Bloomsburg
Democrat, Wednesday, 18 December 1867 [Marriage Notice]:
Dec. 5, Lutheran parsonage, Berwick, by Rev. W. B. Fox, Hiram Arner of Nescopeck and Miss Sallie E. Welsh of Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne Co.
The Morning Press, Monday, 22 January 1923:
Hiram Arner
Died Yesterday, Well Known Nescopeck Resident Had Been Ill Only Short Time, Was
Widely Known.
A complication of diseases caused the
death about three o’clock yesterday morning of Hiram Arner, of East Third
Street, Nescopeck. Until about two weeks ago Mr. Arner was enjoying his usual
good health but was forced to take his bed at that time and his condition grew
steadily weaker until his death occurred. He was an exceptionally well known
and highly esteemed resident of Nescopeck where he has made his home for the
past twenty-two years prior to which time he lived at Briggsville where he was
a successful farmer. Mr. Arner was aged 81 years, seven months and four days.
Mr. Arner was a veteran of the Civil War
and has been an active member of the Lutheran church his entire life.
Besides his wife he is survived by the
following children: Mrs. G. W. Peters, of Hobbie; Henry Arner, of Nescopeck
R.D., Mrs. Leonard Peters, of Drifton; Mrs. Frank
Richard and Mrs. Emma Honker, of Hazleton; Mrs. Milton Bloss, of Seybertsville; Ernest Arner, of Nescopeck. One brother,
Samuel Arner,, of Corning, NY. and one sister, Mrs. S. D. Rinker, of Weatherly.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock
Thursday morning in St. Mark’s Lutheran church and will be in charge of Rev. J.
H. Young, a former pastor of the church. Interment will be made in the Schloyersville Cemetery.
Berwick Enterprise, Tuesday, 09 January 1962:
Mrs.
Sara Arner, aged 89, of Weatherly R.D. 1, died at the home of her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John O’Neill, Weatherly R.D. 1, on Monday night at
11:35 o’clock. She was born in Butler Valley, March 4, 1872, the daughter of the
late James and Sara Beishline Schaffer. Her husband,
Henry, preceded her in death in 1932.
She had been in failing health following
the suffering of a fractured hip in a fall in Hazleton last March.
She was a member of the Mt. Zion
Lutheran Church, Briggsville and the Ladies’ Aid Society of the church.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. John O’Neill, Mrs. Viola Siegel, Weatherly R.D.1; Roger, of
Bridgeville, Del.; Howard, of Kittanning; Hiram, Miss Edna Arner of Hazleton;
Crawford, Nescopeck R. D. 1; Marvin and Daniel, Berwick R.D.2. One sister, Mrs.
Lillian Klinesmith, of Hazleton, 21 grandchildren and
20 great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck, with the Rev.
Mr. Louis V. Rogers, pastor of the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Briggsville,
officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Briggsville. Friends may
call at the funeral home Thursday evening from 7 to 9 o’clock.
Morning Press (Bloomsburg), Monday, 31 October 1966:
Mrs. Jean A. Arner, Berwick R.D. 2, died at the Geisinger Medical Center Saturday evening at six-fifteen where she had been a patient for two days. She was aged forty-seven.
She was a lifelong resident of Berwick
and was a graduate of Berwick High School class of 1936. She was production
analyst employed by the Wise Potato Chip Company of Berwick. She was a member
of the Fowlersville Methodist Church and W.S.C.S.
Surviving are her husband Daniel, a
daughter, Mrs. William (Sandra Jean) Noss, her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bowes, Berwick, and a brother, Maurice Bowes,
Jr., New Carrollton, Md.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternoon at two from the Fowlersville Methodist Church with Rev. William Mengel, officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery,
Walnut St., Berwick.
The Morning Press, Friday, 25 August 1978:
Viola
Arner Siegel, 82 of 880 Old Trilby Road, Brooksville, Florida, died
Wednesday at 10:40 a.m. at Medic Nursing Home Center, Inverness, Florida.
