The Sullivan County Democrat
Dushore, PA
March 26, 1858
Died in Cherry, on the 21st of February, Benneville Wentzell, aged twenty-six years, two months and eleven days.
The sickness of the deceased was brief and his death unexpected. He had been ill with the measles, but had recovered so far as to walk to the village of Dushore. From this exposure he took cold, and sank to an early grave.
In life he was a diligent student, and was laying the foundation for a thorough education. He had spent some time in the Seminaries at Williamsport, and Towanda, and had made good use of his time and opportunities.
Though death came to him so suddenly and unexpectedly he was prepared to die. While at school in Towanda, he united with the Presbyterian Church, and he had resolved to devote himself to the Gospel ministry.
God has called him to a higher sphere. He is now learning at the feet of Jesus. In his diary he left on record many proofs that his affections were in heaven. "Be ye therefore ready also; for the Son of Man cometh at an hour when ye think not."- Luke 12:40

The Sullivan Review
July 17, 1929
Miss Amanda Zaner died Friday morning in the Packer hospital at Sayre, after an illness of several months.
She is survived by two sisters Mrs. William D. Bahr and Mrs. Addison Yonkin, of Cherry Township and one brother, Jerome M. Zaner of Corning.
Funeral service was held Sunday afternoon from her late home on German street with service in the Reformed Church of Which she was an active member. Rev. C.D. Caris, pastor of the Evangelical church officiated.
The pall bearers were: C.A. Bahr, Warden M. Bahr, Sherm Z Bahr, Harry Yonkin, Ray Zaner, and Claude Zaner, Nephews. The flower girls were nieces and grand nieces.
Burial was made in the family lot in Bahr Hill cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
August 21, 1929
Jerome M. Zaner died Monday, August 19th at his home in Corning, N.Y. after an illness of several weeks at the age of 73 years.
Mr. Zaner was born in Cherry Township, where he spent his earl life. For the past ten years he has lived in Corning.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. John Lumley of Carpenter street and one son, Ray Zaner of York, Pa.
The body was brought to the home of his daughter from whose home the funeral will be held.
Funeral service will be held in Zion Lutheran church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in the Bahr Hill cemetery.
Rev. W.H. Fehr, pastor of the church will officiated.

The Sullivan Review
July 4, 1946
Mrs. Emma Zaner, widow of the late Jerome M. Zaner, died Jun 6th at her home in Cincinnati, at the age of 78 years and 9 months.
Mrs. Zaner was born in Cherry Township, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dohm, and spent her early life in this vicinity.
She is survived by a daughter Clara at home, a stepson, Ray F. Zaner of York, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Flossie Z. Lumley of Carpenter street, Dushore, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 28th with interment in Cincinnati.

The Sullivan Review
February 26, 1948
Mrs. Flossie Zaner Lumley, wife of John Lumley of Carpenter street, died Sunday morning, Feb. 22, at the Arnot-Ogden Hospital, Elmira, where she had been a patient a few weeks. Mrs. Lumley submitted to a serious chest operation there several weeks ago.
A native of the community, Mrs.. Lumley was born August 16, 1888, a daughter of the late Jerome and Mary Schaeffer Zaner, descendants of some of the earliest settlers of Cherry township.
For a time the Zaner family lived at Ricketts where Mr. and Mrs. Lumley were married. MR. Lumley being the Ricketts station agent on the Lehigh Valley at that time. They moved to town when Mr. Lumley was transferred to the Lehigh Valley station here.
Mrs. Lumley was very active in the affairs of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, was a member of the Dorcas Society and a past president of the group. As a member of the Dushore Garden Club she was one of its most active members and was known for her lively interest in all community affairs.
Her husband has for many years been chairman of the Sullivan County Republican Committee and her only son, John M. Lumley, is county superintendent of schools. Her death is felt keenly by the many who valued her as a friend.
Mrs. Lumley's life was eminently successful, for she was one who filled the role of wife and mother with character. Her devotion to family was her career and it can be said without reservation that she succeeded in this with distinction. In addition to her husband and son, a daughter, Mrs. Florence Kelly of East Pittsburgh and a brother, Ray Zaner of York, survive; and three grandchildren, Miss Betsy Lumley of this place; Charles and Richard BreMiller.
The funeral was held Wednesday morning with prayer service at the family home on Carpenter Street and further services at Zion Evangelical Church at 10:45 the pastor, Rev. John D. Keener, officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
There was a wealth of floral expressions and the funeral was very largely attended. Pallbearers were: C. Raymond Kschinka, William F. Kast, Ray Long, John R. Quigg, Archie Spence and Leon Day.

