Pennel Gangwer married Mary Margaret Cole.
Mary Margaret Cole married Pennel Gangwer.
They had the following children:
M i Edward Garfield Gangwer
Tobias Swartz married Elizabeth Snyder.
Elizabeth Snyder married Tobias Swartz.
They had the following children:
M i David Benjamin Snyder Swartz
Arthur Jack Badman [Parents] was born on 28 Sep 1906 in Penygraig Rhonda, South Wales. He died on 5 Dec 1965 in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill, Lehigh Co., PA and was buried on 9 Dec 1965 in Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton Co., PA. Arthur married Irene Suess.
"Easton Express", Monday, 6 December 1965, pg. 28:
Arthur Badman, 59, Soloist In Easton Church
Arthur (Jack) Badman, 59, baritone soloist, of 219 N. 15th St., died at 5 a.m. yesterday in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill, after an illness of three weeks.Mr. Badman performed oratorio solos in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Bangor, and Easton, and was five times winner in the Welsh Eisteddfod in Philadelphia. He was formerly director of the Easton Brythoman Society Glee Club and was a member of the Philadelphia Welsh Male Quartette. He was vice president of the Lehigh Valley Voice Teachers Association in 1953-54, served on the music committee of the annual Bangor Welsh Day Committee, and last February was guest conductor of the Bangor Welsh Gymanfa Ganu singing festival. He was baritone soloist in First UCC, Easton, for ten years. He was engaged also as a piano tuner.
He was employed for the last 21 years as a welder with the Bethlehem Corp., Bethlehem. He was a member of Calvary Memorial United Church of Christ.
Born Sept. 28, 1906, in Penygraig Rhonda, South Wales, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Hepzibah Badman.
Surviving are his widow, the former Irene Suess; a daughter, Susan, wife of Theodore Rights, Detroit, Mich.; a son, Terry, a student at Drexel Institute, Philadelphia; a brother, Mervin, Easton, and two sisters, Olwen, wife of Linford Laubach, Finesville, NJ, and Winifred, wife of Harold Barton, Redondo Beach, Calif.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Church of Christ.
Irene Suess [Parents] was born on 15 Feb 1907 in Easton, Northampton Co., PA. She died on 11 May 1973 in Easton Hospital, Wilson Borough, Northampton Co., PA and was buried on 18 May 1973 in Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton Co., PA. Irene married Arthur Jack Badman.
"Easton Express", Easton, PA,14 May 1973, pg. 16:
Mrs. Badman, 66, Retired Secretary of School District
Mrs. Irene Badman, 66, of 219 N. 15th St., died Friday in Easton Hospital after a short illness. Her husband, Arthur Jack Badman, died in 1965.Born in Easton on Feb. 15, 1907, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mabel Plattenberger Suess.
Mrs. Badman was a retired secretary for the Easton Area School District. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and its choir and the Lutheran Church Easton Women. She helped with Meals on Wheels at Easton Hospital.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan B. Rights, Nicaragua; a son Terry, Allentown, and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Christ Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Easton Cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Shillinger Funeral Home, Easton.
They had the following children:
F i Susan B. Badman M ii Terry Badman
Benjamin Badman married Hepzibah.
Hepzibah married Benjamin Badman.
They had the following children:
M i Arthur Jack Badman
Nevin Ezra Werkheiser Sr. [Parents] was born on 8 May 1903 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. He died on 19 Oct 1994 in Gracedale, Upper Nazareth Twp., Northampton Co., PA and was buried on 22 Oct 1994 in St. John's Union Cemetery, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. Nevin married Nettie Mae Bender on 15 Jul 1922 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA.
Nevin Ezra Werkheiser, Sr. lived in Nazareth, PA, and worked as a laborer at C. F. Martin Co. in Nazareth before retiring in 1968. Prior to that he was employed as a laborer at the former Nazareth Waist Mill for 30 years. He was a member of St. John's UCC in Nazareth. He died at the age of 91. (Obit in "The Express-Times", Easton, PA, Friday, 21 October 1994, pg. B-7)
"Morning Call", Allentown, PA, 21 October 1994, pg. B-09:
Nevin E. Werkheiser, 91, formerly of Nazareth, died Wednesday in Gracedale, Upper Nazareth Township. He was the husband of Nettie (Bender) Werkheiser. They were married 72 years in July.He was a laborer at the C.F. Martin Guitar Co., Nazareth, for 16 years until retiring in 1968. Previously, he worked at the former Nazareth Waist Mill for 30 years.
