Generation No. 1

1. August¹ Lonser was born August 1863 in Mendritz, Prussia. He married Augusta Friedericke Orlowski, daughter of Ludwig Orlowski and Luise Radau. She was born March 29, 1866 in Gross Leistenea, West Prussia, and died April 15, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA.

Children of August Lonser and Augusta Orlowski are:

+ 2 i. Paulene² Lonser, born October 02, 1887 in Gross Leistenau, West Prussia.

3 ii. Fred Lonser, born February 19, 1889 in Gross Leistenau, West Prussia. He married Tillie Krause.

+ 4 iii. Herman Lonser, born August 04, 1890 in Gross Leistenau, West Prussia.

+ 5 iv. John Lonser, born July 1891 in Mildred, PA; died October 04, 1946.

+ 6 v. Alma Lonser, born January 1893.

+ 7 vi. Emil Lonser, born May 1896.

8 vii. Edward Lonser, born May 23, 1896. He married Clara Schwanzfeger; born January 22, 1898; died May 06, 1939.

9 viii. Carl Lonser, born February 18, 1898. He married Florence Grunewald; born March 16, 1902; died March 01, 1951.

10 ix. Edith Eda Lonser, born February 1900. She married William Pushies.

Generation No. 2

2. Paulene² Lonser (August¹) was born October 02, 1887 in Gross Leistenau, West Prussia. She married William Sarnowski.

Child of Paulene Lonser and William Sarnowski is:

11 i. Mabel³ Sarnowski, born 1910.

4. Herman² Lonser (August¹) was born August 04, 1890 in Gross Leistenau, West Prussia. He married Ellen (Eleanor Mary) A. Huffmaster September 24, 1912 in Germany, daughter of Rush Huffmaster and Minnie Vail. She was born June 28, 1897, and died October 08, 1973. She went by "Nell" during her life, according to Pennie (Murberger) Cannon, her great-granddaughter.

Notes for Ellen (Eleanor Mary) A Huffmaster:

from the Hatton Exeley site:

Newspaper: Mrs. Eleanor Mary Lonser, 76 of Dushore died Oct. 8, 1973. Surviving are her husband, Herman ; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Hogan of Pittston and Mrs. Pauline Richley of Dushore ; four brothers Arthur Huffmaster of Detroit Michigan, Joseph of Dearborn, Michigan, Donald Yonkin of Arizonia. George of Dearborn, a sister Mrs. Ethel Mangle of Pittston. 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildre and several nieces and nephews.

Important:

From the Village of Gross Leistenau, West Prussia, Germany now Lisnowo, Grudziadz, Bydgoscze, Poland. The following names were found by Linda Beaver; Lonser, Radke, Radau, Meicher; Behrendt, Pick, Thom, Kelch, Fischer, Krause families. They all came from the same Lutheran District. Film with births, deaths, marriages and confirmations.

The Sullivan Review
Dushore, PA
October 11, 1973

Mrs. Eleanor Mary Lonser, 76, of Dushore, R.D., died October 8, 1973.

Mrs. Lonser was born in Dushore, June 28, 1897, daughter of Rush and Minnie Vail Huffmaster. She moved to Pittston in 1917 and lived there until Mr. Lonser retired in 1963, when she and her husband returned to Dushore.

She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Hughstown, of the Mary Tierney Lodge Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad

Trainmen in Pittston and the Senior Citizens of Dushore.

Surviving are her husband, Herman; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Hogan of Pittston and Mrs. Pauline Richley of Dushore; four brothers, Arthur Huffmaster of Detroit, Mich.; Joseph of Dearborn, Mich.; George of Dearborn, Mich.; and Donald Yonkin of Arizona; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Mangle of Pittston; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. from the Howell Funeral Home, 5009 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston, followed by services at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Hughstown, at 11 o’clock.

Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Harding.

More About Ellen (Eleanor Mary) A Huffmaster:

Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Harding, PA

More About Herman Lonser and Ellen Huffmaster:

Marriage: September 24, 1912, Germany

Children of Herman Lonser and Eleanor "Nell" Huffmaster are:

+ 12 i. Herbert³ Lonser, born 1913.

+ 13 ii. Grace Lonser, born 1915; died December 16, 1984.

+ 14 iii. Pauline Lonser, born July 28, 1919; died August 16, 1993 in Dushore, PA.

5. John² Lonser (August¹) was born July 1891 in Mildred, PA, and died October 04, 1946. He married Abbie Huffmaster October 21, 1923, daughter of Rush Huffmaster and Minnie Vail. She was born July 1893, and died October 28, 1945.

Notes for John Lonser:

The Sullivan Review
Dushore, PA
Oct. 24, 1946

John Lonser, son of the late August and Freda Lonser, former resident of Mildred passed away very suddenly at his home 7848 Coleman Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan on Friday October 4th at the age of 54 years.

He was married to the late Abbie Agnes Huffmaster who preceded him in death 11 months ago.

A veteran of World War I. He made his home in Sugar Hill until he came from overseas. After securing employment in Detroit with Ford Motor Co. he made his home there. His mother Mrs. Freda Lonser died 6 months ago.

Besides his widow Mrs. Kathleen Lonser he is survived by the following children. Mrs. Sylvester Paruski, Donald and Jean of Dearborn, Mich. and Marie of Pittston. The following brothers and sister also survive Herman A. Lonser of Pittston, Fred Lonser and Mrs. Alma Krause of Philadelphia, Carl and Edward Lonser of Detroit, Mich. Several nieces and nephews also survive

Notes for Abbie Huffmaster:

The Sullivan Review
Dsuhore, PA
Nov. 22, 1945

Mrs. John Lonser, 7848 Coleman Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan, the former Abbie Agnes Huffmaster, eldest daughter of the late Rush Huffmaster and Mrs. Minnie Yonkin, passed away on Sunday, October 28th, at her home of a heart ailment. Mrs. Lonser has been ailing for some time, but her condition wasn’t believed serious until a few weeks ago, when the family sent for her mother and two sisters who were at her bedside when she passed away.

She was born in Dushore 52 years and attended the rural schools. She is survived by her husband, John Lonser and four children, Ethel Mae, Pvt. Donald Lonser with the U. S. Marines in China, Marie and Jean Lonser, her mother Mrs. Otis Yonkin of Dushore, and the following bother and sister, Arthur, Joseph and George Huffmaster of Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. Eleanor Lonser and Mrs. Ethel Mangle of Pittston, a half brother Corporal Paul Yonkin who was killed on June 9, 1944 in the Invasion of Normandy; another half brother, Donald A. Yonkin who was recently discharged from the service after spending 2 years in Italy. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral was held on her 22nd wedding anniversary, October 31st with services in the Lutheran church of Atonement Burial in Grand lawn cemetery, Detroit

More About John Lonser and Abbie Huffmaster:

Marriage: October 21, 1923

Children of John Lonser and Abbie Huffmaster are:

15 i. Ethel Mae³ Lonser. She married Sylvester Paruski.

16 ii. Donald Lonser.

17 iii. Marie Lonser. She married Mr. Landon.

18 iv. Jean Lonser.

6. Alma² Lonser (August¹) was born January 1893. She married Henry Krause.

Child of Alma Lonser and Henry Krause is:

19 i. Carl³ Krause.

7. Emil² Lonser (August¹) was born May 1896. He married Martha Milhench.

Child of Emil Lonser and Martha Milhench is:

20 i. David³ Lonser.

Generation No. 3

12. Herbert³ Lonser (Herman², August¹) was born 1913. He married Mary Hogan. She was born 1912.

Children of Herbert Lonser and Mary Hogan are:

+ 21 i. Eleanor⁴ Lonser, born 1938.

+ 22 ii. Dorothy Lonser, born 1940.

+ 23 iii. Irene Lonser, born 1951.

13. Grace³ Lonser (Herman², August¹) was born 1915, and died December 16, 1984. She married James Hogan.

Children of Grace Lonser and James Hogan are:

+ 24 i. James⁴ Hogan, born 1938; died 1972.

+ 25 ii. Mary Grace Hogan, born 1941.

+ 26 iii. Jean Hogan, born 1949.

14. Pauline³ Lonser (Herman², August¹) was born July 28, 1919, and died August 16, 1993 in Dushore, PA. She married Joseph Jerome Richley April 15, 1939, son of Jerome Richley and Mary McMahon. He was born November 13, 1917, and died January 21, 1994.

Joseph and Pauline (Lonser) Richley
Early 1990s
Harry F. Sandusky Bar
Satterfield, PA
Between Dushore and Laporte, PA
Photo Courtesy of Bettyann Sick Goodyear

Notes for Pauline Lonser:

Hi Carol,

Was reviewing the email you sent me from February 3, 2005 which included "The Descendants of Joseph J. Richley" report.

