Benedict Ortlieb and His Descendants

BENEDICT ORTLIEB born October 25, 1829 in Baden, Germany; died June 2, 1889. His mother was Theressa _______Ortlieb Mosier, born about 1774 in Germany. Benedict is believed to have come to the United States in about 1851.

Married 1^st Mary Magdalena (Lena) Litzelman born about 1829 daughter of Mathias & Mary Yenne Litzelman.

Married 2^nd Susannah Thrasher. She was born September 30, 1844, a daughter of Benjamin and Anna Hunsinger Thrasher. She died July 22, 1878 and is buried in Thrasher’s cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

The Sullivan Review
June 6, 1889

Benedict Ortlieb, of this place, came to his death by drowning in Steafather’s millpond, one mile from Dushore, on Saturday afternoon last, aged 59 years, 7 months and 10 days. Interment was Quinn’s cemetery on Tuesday. He insisted on taking a bath in the pond, efforts to stop him being in vain. He divested himself of his clothing, with the exception of his shirt, sprang into the water up to his waist, dove in under, and never came to the surface. His body was recovered between 7 and 8 o’clock the same evening, being in the water about three hours. Squire Thomson impaneled a jury and held an inquest, which resulted in a verdict of death by accidental drowning. Deceased was a man of intemperate habits and it is supposed was partially intoxicated at the time of his death. He was a cabinetmaker by trade and had a wide reputation for skillfulness and fineness of workmanship. His friends were numerous and of enemies he had none

The Sullivan Review
July 25, 1878

On Monday, July 22, Susannah, wife of B. Ortlieb, in death found relief from her long and terrible sufferings. She was born September 30, 1844.
On Wednesday a very large concourse of friends followed the remains to Thrasher's church, where the last sad ceremonies were performed by Reverends Remer and Smith.

Children of Benedict & Mary Magdalena (Litzelman) Ortlieb:

1. J. Victor Ortlieb 1851-1944

2. Christiana S. Ortlieb 1853-1926

3. Schuster Ortlieb: No info has been found on him except that "Justy" is mentioned in the obit for Mrs. Seymour Garey, his sister, living in Alaska. He is not mentioned in brother Jerome’s obit two years later.

4 Rosanna Ortlieb, born about 1856, appears in the 1860 census, age 4. She is not present in the 1870 census and is not mentioned in her grandmothers will.

5. Mary Ortlieb 1857-1946

6. Jerome N. Ortlieb 1859-1928

7. Lina M Ortlieb 1861-1871

8. Maurice L. Ortlieb 1865-

Children of Benedict & Susannah (Thrasher) Ortlieb:

1. Laura Ortlieb 1871-1928

2. Otie Ortlieb 1873-1890

3. Stala Lorena Ortlieb 1877-

Note: She is listed as Stella in her grandmother's will and on the 1880 census, but later on she is referred to as Lorena..

Stala and Otie Ortlieb
Baptism Records
Zion Lutheran Church
Dushore, PA
Photo by Tina Pastusic

J. VICTOR ORTLIEB (Benedict Ortlieb) born in 1851; died December 27, 1944; buried in Thrasher’s cemetery, Dushore, Pa. You can learn more in detail about Victor and his family at Carol Brotzman's The Descendants of Benedict Gotlieb Ortlieb.

Married 1^st Esther Anne Hunsinger. She was born August 21, 1860; daughter of Levi Benjamin & Esther Frey Hunsinger. She died April 12, 1914; buried in Thrasher’s cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Married 2^nd Hannah Layton on April 12, 1915; died October 11, 1934 and also buried in Thrasher's Cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
December 28, 1944

Victor Ortlieb, a life long resident of Hollenback, died Wednesday, December 27^th at the age of 93.

He is survived by a sister Mary Ortlieb of this place, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Theodore Snyder, with whom he made his home, and several nieces and nephews including Miss Coloma Ortlieb R.N., Otto F. Ortlieb, and Bernard C. Ortlieb all of this place.

The funeral will be held at the home in Hollenback Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock with Rev. William Turner of New Albany officiating. Interment will be in the Thrasher’s cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
April 16, 1914

Esther A, wife of Victor Ortlieb of Hollenback, died at the family home on Sunday evening at the age of 53 years.
Funeral services will be held this Thursday with Rev. W.H. Fehr officiating. Interment will be made in Thrasher’s cemetery. Her demise was very sudden. She was looking after an incubator they had set in the basement of the house when death came. Her lifeless body was found about an hour afterward lying beside the incubator. She had been in poor health for several years and death was due to heart trouble.
Besides her husband she is survived by one brother, P.W. Huntsinger of Cherry Township. Jerome Ortlieb of town is a brother-in-law

Constantina "Anna" (Ortlieb) Garey (1853-1926)
Wife of Seymour Garey
Photo Contributed by Sylvia Hughson

CONSTANTINA "Anna" ORTLIEB (Benedict Ortlieb) born in 1853; died June 18, 1926. Married Seymour Garey. He was born in 1847; Son of William C. Garey; died June 29, 1932.

The Sullivan Review
June 23, 1926

Mrs. Seymour S. Garey, one of the first residents of Elmira Heights in 1895, died Friday night at 11:45 o'clock at the family home, 206 Oakwood Avenue, in that village, aged seventy-three years.
Mrs. Garey was a native of Dushore, Pa. and was highly respected by many friends. She had suffered an extended illness.
The decedent is survived by her husband, Seymour S. Garey, a merchant in Elmira Heights many years; four sons, John P., Arthur L., Charles S. and Walter C. Garey, all of Elmira Heights; four brothers Jerome N. Ortlieb of Dushore, Pa; Victor Ortlieb of Hollenback, Pa., Morris Ortlieb of Rochester, and Justy Ortlieb of Alaska; three sisters, Miss Mary Ortlieb of Dushore, Pa.; Mrs. William Schmeckenbecher of New Albany, Pa. and Mrs. Floyd Palmer of Ithaca; two grandchildren.
The funeral was held at the family home, Monday at 2 p.m. The Rev. E. A. Mathews of the Oakwood M.E. Church officiated. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Star and Gazette
July 3, 1932

Seymour Garey late of 206 Oakwood Avenue, Elmira Heights died at the family home Wednesday morning. He was a son of William C. Garey and was a descendant of pioneer stock of the early settlers of the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. where he was born in 1846. He formerly resided with his family in Dushore, Pa. and Gonzales, Texas, where he was for years engaged in the cattle business, owning one of the first enclosed ranges in Texas. Mr. Garey located in Elmira Heights in 1896 soon after the village was organized. Mr. Garey was actively interested in the civic and business growth of the community. He served as one of the first trustees for the village, and conducted a mercantile and real estate business. During his thirty-six years of residence in Elmira Heights he endeared himself to many folks of the community and his passing has taken another of the very first

Children of "Anna" & Seymour Garey:

1. John P. Garey 1876-1958

2. Arthur L. Garey 1877-1961

3. Charles S. Garey 1879-1965

4. Walter C. Garey 1897-1984

John P. Garey, (Anna, Benedict Ortlieb) born in 1876; died December 12, 1958; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY Married Louise Lutes. She was born in 1882; died April 17, 1942

The Elmira Star Gazette
December 13, 1958

John P. Garey of Oakwood Ave. Elmira Heights, who died Friday, was a pioneer Heights resident and was prominent in the textile industry. Mr. Garey came to the Heights with his father from Dushore, Pa, in 1894, two years before the village was incorporated. He attended Elmira schools and Warner Business College. He worked for several years for the Queen City Knitting Mill, and was general manager when he left in 1918 to become manager of a new textile division at the Eclipse plant. Mr. Garey held about 20 patents; all connected with textiles, including a yarn cleaner which he invented while working for the knitting mill. Other inventions included a bobbin holder and a device for spinning yarn. He retired from the Eclipse about 1950. In his younger days Mr. Garey was a baseball pitcher and was manager of the American Bridge Co. team, a semi-pro outfit. He is survived by a son, John T. Garey Jr. of Van Nuys, Calif; brothers, Arthur L. Charles S. and Walter C. Garey, all of Elmira Heights; four grandchildren. Body at Ballard & Lindgren Funeral Home. Calling hours: today 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Monday at 1:30 p.m. the Rev. Robert Delorme. Woodlawn Cemetery.

Elmira Star Gazette
April 17, 1942

Mrs. Louise Lutes Garey, 60, of 202 Oakwood Ave. Elmira Heights, died Friday morning, April 17, 1942. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and Companion Study Club. Surviving are her husband, John P. Garey; a son John P. Jr; three sisters, Mrs. John Matanie of Elmira Heights, Mrs. Florence Petty of Tarrytown, N.Y. and Mrs. Leo Davenport of Rochester; three brothers, Howard Lutes, Walter C. Lutes and John D. Lutes, all of Elmira Heights. The body is at the Ballard Funeral Home, Elmira Heights, and late Saturday afternoon will be removed to the family home where a private prayer service will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. Funeral at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 3, the Rev. Raymond Allington officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Children of John & Louise Garey:

1. John P. Garey Jr.

Arthur L. Garey (Anna, Benedict Ortlieb) born in 1877; died December 26, 1961

The Elmira Star Gazette
Dec. 27, 1961

Arthur L. Garey of 206 Oakwood Ave., Elmira Heights, died, Tuesday, December 26, 1961. He was a member of Oakwood Methodist Church and a retired mercantile agent. Survived by brothers, Charles S. and Walter C. Garey, both of Elmira Heights. Body at the Ballard & Lindgren Funeral Home, Elmira Heights. Calling hours: Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Friday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Robert A. Delorme, Woodlawn Cemetery.

Charles S. Garey (Anna, Benedict Ortlieb) born in 1879, died November 2, 1965. Married Winifred A. __________; born in 1887; she died July 25, 1974.

Elmira Star-Gazette
November 3, 1965

Charles S. Garey, 86, of 207 Oakwood Ave., Elmira Heights, a retired lawyer and merchant, died Tuesday afternoon at Arnot-Ogden Hospital. Mr. Garey had been in ill health for about a year and had been a patient at the hospital since October 4. One of the early settlers in Elmira Heights, Mr. Garey studied law with H.C. Rockwell, a former congressman, and was admitted to practice in 1908. He practiced law for about 15 years and at the same time operated with a brother, the late Arthur Garey, a men’s clothing store on E. 14^th St. in the Heights. Mr. Garey retired in 1940.

Mr. Garey was Elmira Heights police justice form about 1906 to 1910. He was the brother of Walter C. Garey of Elmira Heights. Friends may call at Ballard & Lindgren Funeral Home, Friday 7 to 9 p.m. Private funeral there Saturday at 11 a.m., the Rev. Robert A. Delmore. Woodlawn Cemetery. Survived by wife, Mrs. Winifred A. Garey; daughter, Mrs. Theodore D. Miskoe of Cleveland; brother, Walter C. Garey of Elmira Heights; three grandchildren.

Elmira Star Gazette
July 26, 1974

Mrs. Winifred Garey of Cleveland Ohio, formerly of Elmira Heights. Died Thursday, July 25, 1974. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorial service at a later date. Arrangements by Ballard & Lindgren Funeral Home. Survived by daughter, Mrs. Theodore (Shirley) Miskoe of Cleveland; three grandchildren. She was the widow of Charles S. Garey.

Children of Charles & Winifred Garey:

1. Shirley Garey

Walter C. Garey (Anna, Benedict Ortlieb) born October 17, 1897; died December 25, 1984; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY.

The Elmira Star Gazette
December 28, 1984

Attorney Walter C. Garey aged 87, of 204 Oakwood Ave. Elmira Heights, died Tuesday, December 25, 1984. No calling hours, Friends are invited to a Memorial Service Saturday at 11:00 am in Oakwood United Methodist church, Elmira Heights. The Rev. R. Richard Vogel officiating. Private Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined. Arrangements by Ballard & Lindgren Funeral Home.

Elmira Star Gazette
February 18, 1983

Helen P. Garey, of 204 Oakwood Avenue, Elmira Heights, died Wednesday, February 16, 1983. Friends may call at Ballard & Lindgren Funeral Home Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Saturday 10:30 a.m. in Oakwood United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gordon M. Williams officiating. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Walter C. Garey; daughters Mrs. Elizabeth Trew Parode of Tucson, AZ, Mrs. Gary (Carney) Hollander of Huntington Beach, CA; two granddaughters Leslie Carlson and Vicky Parode; great granddaughter Jasmine Trew; several nieces and nephews. She was a member of Oakwood United Methodist Church.

Children of Walter & Helen Garey:

1. Elizabeth Garey

2. Carney Garey

Mary Ortlieb (Benedict Ortlieb) born August 10, 1857; died September 17, 1946; buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Never married

The Sullivan Review
September 19, 1946

Miss Mary Ortlieb died Tuesday September 17^th at the Mills hospital, Towanda, where she has been cared for the past few weeks.

She was born August 10, 1857, a daughter of the late Benedict and Mary Litzelman Ortlieb, who were early settlers in Dushore. Miss Ortlieb has spent most of her life at the Pomeroy home, where she came as a young girl. Since the death of Mrs. F.B. Pomeroy, she continued to make her home there until a few months ago.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

The body was taken to the Holcombe funeral home.

