How do you research the indexed papers. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: paallegh-request@rootsweb.com Sender: paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:36:27 To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Subject: PAALLEGH Digest, Vol 6, Issue 105 PLEASE CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE WHEN REPLYING TO THE DIGEST. Today's Topics: 1. Indexing - blanks (Barbara/Bill) 2. Re: Indexing - blanks (annie) 3. Re: Zepfel Funeral Home (Norm) 4. Re: Zepfel Funeral Home (Karns,Nancy C.) 5. Re: Snowden Twp Resources (KIT .) 6. Re: Zepfel Funeral Home (djbooth1@verizon.net) 7. Re: Zepfel Funeral Home (djbooth1@verizon.net) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:28:56 -0700 From: "Barbara/Bill" <bandbpompei@comcast.net> Subject: [ALL] Indexing - blanks To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <929398A5CC584D399CF8F74DB0866748@BarbaraLaptPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original I think I'm gonna live forever with my genes......seems with all these newspapers having been indexed my people aren't in the obits ......!! That's encouraging!!! Gotta keep a postive attitude! Barbara ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:40:01 -0400 From: annie <1anniesquest4me@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: [ALL] Indexing - blanks To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <5208AF72-DD52-49C3-9640-BA6E4818FDA3@bellsouth.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii that's ok-- keep watching-- more and more dates are being done-- and I expect to send another 5000 names for uploading in the next week-- got over 2 months worth that are coming direct to me-- so not on the allegheny mail list-- my family members rarely seem to die as well :) annie On Mar 14, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Barbara/Bill wrote: > I think I'm gonna live forever with my genes......seems with all these > newspapers having been indexed my people aren't in the obits ......!! > That's encouraging!!! > > Gotta keep a postive attitude! > > Barbara > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:04:22 -0400 From: Norm <normmeinert@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [ALL] Zepfel Funeral Home To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4D7E4A96.5070103@verizon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Nancy -- I can't help with the funeral home records location, but offer this possible insight. 1.) Cremation in 1948 wasn't widely used at all, and it was forbidden by the Catholic church at that time, therefore I'd suspect the stillborn was _not_ cremated. The hospital quotation probably meant "her remains", not her ashes. 2.) St. Margaret's Hospital, at that time, was located in Lawrenceville, not far from St. Mary's RC Cemetery. 3.) Since this was a stillborn, most likely there were no viewing services. 4.) There are Caruthers buried at St. Mary's Cemetery. 5.) The stillborn may have been interred with another Caruthers family member at St. Mary's Cemetery. 6.) Check with the cemetery record holder which is Calvary Cemetery 718 Hazelwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2807 (412) 421-9959 (Hazelwood) (indicate you're inquiring about St. Mary's Cemetry, Lawrenceville) Good Luck! -- Norm Karns,Nancy C. wrote: > Hi, List. I am trying to find out what happened to the William F. Zepfel Funeral Home, > when they might have closed, and where their records might be. In 1948, they were > located at 272 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh. Their name might have changed, at one > point, to the Dorothy B. Zepfel Funeral Home. They are the undertaker listed on the > death certificate for my baby sister, Baby Girl Caruthers, and my sister and > I are trying to find out what happened to her remains when she was stillborn at St. Margaret's > Memorial Hospital 11/22/1948. The hospital says they think her ashes would have been > given to the funeral home but we are currently unaware of any burial site for her. > Any help or insight would be appreciated. > Thanks very much. > Nancy Caruthers Karns > > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:10:56 -0400 From: "Karns,Nancy C." <NKARNS@travelers.com> Subject: Re: [ALL] Zepfel Funeral Home To: "'paallegh@rootsweb.com'" <paallegh@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <D75675A9433DD74C8B2C29E02394A5C55236A7CF15@TENK7MVK.prod.travp.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thank you, Norm. I was born in New Kensington Hospital so was surprised about the St. Margaret's Hospital thing. However, I don't think a Catholic hospital - maybe Episcopalian. My parents weren't Catholic so not sure about a Catholic cemetery. At the time, they lived in North Bessemer/Verona/ Oakmont-home address on death certificate is Verona, their first apartment. Our family at the time had a plot in Allegheny Cemetery but I have had those cemetery records for quite some time and no infant remains buried there altho' I may check again with them. My mom, when we were young, hauled us around to many cemeteries so my sister and I cannot believe that she never told us about this little one. Completely stumped. Nancy -----Original Message----- From: paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Norm Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 1:04 PM To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALL] Zepfel Funeral Home Nancy -- I can't help with the funeral home records location, but offer this possible insight. 