Bernice Kinsley
We are indebted to Doris Weaver Kinsley for the photograph of Bernice and her husband, Nathan Weaver. Please address any changes, comments or suggestions to Bob Sweeney, Sullivan County historian.

BERNICE KINSLEY


Nathan and Bernice (Kinsley) Weaver
With Son, Milton Weaver (1891-1974)
Taken About 1893
Contributed by Doris Weaver Kinsley

Let's begin by looking at a lineage chart created by Carol Brotzman for the ancestry of Bernice Kinsley.

BERNICE KINSLEY (Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) Born May 7,1872; died January 21, 1957; buried in Fairview Cemetery; Dushore, Pa.

Married NATHAN WEAVER born September 16, 1863; died February 19,1942; buried in Fairview Cemetery; Dushore, PA. He was the son of Barnhart Weaver and Mary Thrasher. .

Children of Bernice & Nathan Weaver:

1.   Milton J., Weaver 1892-1974

2.   N. Ellery Weaver 1898-1980

3.   Leonard Weaver 1900-1975

4.   Kathryn Weaver 1903-1974

The Sullivan Review
January 24, 1957

Mrs. Bernice Weaver, 84, widow of Nathan Weaver, died Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Wheeler of Dushore RD. Mrs. Weaver was born in Cherry Township May 7, 1872, the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Suber Kinsley.
She is survived by one daughter Mrs. Harry Wheeler; three sons, Milton and Ellery of Dushore RD and Leonard of Vestal; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from the Wheeler home Thursday morning with further services at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dushore. Pastor Joseph Slusser officiated and burial was in Fairview cemetery.

Milton J. Weaver (Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) born July 23, 1892; died June 9, 1974

Married Edna Kneller born May 21, 1893; died May 3, 1958

Children of Milton & Edna Weaver

  1. Doris Weaver 1926-
  2. Milton J. Weaver, Jr.
  3. Dorothy Weaver (twin) 1932-
  4. Donald Earl Weaver (twin) 1932-1934
  5. Ernest Huffmaster * (raised by Milton & Edna Weaver)

Doris Weaver (Milton, Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) born 1926

Married Ford Kinsley.  He was born May 15, 1922; died February 18, 1985

Children of Doris & Ford Kinsley:

  1. Karen Kinsley 1952-
  2. Ford Kinsley 1953-
  3. Ronald Kinsley 1963-1988

Milton Weaver, Jr.

Married Marian Opinishki (Milton, Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa)

Children of Milton & Marian Opinishki Weaver:

1.  Sharon Weaver

Dorothy Weaver (Milton, Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) born in 1932

Married Bud Joseph Dieffenbach

Children of Dorothy & Bud Dieffenbach:

  1. Tom Diffenbach
  2. Tim Diffenbach
  3. Barbara Dieffenbach
  4. Lewis Dieffenbach
  5. Kathy Dieffenbach
  6. Roger Dieffenbach
  7. Linda Dieffenbach
  8. Patti Dieffenbach
  9. Larry Dieffenbach
  10. Lisa Dieffenbach

 

N. Ellery Weaver (Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) born June 22, 1898; died August 19, 1980

Married Catharine Ann Taffe November 1926

Children of Ellery & Catherine Taffe Weaver:

1.Nathan Ellery Weaver Jr. 1927-1991
2.Richard Weaver 1929-1992
3.Catherine Weaver 1933-1999
4.Mary Weaver

The Sullivan Review
August 21, 1980

N. Ellery Weaver, 82, of Dushore RD died August 19, 1980 at Memorial Hospital, Towanda.

A life-long resident of Cherry twp., Sullivan Co., Mr. Weaver was born at Dushore RD June 22, 1898.The son of Nathan and Bernice Kinsley Weaver, he was employed by the Dushore Creamery for 45 years.He started with the Harrington Co, and was employed by Foremost Dairies and by the Dolly Madison Ice Cream Co, until his retirement in 1965.

After his retirement Mr. Weaver spent many hours forming animal targets for use by the annual Bow Hunters Festival at Forksville.  He also took great pride in his garden work.

Mr. Weaver was a member of St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, and its Holy Name Society.

Surviving are two sons, Nathan Ellery Weaver Jr., Dushore RD, and Richard Weaver, Dushore; two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Skwierawski, Sayre, and Mrs. Mary Barnosky, Dushore; eight grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, August 22, at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, Dushore.  It will be followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at St. Basil’s church, with the Rev. Eugene R. Carr presiding.  Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home Recitation of the rosary will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

The Sullivan Review
July 30, 1965

Mrs. Ellery (Catherine) Weaver, Sr., 71, highly regarded Dushore Star Route resident, died suddenly late Saturday evening at her home.  Death was attributed to a heart attack.

Mrs. Weaver was born in Wilmot Township, New Albany RD, July 26, 1893, the daughter of Richard and Catherine Cain Taffe.  She was a member of St. Basil’s Church of Dushore and a member of its Altar and Rosary Society.

Besides her husband, Ellery, she is survived by two sons, Ellery Jr. and Richard, both of Dushore; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Catherine) Skwierawski, and Mrs. John (Mae) Barnosky, both of Dushore; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held from the family residence on Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock.  Rev. Joseph G. Barrett was celebrant of the Requiem High Mass at 9:30 in St. Basil’s Church.  Interment was in the parish cemetery.