The Sullivan Review
January 21, 1982
Dr. John M. Lumley of Rauchtown, Lycoming County, formerly of Dushore, died Jan. 15, 1982, in the Jersey Shore Hospital, where he had been admitted on Jan. 12. He was in his late seventies. Dr. Lumley was born in Vineland, NJ, a son of John and Flossie Zaner Lumley, who later moved to Dushore. He graduated from Dushore High School and was a graduate of Muhlenburg College.
He retired several years ago as the assistant executive secretary for legislative and federal relations of the national Education Association at Washington, DC. He was responsible for bringing into reality much legislation on education, and spent much of his time participating in White House conferences related to education.
His career in education included being principal of Dushore High School in 1930's. In 1938 he was elected superintendent of Sullivan County Schools, a position he held until 1952 when he resigned to become the state deputy superintendent of public Instruction at Harrisburg.
He also served as president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, and was also superintendent of Wilkes-Barre City Schools.
Listed in Who's Who in America, Dr. Lumley received the Muhlenburg College alumni award for outstanding performance in his profession. He was a member of the National Association of School Administrators.
Dr. Lumley was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Washington, DC. He has been described as a "very capable, talented man, a very quiet man who got things done."
His wife, the former Kathryn Wentzel of Rauchtown, a nationally recognized person in education was active in the profession until his retirement. They divided their time between Rauchtown and Washington, DC.
Surviving, besides his wife, are a son, Joseph, of Jersey Shore and a granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Jan. 19 at St. James Lutheran Church, Rauchtown. The Rev. Patricia Harrington officiated.

The Sullivan Review
January 1912
The sudden death of Nelson H. Zaner of Cherry Township occurred Monday. Shortly after eating his dinner he gasped for breath and was gone. Heart failure was the cause of death. He was 52 years 4 months and 8 days of age. Mr. Zaner is survived by his widow and three sons and his mother, Mrs. Fietta Zaner. Also two brothers and three sisters as follows: Jerome of Dushore, Lewis of Cherry, Mrs. W.D. Bahr of Cherry, Miss Amanda Zaner of town, and Mrs. Addison Yonkin of Cherry. The funeral services will be held Friday at Peace Church. They will leave the house at 10 a.m. Interment in Peace cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
1921
The body of Private Ernest W. Zaner arrived Thursday morning from New York and was taken to the home of his mother, Mrs. Samuel Epler of Cherry Township.
Private Zaner enlisted in the Sayre Machine Gun Company August 23, 1916 when that organization was formed in Sayre under Lieutenant Countermanche. He was soon afterwards sent to the Mexican Border and in September 1917 was sent to Camp Hancock, Georgia for intensive training for overseas service. He left for France in 1918 with the Machine Gun Company of the 1009th Infantry. On August 18th 1918 he was struck by a one-pound bullet, which penetrated his abdomen and caused his death one half hour later at Fiesme.
He was born January 12th 1895 on the farm where his mother now resides. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Loyalsock Post No. 532 together with survivors of the 109th Machine gun Company of Sayre and members of McDermott Post of Bernice escorted the body to the Peace church. Where the pastor, Rev. W.H. Fehr delivered the sermon from the porch to an audience which would have taxed the capacity of the church more than twice. Loyalsock Post with Rev. W.H. acting as chaplain conducted the service at the grave.
The pallbearers were L.F. Sinsabaugh and Nathan Marsh of Sayre, James Malloy and Arthur DeLaney of Athens and George Stack and Wm. McCarthy of Ulster. The flower bearers were Carl Randolph, Clarence Stroup and Charles Haywood of Sayre, Raymond Keegan, Allen Donlin. Paul Miller and Earl Miller of Athens. Taps was sounded by Clarence Stroup of Sayre a comrade. Private Zaner is survived by his mother and two brothers; Claude of Sayre and Harold of Los Angeles, California.

