Claire Naomi Ulmer

F, (14 October 1912 - 18 July 2001)
     Claire Naomi Ulmer was born on 14 October 1912 at Rose Valley, Gamble Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Ervin Ulmer and Margaret Sophia Dangle. Claire Naomi Ulmer died on 18 July 2001 at Sycamore Manor, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 88 years, 9 months and 4 days.2,3 She was buried on 24 July 2001 in the Rose Valley Cemetery, located in Gamble Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Timothy K. Hartzell.3
     Claire Naomi Ulmer was a Missionary between 1940 and 1954 at Kentucky.3 Her obituary was published on 20 July 2001 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:
     Claire N. Ulmer, 88, formerly of Montoursville, died July 18, 2001, at Sycamore Manor, where she had been a resident for five years.

She was a member of the Faith Wesleyan Church in Williamsport. Claire retired from the former Grit Publishing Co., on November 1, 1977. She was a 1940 graduate of Cleveland Bible College, now Malone College, in Ohio and was a missionary in Kentucky for 14 years.

Born October 14, 1912 in Rose Valley, she was the daughter of the late Charles & Margaret Dangle Ulmer.

Surviving are four sisters, Miriam Lovell, Dorothy Stabler and Gladys Reeder of Montoursville and Lois Paulhamus of Salladasburg; and two brothers, Irvin Ulmer of Montoursville and Rev. Charles Ulmer of N. Canton, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Harold, Howard, Elwood and Pierson.

The funeral will be Tuesday, 10 a.m. at Spitler Funeral Home, 733 Broad St., Montoursville with her pastor, the Rev. Timothy Hartzel, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Valley Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home, Monday, 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to: Faith Wesleyan Church, 1029 Tucker St., Williamsport, PA 17701 or The Northeast PA Chapter of the Alzheimer's Assoc., Kirby Health Center, 71 North Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.3
Last Edited=26 May 2004

Citations

  1. [S7] Elma Heim Larimore, Heim Family History and Record of Descent 1736 - 1940 (Dawson, Neb.: n.pub., 1942).
  2. [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. CLAIRE N ULMER, birth listed as 14 Oct 1912, died listed as 18 Jul 2001 (V), issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Montoursville, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 24 May 2004.
  3. [S280] Claire N. Ulmer obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 20 July 2001. Original obituary from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette 30 day obituary archive found at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.