Services were held in St. Basil’s church, this Thursday morning at 9:30 o’clock. Interment in the Pomeroy family lot in Fairview cemetery.

Jerome Napoleon Ortlieb (Benedict Ortlieb), born March 3, 1859. died November 14, 1928. He married Diana Frey, 1862-1909, daughter of John Frey and Sarah A. Landback, on November 19, 1883. You can learn more about the Frey and Landback families at Descendants of John Landback.

The Sullivan Review
November 14, 1928
Jerome N. Ortlieb died Wednesday morning at his home on Carpenter Street following an illness of about two years at the age of 70 years. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Miss Coloma Ortlieb, R.N., three sons, John of San Francisco, Calif., Otto and Bernard J. Ortlieb of this place, also three grandchildren. Funeral service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Zion Lutheran Church, with interment in the Thrasher’s cemetery.

The Sullivan Review November 28, 1928

An appreciation of the late Jerome N. Ortlieb
(contributed by his Pastor):

Jerome Napoleon Ortlieb came from German ancestry; his father Benedict, having been an immigrant, married Lena Litzelman. Jerome, born in Dushore, February 3, 1859 was one of the children of this union and who in childhood became identified with the Lutheran church and was brought up under its spiritual and moral nurture.
Not always but frequently men choose the calling of their fathers. Jerome followed his father’s trade and took up apprenticeship; learned carpentering and cabinet making, and in the use of saw, plane and chisel became a master, displaying the skill and talent of a great artist in wood.
His late residence on Carpenter Street stands as a splendid witness to his genius. The hardwood floors of checkerboard design tongued and grooved; the doors and window frames of cherry inlaid with ash and trimmed with walnut; the molding and corners, and the grills and scrolls of woodwork; the massive office desks, tables, bookracks, and other accessories, all of them the product of his patient, untiring handiwork, present a project of accomplishment that amazes anyone who understands the nature of such workmanship. It reveals a unique constructive capacity.
In brother Jerome, honesty was coupled with genius. Whether he built a barn or made a parlor ornament, he applied the same pains and produced a finished job, well done. Surely, in words of Holy writ he was a "workman that needeth not to be ashamed". The Almighty Maker could say of His creation: "It is very good." In some such spirit of satisfaction this human mechanic was wont to look upon his "creations"
We remember the subject of this sketch as head member of the firm known as the Dushore Construction Company. During an illness of more than a year, which slowly sapped his strength, Mr. Ortlieb displayed the same calmness of temperament and unfailing patience as in his days of activity at the carpenter bench. Never murmuring, he bore his sufferings like a Christian martyr. The remembrance of this good man, now departed, remains with us like the precious odor of spikenard.
A gentle husband, kind father, accommodating neighbor and upright citizen, he was respected and highly esteemed, for the substantial qualities of character he possessed. Released from all earthly sufferings at eleven o’clock Wednesday, November 14, 1928, our friend entered into life.
The funeral services were held in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pastor W.H. Fehr officiating. The funeral address was based on the words of St. Paul, 2 Cor. 5:1 "We know… we have a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."
Mr. Ortlieb was married twice. His first wife was Diana Frey daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Frey. Six years after her death, Jerome was wedded to his surviving widow, Jenny McHenry Ortlieb. A daughter, Miss Coloma Ortlieb, R.N., three sons, John, of San Francisco, Calif., Otto and Bernard of Dushore; two sisters, Miss Mary Ortlieb, and Mrs. Floyd Palmer of Auburn, NY, and two brothers, Morris Ortlieb of Rochester and Victor of Hollenback, and three grandchildren remain to mourn his demise.
His age was 69 years, 9 months, and 11 days.
It is a big thing to have lived this life aright; to have met the obligations of manhood squarely, and to have borne its responsibilities in an honorable way. Many and trying are petty aggravations. Heavy and grievous to be borne is the cross. "Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

Children of Diana & Jerome Ortlieb:

1. John Ortlieb 1884-1940

2. Otto Ortlieb 1887-1975

3. Coloma Ortlieb 1889-1954

4. Joseph M. Ortlieb 1893-1995

5. Arthur Jerome Ortlieb 1898-1901

6. Bernard Ortlieb 1902-1991

1. John Ortlieb (Diana, Sarah, John Landback) was born May 15, 1884; died in 1940

Married Laura Farwell; she was born May 14, 1891; died October 1980

Children of John & Laura Ortlieb:

1. Craige Ortlieb 1917-1995

2. Nina Melissa Ortlieb

The Sullivan Review
November 4, 1940

John E. Ortlieb died suddenly of a heart attack, at his home in Berkeley, Calif.
He was an architect and has had an office in Berkeley for the past 20 years.
He was born at Dushore May 15, 1884, and graduated from Dushore High School, valedictorian of his class, then going to Trade School in New York City and later took a four year course in architecture at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn.
While at College, he met Laura Farwell from Berkeley, Calif., who was taking a course in designing. Later they were married at her home and took a honeymoon trip by water from California to Pennsylvania by way of the Panama Canal.
For a few years they made their home in Dushore, being in the business firm of the Dushore Construction Co. with his father J.N. Ortlieb and brother Otto Ortlieb.
He left Dushore and located in Charleston, West Virginia for a few years, then moving to Berkeley, Calif.
He is survived by his wife Laura Farwell Ortlieb, a son Craige, and a daughter Nina Melissa, all of Berkeley, a sister Coloma and two brothers Otto and Bernard of Dushore

2. Otto Ortlieb (Diana, Sarah, John Landback) was born January 17, 1887; died February 13, 1975; buried in Thrasher's Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Married Gertrude L. Stidom on July 5, 1922

No Children

3. Coloma Ortlieb (Diana, Sarah, John Landback) was born October 15, 1889; died May 9, 1954; buried in Thrasher's Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Never married

The Sullivan Review
May 13, 1954

Miss Coloma G. Ortlieb died Sunday Morning (May 9, 1954) at her home on Carpenter Street, following a long illness.
She was a daughter of the late Jerome N. and Diana Frey Ortlieb, born in Dushore borough October 15, 1889. Miss Ortlieb was a graduate of the Dushore High School with the class of 1907. Later she enrolled in the Arnot-Ogden Training School for nurses and was graduated in 1918, passing her examination as Registered Nurse.
For some time she was employed in the hospital at Fayettesville, W.Va. and Charleston, W. Va. She also served as a call nurse at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She was also a private nurse for Miss Perkins of Athens, being in her employ for eleven years.
She was a devout member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Surviving are two brothers, Otto and Bernard Ortlieb, of this place; one nephew, Craig Ortlieb of Berkeley, Calif.; three nieces, Miss Nina Melissa Ortlieb of Berkeley, Miss Shirley Peterson at home and Miss Lois Ortlieb of New York City.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from the family home with further services in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m., the pastor, Rev. Charles A. Souders officiating. Burial was in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
Pall bears were Gordon Tubach, Samuel Bender, Harland McCarty, William F. Kast, Douglas B. Cook and C.A. Raub

4. Joseph M. Ortlieb (Diana, Sarah, John Landback) was born in 1893; died February 22, 1895; buried in Thrasher's Cemetery

The Sullivan Review
February 28, 1895

Joseph M., son of Jerome N Ortlieb of Dushore, died February 22, aged 1 yr and 7 mo. Burial at Thrasher’s February 24. Death was caused by pneumonia.