Born at Drums, June 21, 1896, she was a
daughter of the late Henry and Sarah Schaffer Arner and was wed to John Siegel
who preceded her in death.
She was employed as housekeeper at
Washington Sanitarium and Hospital, Washington D. C. prior to her retirement.
She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, Brooksville.
Survivors include one daughter, Miss
Doris Siegel, at home, and seven brothers and sisters: Roger Arner,
Briggsville, Del.; Howard Arner, Brooksville, Fla.; Hiram Arner, Hazleton;
Crawford Arner, Nescopeck R.D. 1, Miss Edna Arner, Hazleton; Daniel Arner,
Berwick, and Mrs. John (Irene) O’Neill, Weatherly.
Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. from
the Earl R. Heller Funeral Home in Nescopeck with the Rev. Ray Davidson of the
Seventh-Day Adventist church officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery,
Briggsville.
The Times News (Lehighton), Monday, 02 August 1982:
John E. O’Neill, 131 Carbon St., Weatherly died Saturday morning at Hazleton State General Hospital.
Born in Weatherly R.D.1, he was the son
of Walter and Mary Hartz O’Neill.
He was a member of the Seventh Day
Adventist church. Prior to retirement, he was a Lumberman. His wife was the
former Irene Arner, also surviving are daughters Mrs. Mary Batzel,
East Greenville and Mrs. Jesse (Lois) McKenzie, Weatherly, and a brother
Eugene, of Weatherly.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Friday, 11 May 1984:
Services for Creola M. Arner,
75, of Briggsville R.D.1, Nescopeck, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m from the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Briggsville, with
the Rev. Kenneth W. Hawk II, her pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the
parish cemetery.
Mrs. Arner died Wednesday at 10:05 p.m.
in the Berwick Hospital.
Born in Nescopeck Twp., Aug. 9, 1908,
she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Nuss
Campbell. She lived in Nescopeck Twp. all her life. Mrs. Arner had for many
years assisted her husband in the operation of the family farm. She was a
member of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Briggsville.
Surviving are her husband, Harry F.
Arner, to whom she was married 57 years on April 16; two sons, Harry E. Arner,
Hobbie; and Richard E. Arner, Nescopeck; seven daughters, Mrs. Harold (Mildred)
Seward, Nescopeck, R. D. 1; Mrs. Chester (Louise) Lenanowicz,
Glen Lyon; Mrs. Rollin (Helen) Swank, Morgantown, W. Va.; and Mrs. Henry
(Loretta) Rossi, Drums R.D. 1; Mrs. William (Dorothy) Slusser,
Nescopeck; Mrs. Richard (Naomi) Bognar, Berwick R.D.
4; Mrs. Robert C. (Winifred) Wood, Newark, Del. 30 grandchildren, 34
great-grandchildren ;and one brother, Howard Campbell of Berwick R. D.1.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Wednesday, 25 February
1987:
Hiram
W. Arner, 31 W. Second St., Hazleton, a guest at Genesis Home Care,
Hazleton, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a
patient for three weeks.
Born in Briggsville, he was the son of
the late Henry and Sarah Shaffer Arner.
Before retirement, he was employed at
Dick Construction Company, Hazleton. Mr. Arner was a member of Christ Lutheran
Church, Conyngham.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Marguerite Rickert, three brothers, Howard Arner,
Brooksville, Fla.; Crawford Arner, Nescopeck R. D. 1; and Daniel Arner, Berwick
R. D. 2.
He was preceded in death by brothers and
sisters, Irene O’Neill, Viola Siegel, Roger, Marvin and Edna Arner.
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. from
Hilary J. Bonin Funeral Home, 99 W. Green St., West
Hazleton, with the Rev. William Fairchild officiating. Burial will be in Vine
Street Cemetery, Hazleton.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Saturday, 18 November
1989:
Roy E.
Arner, 81, of Mountain Grove died at 11:35 p.m. at Geisinger
Medical Center, Danville.
He was born along Nescopeck R.D.1, on April 15, 1908, son of the late Ernest S. and Catherine M. Hulsman.
He had lived in Mountain Grove for the
past nine years.