The Sullivan Review
March 30, 1927
Hon. Lewis Butler Zaner died Tuesday at the packer hospital at Sayre from intestinal trouble. Mr. Zaner had been in his usual health until Saturday when he commenced to complain. On Monday he seemed much better but on Tuesday morning his condition was so much worse that the doctor recommended his being taken to the hospital. He only lived about an hour after arriving there. Mr. Zaner was a son of the late Adam and Fietta Zaner. He was born in Cherry Township, on the farm on which he resides on December 31, 1863. Since purchasing the homestead he has been considered one of the most progressive farmers of the county.
In the fall of 1908 he was elected Member of the General Assembly __the term of 190901910. During his life he has been a steadfast Republican, and for several years has been treasurer of the Republican organization of the county. Mr. Zaner was a charter member of Cherry Grange No. 1224, who with his estimable wife have been very active in the grange work in this county. For a number of years he has been the acting insurance solicitor of the Grange.
Mr. Zaner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie B. Zaner, one daughter, Mrs. Marion Erle of Allentown, one adopted son, Lawrence Zaner at home and one grandson, Donald Erle of Allentown. Also three sisters, Mrs. W.D. Bahr, and Miss Amanda Zaner of Dushore, Mrs. Addison Yonkin of Cherry township, and one brother, Jerome M. Zaner of Corning, N.Y.
Funeral service will be held at the home in Cherry Township Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock with further service in the Reformed church at Dushore, of which he was an active member. Rev. P.H. Hoover of Bloomsburg will officiate. Burial will be made in the family plot in Bahr Hill Cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
August 26, 1954
Mrs. Minnie B. Zaner, formerly of this place, died Tuesday afternoon at the Robert packer Hospital. Mrs. Zaner, who before her illness had resided here, had for the past year or two been living with her daughter, Mrs. William Miles, at 408 Madison Street, Sayre. She was 86 years of age.
Born at Dushore September 9, 1867, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Celinda, Colley Benjamin. She spent much of her life in this community and was an active member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Mrs. Zaner was the widow of the late Hon. Lewis B. Zaner who served one term in the General Assembly from Sullivan County. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Miles of Sayre; one son Lawrence Zaner of this place; a sister, Mrs. Edward McDonough of Utica, N.Y. and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Holcombe Funeral Home, the Rev. Elden E. Ehrhart officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
April 4, 1974,
Lawrence B. Zaner, 69, of Dushore died March 28, 1974 at the Bradford County manor.
He was born in Hillsgrove April 9, 1904, son of Lewis B. and Minnie Benjamin Zaner. He was a lifetime resident of Sullivan County and was a member of the Redeemer United Church of Christ in Dushore.
For years, Mr. Zaner was employed by the M.J. Harrington Dairies in Dushore. He then was employed by Sullcraft Manufacturing Co. in Dushore until illness forced his retirement.
Surviving are: his widow Cora Barth Zaner, at home; a daughter, Mrs. George (Miriam) Hatton of Mildred; a son, William L. Zaner of Wyalusing; two sisters Mrs. Miriam miles of Long Beach, Calif; and Mrs. Nellie Confair of Milton, Pa. four grandsons and three granddaughters.
Funeral services were held at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore. The Rev. James E. Johnson, former pastor of the Redeemer United Church of Christ in Dushore officiated. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
February 12, 2004
Miriam Zaner Hatton, 75, of Mildred, died February 11, 2004, at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte.
She was born January 4, 1929, in Dushore, a daughter of Lawrence B. and Cora Barth Zaner.
On April 8, 1949, she married George Hatton in Sayre, a loving and devoted marriage of 54 years.
She was a member of the Redeemer United Church of Christ of Dushore, and was a former member of Wyalusing Chapter No. 524, Order of the Eastern Star. Prior to retirement in 1991, Mrs. Hatton was employed as a librarian for the Sullivan County School District.
Miriam enjoyed her time spent crocheting, quilting, cross-stitching, collecting cardinal bird figurines, and was a Philadelphia Phillies fan. She truly loved her family and grandchildren.
Surviving are her husband, George, at Home; her mother, Cora Zaner, of Highlands Care Center; three children and their spouses, Charlotte and Henry Doolin of Atlanta, GA; Janet and Matt Bubb of Williamsport; Larry and Linda Hatton of Dushore; brother, William Zaner of Wyalusing; and by five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow, Friday, February 13 at 2:00 p.m. in the Redeemer United Church of Christ, Dushore with Rev. Robert W. Martin presiding.
Burial will be at the convenience of the family in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Northeast Region, 63 North Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, pa 18701 or the American Cancer Society, Bradford-Sullivan County Unit, 1948 East Third Street, Williamsport, Pa 17701.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore.