Born in Nazareth, he was a son of the late Howard E. and Mary C. (Hahn) Werkheiser.
He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Nazareth.
Survivors: Wife; daughters, Mae Savercool and Mabel W. Rapp, both of Phillipsburg, and Kathryn Schmidt and Darlene, wife of Richard Fasching, both of Nazareth; sons, Richard C. Sr. of Bath, and Franklin H. and Paul H., both of Nazareth; 31 grandchildren, 48 great- grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren, three step- grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren and a step-great-great- grandchild. He was predeceased by a son Nevin and daughters, Gertrude Atherholt and Gladys.
Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow, Reichel Funeral Home, 220 Washington Park, Nazareth. Call 7-8:30 p.m. today.
Nettie Mae Bender [Parents] was born on 3 Mar 1904 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA and was christened on 4 Nov 1904 in St. John's UCC, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. She died on 18 Feb 1999 in Gracedale, Upper Nazareth Twp., Northampton Co., PA and was buried on 22 Feb 1999 in St. John's Union Cemetery, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. Nettie married Nevin Ezra Werkheiser Sr. on 15 Jul 1922 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA.
Nettie Mae Bender was born in a house on East Walnut St. in Nazareth, PA.
Nettie was married to Nevin Werkheiser at 44 Belvidere St. in Nazareth by Rev. W. H. Wotring.
OBITUARY - "Morning Call", Allentown, PA, 19 February 1999, pg. B-08:
Nettie M. Werkheiser, 94, of Nazareth died Thursday, Feb. 18, in Gracedale, Upper Nazareth Township. She was the wife of Nevin Werkheiser, who died in 1994.
She wrote poetry for the former Nazareth Item, the Nazareth US and her church newsletter.
Born in Nazareth, she was a daughter of the late Frank J. and Estella (Plattenberger) Bender.
She was the oldest member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Nazareth, and past president of its Ladies Bible Class.
Survivors: Daughters, Mae Savercool and Mabel W. Rapp, both of Phillipsburg, and Kathryn Schmidt and Darlene, wife of Richard Fashing, both of Nazareth; sons, Richard C. Sr. of Bath, and Franklin H. and Paul H., both of Nazareth, 36 grandchildren, 64 great- grandchildren and 17 great-great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Nevin and daughters, Gertrude Atherholt and Gladys.
Services: Noon Monday in the church. Call 10 a.m. to noon Monday in church. Arrangements, Reichel Funeral Home, Nazareth.
They had the following children:
F i Mae Elfreda Werkheiser M ii Nevin Ezra Werkheiser Jr. F iii Gertrude Miriam Werkheiser F iv Mabel Evelyn Werkheiser M v Richard Carl Werkheiser Sr. F vi Gladys Ruth Werkheiser was born on 1 May 1933 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA and was christened on 15 Jul 1933 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. She died on 1 Oct 1933 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA and was buried on 3 Oct 1933 in St. John's Union Cemetery, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA.
Gladys Ruth Werkheiser was baptized by Rev. W. H. Diehl.
"Express-Times", Easton, PA, 2 October 1933, pg. 14:
DEATH OF INFANT
Gladys Werkheiser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Werkheiser, of Cedar street, Nazareth, died yesterday, aged five months. Besides her parents, she leaves several brothers and sisters. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence, with the Rev. W. H. Diehl officiating; interment, St. John's Union cemetery, Nazareth.M vii Franklin Hahn Werkheiser Sr. M viii Paul Howard Werkheiser Sr. F ix Kathryn Ann Werkheiser F x Darlene Alice Werkheiser
Howard Ellsworth Werkheiser married Mary Catharine Hahn.
Mary Catharine Hahn married Howard Ellsworth Werkheiser.
They had the following children:
M i Nevin Ezra Werkheiser Sr.
Ralph W. Savercool [Parents] was born on 14 Aug 1918 in Pen Argyl, Northampton Co., PA. He died on 1 Dec 1991 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Salisbury Twp., Lehigh Co., PA and was buried on 4 Dec 1991 in Greenwich Cemetery, Greenwich Twp., Warren Co., NJ. Ralph married Mae Elfreda Werkheiser on 8 Jun 1940 in Pen Argyl, Northampton Co., PA.
"The Express-Times", Monday, 2 December 1991, pg. A-8:
Ralph W. Savercool
PHILLIPSBURG - Ralph W. Savercool, 73, of 129 North Riverview Road, Phillipsburg, died Sunday at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, where he had been a patient since Nov. 25.He was a truck driver for the Branch Motor Express Co. in Allentown, PA, for 20 years. He retired in 1979. Before that, he was a bus driver for the former Royal Blue Coach Co.
Born Aug. 14, 1918, in Pen Argyl, PA, he was a son of the late James and Lillian Wagner Savercool. He lived in Phillipsburg for the past 34 years. Prior to that time he resided in Bangor, PA.
He was a member of the Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church in Stewartsville, NJ. He was a member of the Teamsters Union Local 722 of Allentown.
He and his wife, the former Mae E. Werkheiser, celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in June.
Surviving in addition to his wife, are a son, Ralph R. of Delaware Heights in Phillipsburg; three brothers, James, of Saylorsburg, PA, William, of Pen Argyl, PA, and Harold, of Easton; a sister, Mae Nixon, of Pen Argyl; and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Rupell Funeral Home in Phillipsburg. Interment will be in the Greenwich Cemetery in Greenwich Township.
Mae Elfreda Werkheiser [Parents] was born on 10 Dec 1922 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA and was christened on 20 Jan 1923 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. She died on 24 Oct 2006 in Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, Warren Co., PA and was buried on 26 Oct 2006 in Greenwich Cemetery, Greenwich Twp., Warren Co., NJ. Mae married Ralph W. Savercool on 8 Jun 1940 in Pen Argyl, Northampton Co., PA.
Mae Elfreda Werkheiser was baptized by Rev. W. H. Wotring. The sponsors at her baptism were her parents.
Mae was married to Ralph W. Savercool by Rev. Brong. In 1994 and 1999 Mae Elfreda (Werkheiser) Savercool was living in Phillipsburg, NJ.
"The Express Times", Easton, PA, Wednesday, 25 October 2006:
Mae E. Savercool
Mae E. Savercool, 83, of Lopatcong Township, NJ, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006 in Warren Hospital. Born: On December 10, 1922 in Nazareth, Pa, she was a daughter of the late Nevin and Nettie Bender Werkheiser.Personal: Her husband, Ralph W., died in December of 1991. Mae was a housewife. Memberships: She was a member of Old Greenwich Church in Greenwich Township, NJ, and was a member of the United Presbyterian Women.
Survivors: She is survived by a son, Ralph R. and his wife Nancy of Phillipsburg, NJ; three brothers, Paul Werkheiser of Nazareth, Franklin Werkheiser of Nazareth, and Richard Werkheiser of Northampton; three sisters, Darlene Fasching of Bath, Kathryn Schmidt of Nazareth, and Mabel Rapp of Phillipsburg, NJ; two grandsons, Michael Savercool and his wife Shondra of Bethlehem Township, and Brian Savercool of Wilson, Pa; one great-grandson; and two great-granddaughters. A brother, Nevin Werkheiser, and two sisters, Gertrude Atherholt and Gladys Werkheiser, all died earlier.
Services: Will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Rupell Funeral Home, 465 Memorial Parkway, Phillipsburg, NJ. Call on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service in the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwich Cemetery in Greenwich Township, NJ.
They had the following children:
M i Ralph Randy Savercool
Nevin Ezra Werkheiser Jr. [Parents] was born on 30 Jan 1924 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA and was christened on 1 Mar 1924 in St. John's UCC, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. He died on 6 Mar 1980 in Easton Hospital, Wilson Borough, Northampton Co., PA and was buried on 10 Mar 1980 in Hope Cemetery, Hecktown, Lower Nazareth Twp., Northampton Co., PA. Nevin married Doris J. Newhard on 19 Sep 1942.
Nevin Ezra Werkheiser, Jr. was baptized by Rev. W. H. Wotring. The sponsors at his baptism were his parents. He lived at 812 Louis St., Wilson Borough.
"The Express", Easton, PA, Friday, 7 March 1980, pg. 16:
NEVIN E. WERKHEISER JR.
Nevin E. Werkheiser Jr., 56, of 812 Louis St., Wilson, died Thursday in Easton HospitallBorn in Nazareth, he was a son of Nevin E. and Nettie Bender Werkheiser, Nazareth.