Under 1. Joseph J. Richley you show he married Pauline Lonser, daughter of Herman Lonser and Ellen Huffmaster. And that she was b. October 2, 1919.

Under the notes for Pauline Lonser - from her obituary which apparently came from The Sullivan Review, dated August 19, 1993, it shows she was b. July 28, 1919, in Pittston, and was a daughter of Herman and Eleanor Huffmaster Lonser.

Not sure where you got the Oct 2 date from, but wanted you to be aware. As to the Ellen vs Eleanor - not much difference here and maybe "Ellen" was a nickname.

I appreciate you sending me this information.

Larry Pardoe

More About Pauline Lonser:

Burial: August 19, 1993, Peace Cemetery, Dushore, PA

More About Joseph Jerome Richley:

Burial: Peace Cemetery, Dushore, PA

More About Joseph Richley and Pauline Lonser:

Marriage: April 15, 1939

Children of Pauline Lonser and Joseph Richley are:

27 i. Eleanor⁴ Richley, born 1940; died 1984. In 2008, her daughter, Pennie (Murberger) Cannon informed us that Eleanor married Gerald Murberger in January of 1959 in St. Basil’s Church in Dushore, They had two children, Penelope Murberger (Pennie herself), born in Bloomsburg, PA hospital on May 28, 1959, and then Kimmerly Murberger, born on July 28, 1961, also in Bloomsburg. The family lived in Dushore until 1963, when we they moved to Michigan and then to Ohio. In 2008, Penny and family lived in New York City and still remained "best friends" with her aunt, Linda McCarty, and her family.

+ 28 ii. Charles Richley, born April 29, 1942.

+ 29 iii. Joyce Ann Richley, born 1946.

30 iv. Thomas Richley, born August 16, 1952; died October 12, 1992.

Notes for Thomas Richley:

Thomas J. (Coon Man) Richley, 40, of Dushore, died Oct. 12, 1992, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following an apparent heart attack. He was born Aug. 16, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, a son of Joseph J. and Pauline Lonser Richley, of Dushore.

He was a 1970 graduate of Sullivan County High School and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

Mr. Richley was employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and he retired in 1991 after 20 years of services.

He was a member of the Marine Corps League of Towanda; Loyalsock post 996, American Legion, Dushore; and was Chief Steward for the Sullivan County AFSCME (State employees) Union.

Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Charles of Columbus, OH; and Joseph, Jr. of Dushore; two sisters, Mrs. Fred (Joyce) Keeler of Montoursville; and Mrs. Guy (Linda) McCarty of Dushore; nieces and nephews. A sister, Eleanor Murberger, died in 1984.

Funeral services will be held today, Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, Dushore, with Very Rev. Patrick J. McLaughlin, V.F. officiating. Burial will be in Peace Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Dushore Fire Co. or the Dushore Ambulance Association.

+ 31 v. Linda Richley, born 1955.

32 vi. Joseph Jerome Richley, born August 30, 1959.

Generation No. 4

21. Eleanor⁴ Lonser (Herbert³, Herman², August¹) was born 1938. She married Frank Gorchinski.

Children of Eleanor Lonser and Frank Gorchinski are:

33 i. Mary Ellen⁵ Gorchinski.

34 ii. Frank Gorchinski.

35 iii. Kathy Gorchinski.

22. Dorothy⁴ Lonser (Herbert³, Herman², August¹) was born 1940. She married Peter Chezyski.

Child of Dorothy Lonser and Peter Chezyski is:

36 i. Peter⁵ Chezyski.

23. Irene⁴ Lonser (Herbert³, Herman², August¹) was born 1951. She married Anthony Jaconous.

Child of Irene Lonser and Anthony Jaconous is:

37 i. Anthony⁵ Jaconous.

24. James⁴ Hogan (Grace³ Lonser, Herman², August¹) was born 1938, and died 1972. He married Mary Angellob.

Children of James Hogan and Mary Angellob are:

38 i. Matthew⁵ Hogan.

39 ii. Michael Hogan.

25. Mary Grace⁴ Hogan (Grace³ Lonser, Herman², August¹) was born 1941. She married Michael Granette.

Child of Mary Hogan and Michael Granette is:

40 i. Daniel⁵ Granette.