The Sullivan Review
December 1954
Mrs. Bernice E. Yonkin, 88, widow of Addison Yonkin of this place, died early Tuesday morning in the Jennings Convalescent Home in Towanda. Mrs. Yonkin was born in Sept. 19, 1866, a daughter of Adam and Fietta Wentzel Zaner. She was an active member of the Dushore Evangelical and Reformed Church of the Redeemer and its Women's Guild
Surviving are one son, Harry Yonkin of Cherry Township; a daughter Mrs. Albert J. Hoag of this place; two grandchildren, Mrs. Robert Pond and Bernice Yonkin of this place; and a great granddaughter, Joan Marie Pond.
Funeral services were held at the Holcombe Funeral Home this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with further services at the Church of the Redeemer at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Elden E. Ehrhart, Pastor, officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
October 25, 1979
Harry Yonkin, 86, of RD 2, Dushore, died October 23, 1979, at the Robert Packer Hospital.
Born in Cherry Township, he was a son of G. Addison and Bernice Zaner Yonkin. He was a lifetime resident of Sullivan County and was engaged in the farming industry his entire life. He was a member of Redeemer United Church of Christ, Dushore. He was director of Farmers and Mechanics Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Forksville.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Hieber Yonkin at home; one daughter Mrs. John (Bernice) Bushofsky, of Phoenix, AZ; one sister, Mrs. Albert (Ethel) Hoag of Dushore; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 27, at 11 a.m. in Redeemer United Church of Christ, Dushore, with Rev. Robert Brown, the new pastor of the charge officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home Friday, Oct. 26, from 2-4 p.m. and after 7 p.m. and Saturday, at the church, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

The Sullivan Review
September 18, 1986
Mrs. Carolyn L. Yonkin, 82, of Dushore, died Saturday, September 13, 1986, at home. Her husband, Harry C. Yonkin, died October 23, 1979.
Born in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County, April 22, 1904, she was a daughter of John B. and Mary Catherine Messersmith Hieber.
Mrs. Yonkin was a lifetime resident of Sullivan County and was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Zion Chapel. She also was a member of the church's Dorcas Society and Altar Guild and had formerly taught Sunday school. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Bernice Bushofsky, of Phoenix, Ariz, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church in Dushore. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Dushore RD. The Rev. Richard A. Reeser, her pastor, will officiate.
Friends may call at McHenry's 119 Carpenter Street, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and at the church from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The family will provide the flowers.