He was an inspection foreman at Bethlehem Steel Corp. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Wilson. A 1941 graduate of Nazareth High School, Mr. Werkheiser was an Army veteran of World War II and recipient of the Purple Heart.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, the former Doris J. Newhard; three sons, Larry of Tatamy, Keith of Wilson, and Jeffrey, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Bette Huth, Wilson, and Barbara of Easton; three brothers, Richard of Bath, and Franklyn and Paul, both of Nazareth; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Savercool and Mrs. Mabel Rapp, both of Phillipsburg, and Mrs. Kathryn Knauss and Mrs. Darlene Camps, both of Nazareth, and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the R. J. Bartholomew Funeral Home, Nazareth. Interment will be in Hope Cemetery, Hecktown.
Doris J. Newhard [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Bruce Nevin Werkheiser was born on 21 Nov 1942. He died on 28 Nov 1942. M ii Larry Dean Werkheiser M iii Jeffrey Brian Werkheiser F iv Betty Louise Werkheiser F v Barbara Lynn Werkheiser M vi Keith Nevin Werkheiser
Henry Ernest Atherholt [Parents] was born on 23 Nov 1917 in Lehigh Twp., Northampton Co., PA. He died on 11 Apr 1993 in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill, Lehigh Co., PA and was buried on 14 Apr 1993 in St. John's Union Cemetery, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. Henry married Gertrude Miriam Werkheiser on 28 Aug 1941.
Other marriages:Killinger, Mary M.
"The Express-Times", Easton, PA, Monday, 12 April 1993, pg. B-2:
Henry E. Atherholt, retired Steel foreman
NAZARETH --- Henry E. Atherholt, 75, of 224 Meyer Road, died Sunday, April 11, in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill.He worked in the rolling mills of Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 36 years, before retiring as foreman in 1978.
Born Nov. 23, 1917, in Lehigh Township, he was a son of the late Ernest E. and Mazie L. Silvius Atherholt.
His first wife, Gertrude M. Werkheiser, died in 1965. He and his second wife, the former Mary M. Killinger Bender, celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary in June of 1992.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Janice Setzer and Nancy Atherholt, both of Nazareth, and Cheryl Bryant of Petersburg, W. Va.; a son, Stanley of Coudersport; three stepsons, Clayton Bender and Raymond Bender, both of Saylorsburg, and Arthur Bender of Wind Gap; two sisters, Arlene Ginder of Nazareth, and Beatrice Green of Allentown; nine grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; and 19 step-great-grandchildren. A son, Henry E. Jr. died in 1949.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Bensing Funeral Home, 2165 Community Drive, Moorestown. Call from 10 a.m. Wednesday until time of services, at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Nazareth.
Gertrude Miriam Werkheiser [Parents] was born on 26 Apr 1925 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA and was christened on 18 Aug 1925 in Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. She died on 24 Nov 1965 in Bushkill Twp., Northampton Co., PA and was buried in Nov 1965 in St. John's Union Cemetery, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. Gertrude married Henry Ernest Atherholt on 28 Aug 1941.
Gertrude Miriam Werkheiser was baptized by Rev. W. H. Wotring. The sponsors at her baptism were her parents. She lived at Nazareth R.D. 2 and was a member of Jehovah Lutheran Church, Bushkill Center.
"Easton Express", Easton, PA, Wednesday, 24 November 1965, pg. 1:
Mother of 4 Loses Life In Crash Near Nazareth; Husband, 48, Is Injured
Mrs. Gertrude Werkheiser Atherholt, 40, mother of four, Nazareth R.D. 2, was killed today in a one-car crash on a rural road between Clearfield and Cherry Hill, Bushkill Township. Her husband, Henry, 48, who was driving, was treated at St. Luke's Hospital for face cuts.Police said the couple's car left the road about 2:30 a.m., crossed the lawn of Lester Roth, Nazareth R.D. 2, and struck a mailbox. It careened across the highway and hit a utility pole, which snapped off. The auto continued for another eight feet and slammed into a tree. Mrs. Atherholt was pronounced dead at the scene of a broken neck and other injuries by Northampton County Coroner George Miller, Bangor. Police said power to some homes in the area was knocked out when the pole splintered and electric lines fell. Bushkill Township Chief Thomas Nottle is investigating.
Born in Nazareth April 26 1925, Mrs. Atherholt was the daughter of Nevin E. and Nettie M. Bender Werkheiser, Nazareth. She was a member of Jehovah Lutheran Church, Bushkill Center.
