Harry William Pepperman 
M, (3 September 1925 - 17 April 2009)
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- 11th great-grandson of Hans Kiess
3rd great-grandson of Nickolas Stephen Marquardt
6th great-grandson of Casper Ulmer
Harry William Pepperman was born on 3 September 1925.1 He was the son of William Harry Pepperman and Edna Confair. Harry William Pepperman married Ora Rosetta Stroup, daughter of Torrence P. Stroup and Elizabeth Ann Miller, circa 1945 at East End Baptist Church, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, by the Reverend Henry C. Wray.1,2,3 Harry William Pepperman died on 17 April 2009 at age 83 years, 7 months and 14 days.
As of 1969, Harry William Pepperman and Ora Rosetta Stroup lived at 2208 Linn Street, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The anniversary announcement for Harry William Pepperman and Ora Rosetta Stroup was published sometime in 1970 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
Mr. & Mrs. Pepperman Plan Open House
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Pepperman, 2208 Linn Street, will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Thursday. An open house will be held Saturday from 6 to 9pm at their residence. The couple was married in the East End Baptist Church by the Rev. Henry C. Wray. Mrs. Pepperman is the former Ora R. Stroup. Her husband is an employee of Avco Lycoming.
The Peppermans have four daughters and one son: Mrs. John Young, Linden; Mrs. Dale Williams, of this city; Connie, Kathy and Billy, all at home. There is one grandchild.2 Harry William Pepperman was employed by the Avco Lycoming Company 1971. His obituary was published on 20 April 2009 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Harry William Pepperman, 83, of Woodland passed away Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Dubois Regional Medical Center West.
Born Sept. 3, 1925 in Williamsport, Pa., he was the adopted son of William and Edna Pepperman. He had worked for the PA Railroad and for AVCO/Textron in Lycoming, PA. He was a member of the Mason's Noble Lodge in Williamsport where he joined in 1973, and a member of the Odd Fellows since 1943.
On Dec. 16, 1989 in Quiggleville, Pa., he wed his current wife Geraldine Gill, who survives, along with five children Carol Young and her husband John Jr. of Linden, Pa., Connie Lippold and her husband Jerry of Texas, Donna Saar of Nisbet, Pa., Kathy Rhyne and her husband George of Harrisburg, Pa. and William H. Pepperman and his wife Cindy of Linden, Pa., three step children Marty Shields of Ohio, Amy Wood of Boyertown, Pa., and Wendy Hand and her husband Dave of Mineral Springs, eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren six great great grandchildren, four step grandchildren, one step great grandson, three brothers and sisters Beverly Stever of Florida, Joyce Miller of Montoursville, Pa., and John Shaffer of Sunbury, Pa., three step brothers and sisters Viola Bowden of N.C., Maxine Allen of Trout Run, Pa, and Henry Pepperman of Fla., and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Ora Rosetta Stroup Pepperman, a brother, Homer Barrett, and a sister, Lois Weigle, step brothers Max and Carl Pepperman.
Funeral Services for Harry Pepperman will be held at the Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home, Inc of Clearfield on Wednesday April 22, 2009 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Karen Allen officiating.
Friends will be received at the Funeral Home on Wednesday from 11 a.m. till the time of services at 1 p.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, Clearfield Chapter, 26 S. Second St. Clearfield, PA 16830.
The Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home, Inc of Clearfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences can be made at www.chidboyfuneralhome.com.4
As of 1969, Harry William Pepperman and Ora Rosetta Stroup lived at 2208 Linn Street, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The anniversary announcement for Harry William Pepperman and Ora Rosetta Stroup was published sometime in 1970 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
Mr. & Mrs. Pepperman Plan Open House
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Pepperman, 2208 Linn Street, will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Thursday. An open house will be held Saturday from 6 to 9pm at their residence. The couple was married in the East End Baptist Church by the Rev. Henry C. Wray. Mrs. Pepperman is the former Ora R. Stroup. Her husband is an employee of Avco Lycoming.
The Peppermans have four daughters and one son: Mrs. John Young, Linden; Mrs. Dale Williams, of this city; Connie, Kathy and Billy, all at home. There is one grandchild.2 Harry William Pepperman was employed by the Avco Lycoming Company 1971. His obituary was published on 20 April 2009 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Harry William Pepperman, 83, of Woodland passed away Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Dubois Regional Medical Center West.
Born Sept. 3, 1925 in Williamsport, Pa., he was the adopted son of William and Edna Pepperman. He had worked for the PA Railroad and for AVCO/Textron in Lycoming, PA. He was a member of the Mason's Noble Lodge in Williamsport where he joined in 1973, and a member of the Odd Fellows since 1943.
On Dec. 16, 1989 in Quiggleville, Pa., he wed his current wife Geraldine Gill, who survives, along with five children Carol Young and her husband John Jr. of Linden, Pa., Connie Lippold and her husband Jerry of Texas, Donna Saar of Nisbet, Pa., Kathy Rhyne and her husband George of Harrisburg, Pa. and William H. Pepperman and his wife Cindy of Linden, Pa., three step children Marty Shields of Ohio, Amy Wood of Boyertown, Pa., and Wendy Hand and her husband Dave of Mineral Springs, eight grandchildren, nine great grandchildren six great great grandchildren, four step grandchildren, one step great grandson, three brothers and sisters Beverly Stever of Florida, Joyce Miller of Montoursville, Pa., and John Shaffer of Sunbury, Pa., three step brothers and sisters Viola Bowden of N.C., Maxine Allen of Trout Run, Pa, and Henry Pepperman of Fla., and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Ora Rosetta Stroup Pepperman, a brother, Homer Barrett, and a sister, Lois Weigle, step brothers Max and Carl Pepperman.
Funeral Services for Harry Pepperman will be held at the Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home, Inc of Clearfield on Wednesday April 22, 2009 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Karen Allen officiating.
Friends will be received at the Funeral Home on Wednesday from 11 a.m. till the time of services at 1 p.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, Clearfield Chapter, 26 S. Second St. Clearfield, PA 16830.
The Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home, Inc of Clearfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences can be made at www.chidboyfuneralhome.com.4
Children of Harry William Pepperman and Ora Rosetta Stroup
Last Edited=20 Jan 2012
Citations
- [S21] Watson Kiess, History of the Kiess Family, Who Came From Germany and Settled In Pennsylvania In The Early 1800's (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: n.pub., 1957), p. 20.
- [S623] Mr. & Mrs. Pepperman Plan Open House, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, circa 1970. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Zella (Lovell) Stabler (1916- ). Viewed at her home, RD #3, Box 156 (now Jobs Run Road), Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania in October of 1992, by Kevin Sholder. Zella Elvira Lovell, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S24] Harold Eugene Jr. Bower, "Family Group Sheets (The Families of Blooming Grove)," supplied 24 November 1999 ([address for private use,] Valrico, Florida; USA).
- [S2209] "Harry W. Pepperman obituary," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 20 April 2009, online archives (http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/525684/… : accessed 20 January 2012). Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.