Pallbearers were Reese Conner, John Diltz, Eugene Farrell, Joseph Murray, Joseph F. Obert, and Thomas Taffe.

 Ellery N. Weaver, Jr. (Ellery, Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) born November 11, 1927; died August 21, 1991.

Married Maxine Richlin on June 5, 1954

Children of Ellery N. & Maxine Richlin Weaver:

1. Michael Weaver
2. Randy Weaver

Richard G. Weaver (Ellery, Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) born July 5, 1929; died June 14, 1992.

Married Theresa Richlin

Children of Richard & Theresa Richlin Weaver:

  1. Richard Weaver
  2. Teri Weaver
  3. Connie Weaver

Catherine Weaver (Ellery, Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) born December 31, 1933; died March 22, 1999

Married Lawrence P. Skwierawski.

Children of Catherine & Lawrence Skwierawski:

1.Mary Ann Skwierawski

Leonard E. Weaver (Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) died January 11, 1975

Married Theresa Paiko on February 22, 1925.  She was born October 14, 1903 daughter of Stephen & Mary Klemash Paiko.  Died February 5, 1986.

Children of Leonard & Theresa Weaver:

1.   Betty Weaver

2.   Jeanne Weaver

3.   Teresa Weaver

4.   Tessie Weaver

The Sullivan Review
February 13, 1986

Mrs. Theresa Weaver, 82, of Vestal, NY, formerly of Dushore, died Feb. 5, 1986, at her home.

She was born in Mayfield, Pa, Oct. 14, 1903 a daughter of Stephen and Mary Klemash Paiko.  She was raised in Lopez and married Leonard E. Weaver of Dushore Feb. 22, 1925.

They operated a dairy farm in Cherry Township until 1956, when they moved to Vestal where Mr. Weaver was employed by the Binghamton Country Club.  He died January 11, 1975.

Mrs. Weaver was a member of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Church in Lopez.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Betty) Novak of Port Richie, FL; Mrs. Edward (Jeanne) Walsh of Vestal; Mrs. Stephen (Teresa) Kewitt of Dushore; and Mrs. Loren (Tessie) Moss of Montoursville; two brothers, Steve Paiko of Rochester, NY; and Paul Comara of Clearwater, FL; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Bergen of Clearwater; and Mrs. Helen Bailey of San Antonio, TX; a brother-in-law, Peter Michalis of Ithaca, NY; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Feb. 8 from the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, Dushore, followed by a Burial Service at St. Vladimir’s.  Rev. Michael Their officiated.  Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.

Memorials may be directed to St. Vladimir’s Building Fund, or Zion Chapel, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Building Fund, Dushore.

Kathryn B. Weaver (Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa) October 15, 1902; died July 17, 1974

Married Harry E. Wheeler on November 1926.  He was born June 28, 1903; died October 12, 1982

Children of Kathryn & Harry Wheeler:

1.  Nathan H. Wheeler

Nathan Wheeler (Kathryn, Bernice, Catherine, Caroline, Jacob Hoffa)

Married Marie Hembury

Children of Nathan & Marie Hembury Wheeler:

  1. April Wheeler
  2. Gay Wheeler
  3. Nathaniel Wheeler
  4. Jonathan Wheeler

The Sullivan Review
July 25, 1974

Mrs. Kathryn B. Wheeler 71, Cherry township, Dushore, RD 1, died July 17, 1974.

She was born October 15, 1902, in Cherry Township, daughter of the late Nathan C. and Bernice Kinsley Weaver.  She was a lifetime resident of Cherry Township and was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Dushore.

She is survived by her husband, Harry E. Wheeler, at home; one son, Nathan H. of Dushore, RD 1 two brothers, Ellery Weaver of Dushore, RD 1 and Leonard Weaver of Vestal, N.Y. four grandchildren; several cousins, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mildred.  The Rev. Edgar Reed and Seminarian Pastor Eric Hicks, her pastors, officiated.  Interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.

The Sullivan Review
October 14, 1982

Harry E. Wheeler, 79, of Dushore RD 1 died October 12, 1982 in Wilmot, Bradford Co, a son of the late Willard and Adelaide Frittenberg Wheeler.  He was a lifetime resident of the Wilmot and Sullivan County area.

Mr. Wheeler was engaged in farming industry in Sullivan County for over 30 years.

His wife, the late Kathryn Weaver Wheeler, died in 1974.

Mr. Wheeler was a member of the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Zion Chapel of Dushore and had served for many years on the Zion Lutheran Chapel Church council.  He was a member of the Eastern Milk Producers.

Surviving are one son, Nathan of Dushore RD 1; one sister, Mrs. Sadie Munn of Wyalusing RD; four grandchildren, Miss April Wheeler of Hershey, D. Gay Wheeler, Nathaniel Wheeler and Jonathan Wheeler, all of Dushore RD 1, along with many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. in the Zion Lutheran Chapel in Dushore with the Rev. Richard A. Reeser, his pastor, officiating.  Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Dushore.

Friends may call at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore, today, form 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral.

The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations and contributions may be directed to the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Parish.

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