former guidance counselor at Whitehall High School and Whitehall Middle School, both in the Whitehall-Coplay School District.
He received a bachelor's degree in art from Kutztown University in 1972 and a master's in education degree in 1975 from the University of Maryland. He earned his master's degree while serving in the Army, which set up a satellite campus in Wuerzburg, Germany. He was also a graduate of the Arts Student League, new York City, N.Y.
Born in Saint Clair, he was a son of Mrs. Florence (Yutko) Krause of New Ringgold and the late Leonard J. Krause.
The deceased was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Surviving in addition to his widow and mother are two daughters, Katrina R. and Cortney A., both at home; two brothers, Eugene of Bath and Richard of Warminster; and two sisters, Andrea, wife of Elbert Stegmeirer of Tamaqua, and Judith of Anaheim, Calif.
Mrs. Myrtle N. Werley
Mrs. Myrtle N. Werley, 90, of Orefield, died Wednesday in the home of her son, Sterling A. of Fogelsville.
The deceased was the widow of Paul D. Werley.
She was a cafeteria worker at Parkland High School for several years before retiring.
Born in North Whitehall Township, she was a daughter of the William Mohr and Effie Kline.
She was a member of Weisenberg Lutheran Church, New Tripoli, where she was its organist for 24 years and also served as a pianist for the Sunday school for 16 years.
She also belonged to the Lady Rebekah Lodge No. 222, Schnecksville.
Surviving in addition to her son are a stepsister, Kitty Sell of Pennsburg; three grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.