The Sullivan Review
April 1985
Mrs. Ethel Hoag, 87, of Dushore, died April 4, 1985, at the Sullivan County Medical Center, Laporte, following an apparent heart attack.
She was born September 23, 1887 in Cherry Township, a daughter of G. Addison and Bernice Zaner Yonkin, and lived her entire life in Sullivan County. Mrs. Hoag was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church of Dushore and its Ladies Auxiliary. She was also a member of the Sullivan County Senior Citizens Club.
She and her husband, Albert J. Hoag, whom she married September 27, 1920, would have celebrated a 65th wedding anniversary this year.
Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Helen) Pond; a granddaughter Miss Joan Pond and a grandson, Ronald F. Pond, all of Dushore. Her only son, Raymond E. Hoag, was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II.
Funeral services were held April 6, 1985, at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore, with Rev. Al Jayne, her pastor, officiating. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.
Memorials may be directed to St. Paul's UM Church Memorial Fund or the Sullivan county Public Library, Dushore.

The Sullivan Review
Dushore, PA
January 5, 1921
Percival Wentzel, a life long citizen of this place died at his home on Railroad Avenue, Tuesday evening, Jan. 4 at the age of 81 years. Mr. Wentzel has been in poor health for the past year and for nearly three months has not been able to leave his room. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Levi B. Yonkin of Cherry Township and Mrs. James Vincent at home, and one son, Leroy Wentzel.

The Sullivan Review
Aug. 24, 1911
Mrs. Anna Wentzel, wife of Percival Wentzel, died very suddenly at her home in Cherry Township on Saturday, August 19th, aged 71 years, 8 months and 6 days. Deceased was born in Cherry Township on December 13, 1839. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, at the home, Rev. H.R. Wilkes officiating. Interment was in Bahr Hill cemetery. Besides her husband, Mrs. Wentzel is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Clara Vincent and Mrs. Levi Yonkin, and one son Leroy; also, three sisters and two brothers.

The Sullivan Review
September 10, 1941
Mrs. Arvilla Yonkin, wife of Levi B. Yonkin of Cherry Township, died Tuesday morning in the Packer Hospital at Sayre, where she has been a patient for the past 26 days.
She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Percival Wentzel, of Cherry Township, where she was born 73 years ago.
She is survived by her husband, a son Ernest Yonkin at home, a sister, Mrs. Clara Vincent, and a brother LeRoy Wentzel of Sayre.
The body was removed to the Holcombe funeral parlor at his place and later to her late home.
Funeral service will be held from the home Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with further service in the Reformed Church of the Redeemer, of which she was a faithful member.
The pastor, Rev. Clement B. Meyer, will officiate. Interment in Fairview Cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
August 16, 1945
Levi B. Yonkin died Sunday, August 12th at his home in Cherry Township, following a lingering illness.
Mr. Yonkin was born June 26, 1860, a son of the late Peter and Catherine Suber Yonkin, who were among the early settlers of Cherry township.
He was united in marriage with Miss Aurilla Wentzel, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Percival Wentzel, who passed away four years ago.
He is survived by one son Ernest Yonkin, who resides on the homestead. Funeral services were held from his late home, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Clement B. Meyers, pastor of the Reformed church, officiated. Interment in Fairview cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
September 20, 1984
Ernest Yonkin, 87 of Cherry Township, Dushore RD died Sept. 12, 1984 at Memorial Hospital, Towanda. He had been a resident of the Skilled Nursing Unit there and before that he had resided in Estella for the last several years.
He was born July 14, 1897 in Cherry Township, a son of Levi and Arrilla Wentzell Yonkin.
A lifetime resident of Sullivan County he operated a dairy farm until he retired several years ago.
He was a member of the Redeemer United Church of Christ Dushore.
His wife, the former Zora Stilff died in 1973.
Surviving are nieces and nephews
Funeral services were held Sept. 15 from the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore, with Rev. Richard A. Reeser, pastor of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Chruch officiating. Interment was in the Fairview cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
September 25, 1947
Mrs. Clara A. Vincent, wife of the late James Vincent, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Claude Zaner of Cherry Township, Monday, September 22 after a long illness.
Mrs. Vincent was born in Cherry Township, a daughter of the late Percival and Anna Miller Wentzel. After the death of her parents, she moved to Sayre with her brother, LeRoy Wentzel, where she made her home for a number of years. Since her health failed, she has been living with her daughter.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Claude Zaner, three grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Funeral services were held at the Holcomb funeral home, Carpenter Street, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. Clement B. Meyers, pastor of the Reformed Church, officiated. Interment in Fairview Cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
April 28, 1898
James P. Vincent, died at his home in Milan, Bradford Co., on Sunday morning; cause, pneumonia. He was 37. A wife and one daughter, aged 7, survive; his mother; one sister, Ida; two brothers, Charles and Fred P., Mr. and Mrs. Percival Wentzel of this place, the parents of Mrs. Vincent, attended the funeral.