1.) Cremation in 1948 wasn't widely used at all, and it was forbidden by the Catholic church at that time, therefore I'd suspect the stillborn was _not_ cremated. The hospital quotation probably meant "her remains", not her ashes. 2.) St. Margaret's Hospital, at that time, was located in Lawrenceville, not far from St. Mary's RC Cemetery. 3.) Since this was a stillborn, most likely there were no viewing services. 4.) There are Caruthers buried at St. Mary's Cemetery. 5.) The stillborn may have been interred with another Caruthers family member at St. Mary's Cemetery. 6.) Check with the cemetery record holder which is Calvary Cemetery 718 Hazelwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2807 (412) 421-9959 (Hazelwood) (indicate you're inquiring about St. Mary's Cemetry, Lawrenceville) Good Luck! -- Norm Karns,Nancy C. wrote: > Hi, List. I am trying to find out what happened to the William F. Zepfel Funeral Home, > when they might have closed, and where their records might be. In 1948, they were > located at 272 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh. Their name might have changed, at one > point, to the Dorothy B. Zepfel Funeral Home. They are the undertaker listed on the > death certificate for my baby sister, Baby Girl Caruthers, and my sister and > I are trying to find out what happened to her remains when she was stillborn at St. Margaret's > Memorial Hospital 11/22/1948. The hospital says they think her ashes would have been > given to the funeral home but we are currently unaware of any burial site for her. > Any help or insight would be appreciated. > Thanks very much. > Nancy Caruthers Karns > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ============================================================================== This communication, including attachments, is confidential, may be subject to legal privileges, and is intended for the sole use of the addressee. Any use, duplication, disclosure or dissemination of this communication, other than by the addressee, is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy this communication and all copies. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:15:41 -0400 From: "KIT ." <yourpalkit@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [ALL] Snowden Twp Resources To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <BAY131-W2001D92D462DA6D7D5C803D5CC0@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Link for the South Park Historical Society http://www.southparkhistoricalsociety.com/ They actually have a building and I don't live too far from it! They have monthly meetings too! Pretty active groupt. South Park Library did have a room set up with Genealogy things, but that might have all been transferred to the SPHS new building. Also, things can be found at the Carnegie Library Oakland Branch in their Pennsylvania Room. > From: RWilson7@aol.com > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:15:39 -0400 > To: PAALLEGH@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ALL] Snowden Twp Resources > > Does anyone know of any good resources (online or offline) to investigate > families who lived in Snowden Twp of Southern Allegheny County circa 1850s? > > Thanks in advance, > > Rick Wilson > New York, NY > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:31:57 -0500 (CDT) From: djbooth1@verizon.net Subject: Re: [ALL] Zepfel Funeral Home To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Cc: paallegh@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <1120445556.281891.1300127517645.JavaMail.root@vznit170136> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Also, contact D'Alessandro Funeral Home on Butler St. in Lawrenceville. I think Dan has some records from closed funeral home. He is very good about looking for people who are doing genealogy. Donna Mar 14, 2011 01:07:20 PM, paallegh@rootsweb.com wrote: Nancy -- I can't help with the funeral home records location, but offer this possible insight. 1.) Cremation in 1948 wasn't widely used at all, and it was forbidden by the Catholic church at that time, therefore I'd suspect the stillborn was _not_ cremated. The hospital quotation probably meant "her remains", not her ashes. 2.) St. Margaret's Hospital, at that time, was located in Lawrenceville, not far from St. Mary's RC Cemetery. 3.) Since this was a stillborn, most likely there were no viewing services. 4.) There are Caruthers buried at St. Mary's Cemetery. 5.) The stillborn may have been interred with another Caruthers family member at St. Mary's Cemetery. 6.) Check with the cemetery record holder which is Calvary Cemetery 718 Hazelwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2807 (412) 421-9959 (Hazelwood) (indicate you're inquiring about St. Mary's Cemetry, Lawrenceville) Good Luck! -- Norm Karns,Nancy C. wrote: > Hi, List. I am trying to find out what happened to the William F. Zepfel Funeral Home, > when they might have closed, and where their records might be. In 1948, they were > located at 272 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh. Their name might have changed, at one > point, to the Dorothy B. Zepfel Funeral Home. They are the undertaker listed on the > death certificate for my baby sister, Baby Girl Caruthers, and my sister and > I are trying to find out what happened to her remains when she was stillborn at St. Margaret's > Memorial Hospital 11/22/1948. The hospital says they think her ashes would have been > given to the funeral home but we are currently unaware of any burial site for her. > Any help or insight would be appreciated. > Thanks very much. > Nancy Caruthers Karns > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:36:16 -0500 (CDT) From: djbooth1@verizon.net Subject: Re: [ALL] Zepfel Funeral Home To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Cc: paallegh@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <386791825.282230.1300127776267.JavaMail.root@vznit170136> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Norm, et. al I do not think St. Margaret's was Catholic. I think if anything it was Episcopalian. St. Francis was Catholic. The historian for St. Margaret's is still at the hospital. She spoke at the Lawrenceville Historical Society about a year ago. Donna Mar 14, 2011 01:13:09 PM, paallegh@rootsweb.com wrote: Thank you, Norm. I was born in New Kensington Hospital so was surprised about the St. Margaret's Hospital thing. However, I don't think a Catholic hospital - maybe Episcopalian. My parents weren't Catholic so not sure about a Catholic cemetery. At the time, they lived in North Bessemer/Verona/ Oakmont-home address on death certificate is Verona, their first apartment. Our family at the time had a plot in Allegheny Cemetery but I have had those cemetery records for quite some time and no infant remains buried there altho' I may check again with them. My mom, when we were young, hauled us around to many cemeteries so my sister and I cannot believe that she never told us about this little one. Completely stumped. Nancy -----Original Message----- From:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com[mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Norm Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 1:04 PM To: paallegh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALL] Zepfel Funeral Home Nancy -- I can't help with the funeral home records location, but offer this possible insight. 1.) Cremation in 1948 wasn't widely used at all, and it was forbidden by the Catholic church at that time, therefore I'd suspect the stillborn was _not_ cremated. The hospital quotation probably meant "her remains", not her ashes. 2.) St. Margaret's Hospital, at that time, was located in Lawrenceville, not far from St. Mary's RC Cemetery. 3.) Since this was a stillborn, most likely there were no viewing services. 4.) There are Caruthers buried at St. Mary's Cemetery. 5.) The stillborn may have been interred with another Caruthers family member at St. Mary's Cemetery. 6.) Check with the cemetery record holder which is Calvary Cemetery 718 Hazelwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2807 (412) 421-9959 (Hazelwood) (indicate you're inquiring about St. Mary's Cemetry, Lawrenceville) Good Luck! -- Norm Karns,Nancy C. wrote: > Hi, List. I am trying to find out what happened to the William F. Zepfel Funeral Home, > when they might have closed, and where their records might be. In 1948, they were > located at 272 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh. Their name might have changed, at one > point, to the Dorothy B. Zepfel Funeral Home. They are the undertaker listed on the > death certificate for my baby sister, Baby Girl Caruthers, and my sister and > I are trying to find out what happened to her remains when she was stillborn at St. Margaret's > Memorial Hospital 11/22/1948. The hospital says they think her ashes would have been > given to the funeral home but we are currently unaware of any burial site for her. > Any help or insight would be appreciated. > Thanks very much. > Nancy Caruthers Karns > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ========================================================================== ==== This communication, including attachments, is confidential, may be subject to legal privileges, and is intended for the sole use of the addressee. Any use, duplication, disclosure or dissemination of this communication, other than by the addressee, is prohibited. 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