The materials on this page were compiled from a variety of historical records. We are specifically indebted to Sue Moyer for contributing the information on the Dane Bahr family.

DANIEL K. EPLER Born March 27, 1834; died February 19, 1910. He was the son of Samuel Epler and Salome Hasler. His parents came to Forks Township, Sullivan County in 1848 from Berks County, PA. You can read more about the Eplers in the Streby History of Forks Township.

Married MARY HARTMAN on October 27, 1857.  She was born June 18, 1840; died December 3, 1923; both are buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Children of Daniel & Mary Hartman Epler:

1. Martin Epler 1859-1933
2. Anna Epler 1864-1957
3. Jacob Epler 1869-1904
4. Samuel Epler 1874-1953
5. Emma Epler 1878-1957
6. Elizabeth Epler 1881-1942

The Sullivan Review
March 3, 1910

Daniel Epler, an old settler in Forks township, died at the homestead on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the age of 75 years, 10 months and 19 days.  Mr. Epler was born March 27, 1834, and on Oct. 27, 1857, was married to Mary Hartman at Reading.  Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Epler came to Sullivan County and located in Forks Township.

Deceased is survived by a widow, two sons, Samuel and Martin, and three daughters, Annie, Lizzie and Emma.  The funeral services were held at the house on Tuesday morning, Rev. H.R. Wilkes officiating.  The remains were brought to Bahr Hill cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
December 12,1923

Mrs. Mary Epler, widow of the late Daniel K. Epler of Cherry Township, died Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Philip Shrimp of Carpenter Street.

Mrs. Epler was born June 18, 1840 in Roherstown, Lancaster Co., her maiden name being Hartman and she came to Forks township with her husband in 1872.

She is survived by five children: Ada, wife of Philip Shrimp of Dushore, Emma, wife of Warden Bahr of Cherry township, Lizzie, wife of Wylie Vanhorn of Cherry township, Samuel of Cherry and Martin of Otten Trail Minn.

Funeral services were conducted in the Reformed church on Tuesday afternoon by the pastor Rev. F. Wm. Schacht.  Interment was made in the Bahr Hill cemetery, the grandsons of the deceased, acting as pallbearers.

MARTIN EPLER (Daniel K. Epler) born January 21, 1859; died June 30, 1933

Married CAROLINE NEVIL in 1878.

No Children

The Sullivan Review
September 13, 1933

Ottertail, July 12 - Martin Epler was born at Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 21, 1859.  He was married to Caroline Nevil in 1878.  In 1895 he came to Otter Tail County where he bought his first farm in section 22 of Ottertail Township, where he and his wife lived near the beautiful shores of Otter Tail Lake for almost fifteen years. 

In 1909 he rented the old home farm and went to Montana, settling at or near Craig, where he purchased a cattle ranch of some eight hundred acres.  There he enjoyed the life of a cattle rancher for some six years.  In 1915 he sold out the ranch in Montana and moved back to this county, settling in Otter Tail where he built a nice home and where he and his wife resided until 1927 when he made his last move out west to the state of Oregon where he bought a new home in the city of Medford. 

May 26 he was stricken with apoplexy.  He lay in a state of unconsciousness most of the time, with two doctors and two nurses attending him.  He passed away Friday evening, June 30, at 8:30 p.m. at the age of 74 years, 5 months and 9 days.  He leaves to mourn his wife Caroline, who has been his faithful wife and helpmate, all these years.  Also the following sisters and brother:  Mrs. Annie Shrimp, Dushore; Samuel Epler, New Albany; Mrs. Lizzie VanHorn, Mrs. Emma Bahr of Cherry township.

The remains were brought here from Medford and interment was in the Ottertail cemetery, the funeral taking place Saturday, Lester Whiting who was in charge read the above brief history of his life and gave a prayer.  Mrs. Alvin L. Schultz, Mrs. Lloyd

Schultz, Geo. Schultz and Walter Brutlag as a quartet sang “Nearer My God to Thee.” Those from a distance who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rieman, Mr. S.B. Irwin and daughters Frances and Carrie, all of Fergus Falls, Judge and Mrs. Anton Thompson and son Owen of Henning, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Parker of Girard.  The pallbearers were Henry a. Schultz, G.A. Schultz, Wm. Burmeister, S.B. Barnett, Henry Jones, and Mert Barber. 

Deceased had many friends here.  He never had any children of his own and yet one remembers seeing all the little boys in the village accompanying him to the train when leaving after a visit here.  A great sportsman, he enjoyed hunting and fishing, especially fishing in winter and he would fish in every kind of weather. 

Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Epler, who after a visit with friends here expects to visit in Montana before returning to her home at Medford.

ANNA EPLER (Daniel K. Epler) born January 3, 1864; died November 19, 1956.

Married Philip Shrimp on April 10, 1882. He was born March 17, 1853; died September 24, 1940.

The Sullivan Review
April 13, 1882

Philip Shrimp and Miss Anna Epler, both of Forks, married at the Lutheran Parsonage, Dushore, April 10, by Rev. R. S. Wagner.

Children of Philip & Anna Epler Shrimp:

1.      Martin Shrimp 1898-1898

2.      Herbert Shrimp-adopted

The Sullivan Review
November 22, 1956

Mrs. Philip Shrimp

Mrs. Anna Shrimp, widow of the lat Philip Shrimp, formerly of this place, died Monday evening in the Crist Nursing Home Williamsport.

She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Epler, born January 3^rd, 1864 in Lancaster County.

