#################### BERKHEISER NOTES Volume 5, Number 5 Sunday, March 11 , 2007 http://community.webshots.com/user/berkheisernotes03 http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.berkheiser #################### FROM THE NEWSPAPERS >From Robert "Rick" Berkheiser [Rick's mother passed away recently and he graciously sent me her obituary. Our sympathies and prayers go out to you and your family during your time of mourning.---Rick B] Marie S. Berkheiser LEBANON Marie S. Berkheiser, 87, of 735 Broad St., Lebanon, and formerly a resident of Linden Village for four years, died Monday, March 5, 2007, of natural causes at The Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Berkheiser who died in 2002. Born in Lebanon on December 7, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Sarah Allwein Rudy. She was a member of the 1935 Lebanon Catholic High School Girls Championship Basketball Team and an avid bowler having won 14 trophies. She was chairwoman of the local campaign to raise funds for the operation of Lebanon's "Blue Baby" Elaine Watson. Elaine, a 7-year-old girl with a congenital malformation of the heart, was able to receive corrective surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital as a result of the fundraising efforts headed by Marie in the late 1940s. Marie was a member of St. Mary's Church, Lebanon. Surviving is one daughter, Col. Jeanne Berkheiser of San Antonio, Texas; and one son, Robert P., husband of Linda Berkheiser of Gibsonia, Pa.; four grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Several nieces and nephews. She was the last of her immediate family. Services and interment on Holy Cross Cemetery, Lebanon, at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Lebanon Catholic School, c/o Marie Rudy Berkheiser Scholarship Fund, 1400 Chestnut St., Lebanon, PA 17042. Thompson Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of the arrangements. Share a memory with the family at our on line guest book at www.thompsonfuneralhome lebanon.com. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/7/2007. ==================== MISSING LINKS >From Rick Berkheiser This week's MISSING LINK is Howard Bressler. Any idea on how he's connected? ==================== AMANDA BERKHEISER >From Rick Berkheiser Compiled from various sources 1. John A. Sechrist. Abt 1902 John A. married Amanda Berkheiser.They had one child: 2. Helen R. Sechrist. Born on 1 Jan 1903 in Adamsville, York Co., PA. Helen R. died in the home of her granddaughter in Max Meadows, VA on 23 Feb 2006, she was 103. Buried on 28 Feb 2006 in Mount Rose Cemetery. Occupation: private duty nurse. Education: the School of Practical Nursing, graduated in 1959. Religion: Messiah United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She married Veard A. "Spottie" Comfort. Veard A. "Spottie" died in 1959. They had three children. ==================== DEWALT VARIATIONS Geri Brennan [Geri is a regular contributor to many PA Mailing Lists at Rootsweb. She gave me the OK to repost her information here.---Rick B] -------------------- schuylkill co. dewa;d abraham 15 feb 1791 johann and catharine chatarina 1 aug 1804 johan and chatarina daniel 18 may 1804 georg and chatarina georg 26 aug 1822 adam and catharina johann 24 feb 1806 johan and chatarina joseph 2 july 1810 adam and catharina simon 24 march 1808 johan and catharina simon 9 sept 1799 heinrich and catharine ' sophia 3 feb 1813 adam and catharine dewaldt catharina 16 sept 1807 adam and catharina susann 23 aug 1793 johannes and catharine dewalt edward 25 jan 1818 abraham and elisa elisabeth 15 july 1812 jacob and magdalena-wayne twp glora 12 april 1823 abraham and elisabeth __ bp may 1811 jakob and magdalena-wayne twp. all the rest, st. paul's lutheran ch. aka summer hill, mannheim twp. Best Wishes, Geri ==================== NEWSPAPER TIDBITS Rick Berkheiser "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, January 15, 1898, page 9 ROBBED A RAILROAD OFFICE. Cash Drawer at Three I Freight House Emptied--Cigars Stolen. Between 5 and 6 o'clock Wednesday evening the money drawer at the Three I railroad freight house was robbed of $25 or $30 in cash by some unknown person. The railroad employes were in the yard at the time. A. G. Bailey's cigar factory, in the rear of 1029 West Jefferson street, was broken into Wednesday night and robbed of 900 cigars. The police commissioners appointed another patrolman Wednesday night. The new appointee is Andrew Hansen. He is a Dane, 30 years old, a democrat and lives with his family at 732 Brick avenue. His height is 5 feet and 11 inches and his weight 187 pounds. He will go on duty to-night. A commission composed of Justices Bates and Whitcomb and Drs. Berteling and Butterworth adjudged Frandk De Wagner, of this city, to be of unsound mind Thursday. -------------------- "The South Bend Weekly Tribune", Saturday, March 18, 1905, page 11 Henry A. Peed. Henry A. Peed, formerly of this city, died at his home in Warrensburg, Mo., a few days ago. Mr. Peed was at one time editor of the South Bend Times. He was a veteran of the civil war and was well known by the older resdients here. ==================== FROM THE MESSAGE BOARDS Surnames That Might Be of Interest Board : Boards > Surnames > Auer Subject : Re: Carl W Auer Author : jjeffb Date : 2 Jan 2007 12:42 AM GMT http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zZB.2ACEB/262.1.1 Board : Boards > Surnames > Deibert Subject : Re: Alice Flavilla Deibert Author : Mae_Ivy Date : 3 Jan 2007 7:30 PM GMT http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TmR.2ACIB/1.25 Board : Boards > Surnames > Keener Subject : Re: Keener, Michael & George 1796, 1798 Pennsylvania Author : JohnFMingos Date : 8 Jan 2007 10:57 PM GMT http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XSm.2ACIB/318.1 Board : Boards > Surnames > Rebert Subject : death of Mrs. Guy S Rebert (nee Cronise), 1971, MD Author : SStrout Date : 9 Jan 2007 9:22 PM GMT http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XNCBAEB/22 ==================== You are receiving this newsletter because you have expressed an interest in the Berkheisers and their history. 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