He was a self employed farmer in Western
Pennsylvania until he retired.
He was last employed part-time at PP
& L Montoursville.
He is survived by his wife, the former
Pauline E. Houston. Also surviving are three daughters: Mrs. Wally (Katherine)
Berger, Baltimore: Mrs. Peter (Dorothy) Polepes,
Lutherville, MD; and Mrs. David (Lucille) Jackson, Downingtown; 10
grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Thomas (Geraldine)
Shaw, Camp Verde, Ariz.; two brothers; Harry, Nescopeck R.D. 1; and Gordon,
Hobbie.
Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m.
from the Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck, with the Rev. Ray W. Schloyer, retired United Methodist Minister, Berwick,
officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Catawissa.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Wednesday, 11 July
1990:
Mildred
E. Arner, 76, Hobbie, died Tuesday at 3:34 a.m. in the emergency room at the
Berwick Hospital center after being stricken at her home.
Born in Numidia, on Nov. 9, 1913, she
was a daughter of the late John and Ellen Meyers Fetterman.
She and her husband operated Arner’s
Boarding Home, Hobbie, for 16 years, until they retired. The couple spent
winters in Lake Worth, Fla.
Mrs. Arner was a member of St. James
Lutheran Church, Hobbie.
She was preceded in death by a brother,
Karl Fetterman.
Surviving are her husband, Gordon H.
Arner, to whom she would have been married 61 years on Aug. 12; two daughters,
Mrs. Orval (Geraldine M.) Shaffer, Berwick; Mrs. Paul
(Carol) Thurman, West Liberty, Ohio; a son Ernest Arner, Lake Worth, Fla.; 15
grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
Also surviving are three sisters, Anna
Walters, Catawissa; Edna Ehret, Elysburg; Jean
Johnson, Erie; two brothers: Glen Fetterman, Catawissa; and Robert Fetterman,
Lake Park, Fla.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. from Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck, with the Rev. Harold F. Doebler, the Rev. David A. Heckler and the Rev. Harold Humphries officiating. Burial will be in Elan Memorial Park, Lime Ridge.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Sunday, 14 April
1991:
Margaret
L. Arner, 81, Briggsville, Nescopeck R. R. 1, died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday at
the Berwick Hospital Center, where she had been a patient since Friday.
Born in Berwick, Dec. 19, 1909, she was
the daughter of the late Herbert and Bird Rupp Thomas.
She assisted her husband in the
operation of the family farm until they retired.
In early years she worked at various
silk mills in the Berwick Area.
She was a member of the Mt. Zion
Lutheran Church, Briggsville. She was preceded in her death by two sisters and
three brothers; Ethel Wolfe and Vera Balzer; and
Leonard, Earl and Freas Thomas.
Surviving are her husband, Crawford S.
Arner, with whom she celebrated 56th anniversary on Oct. 29, children: Mrs.
Darwin (Shirley) Slusser, Woodcrest,, Berwick R. R.
3, Mrs. Carl (Janet) Whitenight, Berwick; and Larry
Arner, Briggsville; 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs.
Millard (Betty) Silver, Nescopeck and a brother, Lester Thomas, Berwick.
Services will be held Wednesday at 10:30
a.m. from the Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck, with the Rev. Richard Dennison,
Nescopeck-Mt. Zion of UCC charge, the Rev. Craig D. Laidacker,
officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Tuesday, 08 October
1991:
Harry
F. Arner, 84, Briggsville, Nescopeck R.D. 1, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday at
the Berwick Hospital Center, where he had been a patient for two days.
Born in Nescopeck Twp., on April 15,
1907, he was the son of the late Ernest S. and Catherine M. Hulsman
Arner.
He operated his own farm in Briggsville
for many years, retiring in 1983. He was a former Nescopeck Twp. road
supervisor and was still employed in that department when he died. He had been
driving a backhoe Friday.
He was a former Nescopeck Twp.
constable. He was a member of the Nescopeck Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. and VFW.