5. Arthur Jerome Ortlieb (Diana, Sarah, John Landback) was born in 1898; died January 23, 1901 aged 2 years 5 months and 19 days.

The Sullivan Review
January 31, 1901

Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Ortlieb, of this place, were called upon to mourn the death of one of their children last week under very distressing circumstances.
The little boy, Arthur Jerome, on Wednesday morning, January 23, at about eleven o'clock obtained possession of a bottle of corrosive sublimate that had been in the house for twelve years, and was supposed to be packed safely away in the basement, out of reach of the children. He drank some of the contents of the bottle, how much is not known, but the quantity was sufficient to cause his death a little after noon of the same day in spite of all that medical skill could do.
The funeral was held at the Lutheran church on Friday, and the interment was at Thrasher's cemetery. The little one was aged two years, five months and nineteen days

6. Bernard Ortlieb (Diana, Sarah, John Landback) was born September 22, 1902; died March 21, 1991; buried in Thrasher's Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Married Bertha Wagner; she was born January 31, 1904; died November 29, 1992

The Sullivan Review
Dushore, PA
March 28, 1991

Bernard F. Ortlieb, 88, of Dushore died Tuesday, March 26, 1991, at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.

He was born Sept. 2, 1902, a son of Jerome and Diana Frey Ortlieb. He graduated from Dushore Public School

On Feb. 24, 1926, he married Bertha Wagner. They recently celebrated their 65^th wedding anniversary.

For 25 years, Mr. Ortlieb worked as a carpenter with his father and brothers in the firm of J.N. Ortlieb Builders, Dushore. After working at the Eclipse Plant in Elmira, N.Y., during the war, he and his wife purchased and operated the Ortlieb Market in Lopez. Mr. Ortlieb retired from this in 1971. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Dushore.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Mrs. Lois Rae Kane of Sun City, Fla., and Mrs. Shirley Pedro of Dushore; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 2, at 9:30 a.m. at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water St., Dushore, followed by services at Zion Lutheran Church, Dushore, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Richard A. Reese, Mr. Ortlieb’s pastor, officiating.

Interment will be in Old Zion (Thrasher) Cemetery.

Friends may call Monday, April 1, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to Zion Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, Carpenter St., Dushore, Pa. 18614

Children of Bernard & Bertha Ortlieb:

1. Lois Rae Ortlieb
2. Shirley Jean Ortlieb 1930-

2. Shirley J. Ortlieb (Bernard, Diana, Sarah, John Landback) was born September 16, 1930

Married 1^st George R. Peterson on November 11, 1950; divorced July 16, 1954

Married 2^nd Angelo F. (Bud) Pedro on October 2, 1959

Children of Shirley & George Peterson:

1. Gary Peterson

2. Judy Peterson

Children of Shirley & Bud Pedro:

1. Angelo F. (Buddy) Pedro Jr.

2. Marci Kae Pedro 1963-1985

The Sullivan Review
January 2, 1986

Airman 1st Class Marci Kae Pedro Beighley, 22, formerly of Dushore, died December 20, 1985, in Pruem, West Germany from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
She was born in Towanda May 24, 1963, a daughter of Angelo F. and Shirley Ortlieb Pedro of Dushore.
A graduate of Sullivan County High School, she was Salutatorian of the class of 1981 and graduated from the Central Pennsylvania Business School in Harrisburg in 1983.
She was executive secretary for Representative Gruppo of Northhampton County in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and was also a secretary for the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission.
On January 2, 1985, she enlisted in the United States Air Force and took basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. Following this, she was stationed at Kessler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi.
When she graduated from the Air Force Computer Maintenance School October 31, 1985, she was assigned to the Tactical Control Squadron at the Pruem Air Station in West Germany.
She was married July 6, 1985, to William T. Beighley, Jr. of Universal City, Texas.
Mrs. Beighley was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Dushore.
Surviving, besides her husband and parents, are her paternal grandmother, Cora Pedro of Mildred; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ortlieb of Dushore; brothers, Angelo F. Pedro of Dushore and Gary Peterson of Fort Pierce, FL; sisters Judy Streby of Overton; Enola Nelson, Michelle Collins and Tina Nichols, all of Elmira; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held December 28 at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, Dushore and at Zion Chapel, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Dushore, with Rev. Richard A. Reeser officiating. Interment was in Old Zion Cemetery, Dushore.
Full military honors were accorded at graveside by a contingent of U.S. Air Force personnel from Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY.
Memorials may be directed to the Zion Chapel Memorial Fund, in care of Florence Toothaker, Dushore.

3. Ida Frey (Sarah, John Landback) 1876-1951

The Sullivan Review
November 29, 1951

Mrs. Ida Frey Dunfee, widow of the late B. Frank Dunfee, of Sayre, died Friday at her home, 120 So. Elmer Avenue, Sayre.

Mrs. Dunfee was born in Cherry Township, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Frey. For the past forty years she has made her home in Sayre, where her husband was employed as conductor for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.

She is survived by a son, Dr. John F. Dunfee of Clark Summit; a daughter, Mrs. Lewis Devan of Sayre; two grandchildren, Mrs. Joseph Langan and John Dunfee, Jr. of Clark Summit; one great grandchild, Joseph Langan, 3^rd. a niece, Miss Coloma Ortlieb, and two nephews, Otto Ortlieb and Bernard F. Ortlieb of this place.

Funeral services were held last Monday morning. Interment in the Monroeton cemetery.

MAURICE "MORRIS" L. ORTLIEB (Benedict Ortlieb) born about 1865 Married unknown

Children of Morris & Unknown Ortlieb:

1. Teressa Ortlieb born abt 1899

2. Helen Ortlieb born about 1902

3. Ambrose Ortlieb born abt 1906

*Ages are based on the 1920 Broome Co. NY Union Twp Census

Morris was listed as a widow age 55

Teressa age 21

Helen age 18

Ambrose age 14

Ambrose and Teresa Ortlieb
Children of Maurice Ortlieb
About 1908-1910
Photo contributed by Sylvia Hughson

LAURA ORTLIEB (Benedict Ortlieb) born July 4, 1871; died June 13, 1928; buried in Laddsburg Cemetery.

Married William Schmeckenbecker

The Sullivan Review
July 27, 1928

Laura Ortlieb Schmeckenbecker died on the 13th day of June 1928 at the family home, New Albany, Pennsylvania. The decedent was born July 4, 1871. Her parents were Benedict and Susanna Ortlieb, pioneers of Sullivan County.
At the age of thirteen years, after the death of her parents, she came to live at the Valley View Farm, the present home of the decedent. Her husband, William Schmeckenbecker is a descendant of one of the earliest settlers of Sullivan County. His grandfather came to this country from Germany in the early part of the past century. He was a minister of the gospel. Charles Schmeckenbecker, the father of William Schmeckenbecker served the Union Army during the War of Rebellion in the 79th Pennsylvania Regiment, and after the war he settled in Albany Township, Bradford County, locating upon and clearing the land, which now constitutes part of the Valley View Farm, where later his son carried on an extensive and successful dairy farm. It was here that the descendent devoted her life to the cares of her family.
Laura Schmeckenbecker’s life was radiant with those qualities, which compose a Christian character. Her kindliness and gracious spirit inspired everyone who knew her the friendship, love and esteem of the entire community. Her life was consecrated to her husband and children, and she performed her part in life’s great drama nobly. She has bequeathed unto her children the cherished memories of a perfect mother and the wonderful example of a Christian life. Her life was not spent in vain, for she lived to see her family grown, and to see the home, which she dearly loved become the pride of the entire farming community.
She is survived by her husband, William Schmeckenbecker; three sons, Fay, Guy and Paul of New Albany, Pa.; five daughters, Mrs. Nina Burch, Mrs. Maude Saylor of Sayre, Pa., Mrs. Lena Robinson of New York City, Mrs. Bessie Robinson and Mrs. Mildred Van Kuren of Towanda, Pa.; two sisters, Lorena Palmer of Auburn, N.Y., and Mary Ortlieb of Dushore, Pa. And three brothers, Jerome Ortlieb of Dushore, Pa., Maurice Ortlieb of Rochester, N.Y. and J.V. Ortlieb of Hollenback, Pa.
The funeral services were observed at the family, home, Saturday afternoon of June 16, 1928, the Rev. W.W. Strite officiating; burial was in the Laddsburg cemetery. Many beautiful floral pieces expressed the bereavement of her loved ones, relatives and friends.

The Sullivan Review
April 26, 1933

WILLIAM SCHMECKENBECHER died Tuesday, April 25, at his home in Albany township, at the age of 66 years.
He is survived by his wife, and the following children: Mrs. Mina Bears, East Smithfield; Fay Schmeckenbecher of New Albany; Guy Schmeckenbecher of New Albany; Mrs. Maude Saylor of Towanda; Mrs. Bessie Robinson, New Albany; Mrs. Mildred Vankuren, Towanda; Miss Lena Schmeckenbecher of New York City and Paul Schmeckenbecher at home.
Funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at his late home. Interment in the cemetery at Laddsburg.

Children of Laura & William Schmeckenbecker:

I. Mina Virginia Schmeckenbecker 1889-1966

II. Fred Faydore "Fay" Schmeckenbecker 1890-1976

III. Lloyd L. Schmeckenbecker 1891-1907

IV. Guy Benjamin Schmeckenbecker 1893-1966

V. Maude Grace Schmeckenbecker 1895-1984

VI. Lena Lorena Schmeckenbecker 1897-1976

VII. Bessie May Schmeckenbecker 1902-1933

VIII. Mildred Schmeckenbecker 1907-1990

VIIII. Paul William Schmeckenbecker 1908-1998

I. Mina Virginia Schmeckenbecker (Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born February 11, 1889; died February 28, 1966; buried

Married 1^st Marcus Burch on August 2, 1921

Married 2^nd Fred Beers

The Daily Review
Towanda, PA
March 1, 1966

Mina Schmeckenbecher Beers, 77, of North Towanda, passed away at the Memorial Hospital Towanda, on Monday evening.

Mrs. Beers was born in Albany Township, Feb. 11, 1889, the daughter of William and Laura Ortlieb Schmeckenbecher.

She lived in Towanda for the past 20 years and was a member of the Laddsburg Methodist Church.

Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Maude Saylor and Mrs. Mildred Van Kuren, both of Towanda, and Mrs. Lorena McGowan of Syracuse, NY; three brothers, Fay Schmeckenbecher, New Albany, Guy Schmeckenbecher of Wysox and Paul Schmeckenbecher of Towanda RD 5; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at the Miller Funeral Home, 23 Main St.; Towanda, on Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. William Kauffman officiating. Burial will be in Laddsburg Cemetery.

Mina had no children.

II. Fay Schmeckenbecker (Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born April 1, 1890; died July 12, 1976; buried in Laddsburg

Married Ladore Long on March 14, 1917. She was born January 14, 1892 daughter of Rev. Theodore Long. She died October 22, 1982

The Sullivan Review
July 15, 1976

Fay Schmeckenbecker, 86, of Mountain Lake, Bradford County, formerly of New Albany RD, Laddsburg, died July 12, 1976, at the home of his niece, Mrs. Roscoe Pipher.

He was born April 1, 1890, in Laddsburg, a son of William and Laura Ortlieb Schmeckenbecker.

He operated a general farm in Laddsburg during most of his lifetime. He attended the French Creek School in Albany twp. for eight years. After graduation, he worked and saved enough to buy his own farm.

Mr. Schmeckenbecker was married to the former Dora Long of Millville, N.J. They operated their farm until 1960 when they sold it and moved to Mountain Lake. Mr. Schmeckenbecker was a member of the Laddsburg Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, also of Mountain Lake; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Smith of York, a brother Paul of Hornbrook (Bradford Co.); two sisters, Mrs. Lorena McGowan of Syracuse and Mrs. Maude Saylor of E. Towanda.

Funeral services will be held July 15, 1976 at 2 p.m. at the McCloskey Funeral Home, Towanda. The Rev. William H. Barnes will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

The Daily Review
Oct. 25, 1982

Dora Schmeckenbecher, 90, a guest of the Bradford County Manor died Friday evening at the Manor following a period of declining health.

Mrs. Schmeckenbecher, born Jan. 14, 1892, in New Jersey, was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Long. She came to Bradford County at the age of 16 with her parents when her father accepted the charge of the Laddsburg Methodist Church.

Mrs. Schmeckenbecher, a member of the Laddsburg Church, resided in the county since March 14, 1917 when she married her husband, Fay. They were married 59 years prior to his death in 1976.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Winter of York, Pa., and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held Tuesday, 2 p.m. at the Archer-Miller-McCloskey Funeral Home, Towanda, with the Rev. Sam Jordon, pastor of Laddsburg Community Church, officiating.

Entombment will be in the Oak hill Mausoleum. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 9 a.m. -9 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, 7-9 p.m.

Memorials may be directed to the Laddsburg Church in memory of Mrs. Schmeckenbecher.

Children of Fay & Dora Schmeckenbecker:

1. Margaret Schmeckenbecker- (Living)

III. Lloyd L. Schmeckenbecker (Laura Benedict Ortlieb) born May 7, 1891; died February 14, 1907

The Bradford Star
Feb. 21, 1907

Lloyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schmeckenbecher of French Creek, died at his home last Thursday, aged 16 years, after a few days illness. Death was due to a severe attack of the grip, which affected the spine. The funeral occurred at Laddsburg, Sunday with interment in the cemetery at that place.

IV. Guy Benjamin Schmeckenbecker (Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born April 17, 1893; died July 23, 1966. He married Almina Robinson on April 17, 1915. She was born the daughter of David Grant & Jennie Lenora McNeel Robinson; she died June 18, 1989.

Guy Benjamin Schmeckenbecher
About 1910-1915
With Wall Plaque Commemorating His Grandmother,
Susannah Thrasher Ortlieb
Photo contributed by Sylvia Hughson

The Daily Review
Towanda, PA
July 25, 1966

Guy B. Schmeckenbecher, 73, well know Wysox farmer, died at Memorial Hospital, Towanda early Saturday morning.

Born April 17, 1893, in New Albany, Mr. Schmeckenbecher was a son of William and Laura Ortlieb Schmeckenbecker. He operated a farm and had a general store in New Albany until 1938 when he purchased the Martin Fitzgerald farm at Wysox, which now is known as the Schmeckenbecher Farm.

Mr. Schmeckenbecher retired from farming in 1943 when he turned the operation of the farm over to his sons. He was a member of the Laddsburg Methodist Church.

Mr. Schmeckenbecher took an active interest in community affairs and had a host of friends throughout a wide area.

He is survived by his wife, the former Mina Robinson; two sons, Charles and Lloyd, both of Wysox; two brothers, Fay of New Albany and Paul of RD 5, Towanda; three sisters, Mrs. Blaine Saylor of RD 5 Towanda. Mrs. David McGowan of Syracuse, and Mrs. Theodore Van Kurne, of Towanda; 11 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Maryott Funeral Home, Towanda, with the Rev. E.R. Raycroft of the North Towanda Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Children of Guy & Almina Schmeckenbecker:

1. Charles Schmeckenbecker 1918-1968 2. Lloyd Schmeckenbecker 1922-1992

1. Charles K. Schmeckenbecker (Guy, Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born July 7, 1918; died December 26, 1968

The Daily Review
December 1968

Charles K. (Smeck) Schmeckenbecher of Wysox died at the Robert Packer Hospital Thursday afternoon following an illness of several months. He was 50 years of age.

Mr. Schmeckenbecher was born July 7, 1918 in Albany Township, the son of Guy and Mina Robinson Schmeckenbecher. He graduated from New Albany High School in 1938 and then became associated with his father in the operation of the Schmeckenbecher Farms at Wysox. For the past nine years he and his wife have operated the Wayside Inn in South Towanda.

Mr. Schmeckenbecher was very well known throughout the area and was held in deep regard by a wide circle of friends. He was an avid outdoorsman, taking great delight in hunting and fishing.

He was a member of Towanda Elks Lodge No. 2191, Canton Moose Lodge No. 429, Roman Lodge Nor. 418, F. and A.M. the Wysox Fire Company and the Towanda Fire Department; the Bridge Street Hill Gun club, the Monroeton Rod and Gun Club, the Bradford County outboard Motor Club and the Honest Horse thieves organization.

MR. Schmeckenbecher was also a former president of the Wysox-Asylum Joint School Board. Surviving are his wife, Hilda; a son, Charles (Bill) Schmeckenbecher of the Towanda-Monroeton Road; two daughters, Miss Sandra Jane Schmeckenbecher of Wayne, Pa. and Mrs. Robert (Marlene) Maynard of Laning Creek Road; his mother, Mrs. Mina Schmeckenbecher of Wysox; a brother, Lloyd of Wysox; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Maryott Funeral Home on York Avenue. The Rev. Harry Ferguson, pastor of the Wysox Presbyterian Church, will officiate and burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.

Lloyd William Schmeckenbecker (Guy, Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born March 22, 1922; died January 11, 1992

Married Marjorie Walsh

The Daily Review
Jan. 12, 1991

Lloyd William Schmeckenbecker, 69, a well-known area farmer of Wysox RR 2, died Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, 1992, at Memorial Hospital in Towanda.

Born March 23, 1922, in Albany Township, he was a son of Guy B. and Almina Robins Schmeckenbecher.

Lloyd was a graduate of Towanda High School, Class of 1937.

MR. Schmeckenbecher owned and operated Schmeckenbecher Farms in Wysox for the past 50 years.

Lloyd and his wife, Marjorie also operated Smeck's Farm Market in Wysox for the past 40 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Schmeckenbecher spent the last 25 winters at their home in Englewood, Fla., until Lloyd's failing health prohibited their trip this winter.

Lloyd's main interest in life was in is family hunting and fishing.

He was a life member of the Monroeton Rod and Gun Club, a member of the Towanda Elks Lodge No. 2191, the Towanda Gun Club and the Eastern Milk Producers association.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Marjorie Walsh Schmeckenbecher of Wysox RR 2; five sons, Guy and his wife, Janet of Monroeton RR 1; John and his wife Elsie of Wysox RR 2; Gary of Towanda RR 1; Thomas of Wysox RR 2; Daniel and his wife, Gayle of Wysox RR 2; three daughters, Mrs. Dell (Ann) Eastabrook of Wyalusing RR 3; Ms. Barbara Kissell of Towanda; and Mrs. Richard (Sue) Sylvain of Sarasota, Fla.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles (Hilda) Schmeckenbecker of Wysox; 15 grandchildren, Mrs. Arthur Bastion of Towanda; Mrs. Brian (Rebecca) Bair of Germany; Mrs. Jeff (Janette) Crawford of Elmira; Joseph Wilkenson of Wilmington, Del.; Jason Eastabrook of Wyalusing; Chief Petty Officer John P. Schmeckenbecher of Bethany, De.; Aime, Brock and Shane Schmeckenbecher of Wysox; Kerri-Anne and Kimberly Kissell of Towanda; Emily and Samantha Sylvain of Sarasota, Fla.; and Hilary Schmeckenbecker of Wysox; five great-grandchildren, Joseph and Sunday Mosier of Wilmington, Del.; Steven Schmeckenbecher of Bethany, Del; and Nicholas and Drew Bair of Germany.

He was preceded in death by his father, Guy Benjamin Schmeckenbecher on July 23, 1966, his mother, Almina Gertrude Robinson Schmeckenbecher on June 18, 1989, a brother, Charles W. Schmeckenbecher on December 26, 1968.

The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home, 217 York Ave., Towanda.

Towanda Elks Lodge No. 2191 will hold services at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

The funeral services will beheld at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 1992, at the funeral home with the Rev. Harry Ferguson, pastor of the Wysox Presbyterian Church, officiating.

Interment will be in the Wysox Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the Wysox Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, Box 302, Wysox, Pa. 18854, or the Elks National Foundation in care of the Towanda Elks Lodge No. 2191, Main Street, Towanda, Pa. 18848, in Mr. Schmeckenbecher’s memory.

V. Maude Grace Schmeckenbecker (Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born September 23, 1895; died April 10, 1984

Married Blaine Saylor on December 24, 1915. He was born May 21, 1892; son of Frank & Laura Inman Saylor.

The Daily Review
April 11, 1984

Maude Schmeckenbecher Saylor, widow of Blaine E. Saylor of East Towanda, died Tuesday morning, April 10, 1984, at the Skilled Nursing Unit Memorial Hospital, Towanda.

Born September 23, 1895; in New Albany, she was the daughter of William and Laura Ortlieb Schmeckenbecher. On December 24, 1915, she married Blaine E. Saylor. They moved to Johnson City, N.Y. and after several years, came to Towanda and lived at 302 Hawes Street to make their home until Sylvania Electric acquired their home. They then made their home in East Towanda.

Mrs. Saylor was employed by the Montgomery - Bacon Machine shop; at various restaurants and hotels in Towanda, and at the Sylvania Electric Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, Blaine, December 12, 1979.

She was a member of the North Towanda United Methodist Church and the Methodist Women.

Surviving are: two sons, Norman Saylor of Towanda RD 2 and Gerald Saylor of Ontario, Canada; two daughters, Mrs. Janice Witmer of Sayre RD 2 and Mrs. Frank (Arlene) Browning of North Towanda; 14 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Paul Schmeck of Towanda RD 5, also nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home, 217 York Ave., Towanda with her pastor, the Rev. Albert E. Cox, officiating.

Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery Mausoleum.

There will be no calling hours at the funeral home.

The Daily Review
December 1979

Blaine E. Saylor, 87, of Est. Towanda, died Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Hospital in Towanda.

Born May 21, 1892 in Mehoopany, he was the son of Frank and Laura Inman Saylor.

He married Maude Schmeckenbecher on Dec. 24, 1915 and moved to Johnson City, N.Y.

After several years, they came to 302 Hawes St. Towanda, to make their home. They lived there until Sylvania acquired their property. Their home was located where the present Sylvania security gate is located. It was the first property that Sylvania acquired.

The Saylor’s then moved to East Towanda to live.

Mr. Saylor was employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad for 10 years and then operated a countywide route with the McNess Products Co., for many years. He then entered the employ of the Berlinger Silk Mill and retired in 1957.

Mr. Saylor was very well known and possessed a host of friends throughout the area.

He was a member of the North Towanda United Methodist Church and was very active until his illness.

He is survived by his wife, Maude; two sons, Norman Saylor of Towanda RD 2 and Gerald Saylor of Ontario, Canada; two daughters, Mrs. Janice Witmer, Sayre RD 2 and Mrs. Frank (Arlene) Browning, Jr., North Towanda; a brother, Wells Saylor of Laceyville; a sister, Mrs. Carrie Farr of Laceyville; 14 grandchildren 25 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Maryott Funeral Home, Towanda with the Rev. Albert E. Cox officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery.

Children of Maude & Blaine Saylor

1. Norman Earnest Saylor

2. Laura Janice Saylor

3. Wilma Arlene Saylor

4. Gerald Blaine Saylor

VI. Lena Lorena Schmeckenbecker (Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born February 16, 1897; died August 6, 1976

Married 1^st Deroy Robinson on December 1921

Married 2^nd David Ross McGowan

The Daily Review
August 17, 1976

Mrs. Ross McGowan, 79, of Chittenango Rd 1, N.Y. died Friday morning in St. Joseph'[s Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y

The former Lorena Schmeck, she was born Feb 16, 1897, in New Albany, Pa. and resided many years in the Wilkes-Barred area, moving to New York in 1938. Mrs. McGowan was a member of Towanda Untied Methodist Church.

Surviving are her husband; brother, Paul Schmeck, and a sister, Mrs. Blaine Saylor, Towanda

Funeral will be Monday at 11 from Homer E. Graham Funeral Home, 324 S. Franklin St., with Rev. Larry Sze., pastor of Centenary UM Church, Ashley, officiating. Interment in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call Sunday 2 to 4 7 to 9.

Pallbearers will be Joseph Neilson, Theodore VanKuren, Robert Barnes, Elwood Stevens and Russell Moses.

VII. Bessie May Schmeckenbecker (Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born November 24, 1902; died June 11, 1933; buried in Laddsburg cemetery, Laddsburg, Pa.

Married

The Sullivan Review
June 21, 1933
Bessie Schmeckenbecher Robinson, age 31 year, died Sunday morning June 11 at the Packer hospital, Sayre.
She is survived by her husband, and son, Gene, age three years and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Fred Beers of New Albany, Mrs. Blaine Saylor and Mrs. Ted VanKuren of Towanda, Miss Lena Schmeckenbecher of New York City, Guy, Fay and Paul Schmeckenbecher of New Albany.
The funeral service were held at her late home at Laddsburg last Wednesday conducted by Rev. W.W. Strite of Odessa, N.Y. assisted by Rev. Arnold Mellon of New Albany who took for his subject "The Voyage of Life" from 1 Timothy 6:6,7.
She was highly respected and the funeral was largely attended by many friends and neighbors and the body laid to rest near her parents in the Laddsburg cemetery. Her husband, who has been having pneumonia lay unconscious of all of these proceedings and but very little hopes of his recovery are held out. The friends have the sympathy of the whole vicinity.

