The Descendants of John Landback
We are indebted to many parties for information about the Landback genealogy The several sources include Paul E. Stewart and Phyllis McCarroll House. Please address comments or proposed additions or changes to Bob Sweeney at bobs@chall.com . Tina Pastusic helped to organize the material in this historical presentation

The Descendants of John Landback


Joseph and Savilla (Frey) Eberlin (1861-1933)
Granddaughter of John Landback
 Contributed by Carol Hoose Brotzman
Original Photo Taken at Englebreckt Studio, Dushore, PA
Note the special rate of $1.25 per dozen copies advertised at the bottom.

JOHN LANDBACK was born in 1799; he died March 25, 1864, aged 65 years 5 months and 26 days.

Married Sarah_________; she was born in 1800 and died April 28, 1884, aged 84 years and 24 days.

Children of John & Sarah Landback:

1. William Landback 1822-1887

2. Harvey Landback 1835-1906

3. Sarah Landback 1840-1922

1. William Landback (John Landback) born September 20, 1822; died January 1, 1887

Married Harriet Northrup. She was born February 14, 1826, died March 15, 1887; buried in Thrasher's Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Children of William & Harriet Northrup Landback:

1. Irene Landback 1849-1887

2. Emma Landback 1853-1897

3. William T. Landback 1858-1931

1. Irene Landback (William, John Landback) born October 2, 1849; died April 2, 1887 buried in Thrasher's Cemetery.

2. Emma Landback (William, John Landback) born in 1853; died March 21, 1897

Married John W. Lambert. He was born March 29, 1847; died June 24, 1899.

Children of Emma & John Lambert:

a. Jennie E. Lambert 1873-1966

b. Fannie Lambert 1875-1894

c. Ida Lambert 1877-1967

d. Augusta Laura Lambert 1879-1963

e. Helen Lambert 1887-1979

f. Pearl E. Lambert 1884-1953

g. Mary Lambert 1889-

a. Jennie E. Lambert (Emma, William, John Landback) born August 1, 1873; died September 26, 1966

Buried: St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetry, Overton, Bradford County, PA

Married Abram L. Pardoe, son of George Pardoe and Rebecca (Sherman) (Galough) Pardoe. (He is also shown as Abel L. Pardoe in his obituary). He was born in 1861; died October 11, 1927 and is buried in St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Overton, Bradford County, PA.

Editor's Note: In September 2002, Larry Pardoe contributed the following reference note to this section: The children of Joseph Pardoe and Sarah Roberts had connections with the Lambert, McCarty, Molyneux and other families. With respect to the Lambert connection, they had a son, George Pardoe. George first married Sarah Green and had seven children. She died in 1857. He married a second time to Rebecca (Sherman) Galough. It was a second marriage for her also. Abram L. Pardoe, born in 1861, was a son of George and Rebecca. However I can't explain why in the 1870 Elkland Township census he shows up living with the Thomas and Catharine Snell family. There are two other unidentified Pardoe children living there; Joanna, age 11 and Ellis John, age 7. They appear to be children of George and Rebecca also. I have never been able to find any other reference to these children anywhere.

The Towanda Daily Review
September 27, 1966

Mrs. Jennie E. Pardoe of Monroeton died Monday afternoon at Memorial Hospital here at the age of 93. She had been ill but a short time.

Mrs. Pardoe was born August 1, 1873, in Forks Township, Sullivan County, the daughter of John and Emma Landback Lambert. She spent the major part of her life in the Forks Township and New Albany areas. Her husband, Abraham Pardoe, died about 30 years ago.

She was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ at Overton.

Surviving are: three sons, Arthur L. Pardoe of New Albany, Grant L. of Towanda RD and John C. of New Albany; a daughter, Mrs. Alice Cass of Monroeton with whom she made her home for the past 14 years; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Bender of Dushore RD, Mrs. William Crumpler of Sayre and Mrs. Mary Oertzen of Los Angeles, Calif.; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home in Dushore, Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Her pastor, the Rev. James E. Johnson, will officiate and interment will be in St. Paul’s Reformed Cemetery, Overton.

Editor's Note: Jennifer E. (Lambert) Pardoe had a namesake great great niece of the same birth name, Jennifer. In September 2007, Larry Pardoe passed on the following comments about the younger Jennifer and an article on her disabled son published in the Wyalusing newspaper:

Rocket Courier
Wyalusing, PA
September 27, 2007

Trapped in Perpetual Infancy

by Wes Skillings

Andrew Pardoe appears to be chubby and healthy and, at first glance, not so different from other babies at the age of 10 months. Then you notice that he doesn’t hold up his head as most babies would be doing well before this age, and it is difficult to get his attention. His eyes have virtually no movement, gazing straight ahead as if controlled by the floppy motion of his head.
His mother, Jennifer, and other family members now know the little boy has a serious birth defect of the brain and will probably never advance beyond the developmental stage of a five month old. You can’t say he suffers, because he seems to have a high threshold of pain and seldom cries. That was one of the first signs something was not right in the weeks after he was born on Nov. 22, 2006, at Memorial Hospital. He was only six pounds, six ounces, but that’s within the range and didn’t set off any alarms.
Something else did. Andrew didn’t cry. Babies cry. That’s one of the things they do best, but Andrew just whimpered. Then, as he continued to grow, his weak neck, which seemed to wobble under the weight of his head, became the source of concern.
“He couldn’t seem to grip anything, not even your finger, and he did not follow you with his eyes,” Jennifer Pardoe explained while feeding the baby in her Towanda apartment. When she talks about those early clues portending that something was dreadfully wrong with her second born son—even as she reflects on his uncertain fate—she betrays little emotion. Indeed, she seems to accept her lot and deftly skirts any questions about her personal feelings in dealing with a baby whose future holds little promise.
“I have a friend who calls me the robot,” she says with a smile that comes easily when she talks. Even when it’s about Andrew. “I wouldn’t be much good to him if I spent my time feeling sorry for myself.”
It had been a normal pregnancy and Jennifer had worked at her job at the Cargill plant in Wyalusing right up until giving birth. She had even worked eight hours on the day she went into labor. At the hospital, however, she was in labor for 60 hours—perhaps the only omen of the hardships to come.
Jennifer’s grandmother, Violet Koser, recalls how there seemed to be little improvement in the baby’s motor skills after he came home. Then they began to notice what she called “a sudden quiver” as if he were experiencing some kind of chill. The quivers came more frequently and they came to learn that Andrew was experiencing seizures and that they were gaining in number and intensity. The baby had to be watched constantly. If a seizure lasted more than 15 minutes, they would have to rush him to the emergency room.
Medication was administered to control the seizures, and the baby was sleeping most of the time. If the medication was not working and a seizure persisted, Jennifer would have to give Andrew a shot to calm him. That would be a nightmarish situation for any young mother and, thankfully, modifications in medication are now controlling the seizures much more effectively. In fact, on Monday evening of this week, Andrew had gone two weeks without having a seizure and he seemed quite alert.
“Now he’s awake more than he is asleep,” Jennifer says brightly of this one positive development. “Now we talk about how many hours he sleeps instead of how many hours he’s been awake.”
There are photos on the wall of Andrew and his older brother, Anthony, who is six and a half years older. In many of them, the baby doesn’t even seem to be awake.
It was after seeing a specialist that they learned that not only was something wrong with Andrew, there was something dreadfully wrong. He was diagnosed with a malformation of the brain known as lissencephaly. The nerve cells in his brain had not branched out toward the surface as they should have in the second, third and fourth months. The surface of a normal brain is replete with folds and ridges, which is one of the outcomes of this process, but the surface of most of Andrew’s brain is smooth. The prognosis was grim as far as Andrew’s continued development and, at this point, he will be stuck in infancy for the rest of his life.
Andrew’s specific kind of lissencephaly is Type 1, in which the child has a normal appearance. That certainly is the case with Andrew. How this birth defect was visited upon him will become clearer in the near future when tests will reveal whether it was genetic in origin. If that turns out to be the case, it will mean testing for Anthony and other family members. The other most common causes of this malformation include a viral infection early in the pregnancy, chromosome damage and insufficient blood supply to the brain of the fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy.
The team of specialists he goes to see on occasion at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia has determined that Andrew has no peripheral vision.
“They aren’t really sure what he can really see,” his mother explains. “He reacts to bright light, sounds and music and he knows me, Anthony and his nurse.”
Jennifer Pardoe still works at Cargill, though she has had to cut back her hours on first shift, and when she is at work, a Bayada nurse is caring for Andrew. She also has to take time off from work when they go to Philadelphia, staying there almost a week on one occasion.
It’s not just about Andrew, and she has to be a mom to a healthy and energetic seven year old, and that means soccer games and bowling for Anthony.
“We bring Andrew with us,” she says of these activities which are actually her only concessions to a social life and a normal family experience. “Everybody knows about him and it’s no big deal.”
Jennifer Pardoe may joke about being a robot as she deals with her day-to-day existence, one that offers virtually no hope for baby Andrew to ever experience childhood and adolescence, other than chronologically, with all the wonders that accompany these stages of life. She really is a combination of stoic and optimist, making the most of what she has been given.
“We just think positive and try to have as much of a normal life as possible,” she says with great sincerity.
Jennifer is grateful for Andrew’s team of specialists in Philadelphia and her pediatrician in Towanda, Dr. Fernando Carlos, who she describes simply as “awesome.”
Family and friends are working hard to organize a benefit for Andrew next Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Keystone Theatre in Towanda (see accompanying article), and nobody’s working harder than his great-grandmother Koser in putting it together and getting the word out to the public.
“One thing we have learned is whatever God puts on our shoulders, we must face it head-on,” Koser reported this week.

Added Larry: Jennifer's father was Michael Anthony Pardoe, b. 1963, d. 1994, my 4th cousin.
Michael was the son of Guy Edward Pardoe, Sr. and Violet Lillian (French) (Pardoe) Koser.
Guy Edward Pardoe, Sr. was son of Grant L. Pardoe, Sr. and Edith B. (Robinson) Pardoe.
Grant L. Pardoe, Sr. was son of Abram L. Pardoe and Jennie E. (Lambert) Pardoe.
As indicated previoulsy on this page, Abram L. Pardoe was the son of George Pardoe. George Pardoe was a brother of my second great-grandfather, John Pardoe. George Pardoe was married twice. First, to Sarah Green, who has also been referred to as Anna Green by some sources. They had 7 children before she died in 1857. After her death, George married Rebecca (Sherman) Galough, widow of Daniel Galough. I do not know when Daniel Galough died, nor when George and Rebecca married. I have found three children; Joanna Pardoe, b. abt 1859; Abram L. Pardoe, b. December 1861; and Ellis John Pardoe, b. August 26, 1863. These children APPEAR to be children of George Pardoe and Rebecca (Sherman) (Galough) Pardoe, but I am not positive, depending on Daniel Galough's date of death and depending on the marriage date of George Pardoe and Rebecca (Sherman) Galough. Abram was father of Grant L. Pardoe, Sr.

The Sullivan Review
October 12, 1927

Abel L. Pardoe, about 60 years old, a farmer living just south of New Albany, was instantly killed about 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon while his son, John, looked on helpless to save him.

Mr. Pardoe was riding on a load of buckwheat being taken in for threshing, when the load suddenly began to slide off. He grabbed the ladder at the front of the rigging and when it snapped off he was thrown to the ground, falling under the horses. One of them stepped on his head, crushing his skull. Most of those aiding in the threshing saw the accident.

Mr. Pardoe, who has lived at New Albany for many years and is widely known in that vicinity, moved there from Forksville.

He is survived by his wife, daughter Alice of New Albany; and three sons, Grant, Arthur and John, all of New Albany.

Funeral services will be held Friday, at 10 o’clock at the house and further service will be held in the church at Overton at 11 o’clock.

Children of Jennie & Abram Pardoe:

1. Arthur LaRue Pardoe 1900-1979

2. Grant L. Pardoe 1903-1997

3. John C. Pardoe 1907-1978

4. Alice Pardoe 1911-2004

1. Arthur LaRue Pardoe (Jennie, Emma, William, John Landback) born

August 13, 1900; died August 14, 1979; buried in Laddsburg cemetery.

Married Amy Irene Kisner on July 2, 1929.

No children

2. Grant L. Pardoe (Jennie, Emma, William, John Landback) born March 3, 1903; died August 13, 1997

Buried: Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills, Bradford County, PA

Married Edith B. Robinson, born February 7, 1913, died 1971. She is also buried at Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills.

 

The Towanda Daily Review
August 14, 1997

Grant L. Pardoe, 94, of 332 William St. Towanda, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 13, 1997 at the Highlands Nursing Center, Laporte, Pa.

Born March 3, 1903, in Overton, he was a son of the late Abraham and Jennie Lambert Pardoe. Mr. Pardoe owned and operated his dairy farm in North Towanda for many years and was employed by Rockwell’s Greenhouses and Creamery in Ulster for 20 years. He later worked in construction with James Wrisley of Monroeton for a number of years and in 1951 began his employment with Sylvania Electric in Towanda where he remained until retiring in 1968.

Grant was a member of the North Towanda United Methodist Church, where he served as custodian for many years.

Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Clemence and Burdette Clark of Columbia Cross Roads; a son, Guy E. Pardoe of Towanda; a daughter-in-law, Beverly Pardoe of Ridgebury, Pa. 15 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren; a sister, Alice Cass of Monroeton; a sister-in-law, Amy Pardoe of New Albany; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Robinson Pardoe, on May 15, 1971; two sons, Grant L. Pardoe Jr. on February 20, 1986, and Stanley Abram Pardoe on August 16, 1987; a daughter, Ida Mary Marion on September 1, 1993; two brothers, Arthur and John Pardoe; and a grandson, Michael A. Pardoe, on August 23, 1994.

The funeral service will be held Saturday, August 16, 1997, at 2 p.m. at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home 217 York Av., Towanda, with Pastor A. Michele Somerville of the North Towanda United Methodist Church officiating.

Interment will follow in Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills.

The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggest that memorials may be directed to the North Towanda United Methodist church in care of Ruth Squires, RR1 Box 7, Towanda, Pa. 18848, or to the Bradford Unit of the American Cancer Society, 413 S. Main St., Athens, Pa 18810 in Mr. Pardoe’s memory.

The Towanda Daily Review
May 17, 1971

Funeral services were held Sunday for Mrs. Edith B. Pardoe of Towanda, whose body was found Friday night at Harding, Pa.

Mrs. Pardoe was the wife of Grant L. Pardoe; She disappeared in February and was presumed drowned in the Susquehanna River.

She was found along the riverbank at Harding by a young girl. Her body was taken to the Nesbitt Hospital at Kingston for identification.

She was born on February 7, 1913, in Towanda, the daughter of Theodore and Mary Chilson Robinson.

She was employed by the Berlinger Silk Mill for many years and at the time of her death; she worked for the Stanley Home Products Company.

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

Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, Grant Jr. of Athens, Stanley of Mansfield and Guy of Towanda; two daughters, Mrs. Ida Mariana of Towanda and Mrs. Clemence Clark of Columbia Cross Roads; a brother, Harold Robinson of East Athens; a sister, Mrs. Fred Lamberson of Towanda; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Maryott Funeral Home in Towanda, with the Rev. George Rees officiating.

