Bradford County PA Chemung County NY Tioga County PA Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice Bastian-Maneval Funeral Home Records

Tri-County Genealogy & History Sites Home Page How to Use This Site Warning & Disclaimer No Unauthorized Commercial Use Say Hello to  Joyce 1933-1936 A B C D E G H  I M N R S T 1948-1954 A C F K M P S T . Bastian-Maneval Funeral Home is in Williamsport, Lycoming County, but their records include many with ties to Bradford and Tioga Counties.  Transcribed by Cheryl Roan, Formatted & Published by Joyce M. Tice 2004

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RAKER, George

RANK, Alice (PALMATTER)

REED, Frank B.

REED, Gabriel

REED, George Edward, Jr.

REICHARD, David Henry

REIGHARD, William Bastian

RICHIE, George E.

RIDDELL, Frances Verne

RINGLER, Benjamine F

RINGLER, Margaret Jennie (FLOOK)

RISS, Andrew

RITZ, Mrs. Elizabeth (KREGER)

ROBINSON, Donald

ROBINSON, Josiah

RUIZ, Andres Antonio

RYDER, Martha Louise
 

Name	RAKER, George	Birthplace	Germany
Residence	Trout Run	Place of Death	Home
Spouse	Sarah Raker	Cause of Death	Coronary oeclusion
Occupation	Cemetery Sexton	Contributory Cause	Chronic myocarditis
Employer and Address	Trout Run, PA	Certifying Physician	Dr. M W Curtis, Trout Run
Date of Death	March 10, 1934	Name of Father	Unknown RAKER
Date of Birth	November 20, 1862	His Birthplace	Germany
Date of Funeral	March 13, 1934	Name of Mother	Charlotte (unknown)
Services at	Methodist Church, Trout Run	Her Birthplace	Germany
Clergyman	Rev Dennis Smith and Rev Hulbert Flemington, Trout Run	Cemetery	Trout Run
Religion of Deceased	Methodist	Funeral cost	$ 500
Newspaper Article: George Raker dies at his home at Trout Run, March 11, age 71 years formerly a resident of Rose Valley, passed away at his home in Trout Run Saturday evening. He is survived by two sons, Jacob and John of Trout Run, and one daughter, Mrs. Charles Snyder of Trout Run; also one sister Mrs. Lottie Hart, of Philadelphia. Prayer services will be held from his late home Tuesday at 2 o'clock, with further services in the Trout Run Methodist church. Interment will be made in the Trout Run cemetery. Note: funeral record date of death is March 10 and newspaper article is March 11.

 
 

Name	RANK, Alice	Birthplace	Michigan
Residence	7th Ave	Place of Death	Home
Spouse	Herman W Rank	Cause of Death	Myocarditis hemorrhage
Occupation	Aged lady	Contributory Cause	Myocarditis and arterio sclerosis
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. Henry B Mussina
Date of Death	May 22, 1935	Name of Father	Cyrus PALMATTER
Date of Birth	December 25, 1861	His Birthplace	America
Date of Funeral	May 25, 1935	Name of Mother	Mary KING
Services at	Funeral home	Her Birthplace	America
Clergyman	Rev Maurice Leavy, 1st Baptist	Cemetery	Wildwood
Religion of Deceased	Baptist	Funeral cost	$ 273
Newspaper Article: Mrs. Alice Rank, 74 years old died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mabel Hesser last evening at 9 o'clock. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, and two grandchildren, Miss Alice E. Hesser, this city and Mrs. S. Marcus, Sunbury, and by two brothers, Harry Palmateer, South Williamsport and Alfred, Washington, D.C.; and by a sister, Mrs. James Baird, this city. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Saturday at the Bastian-Maneval funeral home. The Rev. Dr. Maurice A. Levy will officiate. Friends may call Friday evening at the funeral home. Interment will be made in Wildwood cemetery.