The Sullivan Review
March 11, 1976
Alma C. Zaner, 85, formerly of Sayre, died Feb. 29, 1976 at Sayre House. Mrs. Zaner was born in Milan and had spent her early life in the Dushore area, moving to Sayre about 61 years ago. She was the widow of Claude Zaner, who died in 1953.
Surviving are one son, Nelson Zaner of Dushore, and one daughter, Mrs. Walter (Alice) Letcavage of Colma, Calif. Another daughter, Delma Langeland, preceded her in death in 1953.
There are ten grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren and one cousin.
Funeral and committal were held at the Lowery Funeral Home, 225 S. Main St., Athens, March 3.
The Rev. David C. Newhart, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, officiated at the funeral.
Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Dushore.

The Sullivan Review
September 17, 1953
Claude E. Zaner, 67, a retired Lehigh Valley Railroad employee, died very suddenly at his home here Monday morning.
Mr. Zaner was a native of Cherry Township where h was born on July 2, 1886, a son of Nelson and Ida Smith Zaner, for many years he was employed as a machinist by the Lehigh Valley at Sayre. He retired seven years ago when he returned here to make his home.
H was a member of Rural Amity Lodge F. and A. of Athens, Union Lodge No. 108, Royal Arch masons of Towanda and Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are his wife, Alma; a son Nelson Zaner, of Sayre; two daughters, Mrs. Raymond Langeland of Athens and Mrs. Walter Letcavage of Colma, Calif.; a brother, Harold Zaner of Los Angeles; nine grandchild and two great grandchildren.
The funeral was held this Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from the Holcombe Funeral Home, the Rev. Charles Souders officiating. Burial as in Fairview cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
November 5, 1953
Mrs. Delma Langeland of Sayre RD 1, a daughter of Mrs. Elma Zaner of this place, died Friday afternoon at the Robert packer Hospital at the age of 41. Mrs. Langeland was born in Milan and spent her entire life in that vicinity. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Sayre.
Surviving are her husband, Raymond; four daughters, Mrs. Erwin Cooke of Waverly, Miss Jeanne Langeland of Sayre, Nancy and Sandra at home; two sons, Edward at home and Harold with the U.S. Army in Berlin; her mother, Mrs. Alma Zaner of this place; a sister, Mrs. Walter Letcavage of Coman, Calif; a brother, Nelson Zaner of Sayre; and two grandchildren.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon with services at Athens Presbyterian Church and burial in Tioga Point Cemetery.

The Sullivan Review
September 18, 1980
Nelson H. Zaner, 63, of Cherry Twp. Dushore RD 1 died Wednesday at the Robert Packer Hosptial in Sayre.
He was born May 21, 1917 in Sayre, a son of the late Claude E. and Alma Vincent Zaner.
He was a veteran of Worlkd War II having served with the U.S. Marines and was a member of the New Albany VFW Post and alos a member of the Loyalsock No. 1966 American Legion of Dushore.
He was employed by the Fasset Enterprises of Elmira, NY until Jan. 1980 when he retired due to declining helath.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Kernan Zaner, at home; one sister, Mrs. Walther (Alice) Letscavage of Colma, CA, and several nieces and nephews.
Private funeral and committal services were held Sept. 13 in the McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore with the Rev. Richard Reeser, pastor of the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Zion Chapel, Dusore, officiating.
Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery.