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Descendants of Daniel Bernard Raffensparger

Generation No. 4

16. RUTH ELEANOR⁴ RAFFENSPARGER (JOHN ANDREW³, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born February 12, 1917 in 711 East Walton Ave. Altoona,Pa. She married DONALD PAUL GORITY May 29, 1941, son of JAMES GORITY and DAISY HALBERT. He was born February 11, 1914 in Altoona,Pa, and died January 31, 1982 in Altoona,Pa.

Notes for RUTH ELEANOR RAFFENSPARGER:
Born Feb. 12, 1917, Twin Sister died at birth due to an automobile three weeks prior to birth. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery ( Gilden - Undertaker )

Notes for DONALD PAUL GORITY:
Obit.

Donald P. Gority

Mr. Gority, 67, of 511 2nd St. died at 6:35 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 1982, in Altoona VA Medical Center, after an extended illness.
Mr. Gority had been a driver for Yellow Cab.
He was born Feb. 11, 1914, in Altoona, the son of James A. and Daisy L. (Holbert) Gority, and April 14, 1959, Ebendburg, married Gertrude J. Mellott.
Surviving are his wife and eight children: Donald Lee, stationed with the Army in Germany; Robert D., at home; Stanley in Virginia, and Donald L. Richard, Martha, Dessie and Barbara.
Also surviving are six brothers and sisters: Mrs. Kay Fry and Mrs. Virginia Novesell of Altoona, Mrs. Martha Landis of Hollidaysburg, Mrs. Betty Stillings of Fowler, Ohio, Francis of Harrison, Ga., and James of Youngstown, Ohio.
Mr. Gority attended the Berean Baptist Church. He was an Army Veteran.
Interment was made today in Bellwood.
Arrangement by William G. Bigelow Funeral Home.

Children of RUTH RAFFENSPARGER and DONALD GORITY are:

33.	i.	BARBARA ANNE⁵ GORITY, b. May 02, 1947, Alexandria, Va - Alexandria Hospital; d. November 07, 1995, Stafford, Virginia.
	ii.	STANLEY LEE GORITY, b. February 20, 1951, Fort Belvoir, Va. Us Army Hospital; m. KAREN J. FROLUND, August 21, 1982, Mechanicsville Christian Center,Va; b. April 17, 1946, North Dakota.
34.	iii.	DONALD PAUL GORITY, JR., b. May 16, 1944.
35.	iv.	RICHARD BLAIR GORITY, b. September 28, 1949.
36.	v.	MARTHA JUNE GORITY, b. February 21, 1940.
	vi.	BESSIE LAURA GORITY, b. March 09, 1941; m. GARY C. PARNELL.

17. MARY KATHERN⁴ RAFFENSPARGER (JOHN ANDREW³, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born January 17, 1913 in Sir John Gibboney House, Duncaansville,Pa. Blair County, and died 1952. She married JOE TILSON.

Notes for MARY KATHERN RAFFENSPARGER:
Died after childbirth.

Children of MARY RAFFENSPARGER and JOE TILSON are:

	i.		GLENN ROBERT⁵ TILSON, b. Altoona, Pa..
	ii.		ALFRED CLAIR TILSON, m. CHARLOTTE LYNN ?.
	iii.		KENNETH GEORGE TILSON, b. December 23; m. CATHERINE ?.
	iv.		BOY TILSON, b. December 23.

18. JOHN KENNETH⁴ RAFFENSPARGER (JOHN ANDREW³, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born April 06, 1919 in 711 East Walton Ave. Altoona,Pa, and died August 14, 1992 in Tucson, Arizona. He married CATHERINE ELSIE ROSS April 08, 1944 in Blair Co.,Pa., daughter of CHARLES ROSS and CLARA LEAN. She was born January 01, 1920 in Williamsburg, Pa., and died May 06, 1997 in Ocala, Fl..

Children of JOHN RAFFENSPARGER and CATHERINE ROSS are:

	i.		JUDITH KAY⁵ RAFFENSPARGER, b. 1945, Nye Co. Hospital - Tonopah, Nv.; m. (1) JOHN SILVA; m. (2) ROBERT BREHAUT.
	ii.		JAMES MICHAEL RAFFENSPARGER, b. January 07, 1947, Altoona, Pa.; m. (1) DEBORAH ?, Tucson, Az.; m. (2) PATRICIA ?.
	iii.		KAREN ANN RAFFENSPARGER, b. April 1950; m. RONALD FOSTER.
	iv.		BEVERLY JEAN RAFFENSPARGER, b. 1955, Alexandria Hospital - Alexandria, Va..
	v.		DAVID LAWRENCE RAFFENSPARGER.
	vi.		PATRICIA LYNN RAFFENSPARGER, b. August 25, 1960; m. ? FITZSIMMONS.
	vii.		PRISCILLA LOUISE RAFFENSPARGER, b. August 25, 1960; m. ? (SHORT) MCFARLAND.
	viii.		RONALD ZANE RAFFENSPARGER.

19. RICHARD BLAIR⁴ RAFFENSPARGER (JOHN ANDREW³, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹)¹⁰ was born January 04, 1933 in 617 4th Ave. Altoona,Pa.. He married DONNA LUCILLE BOTTS December 06, 1958 in Springfield, Va., daughter of HAROLD BOTTS and AUDREY GARRISON. She was born December 29, 1931 in Rushville, Illinois.

Children of RICHARD RAFFENSPARGER and DONNA BOTTS are:

	i.		STEVEN CRAIG⁵ RAFFENSPARGER, b. April 30, 1961, Fairfax Co. Hospital - Fairfax, Va.; m. TERESA LYNN ALLEN, November 27, 1981.
37.	ii.		WILLIAM SCOTT RAFFENSPARGER, b. March 02, 1960, Arlington Hospital - Arlington, Va..

20. DORTHY MAY⁴ RAFFENSPARGER (DANIEL BERNARD³, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹)¹¹ was born May 15, 1909, and died August 1997. She married WILLIAM R. HEISLER January 16, 1930. He was born 1909, and died September 03, 1972.

Children of DORTHY RAFFENSPARGER and WILLIAM HEISLER are:

38.	i.		PATRICIA JEAN⁵ HEISLER, b. 1931.
39.	ii.		SANDRA LEE HEISLER, b. 1940.

21. SAMUEL LLOYD⁴ RAFFENSPARGER (HENRY LLOYD³, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born September 03, 1913 in Blair, Pa., and died December 30, 1972. He married LAURA L. STAMBAUGH, daughter of JOHN STAMBAUGH and FRANCES REESE. She was born December 12, 1913, and died November 06, 1967 in Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD.-Rose Hill Cem. Sec. Q, lot 60-62.

Notes for LAURA L. STAMBAUGH:
Obit.

A native of Altoona residing at 5503 Tramore Road, Baltimore, died Monday in the Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore. She was born on Dec. 12, 1913, a daughter of John and Frances (Reese) Stambaugh. Surviving are two sons, David L. and John H. of Baltimore; two grandchildren, her father and a sister, Mrs. Phyllis Butler of Fort Myers, Fla. Mrs. Rffensparger was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church, Baltimore, and a registered nurse. Interment will be made in Altoona.

Burried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Pa. - Sec. Q, Lot. 60-62.

RAFFENSPARGER-A graveside serices for Mrs. Laura L. Raffensparger, Altoona native, will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery at 10 a.m. Friday by the Rev. Alfred A. Ambrose. Arrangements by the John P. Lafferty Funeral Home.

Children of SAMUEL RAFFENSPARGER and LAURA STAMBAUGH are:

	i.		JOHN HAROLD⁵ RAFFENSPARGER.
	ii.		DAVID L. RAFFENSPARGER.

22. HOWARD EDWARD⁴ MANN (MAUDE CECILIA³ RAFFENSPARGER, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) He married REVA LYKINS.

Child of HOWARD MANN and REVA LYKINS is:

THOMAS⁵ MANN, m. MILDRED ?.

23. CHARLES WILLIAM⁴ MANN (MAUDE CECILIA³ RAFFENSPARGER, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) He married BELVA HOOVER.

Child of CHARLES MANN and BELVA HOOVER is:

40.

YVONNE⁵ MANN.

24. ROBERT ANDREW⁴ MANN (MAUDE CECILIA³ RAFFENSPARGER, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born July 26, 1919, and died May 30, 1982. He married DOTTIE LEWIS.

Children of ROBERT MANN and DOTTIE LEWIS are:

	i.		BEVERLY⁵ MANN.
	ii.		MARY ANN MANN, m. ? TENNANT.
	iii.		DONNA MANN.

25. GERALD EUGENE⁴ MANN (MAUDE CECILIA³ RAFFENSPARGER, SAMUEL LLOYD², DANIEL BERNARD¹) was born January 05, 1921 in Altoona, Pa., and died October 27, 1943 in Guadalconal-National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. He married BETTY CHARLYNE SPOHR November 14, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio.

Notes for GERALD EUGENE MANN:
Dayton Soldier Reported Dead in Guadalcanal

Mrs. Betty Spohr Mann, 1222 Springfield St., received a telegram from the war department stating that her husband, Pvt. Gerry Mann, 22, infantry, died Oct. 27 on Guadalcanal. Details of the casualty have not yet been forwarded.

Three letters from Pvt. Mann, the latest of which was dated Oct. 22, were received Saturday by Mrs. Mann.

A picture of Mrs. Mann and their infant son, Carl, who was born after his father departed for overseas duty, was taken by a Dayton Daily News photographer and sent to the father in the South Pacific war zone. The picture was received by Pvt. Mann, who showed the pleasure it gave him by mentioning the picture in every letter he wrote home after receiving it , according to Mrs. Mann's mother, Mrs. Carl Spohr. The picture appeared in The News July 25. The baby was four months old on the day of his father's death.

Pvt. Mann entered the service Dec. 18, 1942, and went overseas in May, 1943. He was a member of the Otterbein U.B. Church where memorial servivces will be held Nov. 14 at 4 p.m.

Surviving besides the widow and son, are the mother, Mrs. Maude Mann, 1503 Richard St.; three brothers in the army, Sgt. Charles Mann, stationed in North Africa, Pfc. Howard Mann, Brooklyn army base terminal, N.Y., and Corp. Robert Mann, Camp Gordon, Ga. three brothers at home, Walter Stanley and Lewis; five sisters Mrs. William Woolis of Altoona, Pa., Mrs. Harld Bock of Akron, Mrs. Paul Stemmler of Dayton, and Shirley and Doris at home, and one aunt, Mrs. R.E. Watkins of Dayton.

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Gerald Mann Listed Dead

Pvt. Gerald Mann,22, died Oct. 27 on Guadalcanal where he was serving with the Signal Corps, his wife, Mrs. Betty Spohr Mann, was informed Saturday in a telegram from the War department. The wire was delivered just before the postman brought Mrs. Mann three letters from her husband.

The telegram gave no details of the soldier's death, and Mrs. Mann said that the letters she received Saturday, one of which was dated Oct. 25, did not mention illness. Mann's mother, Mrs. Maude Mann, 1503 Richard Street, received a letter from him Monday.

A four-month-old son, Carl, whom Private Mann had never seen, also survives. Private Mann was sent overseas in May. He attended Roosevelt high school and worked for the Focke Packing company before his induction Dec. 18, 1942. He was a member of Otterbein United Brethren church, where memorial services will be held at 4 p.m., Nov. 14.

Also surviving are six brothers, Sgt. Charles Mann in North Africa; Pfc. Howard Mann, Brooklyn Army base terminal; Corp. Robert Mann, Camp Gordon, Ga; Walter, Stanley and Lewis Mann, all at home; five sisters, Mrs. William Wolis, Altoona, Pa.; Mrs. Harold Bock, Akron; Mrs. Paul Stemmler, Dayton and Shirley and Doris Mann, at home, and an aunt, Mrs. R. E. Watkins of Dayton.

Child of GERALD MANN and BETTY SPOHR is:

41.

CARL GERALD⁵ MANN, b. July 27, 1943.

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