 
 

Name	REED, Frank B.	Birthplace	Liberty, PA
Residence		Place of Death	Home
Spouse	Rebecca A BURGER	Cause of Death	Cerebral hemorrhage
Occupation	Retired	Contributory Cause	Arterio sclerosis
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. Warren Shuman, Jersey Shore
Date of Death	December 25, 1934	Name of Father	Joseph REED
Date of Birth	January 25, 1858	His Birthplace	PA
Date of Funeral	December 28, 1934	Name of Mother	Sarah BASTIAN
Services at	Home	Her Birthplace	Liberty, PA
Clergyman		Cemetery	Jersey Shore
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 250
Newspaper Article: none

 
 

Name	REED, Gabriel	Birthplace	Lycoming co.
Residence	Buttonwood, PA	Place of Death	Home
Spouse	Single	Cause of Death	Chronic myocarditis and coronary artery thrombosis
Occupation	Laborer	Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. Rob't C Bastian coroner
Date of Death	May 29, 1934	Name of Father	David REED
Date of Birth	April 14, 1858	His Birthplace	PA
Date of Funeral	May 31, 1934	Name of Mother	Catharine MOYER
Services at	Church at Steam Valley	Her Birthplace	PA
Clergyman	Rev J H Conley	Cemetery	Steam Valley
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 175
Newspaper Article: BUTTONWOOD MAN IS FOUND DEAD: Gabriel Reed aged 75 years of Buttonwood was found dead in bed this morning by his niece, Mrs. Myrtle Peiffer, with whom he made his home. Dr. Robert Bastian of Williamsport, county coroner was notified but will hold no inquest as it was determined death was due to natural causes, incident to his age. Beside the niece, a sister, Mrs. Lottie English of Elmira survives. Brief services will be held at the Bastian- Maneval funeral home Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock, and further services will be held in the Steam Valley Church, conducted by the Rev. A J Conley, pastor of the West End Missionary Alliance Church. Interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining the church at Steam Valley.

 
 

Name	REED, George Edward, Jr.	Birthplace	Williamsport, PA
Residence		Place of Death
Spouse		Cause of Death	Measles
Occupation		Contributory Cause	Purpura cervical adinits
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. Charles A Lehman
Date of Death	June 19, 1934	Name of Father	George Edward Reed, Sr.
Date of Birth	June 14, 1930	His Birthplace	Cogan Station, PA
Date of Funeral	June 21, 1934	Name of Mother	Jane I MYERS
Services at		Her Birthplace	Pittsburgh, PA
Clergyman	Rev Huffman	Cemetery	Mound
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 75
Newspaper Article: none

 
 

Name	REICHARD, David Henry	Birthplace	Harrisburg, PA
Residence		Place of Death
Spouse	Martha E. Reichard	Cause of Death	Angina pectoras
Occupation	Retired contractor	Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. W B Beach, Welphos, Kansas
Date of Death	March 18, 1936	Name of Father	John Reichard
Date of Birth	October 13, 1863	His Birthplace	Harrisburg, PA
Date of Funeral	March 24, 1936	Name of Mother	Dorothy ULMER
Services at	Quiggleville, PA	Her Birthplace	PA
Clergyman	Rev L G Shannon	Cemetery	Quiggleville
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 25
Newspaper Article: none Funeral record note: Meeting body at Railroad station March 24. Delivery to Quiggleville Cemetery.

 
 

Name	REIGHARD, William Bastian	Birthplace	Liberty, PA
Residence		Place of Death	Daughter's home
Spouse	Norma (HARMAN) Reighard	Cause of Death	Angina pactoris
Occupation	Aged man	Contributory Cause	Arterio sclerosis
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. Ella N Ritter
Date of Death	May 7, 1933	Name of Father	Jacob Reighard
Date of Birth	October 11, 1850	His Birthplace	America
Date of Funeral	May 10, 1933	Name of Mother	Mary HOCKER
Services at	1258 Park ave	Her Birthplace	America
Clergyman	Rev L G Shannon, St. John's Lutheran	Cemetery	Wildwood
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 240
Newspaper Article: William B. Reighard, 82 died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H F Paulhamus, Sunday evening. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paulhamus and Mrs. C. G. Lord of Kansas City, MO; by a sister, Mrs. L. O. Jones of Chicago, Ill. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. L. G. Shannon, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Wildwood cemetery.

 
 

Name	RICHIE, George E.	Birthplace	PA
Residence		Place of Death	Middletown PA
Spouse		Cause of Death	Myocarditis dilatation
Occupation	Aged man	Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician
Date of Death	April 17, 1935	Name of Father
Date of Birth	73 years	His Birthplace
Date of Funeral	April 20, 1935	Name of Mother
Services at	Funeral home	Her Birthplace
Clergyman	Rev A W Smith, Berwick	Cemetery	Wildwood
Religion of Deceased		Funeral cost	$ 48
Newspaper Article: none Funeral home note: charge to: I.O.O.F. Home, Middletown PA

 
 

Name	RIDDELL, Frances Verne	Birthplace	Lycoming Co. PA
Residence		Place of Death	Home William S Riddell
Spouse	Single	Cause of Death	Coronary thrombosis
Occupation	Laborer	Contributory Cause	Arterio sclerosis
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. L M Goodman, Jersey Shore
Date of Death	May 22, 1935	Name of Father	William S Riddell
Date of Birth	August 16, 1866	His Birthplace	Lycoming Co.
Date of Funeral	May 25, 1935	Name of Mother	Jane CULVER
Services at		Her Birthplace	Lycoming Co.
Clergyman	Rev Hugh Moody	Cemetery	Emery
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 238
Newspaper Article: Frances Verne Riddell of Level Corners died last evening at 6:30 o'clock at the home of his brother, Norman B. Riddell of Linden. He was 68 years of age. He is survived by two brothers, Norman B. and William A., of Linden; two half brothers, Dewitt and Melvin of Newberry; a step brother Harvey Bush also of Newberry; and one sister, Mrs. Mabel Young of Linden. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home of Norman B. Riddell at Linden. Interment will be made in the Emery Cemetery.

 
 

Name	RINGLER, Benjamine F	Birthplace	Lycoming Co.
Residence	Trout Run, PA	Place of Death	Home
Spouse	Margaret Jane (FLOOK) Ringler	Cause of Death	Diabetis
Occupation	Aged man	Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. J F Fleming
Date of Death	March 21, 1933	Name of Father	Eli Ringler
Date of Birth	February 9, 1852	His Birthplace	Berks Co
Date of Funeral	March 24, 1933	Name of Mother	Hannah CORTER
Services at	Home	Her Birthplace	Lycoming Co.
Clergyman	Rev C C Levegood	Cemetery	Trout Run, PA
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 255
Newspaper Article: Benjamin F. Ringler, aged 81 died yesterday at his home at Trout Run. He is survived by his wife and the following sons and daughters; Mrs. Ida Harman, Trout Run; Mrs. Alma Lawrence, Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Grover Bennett, Newberry; Clarence, Troy PA; Calvin and Herbert, Trout Run and Earnest, of Cogan House. One brother, George of Buttonwood, also survives as do fourteen grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home in charge of the Rev. C. C. Levegood. Interment in the Trout Run cemetery.

 
 

Name	RINGLER, Margaret Jennie (FLOOK)	Birthplace	Lycoming Co. PA
Residence		Place of Death	Herbert M Ringler
Spouse	Benj F Ringler, dec'd	Cause of Death	Cerebral thrombosis chronic myocarditis. General arterio sclerosis, influenza, broncho pneumonia
Occupation	Aged lady	Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. M Curtis, Trout Run, PA
Date of Death	April 10, 1935	Name of Father	George FLOOK
Date of Birth	September 18, 1859	His Birthplace	Lycoming Co.
Date of Funeral	April 13, 1935	Name of Mother	Harriet COWDRICK
Services at	Mrs. Frank Harman	Her Birthplace	Lycoming Co.
Clergyman	Rev W D Hevner, Allenwood PA	Cemetery	Trout Run
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 255
Newspaper Article: none

 
 

Name	RISS, Andrew	Birthplace	Sweden
Residence	Ralston, PA	Place of Death	Home
Spouse	Widowed	Cause of Death	Euremic coma
Occupation	Laborer	Contributory Cause	Chronic bright disease, secondary
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. J L Mansuy, Ralston PA
Date of Death	December 18, 1933	Name of Father	Lars RISS
Date of Birth	August 28, 1859	His Birthplace	Sweden
Date of Funeral	December 21, 1933	Name of Mother	Unknown
Services at	Home	Her Birthplace	Sweden
Clergyman	Rev R N Spencer	Cemetery	Ralston, PA
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 325
Newspaper Article: Andrew Riss of Ralston died at his home last night. A native of Sweden, he came to Ralston in 1882 and had resided there since that time. He is survived by three sons: Daniel, at home; Albert, of Williamsport, and Paul, Elmira, NY, and by these daughters: Ruth, of Oklahoma; Mrs. Charles Albert of Calvert; Margaret of Williamsport; Hannah of Baltimore, and Mrs. John Fox of Allentown. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at the home at Ralston and interment will be made at Ralston.