She is survived by a sister Mrs. Warden Bahr and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Holcombe Funeral Home. Rev. H. Joseph Slusser will officiate.

Interment in the Peace cemetery.

JACOB EPLER (Daniel K. Epler) Born October 10, 1869; died August 29, 1904 buried in Fairview Cemetery; Dushore, Pa.

Never married.

The Sullivan Review
September 1, 1904

As a result of a shooting affray on Railroad Street, in this place, on Sunday evening about nine o’clock, Jacob Epler is dead.

Gertrude, the divorced wife of Samuel Epler, is shot through the leg, and Frank Yanney is confined in the county jail charged with murder.  Some years ago Gertrude Stahl, a foster daughter of Henry Stahl, was married to Samuel Epler; the couple lived happily for a time, when Frank Yanney appeared on the scene, and Mrs. Epler appeared to prefer him to her lawful spouse.  The couple was, we believe, divorced and remarried, and then Epler again applied for a divorce.  The woman has for some time been living with Yanney about three miles from Dushore, and a ten month old child went through the fracas with her Sunday evening without a scratch.

Yanney and the woman went on the excursion to Harvey’s Lake Sunday, and Samuel Epler and his brother Jacob also went.  It appears that the parties had met and quarreled at the lake, and that the quarrel was continued on the train, and that promises had been made on both sides to settle the affair when Dushore was reached.  It is but fair to the murdered man to state that he had generally acted in the capacity of peacemaker and had repeatedly besought his brother to have no trouble with Yanney.  They were but a few rods from the station when it is alleged the woman remarked that if they were ever going to settle the matter it was time they begun.  Yanney and Jacob Epler pulled their coats and started toward each other.  Immediately there were a number of shots fired, the woman sprang between them, and Epler fell to the ground.  He got up and walked a few rods farther and again fell into the ditch.  His friends got a cot and carried him to Dr. Randall’s office where an examination showed that he was shot through the abdomen, the ball entering low down and ranging downward.  The doctor was unable to find the ball, and the man was finally removed to the home of Warden Bahr, a brother-in-law, who lives about a mile from town.  He died about nine o’clock the next morning.

The woman was taken to Dr. Herrmann’s office, and an examination showed that she was shot through the thigh, the ball going clear through.

Yanney was taken into custody.  Taken before J.H. Bohn, Esq; and remanded to jail without bail.  He was immediately taken to Laporte and placed in a cell.

After Jacob Epler’s death Coroner McHenry empanelled a jury and held a post mortem.  It was discovered that the bullet had ranged across the abdomen from left to right, struck the hip bone and glanced back, crossing the abdominal cavity twice and completely riddling the entrails.  The man was beyond earthly help when the trigger was pulled.  The jury consists of Ira Cott, Lincoln Cox, Frank Cox, B.P. Hunsinger, Wellington Graifly, William Fairchild, and they adjourned until Thursday evening at eight o’clock, when the hearing will be resumed.

The funeral of Jacob Epler was held Wednesday afternoon at the Evangelical church, and the interment was made at Bahr’s Hill.  Deceased was about thirty years of age, unmarried and was known as a quiet, hardworking and peaceable young man.  He was a son of D.K. Epler, of Forks Township.

The Sullivan Review
December 22, 1904

Frank Yanney was declared “not guilty” of the murder of Jacob Epler, by the jury in the case, at Laporte, on Thursday evening last.  The next morning he appeared before a justice of the Peace at Laporte, armed with the necessary license, and was united in lawful wedlock with Gertrude Epler, first wife of Samuel Epler, the brother of the man who was killed at the Dushore railroad station on the night of August 28 last.

According to the evidence produced by the commonwealth, Yanney, on arriving at Dushore, challenged the two Eplers and John Bahr to fight, and called them vile names, and when Jacob Epler took off his coat and started to comply with the request for a scrap, Yanney drew his gun and fired three times, one shot taking effect in the bowels of Jacob Epler, and another in the leg of the woman the wife of Sam Epler, who was in company with Yanney.  Epler died the next morning.

According to the evidence produced by the defense, and the witnesses were principally Yanney himself, his relatives, and the woman in the case, Yanney had all along conducted himself in a very patient and exemplary manner.  After Sam Epler and his wife parted she went to the Redburg farm, about two miles from Dushore and opened a boarding house, and Frank Yanney was one of her boarders.  Sam Epler, and his brother, the dead man, had annoyed them frequently, and often made remarks to and about them.  It was even asserted that Sam had threatened to whip Frank Yanney, a good and law abiding citizen, who was doing nothing more than living quietly in a boarding house and, we presume, paying his board.  On Sunday, August 28, Gertrude Epler, the boarding house mistress, decided to go on the excursion to Harvey’s Lake and as her boarder, Frank Yanney also wanted to go, they walked to the station together, and he very obligingly carried the baby.  On the train were the Eplers, and it is in evidence that when Sam saw the boarding house mistress, the baby, and Frank Yanney, that he made faces at them.  Before the train got back to Dushore some very ugly remarks had been made and the Eplers and Yanney had interchanged such courtesies as “scab,” dago, and “s___of a b__” At the station, according to Frank Yanney and the boarding house mistress, the Eplers and John Bahr piled on them and Yanney was forced, very much against his will, to shoot, in order to save his own life.  Gertrude says that Sam Epler shot her.  The arrest and trial followed, and now Jacob Epler is dead and buried, Samuel Epler is alive, and Gertrude, his two times wife, has gone out of the boarding house business and married Frank Yanney.

The evidence was voluminous, and we cannot very well reproduce it and have room for any thing else.  The verdict was a surprise to people in this part of the country, and some very uncomplimentary remarks have been made in regard to the jury.  However, there is nothing to do about it.  Frank Yanney is innocent, or at least “Not guilty” and has been so declared by a jury of his peers.

SAMUEL EPLER (Daniel Epler) born in 1874; died February 1953

Married 1^st Gertrude (nee' Reese), Stahl twice. /divorced She was born 1878; died 1966

Married 2^nd Ida Smith Zaner on January 27, 1917.

Married 3rd Julietta Rinebold Kester, Holden on March 25, 1936

Children of Samuel & Gertrude Reese (Smith) Epler

1.      Arthur Epler 1896-1973

2.      Florence Epler 1898-1958

3.      Marie Epler 1901-1979

The Sullivan Review
February 19, 1953

Samuel Epler of Dushore died Saturday evening at the age of 79.

He is survived by three children, Arthur of New Albany, Florence Rubach of Towanda and Marie Epler of Cleveland.

Services were held at the Cranmer Funeral Home in New Albany Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.

Arthur H. Epler (Samuel, Daniel K. Epler) born April 23, 1896; died May 4, 1973

Married Rebecca Keeney She was born March 27, 1898; died December 2, 1986

Children of Arthur & Rebecca Keeney Epler:

1. Harry Epler 1917-2004
2. Marie Epler 1919-1978
3. Kenneth Epler

The Sullivan Review
May 10, 1973

Arthur H. Epler, 77, Dushore, died May 4, 1973 at his home following a heart seizure.

Mr. Epler was born April 23, 1896 in Sullivan County, a son of Samuel and Gertrude Reese Epler.

He worked for 10 years at the Glendale Farms, Wilkes-Barre, when it was a part of Harrington Dairy Co. He was in charge of the horses used to deliver milk.

In 1948 he returned to New Albany purchased a farm and operated it as a dairy farm until he retired.

He was also engaged in the lumber business during some of this time.

About 11 years ago he built a new home in Dushore and has lived in Dushore since.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Dushore and the Sullivan County Senior Citizens Club.

Surviving are his wife, Rebecca Keeney Epler; a daughter, Mrs. George (Marie) Leo, New Albany; two sons, Harry of New Albany and Kenneth of Horseheads, N.Y. also five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held May 7, 1973 at Zion Lutheran Church.  The services were conducted by Rev. Edgar Reed and Rev. Maurice Hart.  Interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.

Harry Epler (Arthur, Samuel, Daniel K. Epler) born January 19, 1917; died June 9, 2004

Married Mary Bleiler on April 3, 1938.  She was born November 25, 1918; died July 4, 1991.

Children of Harry and Marie Bleiler Epler:

1. Larry Epler
2. Robert  Epler
3. Nina Joyce Epler

The Daily Review
Towanda, Pa

Larry Epler (Harry, Arthur, Samuel, Daniel K. Epler)

Robert Epler (Harry, Arthur, Samuel, Daniel K. Epler) born December 13, 1938

Married Judy Irene Neuber on November 17, 1962.  She was born July 7, 1941.

Children of Robert and Judy Neuber Epler:

1. Penny Lynne Epler 1966-
2. Scott Robert Epler 1970-

Marie A. Epler (Arthur, Samuel, Daniel K. Epler) born April 2, 1919; died September 12, 1978.

Married George L. Leo he died December 1, 1984.

The Sullivan Review
September 21, 1978

Marie A. Leo, wife of George L. Leo of New Albany, died Sept. 12, 1978 at the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, after a brief illness.

Marie was born in Eldredsville, the daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Kenny Epler and the late Arthur Epler.

After graduating from New Albany High School, she began her career in the New Albany Post Office as a clerk.  In 1961 she was appointed acting postmaster and in 1962 was appointed the postmaster, the position she held until her death.

At the present time, she was president of the Five County Postmasters’ Association, which includes Bradford, Sullivan, Tioga, Lycoming and Wyoming counties.

At the last convention held in Philadelphia, Marie was elected vice president of District 9 of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of postmasters of the United States.  Marie was just appointed to the legislative committee by the president of the Pennsylvania State Postmasters Association.

Previously she was county director of the Bradford County Postmasters Association, a position she held for three years, and was past secretary of the five County Postmasters Association.

She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Towanda and the New Albany Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary.

Surviving are her husband, George L. Leo; her mother, Mrs. Rebecca Epler of Dushore; two brothers, Harry Epler of New Albany and Kenneth Epler of Horseheads, NY; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Sept. 16 at the Towanda Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Maurice J. Hart officiating, assisted by the Rev. Charles Sauder of Shamokin.  The eulogy was delivered by Dr. William Host of Tunkhannock.

Burial was in the St. Mary’s cemetery, Wilkes-Barre.

Pallbearers were Leon Dennis, Joseph Yankalonis, Thomas Foreman, Morris Good, George Ciprich and Richard Snell.

There were many friends attending the calling hours at the family home in New Albany.

Florence Epler (Samuel, Daniel K. Epler) died February 7, 1958

Married Mr. Rubach

Children of Florence and Mr. Rubach:

1.      Harry Rubach

The Sullivan Review
February 13, 1958

Mrs. Florence Rubach died at he home of her brother, Arthur Epler of New Albany Friday February 7 after a lingering illness.
She is survived by a son Harry of Port Orange, Fla; a sister, Marie Epler of Cleveland.
Funeral services were held Sunday Feb. 9 at 2 o’clock at the Cranmer Funeral Home, New Albany.  Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.

EMMA EPLER (Daniel K. Epler) born September 7, 1878; died June 7, 1957

Married Warden M. Bahr January 3, 1899.  He was born June 9, 1875; died April 29, 1956

Children of Emma & Warden M. Bahr:

1. William Bahr 1899-1961
2. Morris Bahr 1902-1966
3. Myrl Bahr 1904-1965
4. Dane Bahr 1906-1965
5. Alice Bahr 1910-1999
6. Aletha Bahr 1912-1997
7. Lela Bahr 1917-1980
8. Louis Bahr 1920-

The Sullivan Review
June 13, 1957

Mrs. Warden Bahr, aged 78, passed away very suddenly at her home on Friday, June 7.  She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Epler and had lived in Sullivan County all her life.

Mrs. Bahr was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren church.

She is survived by five sons William and Morris of Wisconsin; Myrl of Lopez; Dane and Louis of Dushore; three daughters:  Lt. Alice M. Bahr, Key West, Fla. Mrs. Eric Hibbard of Rome, and Mrs. T.J. Saul, Dushore; fourteen grandchildren.

Funeral services were held from the home at 1:30 Monday afternoon and at the Evangelical United Brethren church at 2 0’clcock with burial at Fairview cemetery on Bahr Hill, the Rev. Ray W. Schloyer officiating

The Sullivan Review
May 3, 1956

Warden M. Bahr, 80, died Sunday afternoon at his home on Dushore RD after a long illness.  A native of Cherry township, he was born June 9, 1875, the son of William B. and Mary Zaner Bahr.

Mr. Bahr was a retired farmer and earlier in life he had worked for many years as a miner for the Connell Anthracite mining Co. of Bernice.  At one time he served as a school Director in Cherry Township and at different times had been a road contractor on the rural roads of this vicinity.

He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Dushore.

Surviving are his wife, Emma five sons, William of Milwaukee, Morris of Columbus, Wis., Myrl of Lopez, Dane and Louis of this place; three daughters, Miss Alice Bahr U.S. Navy, Philadelphia, Mrs. Eric Hibbard of Rome and Mrs. Lela Saul of this place; one brother, Sherman Z. of Dushore 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Funeral services were held at his late home Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock with further services at the Evangelical United Brethren Church at 1:30, the Rev. L.A. Fuhrman officiating.  Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.

William Bahr (Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born September 2, 1899; died March 5, 1961.

Married Alma

Children of William and Alma Bahr:

1. David Bahr
2.  

The Sullivan Review
March 17, 1961

William D. Bahr, 61 of 3304 North 100^th St. Milwaukee, Wis., died Sunday, March 5, 1961 at the St. Mary’s Hospital Burn Center in Milwaukee, Wis., of Burns, which covered 90 percent of his body.  They were received in a fire that caused $10,000 damage to his home.

The fire started in an attached garage in which Mr. Bahr was working.  It was believed to have been caused when gasoline fumes were ignited by an electric heater.

His wife, Alma, 60 was burned on the face and hands and his son, David, 21, was overcome by smoke when they pulled Mr. Bahr from the flaming garage.

Mr. Bahr was a machine designer at the Allis-Chalmer Manufacturing Company in West Allis, Wis.  He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Warden Bahr of Dushore.

Surviving, besides his wife and son, are a daughter, Mrs. Howard Jasnau of Milwaukee, Wis. four brothers, Morris of Columbus, Wis, Myrl of Lopez, Louis and Dane of Dushore; three sisters, Mrs. Eric Hibbard of Rome, Pa. Lcdr. Alice M. Bahr of the U.S. Navy at Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. T.J. Saul of Dushore.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, march 9, 1961 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church South 78^th St. and W. Lincoln Ave. West Allis, Wis. Burial was in the Wisconsin Memorial park, Milwaukee, Wis.  

Morris Bahr (Emma, Daniel K. Epler) 1902-1966

Myrl Bahr (Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born March 27, 1905; died July 1965

Married Anna Bushofsky .  She was born April 3, 1907; died June 27, 2002

The Sullivan Review
July 30, 1965

Myrl Bahr, 60, well known Lope resident passed away about 11 p.m. Friday as the result of a heart attack, dying on the street in Lopez.  He was born March 27, 1905, the son of the late Warden and Emma Epler Bahr.

He was an operator of machinery in a coalmine in Mildred until his retirement 15 years ago. This retirement was due to ill health.

He is survived by his wife, the former Anna Bushofsky two brothers Morris of Fall River Wis., and Louis of Dushore; three sisters Mrs. Eric (Aletha) Hibbard of Rome, Miss Alice Bahr and Mrs. Theodore (Lela) Saul both of Dushore and several nephews, nieces aunts and uncles.

Funeral services were held in the Arthur L. Tubach Funeral home 206 Water Street, Dushore, at 1:30 p.m. Monday.  Further services were held in St. Paul’s Evangelical United Brethren church, Dushore at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Clyde E. House pastor officiating. Burial was in Fairview cemetery, Dushore.

Pallbearers were William Bohensky, John Bushofsky, Martin Bushofsky, Frank Decker, Frank Foss, Charles Goers, Peter Stavisky, Joseph Wenner, James White.

The Sullivan Review
July 3, 2002

Mrs. Anna L. Bushofsky Bahr, 95, of Lopez, died on June 27, 2002 at Memorial Hospital in Towanda.

She was born in Lopez on April 3, 1907 a daughter of Joseph and Anna Gaspar Bushofsky.  She attended local schools and married Myrl Bahr of Dushore.  She worked at the former Weldon Manufacturing Company of Lopez and later retired from the former Sullcraft Manufacturing Company of Dushore after many years of service.

Anna and Myrl raised their niece and nephew, Rosanne Lukachik of Lopez, with whom Anna resided and also Humphrey Lukachik of Erie, Myrl died in 1965.

Anna was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Mildred.

Surviving are six sisters, Mrs. Veronica White and Mrs. Margaret Kravitz, both of Buffalo, NY, Mrs. Emily Goers of Worcester, Mrs. Helen Foss of Buffalo, Mrs. Leona McKay of Anaheim, CA and Mrs. Dorothy Stanley, Lakes Wales, FL and Lopez; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Anna was predeceased by brothers Michael Bushofsky of Lopez, Anthony Bushofsky of Lopez, Joseph Bushofsky of Dushore, Martin Bushofsky of Johnson City, NY; John Bushofsky of Dushore; sisters Mary Lorenz of Telford, and Agnes Mund of Placentia, CA.

Funeral services were held on July 1, 2002 at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, Dushore, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at her church with the Rev. Michael B. Harris presiding.  Interment was in SS. Peter and Paul’s Byzantine Cemetery, Lopez.

Memorials are directed to St. Francis of Assisi Carillon Bell Fund, PO Box 307, Dushore, PA 18614.

Dane Bahr (Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born December 11, 1906; died May 3, 1965

Married Rose Alma Farrell on December 1, 1934.  She was born November 4, 1904; died February 8, 1976.

Children of Dane & Rose Farrell Bahr:

1.  Maureen Bahr 1935-1995

The Sullivan Review
May 7, 1965

Dane (Cubby) Bahr, aged 58, well known Dushore resident died late Monday afternoon following a long illness.

Mr. Bahr was born in Dushore the son of the late Warden and Emma Epler Bahr. He had been an employee of the Dolly Madison Food Co Inc Dushore since 1933.  He was a member of the St Paul’s Evangelical United Brethren Church at Dushore; a member of Local 229 of the International Association of Teamsters, and of Canto Lodge No. 429, Loyal Order of Moose.

Surviving are his wife, the former Rose Farrell; a daughter Mrs. James (Marlene) Spence of Dushore; two granddaughters, Susan and Maureen, three brothers Morris of Fall River, Wis, Myrl of Lopez and Louis of Dushore; three sisters Miss Alice Bahr and Mrs. Theodore (Lela) Saul, both of Dushore, and Mrs. Eric (Althea) Hibbard of Rome, Pa; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held from the Arthur L. Tubach Funeral Home, 206 Water Street, 10:30 o’clock and at St. Paul’s EUB Church in Dushore at 11 o’clock. Rev. Clyde E. House officiated and interment was in St. Basil’s cemetery, Dushore.

Pallbearers were Floyd Kinsley, Harold Kitchen, Joseph P Obert, Robert Pond, Joseph A. Ryan and Joseph Sweeney.

The Sullivan Review
February 12, 1976

Mrs. Rose Farrell Bahr, 64, of Mildred, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1976, at the Robert Packer Hospital.

She was born in Dushore Nov. 4, 1911, the daughter of the late John L. and Frances M. Fries Farrell.  A lifelong resident of Sullivan County, she was a graduate of St. Basil’s High School, and a member of St. Basil’s Church.

Mrs. Bahr is survived by a daughter, Mrs. James (Marlene) Spence of Mildred; six brothers, Thomas and Patrick of Sayre, John, Eugene, Joseph and William, all of Dushore; one sister, Mrs. Jack (Cecilia) Collins of Elmira; four grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.  Her husband Dane Bahr died May 3, 1965.

The funeral was held Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 9:15 a.m. from the Regina Tubach Homer Funeral Home.  A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Mildred.

Interment was in St. Basil’s Cemetery, Dushore.

Maureen Bahr (Dane, Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born September 7, 1935; died November 1, 1995

Married James Eugene Spence on September 22, 1956.  He was born April 20, 1933

Children of Maureen & James Spence:

1. Susan Dana Spence 1957-
2. Maureen Spence 1959-
3. Jimmy Robert Spence 1967
4. Francine Spence 1971-

Susan Dana Spence (Maureen, Dane, Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born November 4, 1957

Married Daniel David Moyer

Children of Susan & Daniel Moyer:

1. Cheryl Moyer 1977-
2. Daniel James Moyer 1981-

Cheryl Lynn Moyer (Susan, Maureen, Dane, Emma, Daniel K. Epler)

Daniel James Moyer (Susan, Maureen, Dane, Emma, Daniel K. Epler)

Maureen Spence (Maureen, Dane, Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born September 28, 1959

James Robert Spence (Maureen, Dane, Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born February 21, 1967

Francine Spence (Maureen, Dane, Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born December 24, 1971

Married David Doyle

Children of Francine & David Doyle:

1. MacKenzie Marlene Doyle born September 12, 1997
2. Jacob Gerald Doyle  born November 1, 2000

Alice Bahr (Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born March 19, 1910; died September 3, 1999.

Aletha Bahr (Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born May 16, 1912; died February 16, 1997

Married Glenn Eric Hibbard. Born September 4, 1911; died December 22, 1970

Children of Aletha & Glenn Hibbard:

1. Dorothy Ann Hibbard
2. Glenna June Hibbard
3. Alice Mae Hibbard
4. Dale Hibbard
5. Ronald David Hibbard, born November 17, 1944, died April 29, 2008 [obituary below]

The Daily Review
Towanda, Pa

February 18, 1997

Aletha J. Hibbard, 84 formerly of Sayre, passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 1997, at the Robert Packer Hospital after an extended illness.

Born in Dushore, Pa., May 16, 1912, the daughter of Warden and Emma Epler Bahr, she was a graduate of Dushore High School in 1930.

She was predeceased by her husband, Glenn Eric Hibbard, Dec. 22, 1970.

She is survived by her daughters, Dorothy Ann Hibbard of Sayre, Glenna June Hibbard of Charlotte, N.Y.; her daughters, and sons-in-law: Alice Mae and William Mower of Endicott, N.Y., and Dale and Don Breitenfeld of Lakewood, Colo; a son Ronald David Hibbard of Rome, Pa; a granddaughter and her husband, Beth and Vita Bavaro of the Woodland, Texas; a granddaughter, Jessica Mower of Endicott, N.Y.; and a grandson, Douglas Breitenfeld of Lakewood, Colo.; her sister, Alice Mae Bahr of Dushore, Pa: and a brother and sister-in-law, Jean Hibbard of Lounsberry, N.Y.; and a brother-in-law, James Coleman of Johnson City, N.Y.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Friends may call at the Lowery Funeral Home, 225 South Main St. Athens, Pa, Wednesday, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m.

Funeral and committal will follow there at 2 p.m. with pastor Lamar Kipp of the Moxie Church officiating.

Burial will be in the Everpurple Cemetery, New Albany, Pa at a later time.

Memorial donations may be made to the Endless Mountains M.S. Society, P.O. Box 114 Wysox, Pa 18854

The Daily Review
Towanda, Pa

May 1, 2008

Ronald David Hibbard, 63, of North Rome, Pa. passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Memorial Hospital, Towanda, Pa. Ronald had been a resident of the Bradford County Manor in West Burlington Twp., Pa. for the past two months. Born Nov. 17, 1944 in Sayre, Pa., he was the son of the late Eric Hibbard and Aletha Bahr Hibbard. Ronald was a veteran of the Viet Nam Conflict having served in the US Army. He was employed by the Ingersoll-Rand Foundry in Athens, Pa. for over 20 years until declining health no longer permitted him to continue. In earlier years, Ronald enjoyed hunting, fishing and working in his garden. He loved reading and photography. He is survived by: four sisters, Dorothy Ann Hibbard of Sayre, Pa., June Hibbard of Hertford, N.C., Alice Mae Mower of Endicott, N.Y., Dale Breitenfeld of Aurora, Colo.; several nieces, nephews and cousins; very good friends, Pastor Kenneth and Ruth Crain The funeral and committal service will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home, 217 York Ave., Towanda, Pa., with Pastor Kenneth Crain officiating. Towanda American Legion Post No. 42 will accord military honors Saturday evening at the funeral home.

Interment will be on Monday in the Evergreen Cemetery, Albany Twp., Pa. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorial contributions may be directed to the Bradford County Manor Patient Activities Fund, RR 3 Box 322, Troy, Pa. 16947 or to the Windham Summit Bible Church in care of Kathy Gorsline, RR1 Box 268, Ulster, Pa. 18850 in Ronald David Hibbard's memory.

Lela E. Bahr ((Emma, Daniel K. Epler) born May 10, 1917; died August 5, 1980

Married Dr. Theodore J. Saul on July 27, 1943.  He was born November 9, 1909; died August 21, 1978

The Sullivan Review
August 13, 1942

Mr. and Mrs. Warden Bahr of Cherry Township, announce the marriage of their daughter Lela to Lieutenant T.J. Saul, M.D. formerly of this place.  They will reside at Bastrop, Texas, where the Lieutenant is stationed at Camp Swift.

Children of Lela & Theodore Saul:

1. Theodore J. Saul, Jr.
2. Stanley W. Saul 1959-1999
3. Marianne Saul

The Sullivan Review
August 7, 1980

Mrs. Lela E. Saul, 63 of Dushore RD 1 Cherry Township, died August 5, 1980 at her home.

Born May 10, 1917, a daughter of the late Ward and Emma Epler Bahr, Mrs. Saul was a graduate of the Dushore High School, Class of 1934.  She married Dr. Theodore J. Saul on July 27, 1942. Dr. Saul died August 21, 1978.

She was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church of Dushore, and the church board, the Tuesday Book Club and the Republican Women’s Club.

Surviving are two sons, Theodore J. Jr. and Stanley W. both of Dushore ; a daughter Miss Marianne Saul, of Williamsport; a brother, Louis Bahr, San Diego, CA; two sisters, Miss Alice Bahr, Dushore and Mrs. Aletha Hibbard, Burlington; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the P. Dean Homer  Funeral Home, Dushore, followed by a service at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Dushore, with the Rev. Richard Heinrich, her pastor, officiating.

Burial will be in the Bahr Hill cemetery, Dushore.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday.

ELIZABETH EPLER (Daniel Epler) born July 31, 1876; died; died February 15, 1942

Married 1^st Julius Bahr born May 8, 1872; died February 1919

Married 2^nd Revilo VanHorn

Children of Elizabeth & Julius Bahr:

1. Floyd Bahr 1896-1944
2. Martin Bahr 1900-1981
3. Mary Bahr 1905-1998

Children of Elizabeth & Revilo VanHorn:

1. Francis VanHorn 1923-1986*

*Note:  Francis VanHorn was adopted and raised by Elizabeth & Revilo VanHorn.  He was actually the son of Elizabeth’s daughter Mary Bahr.

The Sullivan Review
February 19, 1942

Mrs. Revilo VanHorn, aged 61, died suddenly Sunday morning at her home in Cherry Township.  The deceased had been in good health up to the time of her death.

The survivors in addition to her husband Wiley VanHorn are three sons, Floyd Bahr of Dushore RD, Martin Bahr ;of Williamsport, Francis ‘D. VanHorn of Dushore a daughter Mrs. Mary Chilson of Dushore RD; two sisters Mrs. Anna Shrimp of Dushore, Mrs. Warden Bahr of Dushore, and one brother, Samuel Epler of Towanda.

She was a member of the Reformed church of the Redeemer, of this place.

Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday at 9:30 o’clock and at the church at Dushore at 10 o’clock The Rev. Clement B. Meyers will officiate.

The Sullivan Review
February 12, 1919

Julius Bahr of Cherry was killed last Wednesday by a fall of rock in the Connell mines shortly after he started to work in the morning.  Mr. Bahr was 47 years of age and besides his aged mother, Mrs. Catherine Bahr, he is survived by his wife, one daughter and two sons, one of whom is in France.  Funeral services were held Saturday with interment in Fairview cemetery.  Rev. Walter J. Yingst officiating.

Floyd Bahr (Elizabeth, Daniel Epler) died May 29, 1944

Married Clara Bundle on January 1928; She was born May 24, 1909; died March 26, 1980.

Children of Floyd & Clara Bundle Bahr:

1. Francis Joseph Bahr 1928-2004
2. Martin George Bahr 1930-1999
3. Mary Bahr
4. Clara A. Bahr
5. Paul Bahr
6. Sophia Bahr
7. Floyd Bahr, Jr.
8. Betty Bahr
9. Robert Bahr

The Sullivan Review
June 1, 1944

Floyd Bahr of Cherry Township, died at the Robert Packer hospital at Sayre, Monday evening, following a two weeks illness.  He was born in Cherry Township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Julius Bahr, 48 years ago.  He entered in World War I. and served over seas from May 21, 1918 until July 6, 1919.  Since returning to civil life he has been a prosperous farmer in this community.

He is survived by his wife, Clara Bundle Bahr and eight children, Francis, Martin, Mary, Paul, Sophia, Floyd, Jr., Betty and Robert at home; a sister Mrs. Harley Chilson of Dushore RD and a brother Martin Bahr of Williamsport.

Funeral services will be held from his late home Friday morning at 9:30 and at the Reformed church at this place at 10:00. Burial in Fairview cemetery.

Rev. C.B. Meyers will officiate.

McDermott Post, American Legion will be in charge of the services at the grave.

The Sullivan Review
April 3, 1980

Clara E. Bahr, 70, of Dushore RD 1 died March 26, 1980 at the home of her son, Francis Bahr.

Born in Sugar Hill, Sullivan County on May 24, 1909, the daughter of the late George and Mary Bundle, she attended the Sugar Hill School and married Floyd Bahr in January of 1928.  Mr. Bahr died May 29, 1944.

Mr. Bahr was a member of St. Basil’s Roman Catholic Church of Dushore and its Altar and Rosary Society.

She is survived by five sons, Francis, Gillett; Martin, Dushore; Paul, Pine City NY, Floyd, Byron, MN, and Robert Dushore; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Donovan, Lowman, NY; Mrs. Sophia Barry, Dushore and Mrs. Betty Kennedy, Glendale, AZ Six brothers, Joseph, Lopez, Paul, John and Edward of Dushore; Stanley, New Albany and Peter, Wilmington, DE; four sisters, Mrs. Ann Kramer, Reading; Miss Helen Bundle and Mrs. Mary Lamoreaux, Elmira Heights, NY and Mrs. Kathryn Buck of Groton, NY; 21 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Bahr’s sister, Sophie died in 1964.  Services were held March 29 at the P. dean Homer Funeral Home, Dushore, followed y a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Basil’s Church with the Rev. Eugene Carr officiating.

Interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.

Francis Joseph Bahr (Floyd, Elizabeth, Daniel Epler) born October 16, 1928; died June 15, 2004.

The Sullivan Review
June 24, 2004

Francis Joseph "Jake" Bahr, 75, of Gillett RR 1, Ridgebury Township, died June 15, 2004, following an extended illness.
Jake was born Oct. 16, 1928, in Dushore. He was a son of the late Floyd and Clara (Bundle) Bahr.
Jake was a retired employee of St. Joseph's Hospital, Elmira, N.Y., where he worked in the maintenance department. He was an 18-year member of the Waverly Moose Lodge No. 1490.
Surviving are his loving wife of 38 years, Marjorie (Fassett) Bahr; his son, Ron (Paula) Bahr; his stepchildren, Stanley (Diane) Beeman, William (Nancy) Beeman and Katie (Pat) Blow; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his brothers Paul (Diane) Bahr, Floyd (Marge) Bahr and Robert Bahr; his sisters, Mary Donovan, Sophie (Francis) Barry and Betty Kennedy; his sister-in-law, Ann Bahr; several nieces and nephews; a special nephew, Joe (Ann) Donovan; special friends and caregivers Don and Kandy French, Michele Rinebold and Jason Hallett; and several faithful companions and dogs Bear and Suzie.
Besides his parents, Jake was also preceded in death by a brother, Martin Bahr, and a sister, Clara Ann Bahr.
It was Jake's request that there be no calling hours.
A memorial service was held June 19, at the family home, RR1, Box 2090, Monkey Run Road, Gillett. The Rev. Andrew Phillips presided.
Waverly Moose Lodge No. 1490 held a service Saturday at the family home.
Interment will be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations in Jake's name be directed to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Roberts Funeral Home Inc., 279 Main St., Wellsburg, N.Y.

Martin Bahr (Elizabeth, Daniel K. Epler) born February 20, 1900; died October 1981.

Mary B. Bahr (Elizabeth, Daniel K. Epler) born January 31, 1905; died December 13, 1998.

Married Hartley Chilson. Born January 21, 1921; died January 1979

Children of Mary & Hartley Chilson:

1.      Elizabeth Chilson 1930-2000

2.      Catherine Chilson 1933-1995

 
The Daily Review
December 14, 1998

Mary B. Chilson, 93, of Cherry township, Dushore RR 1 passed away early Sunday morning, Dec. 13, 1998 at the Highlands in Laporte, Pa.
Born on January 31, 1905 in Cherry Township, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Elizabeth Epler Bahr.
Mary has been a lifetime resident of Cherry Township.  She was a member of the Shepard of the Hills Lutheran Church Trinity Chapel, in Mildred, Pa.
In early days she had worked as a cook in the lumbering camps.  She later had been employed by Weldon Co. in Lopez and later by Sullcraft Industries of Dushore retiring in 1987.
Mrs. Chilson was preceded in death by her husband the late Hartley Chilson in 1979.
She left surviving a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Kinsley of Dushore RR1; six grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by two grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Funeral and committal services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1998 at 8:30 p.m. in the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, 119 Carpenter Street Dushore, Pa with the Rev. Eddie Nilson her pastor officiating.
Friends and family are invited to call on Wednesday evening at McHenry Funeral Home, from 6 p.m. until the time of the funeral service.
In lieu of flowers, donations or contributions may be made to the Mildred Ambulance Association, c/o James Yarnell, Mildred, Pa 18632 in Mrs. Chilson’s memory.

Elizabeth Chilson (Mary, Elizabeth, Daniel K. Epler) born January 7, 1930; died June 11, 2000.

Married Morris Kinsley.  Born Dec. 31, 1927; died December 14, 2003.

Children of Elizabeth & Morris Kinsley:

1.      Mary Kinsley

2.      Helen Kinsley

3.      Morris Kinsley Jr.

4.      Catherine Kinsley

5.      Arthur Kinsley
 
The Sullivan Review
June 15, 2000

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Kinsley, 70, of Dushore, died June 11, 2000, at Memorial Hospital, Towanda. She was born January 7, 1930, in Cherry Township, a daughter of Hartley and Mary Chilson.
A lifetime resident of Sullivan County, she had been employed at Sulcraft Mfg. Co. in Dushore as a seamstress.
She was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Trinity Chapel, in Mildred and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of McDermott Post 452, American Legion.
Surviving are her husband Morris Kinsley, to whom she was married 52 years; five children, Mary Bailey of Athens; Helen Kinsley of Dushore; Morris Kinsley, Jr. of Dushore; Catherine Foux of New Albany; and Arthur Kinsley of Berwick; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister Catherine Dieffenbach and a granddaughter, Shirley Bailey.
Funeral services were held June 14 at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore, with Rev. Dr. Eddie Nilsen presiding.
 
The Sullivan Review
December 18, 2003

Morris A. Kinsley Sr., 75, passed away quietly in The Highland's Nursing Home in Laporte, Pa., on Dec. 14, 2003.
He was born in Sullivan County on Dec. 31, 1927, a son of the late Harry Eugene and Evelda Dieffenbach Kinsley.
His memberships included the Trinity Lutheran Church of Mildred, Pa., a member of the American Legion Post 452 of Mildred, and the New Albany V.F.W.
Morris enjoyed time spent hunting and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Chilson Kinsley.
He is survived by his second wife, Sandra Dunbar Bundle Kinsley; by six children, Mary Bailey of Sayre, Pa., Helen Kinsley of New Albany, Pa., Katherine Foux of Everpurple, Pa., Morris Kinsley Jr. of New Albany, Pa., Arthur "Butch" Kinsley of Berwick, Pa., and Perdetia Stackhouse of Liberty, Pa.; by a sister, Susan Pastusic, of Mildred, Pa. He is also survived by four step-children; Donald Bundle of York, Pa., Sandra Calaman of Dushore, Pa., Edward Bundle of Seven Valleys, Pa., Ashley Brooks of Dushore, Pa., by 14 grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, 119 Carpenter Street, Dushore, Pa., on Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Robert W. Brown, pastor, officiating.
Friends and family are invited to call on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003 at McHenry Funeral Home in Dushore from 7 to 9 p.m.
A military Pass in Review will be held Thursday at the funeral home by American Legion McDermott Post 42 of Mildred at 7:30 p.m.


 
 

Catherine Chilson (Mary, Elizabeth, Daniel K. Epler) born January 17, 1933; died January 8,1995,

Married Blaine Dieffenbach.  He was born December 28, 1925; died August 4, 1975.

Children of Catherine & Blaine Dieffenbach:

Francis VanHorn (Mary, Elizabeth, Daniel K. Epler) born December 17, 1923; died October 3, 1986.

The Sullivan Review
October 9, 1986

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