He was a former member of the Mount Zion
Lutheran Church, Briggsville.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
the former Creola M. Campbell, on May 9, 1984, and a
son, Harry E. Arner, Sept. 20, 1986, and a brother Roy E. Arner, Nov. 15, 1989.
He is survived by seven daughters; Mrs.
Harold (Mildred) Seward, Nescopeck R. R. 1, Mrs. Chester (Louise) Lemanowicz, Glen Lyon; Mrs. Rollin (Helen) Swank,
Morgantown, W. V.; Mrs. Henry (Loretta) Rossi, Drums R. D.1; Mrs. William
(Dorothy) Slusser, Peoria, Ariz.; Mrs. Richard
(Naomi) Bognar, Berwick, R.R.4; Mrs. Robert
(Winifred) Wood, Glasgo Pines, Del.; one son, Richard
E. Arner, Nescopeck; 30 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren.
Also surviving is a brother, Gordon Arner,
of Hobbie, and sister, Mrs. Thomas (Geraldine) Shaw, Camp Verde, Ariz.
Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m.
from the Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck, with the Rev. Kenneth W. Hawk, II, former
pastor of Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Briggsville, officiating. Burial will
follow in Mount Zion Cemetery, Briggsville.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Tuesday, 06 September
1994:
Gordon
H. Arner, 83, Hobbie, died Monday afternoon, Sept. 5, 1994, at the home of
a daughter in West Liberty, Ohio. He had been in failing health for a year.
He was born in Nescopeck R.R.1 on March
16, 1911, son of the late Ernest S. and Katherine M. Hulsman
Arner.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
He spent his winters in Lake Worth, Fla.
He and his late wife operated Arner’s
Boarding Home, Hobbie, for 16 years, until they retired.
He was a member of St. James Lutheran
Church, Hobbie, and was active in the building project of the church. He was a
former member and chief of the Hobbie Volunteer Fire Co.
His wife, the former Mildred E.
Fetterman, died July 10, 1990. Two brothers also died previously, Roy E. on
Nov. 15, 1980, and Harry F. on Oct. 7, 1991.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Orval (Geraldine M.) Shaffer, Berwick, and Mrs. Paul
(Carol) Thurman, West Liberty, Ohio, a son, Ernest Arner, Lake Worth, Fla.; 15
grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Thomas (Geraldine)
Shaw, Camp Verde, Ariz.
Services will
be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck with the Rev.
Robert C. Cole, his pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elan
Memorial Park, Lime Ridge.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Tuesday, 08 October
1996:
Crawford S. Arner, 86, Briggsville, Nescopeck R.D.1, died at 9:56 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, in the emergency room of the Berwick Hospital Center, after being stricken with a heart attack in Nescopeck Township.
Born June 29, 1910, in Nescopeck Twp.,
he was a son of the late Henry J. and Sarah Shaffer Arner.
He operated the family farm until
retiring in 1980.
Mr. Arner was a member of Mount Zion
Lutheran Church, Briggsville.
His wife, the former Margaret L. Thomas,
died April 13, 1991, and a stepdaughter, Shirley Slusser,
died Dec. 12, 1993. Four sisters also died previously; Margaret and Edna Arner,
Viola Siegel, and Irene O’Neill, as did four brothers: Marvin, Roger, Hiram,
and Howard Arner.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Carl
(Janet) Whitenight, Berwick, a son, Larry Arner,
Briggsville; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, six
step-grandchildren, eight step-great grandchildren and one
step-great-great-grandchild; and a brother, Daniel Arner, Berwick R.R. 2.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m.
from the Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck, with the Rev. Rodney R. Heckert, his pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Mount
Zion Cemetery, Briggsville.
Press Enterprise (Bloomsburg), Friday, 19 September
2003:
Daniel
G. “Dan” Arner, 90, formerly of Berwick R.R. 2, died at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 16, 2003, in Balanced Care-Bloomsburg, near Lightstreet,
where he had been a resident since March 30, 1999.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
the former Jean Harman, on Oct. 29, 1966.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fowlersville United Methodist Church with William Noss, his son-in-law, officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Walnut Street, Berwick.