26. Jean⁴ Hogan (Grace³ Lonser, Herman², August¹) was born 1949. She married Robert Jackson.

Children of Jean Hogan and Robert Jackson are:

41 i. Robert⁵ Jackson.

42 ii. Linda Jackson.

43 iii. David Jackson.

28. Charles⁴ Richley (Pauline³ Lonser, Herman², August¹) was born April 29, 1942. He married Linda K. "Kay" Kruckeberg. She was born 1941.

Children of Charles Richley and Kay Kruckeberg are:

44 i. Charles⁵ Richley, born July 27, 1964.

45 ii. Michelle Lynn Richley, born September 27, 1969.

29. Joyce Ann⁴ Richley (Pauline³ Lonser, Herman², August¹) was born 1946. She married Fred Keeler January 05, 1963. He was born 1942.

More About Fred Keeler and Joyce Richley:

Marriage: January 05, 1963

Children of Joyce Richley and Fred Keeler are:

46 i. Christina Louise "Tina"⁵ Keeler, born October 27, 1963.

+ 47 ii. Donna Marie Keeler, born October 31, 1964.

48 iii. Frederick Keeler, born February 14, 1966.

49 iv. Kathryn Lynn "Kathy" Keeler, born January 10, 1968.

31. Linda⁴ Richley (Pauline³ Lonser, Herman², August¹) was born 1955. She married Guy McCarty October 27, 1973, son of John McCarty and Freda Snell. He was born 1946.

More About Guy McCarty and Linda Richley:

Marriage: October 27, 1973

Children of Linda Richley and Guy McCarty are:

50 i. Guy⁵ McCarty.

51 ii. Ellen "Ellie" McCarty, born August 15, 1974.

+ 52 iii. Autumn Lynn McCarty, born January 11, 1976.

53 iv. Timberly McCarty, born 1977.

54 v. Ember McCarty, born 1978.

Generation No. 5

47. Donna Marie⁵ Keeler (Joyce Ann⁴ Richley, Pauline³ Lonser, Herman², August¹) was born October 31, 1964. She married Ronald McCarty.

Child of Donna Keeler and Ronald McCarty is:

55 i. Jamie⁶ McCarty, born 1982.

52. Autumn Lynn⁵ McCarty (Linda⁴ Richley, Pauline³ Lonser, Herman², August¹) was born January 11, 1976. She married Matthew Joseph Perakovich.

Children of Autumn McCarty and Matthew Perakovich are:

56 i. Finnias Elliot Michael⁶ Perakovich, born December 12, 2004 in Danville Geisinger Hosiptial, Danville, PA; died January 19, 2007 in auto accident.

Notes for Finnias Elliot Michael Perakovich:

Daily Review
Towanda, PA
January 23, 2007

Finnias Elliot Michael Perakovich, age 2, of Orangeville (Columbia County), Pa., passed away on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007.

He was born on Dec. 12, 2004, in Danville, Pa., a son of Autumn Lynn McCarty and Matthew Joseph Perakovich.

He leaves behind his mother and father; a sister, Magdalen; a brother, Romey; his maternal grandmother, Linda McCarty of Dushore, Pa.; his paternal grandparents: Leigh and Don Myers of Muncy, Pa., and Mark and Kathy Perakovich of New Jersey; paternal great-grandmother, Doris "Nana" Flagg; paternal great-grandmother: Gloria Perakovich; uncles and aunts, Christian and Brandy Perakovich of Muncy, Mike and Ula Perakovich of Prog, Shawn Myers of Muncy, Joseph Myers of Muncy, Ellie and Ed Fitzgerald of Dushore, Timberli McCarty and Tim Harney of Dushore, John and Ember Baton of Lopez, and Guy McCarty of Dushore; and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Guy McCarty; by a sister, Mirah; and by a paternal great-grandfather, Matthew Perakovich. Friends and family are invited to call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Jan. 24, at the Russell P. McHenry Funeral Home, 119 Carpenter St, Dushore. Funeral services will be private. Interment will be in Peace Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to join the family in a time of fellowship at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Dushore American Legion. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the: Finnias Perakovich Memorial Fund, c/o M & T Bank, P.O. Box 337, Dushore, Pa. 18614.

More About Finnias Elliot Michael Perakovich:

Burial: January 24, 2007, Peace Cemetery, Dushore, PA

57 ii. Magdalen Perakovich.

58 iii. Romey Perakovich.