Naomi Jane Miller
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NAOMI JANE MILLER

NAOMI JANE MILLER (Mary, John Hartzig); born in 1854; died May 18, 1941

Married 1st George Washington Hunsinger before 1872

Married 2nd Samuel W. Lewis in November 1888

Married 3rd Thomas Rymell

The Sullivan Gazette
Dushore, PA
November 22, 1888

Mr. Samuel W. Lewis and Mrs. Naomi J. Hunsinger, both of this place, were married Saturday evening by S. Wenrich at the parsonage. May their wedded life be long and happy is the wish of their many friends including the Gazette.

The Sullivan Review
May 21, 1941

Mrs. Naomi J. Rymell, died at her home, 301 Desmond Street, Sayre, Sunday, following a long illness. Mrs. Rymell has been a resident of Sayre for the past 45 years. About 10 years ago she suffered a paralytic stroke from which she never fully recovered.

Mrs. Rymell was born in Cherry township, a daughter of the late Phillip and Selina Hartzig Miller. She spent her early life at this place, before moving to Sayre. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Rebekah Lodge of Sayre.

She is survived by one daughter; Mrs. Harry L. Green of Sayre, and a son, Ward J. Hunsinger of Wilkes-Barre, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Private funeral service was held at home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. George B. Gensemer, pastor, officiated. Interment in Tioga Point Cemetery *.
* Editor's Note: She is buried next to Thomas Rymell in the Hunsinger Plot in Tioga Point Cemetery, Sayre, PA.

Children of Naomi and George Hunsinger:

1. Clara Belle Hunsinger 1872-1962

2. Harry Hunsinger 1875-1911

3. Ward John Hunsinger 1876-1956

Harry Hunsinger (Naomi, Mary, John Hartzig); born about 1875; died March 1911

He was married and had a child:

Helen Hunsinger 1909-

The Sullivan Review
March 9, 1911

Harry W. Hunsinger, foreman of carpenters for the Lehigh at Sayre, formerly of Dushore, was fatally injured, and Dr. W.J. Higgins of Sayre was seriously hurt, in an accident on the Packer Avenue bridge in Sayre Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock.
The two men and a horse and wagon owned by Dr. Higgins went through an opening in the floor of the bridge, landing on a boxcar and rolling from there to the ground, a distance of 35 feet.
Both men were taken to the Packer hospital where Mr. Hunsinger died at 11:10, forty minutes after the accident. Dr. Higgins is in the hospital suffering from a fracture or dislocation of the right shoulder and a number of minor bruises and cuts. Unless some serious internal injury develops it is likely that he will have a rapid recovery.
The horse, a high-spirited animal, was so badly injured that it was shot.
A gang of carpenters under supervision of Mr. Hunsinger was making repairs to the bridge and a section of the planking on one side of the bridge had been removed for a distance of about 15 feet, leaving the planking adjoining it for a driveway. The Lehigh workmen did not put up any barrier and Mr. Hunsinger decided that instead he would lead teams around the opening. When Dr. Higgins reached the bridge, Mr. Hunsinger approached and grasped the horse's bit. The animal reared and plunged and as it did so Mr. Hunsinger was swung over the opening and as he dropped downward, he pulled the horse toward the hole. An instant later, the horse, the wagon and the two men were plunging downward.
A boxcar stood under the opening and they struck on top of it and then bounded to the tracks below. The horse fell directly on top of Hunsinger, while Dr. Higgins was thrown clear of the wreckage when he encountered the top of the boxcar and landed several feet to one side. Those who ran to the rescue found that the physician’s face was covered with dirt and blood and he was moaning with pain.
Underneath the horse and a shattered wagon was Mr. Hunsinger.
Dr. Higgins was first removed to the hospital and his condition appeared hopeful from the start, but Hunsinger had no pulse and seemed to be oblivious to all that was taking place about him. The strongest of stimulants were administered, he was given artificial respiration, but forty minutes from the time he fell he ceased breathing.

Harry Hunsinger
Harry W. Hunsinger, who lost his life in the accident, was born 36 years ago at Dushore, and resided here until 17 years ago when he went to Sayre. He was employed there for a time as a carpenter and in 1900 was transferred to Towanda, where he was employed until six years ago, when he was transferred back to Sayre and appointed foreman of carpenters. He was an honest, industrious man, who made friends readily, and to them and to his relatives his death comes as a terrible blow.
He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Helen, aged 14 months, his mother, Mrs. Naomi J. Lewis, one brother, W ard J. Hunsinger of Sayre, and one sister, Mrs. Harry L. Green of East Towanda.
Mr. Hunsinger was well known and highly regarded in Dushore and vicinity and his friends here extend their sympathy to his family.
The funeral was held at his late home in Sayre at 2:30 o'clock this Wednesday afternoon with interment in the Tioga Point cemetery.

Ward J. Hunsinger (Naomi, Mary, John Hartzig) born about 1876; died September 14, 1956

Married Bertha Barcus on February 10, 1915; she died about 1951.

Children of Ward and Bertha

  1. Sara Hunsinger 1916-
  2. Ward Hunsinger 1918-

The Sullivan Review
September 20. 1956

Ward J. Hunsinger, formerly of Towanda and Dushore, died at the Charmund Nursing Home, Orangeville, at the age of 80 years.

Mr. Hunsinger was born in Cherry Township, in 1876, a son of the late Washington and Naomi Hunsinger. He spent his early like in Dushore, and later moved to Towanda.

Mr. Hunsinger had for years resided in Wilkes-Barre, where he was engaged in the security business prior to his retirement some time ago. He was a member of Union Lodge F. and A. M. Towanda; the Consistory at Williamsport and the Shrine at Irem Temple, Dallas.

Surviving are a daughter, Mr. Robert M. Rosenbluth, of Kingston Pa; a son Ward B. Hunsinger; sister, Mrs. Harry L. Green, of Leesburg, Fla, and five grandchildren. His wife, the former Bertha Barcus of Towanda, died five years ago.

Private funeral service were held at the Harold Snowden Funeral Home, 420 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, this Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Jule Ayers of Wilkes-Barre officiating. Interment in Oak Hill cemetery, Towanda.

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