 
 

Name	RITZ, Mrs. Elizabeth (KREGER)	Birthplace	Liberty, PA
Residence	Ralston, PA	Place of Death	Home
Spouse	Edward Ritz	Cause of Death
Occupation	Aged lady	Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. J L Mansuy, Ralston
Date of Death	April 14, 1935	Name of Father	Johnathan KREGER
Date of Birth	February 17, 1846	His Birthplace	Liberty
Date of Funeral	April 18, 1935	Name of Mother	Nancy LANDIS
Services at	Home	Her Birthplace	Liberty
Clergyman	Rev Adam Sommers	Cemetery	Liberty
Religion of Deceased	Methodist	Funeral cost	$ 420
Newspaper Article: none

 
 

Name	ROBINSON, Donald	Birthplace	Williamsport Hospital
Residence		Place of Death	Williamsport Hospital
Spouse		Cause of Death	Prematurity
Occupation		Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. J P Robinson
Date of Death	January 18, 1936	Name of Father	Floyd ROSE
Date of Birth	January 18, 1936	His Birthplace	Waynesboro, PA
Date of Funeral	January 18, 1936	Name of Mother	Miss Eleanor Robinson
Services at		Her Birthplace	PA
Clergyman		Cemetery	Montoursville
Religion of Deceased		Funeral cost	$ 19
Newspaper Article: none

 
 

Name	ROBINSON, Josiah	Birthplace	England
Residence	1012 West 3rd St	Place of Death	Williamsport Hospital
Spouse	ROBINSON, Mary C (CHATHAM)	Cause of Death	Chronic hypertension
Occupation	laborer	Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. F H Paternostro
Date of Death	October 12, 1935	Name of Father	John Robinson
Date of Birth	October 12, 1864	His Birthplace	England
Date of Funeral	October 15, 1935	Name of Mother	Rachel HUNT
Services at	Home	Her Birthplace	England
Clergyman	Rev L G Shannon	Cemetery	wildwood
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 350
Newspaper Article: Josiah Robinson, an employe of the Williamsport Wire Rope Company for 12 years, died in the Williamsport Hospital at 5 o'clock Saturday evening, his seventy-first birthday anniversary. He had been a patient in the hospital since Wednesday. Surviving are his wife; two brothers, John and Alfred and one sister, Mrs. Comfort Vernele, of England. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with the Rev. L. G. Shannon officiating. Interment will be made in Wildwood cemetery. Friends may view the body after 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home.

 
 

Name	RUIZ, Andres Antonio	Birthplace	Tyrone, PA
Residence		Place of Death	Tyrone, PA
Spouse	Mrs. Minnie Ruiz	Cause of Death	Cardiac asthma
Occupation		Contributory Cause
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician
Date of Death	July 2, 1933	Name of Father
Date of Birth	59 years	His Birthplace
Date of Funeral	July 5, 1933	Name of Mother
Services at	Tyrone, PA	Her Birthplace
Clergyman		Cemetery	Wildwood
Religion of Deceased		Funeral cost	$ 10
Newspaper Article: none Funeral record note: Meeting train, removal to Wildwood cemetery.

 
 

Name	RYDER, Martha Louise	Birthplace	Williamsport, PA
Residence	Newberry St	Place of Death	Home
Spouse		Cause of Death	Acute dilatation of heart following acute endocarditis
Occupation	Child	Contributory Cause	Rheumatic fever
Employer and Address		Certifying Physician	Dr. George R Drick
Date of Death	January 16, 1933	Name of Father	Frederick O Ryder
Date of Birth	October 4, 1920	His Birthplace	Muncy Valley, PA
Date of Funeral	January 19, 1933	Name of Mother	Hessie SMITH
Services at	Home	Her Birthplace	Clinton Co
Clergyman	Rev A. S. Williams, Newberry, PA	Cemetery	Mound
Religion of Deceased	Protestant	Funeral cost	$ 305
Newspaper Article: Martha Louise Ryder, 12 years of age, a student at the Roosevelt Junior High School, died last evening at her home, following a heart ailment. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ryder and one brother, Frederick, Jr. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home. Rev. Alvin S. Williams, pastor of the Newberry Methodist Church will officiate.