Also surviving are four children, Mrs. Barry Setzer, Nazareth R.D. 3; Pvt. Stanley Atherholt, Fort Devens, Mass.; and Nancy and Cheryl, at home; four brothers, Nevin Jr., Wilson; Richard, Wind Gap R.D. 1; Franklin, Nazareth R.D. 3, and Paul, East Lawn Road, Nazareth; four sisters, Mrs. Ralph Savercool and Mrs. John Rapp, Phillipsburg; Mrs. Richard Knauss, Nazareth R.D. 2, and Miss Darlene Werkheiser, Nazareth; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Stella Dreisbach, Nazareth R.D. 1, and a granddaughter. Another son, Henry Jr., died in 1949.
They had the following children:
M i Henry E. "Butch" Atherholt Jr. was born on 10 Aug 1942 in Northampton Co., PA and was christened on 20 Feb 1943 in St. John's UCC, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA. He died on 25 Oct 1949 in Bushkill Center, Bushkill Twp., Northampton Co., PA and was buried in Oct 1949 in St. John's Union Cemetery, Nazareth, Northampton Co., PA.
"Easton Express", Easton, PA, Wednesday, 26 October 1949, pg. 1:
Bushkill Centre Boy, 7, Dies Of Polio At Home
Stricken One Day After Attending School Which Is Ordered Closed
A seven-year old Bushkill Township boy died yesterday afternoon at his home of polio, a day after he had attended school
The boy, Henry E. Atherholt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Atherholt, who reside in Bushkill Centre, had complained of not feeling well on Saturday. His condition was not regarded serious enough to call a physician and on Monday he went to the Chestnut school in Clearfield, Bushkill Township, as usual. He was in the second grade.
Yesterday morning, according to Dr. David F. Bachman, Northampton County coroner, the boy's condition became worse and he was kept at home. Later in the day he lapsed into a coma and died in the afternoon. Dr. Raymond G. Benjamin, of Nazareth, was called but the boy was dead when the physician arrived.
Mrs. Mina Hertz, teacher of the one-room school the boy had attended, said today that the school had been ordered closed for the rest of the week by the Bushkill Township School Board. There are 45 pupils in the school.
Dr. Bachman said that when he arrived at the Atherholt home and heard the circumstances that surrounded the boy's death, he concluded that polio was the cause. To make certain, he added, he ordered the body taken to Easton Hospital where Dr. Newton W. Larkum, pathologist, made tests. Dr. Bachman quoted Dr. Larkum as saying that tests showed definitely that the boy died of polio.
The Atherholt child is survived by his parents; a sister, Janice, and a brother, Stanley, both at home; his paternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Ernest Atherholt, of Nazareth R. D. 2, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Werkheiser, of Nazareth.
Private funeral services will be held Friday.F ii Janice Joyce Atherholt M iii Stanley Earl Atherholt F iv Nancy Elaine Atherholt F v Cheryl Ann Atherholt
John Andrew Rapp [Parents] was born on 19 Feb 1923 in Carpentersville, NJ. He died on 13 Sep 1985 in Pohatcong Twp., NJ and was buried on 16 Sep 1985 in Calvary Cemetery, Harmony, Warren Co., NJ. John married Mabel Evelyn Werkheiser on 14 Jun 1947 in Carpentersville, NJ.
"The Express", Easton, PA, Saturday, 14 September 1985, pg. D-1:
John A. Rapp
John A. Rapp, 62, of 401 Middlesex St., Shimer Manor, Pohatcong Township, died Friday in his home.The owner of Rapp Enterprises Inc., Phillipsburg, NJ, he was involved in the manufacture of wooden pallets for 40 years.
Born Feb. 19, 1923, in Carpentersville, NJ, he was a son of the late Leon R. and Ruth Kressler Rapp. He lived in Shimer Manor for the past 27 years.
Mr. Rapp, a 1940 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, was a member and deacon of the Fellowship Church, Morris Park. He served with the US Army during WW II.
Surviving are his wife, the former Mabel Werkheiser; a son, John A. II, at home; two daughters, Constance M. Nordstrom, Cranford, NJ, and Wendy Mae Richards, Winston-Salem, NC; two brothers, Kenneth K. of Carpentersville, and Robert H. of Coopersburg; a sister, Barbara Martino, Carpentersville, and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Harmony. The Rupell Funeral Home, Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Mabel Evelyn Werkheiser [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Constance Marie Rapp F ii Wendy Mae Rapp M iii John Andrew Rapp II