Burial was in the Bradford County Memorial Park.

Children of Grant & Edith Pardoe:

1. Grant L. Pardoe Jr. 1929-1986

2. Stanley Abram Pardoe 1931-1987

2. Ida Mary Pardoe 1934-1993

3. Guy Pardoe

4. Clemence Jennie Pardoe

1. Grant Pardoe Jr. (Grant, Jennie, Emma, William, John Landback) was born May 28, 1929; died February 20, 1986

Buried: Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills, Bradford County, PA

The Towanda Daily Review
February 22, 1986

Grant L. Pardoe, Jr. 56, of Milan RD 1 died Thursday, February 20, 1986, at St. Joseph Hospital, Elmira, after a brief illness.

Born in New Albany, May 28, 1929 he was the son of Grant and Edith Robinson Pardoe.

He lived in the Valley area for the past 30 years.

He was formerly employed by the Morse Chain Division of Board Warner, Ithaca, for 23 years.

He is survived by his wife Beverly, at home; three daughters: Mrs. Norman (Bonita) Houghtalen, Waverly RD 2; Mrs. Raymond (Crystal) Stroman, Elmira; and Linda Pardoe of Waverly; two sons; Douglas of Long Island and Steve of Nichols; 11 grandchildren; his father, Grant Pardoe of Towanda; two sisters; Mrs. Ida Marino of Towanda and Mrs. Burdette (Clemence) Clark of Columbia Cross Roads; two brothers, Stanley of Mansfield and Guy of Towanda; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Friends may call at North Towanda United Methodist Church Sunday from 7-9 p.m. and Monday from 1-2 p.m. and Monday from 1-2 p.m.

Funeral and committal services will be held at the church Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Albert Cox officiating

Burial will be in the Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills.

 

Stanley Abram Pardoe (Grant, Jennie Emma William, John Landback) was born June 6, 1931; died August 16, 1987

Buried: Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills, Bradford County, PA

The Towanda Daily Review
August 17, 1987

Stanley Abram Pardoe, 56, of 222 S. Main St. Mansfield, Pa., formerly of Towanda, died Sunday afternoon, August 16, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.

Born June 6, 1931 in New Albany, he was the son of the late Edith B. Robinson Pardoe and Grant L. Pardoe, Sr. Following his graduation from Towanda High School in 1949, Stanley was employed by Penelec in Towanda and Mansfield, Pa. for 38 years. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and music.

He is survived by his father, Grant L. Pardoe, Sr., of Towanda, two sisters, Ida Marion of Towanda and Mrs. Burdette Clemence Clark of Springfield, Pa; a brother, Guy Edward Pardoe of Standing Stone; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ida Mary Pardoe (Grant, Jennie, Emma, William, John Landback) was born November 21, 1934; died September 1, 1993

Buried: Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills, Bradford County, PA.

The Towanda Daily Review
September 3, 1993

Ida Mary Marino, 58, of 332 William St. Towanda, died Wednesday afternoon, September 1, 1993, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre following an extended illness.

Born November 21, 1934, in Standing Stone, Pa. she was a daughter of Grant L. Pardoe Sr. and the late Edith Robinson Pardoe.

She was a graduate of the Towanda High School and Lackawanna Jr. College.

Her main interest in life was in her home and family. Ida was a member of the North Towanda United Methodist Church.

She is survived by: her father, Grant L. Pardoe Sr.; a daughter, Barbara Fries; a son, Carmen M. Marino two grandsons, James and Christopher; and a brother, Guy E. Pardoe. All are of Towanda. Also surviving are a sister and brother-in-law Clemence and Burdette Clark of Columbia Cross Roads, and several aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Edith Robinson Pardoe, in 1971, and two brothers, Grant L. Pardoe Jr., in 1986, and Stanley Pardoe, in 1987.

The funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 7, 1993, at 2 p.m. at the North Towanda United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Lutz, her pastor officiating.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 1 p.m until 2 p.m. at the church.

Interment will be in the Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home, 217 York Ave. Towanda.

The family suggests that memorials may be directed to the Northeast Chapter of Alzheimer’s Disease Association, The Kirby Health Center, 71 N. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18701 in Ida M. Marino’s memory.

John Clair Pardoe (Jennie, Emma, William, John Landback) was born May 13, 1907; died December 11, 1978; buried in St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (formerly St. Paul's Reformed Cemetery), Overton, Pa.

Married Lena B. Slocum; she was born April 27, 1911; the daughter of William and Lena Van Buren Slocum; she died August 11, 1988 and is also buried at St. Paul's in Overton, PA.

Child of John & Lena Slocum Pardoe:

1. J. Eugene Pardoe 1931-1971

Buried: St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Overton, PA

Alice Pardoe (Jennie, Emma, William, John Landback) was born August 19, 1911 and died March 15, 2004. Married Samuel T. Cass.

The Sullivan Review
March 18, 2004

Alice Pardoe Cass, 92, of Monroeton, died March 15, 2004, at Memorial Hospital, Towanda.

She was born in Forks Township August 19, 1911, a daughter of Abraham and Jennie Lambert Pardoe. She was the widow of Samuel T. Cass who died in 1951.

She was a member of the Monroeton Presbyterian Chruch.

Surviving are a son, Samuel Cass, III, of Haddon Heights, NJ; two grandsons; distant nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brothers Arthur, John and Grant Pardoe.

Funeral services were held March 17 at the Maryott-Bowen Funeral Hoome, Towanda with Rev. Robert Martin Presiding. Burial was in St. Paul's Reformed Cemetery, Overton.

b. Fannie Lambert (Emma, William, John Landback) born in 1875; died June 26, 1894

The Sullivan Review
June 28, 1894

Died at West Milton - Fannie Lambert, daughter of John Lambert, of Forks Township; died at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Julia Hagenbugh, in West Milton, Tuesday morning, June 26, aged 19 years. Funeral and interment today.
 Editor's Note There was a Julia Hagenbuch whose maiden name was Landback lived in Columbia County, PA in 1850; moved to Union County. This family lived clsoe to a Samuel Landback in Columbia County and then they all moved to Union County, PA and bought land together. It is not yet clear what the connection might be with the Landback family history presented here.

c. Ida A. Lambert (Emma, William, John Landback) born July 23, 1877; died August 15, 1967; buried in St. Paul’s Reformed Cemetery, Overton, Pa.

Married L. Samuel Bender he was born October 1, 1871; died December 18, 1904

The Sullivan Review
August 16, 1967

Mrs. Ida A. Bender, age 90 of Laporte, died Tuesday morning at the Stopyra Nursing Home, Dushore, Following a lingering illness.

Mrs. Bender was born July 23, 1877 in Forks Township. She was the daughter of John and Emma Landback Lambert, and was a member of the Laporte Methodist church and its W.S.C.S.

She was a lifetime resident of Sullivan County. Her husband, the late L. Samuel Bender, preceded her in death by approximately 60 years.

Surviving her are two sons, Clarence Samuel Bender, of Dushore, and Francis Eugene Bender, Afton, New York; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Crumpler, of Sayre, and Mrs. William Ortzen of Los Angeles, California; seven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 17, at 2 p.m. in St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Overton and the Rev. Robert H. Dunn, her pastor, officiating. Interment will be in St. Paul’s Reformed Cemetery, Overton.

Children of Ida & Samuel Bender:

1. Clarence Samuel Bender 1898-1972

2. Francis Eugene Bender

Clarence Samuel Bender (Ida, Emma, William, John Landback) was born December 21, 1898; died July 22, 1972.

The Towanda Daily Review
July 24, 1972

Clarence Samuel Bender of Carpenter Street, Dushore known to his many friends as "Sammy", died Saturday at the Veterans Hospital in Wilkes-Barre following a lingering illness.

Mr. Bender was born December 21, 1898, in Forks township, Sullivan County, the son of Samuel and Ida Lambert Bender. He spent his lifetime in Sullivan County.

During World War I, Mr. Bender saw service in the U.S. Army and was a 50-year member of McDermott Post No. 452 of the American Legion at Mildred. He was self-employed for many years, owning and operating a number of small businesses. He was also employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and upon retirement was operator of a fire control tower.

Surviving are: four sons, Paul E. Roe of Rushville, Pa. Robert L. Bender of Hughesville, Richard D. Bender of Dushore and Arthur Bender of Harrisburg; a daughter, Mrs. John (Patricia) Kelley of Star Route, Dushore, and a brother, Eugene of Waverly, N.Y. Sixteen grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home in Dushore. Rev. Richard Heinrich, pastor of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at Dushore will officiate and interment will be in St. Paul’s Reformed Cemetery at Overton.

The Sullivan Review
January 11, 1963

Laporte Woman, 85, Still Does Neighborhood Mending

Mrs. Ida Bender has Devoted Life to Helping others; Operated Farm for Years

By J. Demarest Berry

Mrs. Ida Bender of Laporte, who was 85 years of age July 23 last year, and who has dedicated her life to the service of others, firmly believes that by "helping others, it always comes back to you."

She lives alone in an apartment and pointed out to the interviewer how handy she has everything on the one floor. Seated on the davenport, during the first part of the interview, she said she called it her "hospital" and displayed a vibrator and electric heat pad, which she uses to soothe her aches and pains. She waits on herself and proudly boasts that she bakes her own bread, because store bread is like so much air." The windows of the room are beautiful houseplants, indicating the loving care they receive from her hands. She is very happy with a Cyclamen given her by the Laporte ladies.

She has always given help wherever it has been needed to the ambulance association, the church guild, the Council of Republican Women and the Methodist Church. She said she had no desire to take a trip in the ambulance herself, but wanted to have it ready for those who might need it.

She has had an interesting, as well as a useful life. When she first came to Laporte in 1943, she kept steady boarders for about 10 years. When Route 220 was built across Lost Lake, she had nine men as boarders and did the work herself. In fact, for a time she made a specialty of boarding hunters. One year she had as many as fifteen and had no help. When it was suggested that she should hire a girl to help her, she insisted, "She would only be under foot."

Bright and cheerful, Mrs. Bender recounted clearly events of many years ago. She spoke lightly of the fact that she had been quite ill and had been confined to her home since October. The last time she had been out was when she attended a Republican rally in Muncy Valley.

She displayed a bureau scarf on which she has been embroidering a peacock, and explained she had no plans to start another peacock project. She darns socks and does mending for many of her neighbors and friends. She complained of the type of material used in making overalls today, with the reinforced knees, which are supposed to give longer life. It is so difficult to get a needle through this reinforcement, she explained, so that a suitable patching job can be done.

Most of her life was lived in Cherry Township in the vicinity of the new concrete bridge built across Black Creek near the Forks Township line. A picture accompanying this story shows Mrs. Bender standing on the new bridge. She recounts this is the third bridge built across the stream near this point. The first one was quite high, with a big abutment, she said. In her opinion good farmland was taken when the present bridge was built.

She recalled that her father had a sawmill, a planing mill, a gristmill and shingle mill there at one time, which burned. George Everling had a cider mill there at one time.

She was born in the house where Howard Shrimp now lives.

The red barn on that place was built in 1887, "when I was 10 years old, and I painted all of the white casings and green shutters on that barn." Dave Mason from Monroeton and his sons were the carpenters; and Otto Musselman, uncle of Mrs. Ruth Arey of Dushore.

Mrs. Bender was a daughter of John W. Lambert and Emily Landback. She mentioned some gruesome and unusual things that have happened to the Lambert family, but the writer preferred to maintain the happy trend of the story.

Her husband died in 1904 and she took over and ran their farm for about 39 years. She remembers that when her husband passed away, her son Clarence (known locally as Sam) sat on her lap the night his father was dying, looked up at her and said, "Who is going to be boss?" She said to him, "I guess you will have to be," and ever afterward called him "the boss" She said he has never been "Sam" to her as he has to others.

Eventually her three young sons became old enough to help quite a bit but it was a tough blow in 1922 when their barn was leveled in a windstorm. Even a cyclone couldn’t stop a woman of such strength. She realized if they were to continue on the farm, they must have a barn, so she built one.

What of the three sons? "The boss": lives in Dushore. He just recently sold a gas station business at Forksville. Howard died in 1932. Eugene lives in Afton, N.Y

During the interview, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Messersmith of Overton stopped by for a visit. As Mrs. Bender rose from the davenport and walked towards a rocking chair, she discovered that an arm was loose, and Mr. Messersmith went to his auto for a screwdriver to make the needed repairs.

Mrs. Curtis Lauer, who operates the Odd Shop next door to Mrs. Bender’s apartment, is known to Mrs. Bender as "my guardian angel." Mrs. Lauer has considerable affection for Mrs. Bender and explained that she has been an active Republican all her life. She explained that Mrs. Bender has subscribed to the Daily Review at Towanda for many years, and is probably one of the first readers of that paper and the Sullivan Review.

Mrs. Ellen Snyder of Dushore, an employee in the Department of Highways at Laporte, brought the bridge picture to the Review office and said it was Mrs. Bender’s great desire to have her picture in the Sullivan Review.

Mrs. Bender has an older sister, Mrs. Jennie Pardoe, 89 who lives at Monroeton. Three other sisters are still living, Mrs. Gusta Houseknecht of Athens, Mrs. Helen Crumpler of Sayre, and Mrs. William Ortzen of Los Angeles, Calif. Two brothers and two sisters are deceased.

d. Augusta Laura Lambert (Emma, William, John Landback) was born in 1879; died May 6, 1963. Buried in the Methodist Cemetery in Overton, Pa.

Married Charles Houseknecht.

Children of Augusta & Charles Houseknecht:

1. Ivan W. Houseknecht

2. Mable Houseknecht

3. DeVere Houseknecht

 

The Sullivan Review
September 7, 1959

Ivan W. Housknecht, 44, formerly of Overton, died at his home in Dearborn, Mich. Friday morning. He had been ill for some time. Mr. Housknecht left here in 1945 and has been in the insurance business in Dearborn.

Survivors are his wife, Geraldine; a daughter, Patricia, of Dearborn; a son Howard at home; three grandchildren; a brother, DeVere Hausknecht of Athens; and a sister, Mable of Houston, Texas; and his mother Mrs. Laura Hausknecht of Athens and several aunts and uncles.

Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 31 at Dearborn. Interment was at Dearborn.

 

The Sullivan Review

May 10, 1963

Mrs. Laura Houseknecht, formerly of Overton, died Monday evening at her home in Athens. She suffered a heart attack. She was born in Overton and lived there until she moved to Athens three years ago.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Sam Quist of Houston, Texas; a son DeVere of Athens; 10 grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs. William Crumpler of Sayre, Mrs. Jennie Pardoe of Monroeton; Mrs. Ida Bender of Laporte and Mrs. William Ortzen of Los Angeles.

Funeral services were held at the Overton Methodist church on Thursday at 2 o’clock with the Rev. Paul J.H. Zelinka officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.

e. Helen J. Lambert (Emma, William, John Landback) was born March 29, 1887; died November 8, 1879. Buried in the Bradford County Memorial Park, Luther Mills, Pa.

Married William Crumpler.

f. Pearl E. Lambert (Emma, William, John Landback) was born March 8, 1884; died December 9, 1953; buried in the Methodist Cemetery in Overton, Pa.

Married Ralph Hess; he died in 1956.

No children

The Sullivan Review
December 10, 1953

Mrs. Pearl E. Hess, widow of Ralph E. Hess, a veteran of World War I, died at her home in Dushore Wednesday morning at 11:15 o'clock after a long illness.
Born in Forks Township, Mrs. Hess was a daughter of the late John W. and Emma Landback Lambert. She resided in Lopez for 35 years prior to coming to Dushore where she has made her home for the past 10 years. Her husband died at Lopez.
Mrs. Hess was a faithful member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of this place and its Altar Guild. She was a charter member of Loyalsock American Legion Auxiliary, Post 996, of Dushore.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Jennie Pardoe of Wysox, Mrs. Ida A. Bender of Laporte, Mrs. Gusta Houseknecht of Overton, Mrs. William Crumpler of Rochester, N.Y. and Mrs. William Ortzen of Los Angeles, Calif. Several nieces and nephew also survive.
Friends may call at the Tubach Funeral parlors where private funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at one o'clock. Further services will be held at 1:30 o'clock at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, which friends and relatives are invited to attend. The Rev. Charles Souders, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Methodist-Evangelical Cemetery, Overton.
Loyalsock American Legion Auxiliary will conduct memorial services at the funeral home Friday evening at 8 o'clock

g. Mary Lambert (Emma, William, John Landback) was born on December 8, 1889; she married William ["Wilhelm"] Oertzen. In August 2007, Mike Dempsey created the Lambert Family History Web Site, which includes information about this branch of the Lambert family.

3. William T. Landback (William, John Landback) born in 1858; died May 24, 1931; buried in St. Basil’s Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Married Mary "May"* Houck. She was born in 1862; died July 31, 1930; buried in St. Basil’s Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.
Carol Brotzman believes that she was informally called "May" Landback.

Children of William & Mary Houck Landback:

1. Maude Landback 1896-1957

2. William T. Landback

Maude Landback (William, William, John Landback) was born in 1896; died August 1957

Married Charles Obert. He was born in 1894; died March 27, 1951. In late 2002, Charles "Wayne" Sullivan reported the discovery of Maude's photo album. The album had been given to Wayne's mother, Anita Marie (Kisner) Sullivan, for safekeeping. The album contains numerous postcards and pictures. The pictures are mostly unidentified. There is at least one picture of the crew who worked at the Mildred Silk Mill. Wayne was working on identifications and they will be reported here as they become known. Shown below and at the bottom of the page are sample old postcards from the album, and a Christmas telegram from the famous old Schmicks Ice Cream Store that used to be on Broadway in Elmira where the Obert family lived.

The Sullivan Review
August 8, 1957

Mrs. Charles Obert of Elmira passed away early this week. She was the former Maude Landback, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Landback, formerly of Dushore. Her husband was a brother of William Obert, Dushore, and Ralph (Shorty) Obert of Miami, Fla.

She is survived by a son, Charles Obert, Jr. and a brother William Landback of Elmira.

Funeral services were held Thursday with interment to be at St. Basil’s cemetery on Saturday.

The Sullivan Review
March 29, 1951

Charles F. Obert of Elmira died Tuesday evening at the Arnot Ogden hospital, where he has been a patient for the past few weeks.

Mr. Obert was born in Colley Township, a son of the late John and Anna Scher Obert. He moved to Elmira 28 years ago where he has since made his home.

He is survived by his wife, Maude Landback Obert, and a son Charles Obert, Jr. Also, four sisters, Mrs. Rose McGee and Mrs. Emma Dunn of Elmira; and Mrs. Pauline Kisner and Mrs. Laura McMahon of this place; two brothers, Ralph F. Obert and William H. Obert, also of this place.

A funeral service will be held at St. Patrick’s church, Elmira at 9:00 o’clock Friday morning. Interment in the St. Basil’s cemetery at Dushore.


Early Twentieth Century Postcard
From Photo Album of Maude (Landback) Obert
 Contributed by Charles Wayne Sullivan
Album was given to Wayne's mother for safekeeping.

Children of Maud & Charles Obert:

1. Charles Obert Jr. (Maud, William, William, John Landback) born September 23, 1930; died July 22, 1992; buried in St. Basil’s Cemetery, Dushore, Pa. Known casually as "Junior", according to Wayne Sullivan.

Here is an old telegram that was sent to Charles Obert, Jr. at Christmas time when he was a boy.


Schmicks Ice Cream Store
Christmas Telegram Probably 1930s
Sent to Charles Obert , Jr.
From Photo Album of Maude (Landback) Obert
 Contributed by Charles Wayne Sullivan
Album was given to Wayne's mother for safekeeping.

William T. Landback (William, William, John Landback)

Married Florence C. Whalen on June 26, 1916

The Sullivan Review
May 8, 1952

Mrs. Florence Whalen Landback, wife of William Landback of Elmira, died Monday, May 5th, following an extended illness. Mrs. Landback was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Barley Whalen of this place. For a number of years before her marriage, she was employed as a teacher in the Dushore Borough schools.

Funeral services were held Thursday morning in Elmira.

3. Sarah H. William Landback (John Landback) born in 1840; died November 1922; buried in Thrasher's Cemetery, Dushore, Pa.

Married John Frey on November 21, 1858 per the Old Zion Church records in Dushore, PA. He was born January 17, 1835; died January 24, 1918

The Sullivan Review
November 29, 1922
Mrs. Sarah A. Frey, wife of the late John Frey of Dushore, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at the home of her son-in-law J.N. Ortlieb of Carpenter Street. She had attended church in the morning and after dinner, accompanied by her niece and nephew, she walked from her home to the home of Mr. Ortlieb. Complaining of not feeling well when she reached the porch, she sat down to rest. Her nephew entered his home and after a few minutes returned to help her in when he found her unable to move. She died a few minutes later.
Since the death of her husband Mrs. Frey has taken boarders at her home in Headleyville; she was past 82 years of age and is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Eberlin of Mainsville, Columbia county. and Mrs. Ida Dunfee of Sayre. Funeral service was held this Wednesday afternoon in the Zion Lutheran church with interment in the Thrasher cemetery. Rev. W.H. Fehr officiating.

The Sullivan Review
January 30, 1918

John Frey, a well known, aged and highly esteemed resident of Dushore, departed this life on Thursday morning, January 24, at his late home near Carpenter Street, after an illness of one month.
He was born in Columbia County, January 17, 1835, and in his boyhood came with his parents to this section of the country when it was sparcely settled, and located at first in Wilmot township, Bradford County, and subsequently, after marrying Miss Sarah Landback, Mr. Frey moved to Cherry township where, with the exception of a few years residence near Mainsville, he spent the remainder of his life, as farmer, stage driver and the last years in retirement within Dushore borough. He was for some years road commissioner of the township of Cherry and helped in laying out and straightening the State road leading into Dushore.
Mr. Frey was a man who enjoyed life; being a lover of Nature he pursued the wild game, which in his earlier years roamed abundantly over these wooded hills, and with gun and tackle he reaped rich booty.
Mr. Frey was a man of even temper, kind hearted, always a smile and a pleasant word to give to everyone; he was called "the grand old man" and such indeed he was.
His funeral which was held on Saturday afternoon in Zion Lutheran church was largely attended, and his pastor, the Rev. W.H. Fehr, spoke of the deceased in a touching manner as "his father's friend" and everybody's friend; a useful citizen, an obliging neighbor and consistent member of the church.
Besides his widow he is survived by two daughters, Savilla, wife of Joseph Eberlin of Mainsville, and Mrs. Ida Dunfee of Sayre. A third daughter deceased, was Diana, first wife of Jerome N. Ortlieb.
Mr. Frey was granted a little more than the Scriptural four score years, his age having been 83 years and 7 days. Interment was made in Thrasher's Cemetery

Children of Sarah & John Frey:

1. Savilla Frey 1861-1933; Note: see picture at head of this page

2. Diana Frey 1862-1909

3. Ida Frey 1876-1951

1. Savilla Frey (Sarah, John Landback) was born in 1861; died September 5, 1933

Married Joseph Eberlin

The Sullivan Review
September 13, 1933

Mrs. Savilla Frey Eberlin, died Tuesday, September 5th at her home in Mainsville, Columbia county at the age of 72 years. She suffered a stroke about a week before her death.
She is survived by her husband, an adopted daughter, Mrs. Bertha Bredbenner, of Mainsville and one sister, Mrs. Ida Dunfee of Sayre.
Funeral service was held Friday, from her late home with a further service in the Lutheran church at Mainsville, with interment in the cemetery at that place.

Child of Savilla & Joseph Eberlin:

1. Infant son died March 1, 1887; buried in St. John’s, Wilmot, Pa.

2. Diana Frey (Sarah, John Landback) was born February 8, 1862; died November 17, 1909.

Married Jerome Ortlieb on November 19, 1883. You can learn more about this family at The Descendants of Benedict Gotlieb Ortlieb.

The Sullivan Review
November 25, 1909
Dianna C. Ortlieb, wife of our townsman, Jerome N. Ortlieb, died at her home on Carpenter Street on Wednesday afternoon of last week, (Nov. 17, 1909) aged 47 years, 9 months and 9 days.
She was a daughter of John Frey and Sarah nee Landback.
Deceased was born February 8, 1862 in Beaver Township, Columbia Co. During the year, she was baptized by the Rev. P. Steahly and confirmed by the Rev. R.S. Wagner, June 4, 1881.
On November 19, 1883 she was united in marriage to Jerome N. Ortlieb by Rev. R.S. Wagner. To this union six children were born. Besides a husband, Mrs. Ortlieb is survived by her parents, three sons and one daughter, and two sisters.
Funeral services were held in the Lutheran Church on Saturday, Rev. A. Bachofer officiating. Interment was made in Thrashers cemetery

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 65th 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 1st George R. Peterson on November 11, 1950; divorced July 16, 1954

Married 2nd 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, 3rd. 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.


Early Twentieth Century Postcard
From Photo Album of Maude (Landback) Obert
 Contributed by Charles Wayne Sullivan
Album was given to Wayne's mother for safekeeping.

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