Kenneth Eugene Wright1 
M, (18 August 1933 - 18 April 2010)
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- 11th great-grandson of Hans Kiess
3rd great-grandson of Nickolas Stephen Marquardt
6th great-grandson of Casper Ulmer
Kenneth Eugene Wright was born on 18 August 1933 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Torence Chester Wright and Edna Mae Clark.1 Kenneth Eugene Wright married [—?—] Trowbridge in 1957 at Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona. Kenneth Eugene Wright died on 18 April 2010 at Middleburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, at age 76 years and 8 months.
His obituary was published on 20 April 2010 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Kenneth E. Wright, 76, of Stacey Lane, Middleburg, passed away at 8:42 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Sun Hospice Care Center, in the Sunbury Community Hospital.
He was born Aug. 18, 1933, in Williamsport, a son of the late Torrence C. and Edna M. (Clark) Wright.
Ken was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Navy for 10 years.
He retired after many years of service as a truck driver for Wood-Mode, Kreamer.
He was a member of the American Legion Post 25, Selinsgrove, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6631, Selinsgrove, the Loyal Order of Moose 1173, Selinsgrove, and a life member of the Hummels Wharf Fire Co.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Joyce J. and Donald Pursell, of Virginia Beach, Va; one sister, Shirley Shuman, of Williamsport; and five nephews, Bob, Todd and Rob Wright, and John and Ken Kinley; and three nieces, Karen Kinley, Crystal Likens and Jodi Meyer.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Wright, and two sisters, Dorothy Kinley and Helen Wright.
A memorial service will be conducted at 7 a.m. Thursday at the V.L. Seebold Funeral Home, 601 N. High St., Selinsgrove, with the Rev. Wayne C. Muthler officiating.
Burial with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport .
Contributions may be made to Hummels Wharf Fire Co., Hummels Wharf, PA 17831.
His obituary was published on 20 April 2010 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
Kenneth E. Wright, 76, of Stacey Lane, Middleburg, passed away at 8:42 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Sun Hospice Care Center, in the Sunbury Community Hospital.
He was born Aug. 18, 1933, in Williamsport, a son of the late Torrence C. and Edna M. (Clark) Wright.
Ken was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Navy for 10 years.
He retired after many years of service as a truck driver for Wood-Mode, Kreamer.
He was a member of the American Legion Post 25, Selinsgrove, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6631, Selinsgrove, the Loyal Order of Moose 1173, Selinsgrove, and a life member of the Hummels Wharf Fire Co.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Joyce J. and Donald Pursell, of Virginia Beach, Va; one sister, Shirley Shuman, of Williamsport; and five nephews, Bob, Todd and Rob Wright, and John and Ken Kinley; and three nieces, Karen Kinley, Crystal Likens and Jodi Meyer.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Wright, and two sisters, Dorothy Kinley and Helen Wright.
A memorial service will be conducted at 7 a.m. Thursday at the V.L. Seebold Funeral Home, 601 N. High St., Selinsgrove, with the Rev. Wayne C. Muthler officiating.
Burial with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport .
Contributions may be made to Hummels Wharf Fire Co., Hummels Wharf, PA 17831.
Last Edited=4 Feb 2011
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. 39.