Children of Bessie & Winfield Noble Robinson:

1. Gene Robinson

Mildred Ruth Schmeckenbecker (Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born June 5, 1907; died May 17, 1990; buried in Laddsburg Cemetery, Laddsburg, Pa.

Married Theodore VanKuren on September 21, 1926. He was born

the son of John & Stella Hottenstein VanKuren

The Daily Review
May 18, 1990

Mrs. T. R. VanKuren, 63, widely known North Towanda resident, died very suddenly Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe Pipher, at Mountain Lake. Mrs. Van Kuren was a guest there for dinner and the family was busy chatting when Mrs. VanKuren was stricken about 5 o'clock.

A native of New Albany, she was born May 6, 1907, a daughter of William and Laura Ortlieb Schmeckenbecher. She married Mr. VanKuren Sept. 21, 1926, and they have made their home in North Towanda ever since. For many years Mr. VanKuren has operated a gasoline service station on upper York Avenue.

Mrs. VanKuren has been very active in the community and her gracious nature gained her countless friends. She was very devoted to her family but found time to work in the North Towanda Methodist Church and its Women's Society of Christian Service. She also was a member of the "B" Club.

Surviving besides her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Roscoe (Phyllis) Pipher of Mountain Lake and Mrs. Jacob (Nancy) Turnois of Newark, N.Y.; a son, Theodore P. VanKuren of Elmira; two grandchildren, Karen and Randy Pipher; two brothers, Fay Schmeckenbecher of New Albany and Paul of Towanda; two sisters, Mrs. Blaine (Maude) Saylor of Towanda, and Mrs. David (Lena) McGowan of Chittenango, N.Y.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at the Miller Funeral Home, 23 Main St., Towanda, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. George Rees of the North Towanda United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Laddsburg Cemetery.

Note: This obituary was in the Towanda Daily Review probably on the 18th of May 1970. She died May 17, 1970.

Children of Mildred & Theodore Van Kuren:

1. Phyllis Van Kuren

2. Theodore P. Van Kuren

3. Nancy VanKuren (adopted)

Paul William Schmeckenbecker (Laura, Benedict Ortlieb) born September 12, 1908; died February 3, 1998

Married Gertrude Mary Wilson on October 2, 1933. She was born April 1, 1906, the daughter of William Henry & Ruby Gertrude Heslop Wilson, and died May 23, 2007.

The Daily Review
February 4, 1998 

Paul William Schmeckenbecher, 89, of Hornbrook, Towanda RR 5, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, 1998, at the Skilled Nursing Unit of Memorial Hospital, Towanda, Pa.

 Born Sept. 12, 1908, in Laddsburg, he was the youngest of nine children of the late William J. and Laura Ortlieb Schmeckenbecher.

Paul was a graduate of New Albany High School.  On Oct. 2, 1933, he married the former Gertrude Wilson in Odessa, N.Y.

In early years Paul was employed by the Towanda Folding Box Co. and later served in the U.S. Army during World War II.  Following his return home from the military he was employed by GLF in North Towanda and later owned and operated his own farm and gravel pit in Hornbrook for a number of years until his retirement.

Mr. Schmeckenbecher was a 64-year member of Union Lodge No. 108 F&AM, Towanda, and was a member of Towanda American Legion Post No. 42.  Paul enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing.

Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Gertrude Wilson Schmeckenbecher, at home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sylvia S. and Raymond "Garth" Hughson of East Smithfield, and Betsy S. and Richard H. Pierce of East Towanda; grandchildren, Garth Paul and Candace Hughson of Breese port, N.Y., Raymond Max and Karen Hughson of Breese port, N.Y., Pamela Allis and Steve Walker of Knoxville, Tenn., Yvonne Hughson of Knoxville, Tenn., Michelle and Keith Clark of Mercur Hill, Robin Anne and Alan Drake of Dallas, Texas, Kim Elaine and Dennis Christian of Appleton, Wis., and Heidi Jo and James Cook of Towanda; 20 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Fay, Lloyd and Guy Schmeckenbecher, and five sisters, Mina Beers, Maude Saylor, Lena McGowan, Bessie Robinson and Mildred VanKuren.

The funeral service will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, 1998, at 2 p.m. at the Bowen-Farr Funeral Home, Ulster, with the Rev. Alice Hartman, pastor of the Hornbrook United Methodist Church, officiating.

Interment will be in the Hornbrook Cemetery, Sheshequin Township, Pa.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.

Union Lodge No. 108 F&AM, Towanda, will hold a Masonic Service Thursday afternoon at 12:45 p.m. at the Bowen-Farr Funeral Home, Ulster.

The family suggests that memorials may be directed to Hornbrook United Methodist Church, in care of Mrs. Virginia Pruyne, RR 1, Box 166, Ulster, Pa. 18850 or to a charity or organization of one's choice in Mr. Schmeckenbecher's memory.

Children of Paul & Gertrude Schmeckenbecker:

1. Sylvia Schmeckenbecker

2. Betsy Schmeckenbecker

You can learn more about Paul and Gertrude (Wison) Schmeckenbecher, and find an ancestral chart, at Charles L. Schmeckenbecher and Rebecca Bahr.

Odelphine "Ottie" Ortlieb (Benedict Ortlieb) born in 1873; died December 1, 1890; buried in Thrasher’s Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

The Sullivan Review
December 4, 1890

Miss Etta Ortlieb of this place who has been at Sayre receiving medical treatment, died Monday, aged 18 years.
Her remains were brought to this place Tuesday and taken to the residence of her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Thrasher, of Cherry.
Funeral and interment at the Thrasher’s cemetery on Wednesday.

Note: In 2002, Sylvia Hughson, our contributor, contacted the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA to obtain information about the death of Ottie Ortlieb. Here is what the actual patient record reads:

Patient # 455
Name - Ottie Ortlieb
Pay - Poor
Admitted August 28, 1890
Discharged December 1, 1890 - Died
Number of days - 95
Cancer of the kidneys
Born in Dushore, Pa.
Lived in Mehoopany, Pa.
17 years old - white - Lutheran - single - domestic

STELLA LORENA ORTLIEB (Benedict Ortlieb) born about1877. Married Floyd L. Palmer

Child of Lorena & Floyd Palmer

1. Lois Lina Palmer born about 1904. Determined by the 1920 New York census. Floyd was 42 years old, Lorena was 42 years old and Lina was 16 years old.

We are not sure if her name is Lois Lina or Lina Lois.

Floyd Palmer and His Daughter
In the 1920s
Photo contributed by Sylvia Hughson