Ruth Heisler

F, b. 24 April 1904, d. 3 October 1992
Last Edited6 Apr 2012
     Ruth Heisler was born on 24 April 1904. She married Victor C Koch, son of Frank B Koch and Margaret (Maggie) Salome Armer, on 18 October. Ruth Heisler died on 3 October 1992 at age 88. She was buried on 6 October 1992 at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1
     Her married name was Koch. She and Victor C Koch appeared on the census of 11 April 1940 at 137 W Main St, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.2

Family

Victor C Koch b. 1 Feb 1900, d. 19 Sep 1985
Children

Citations

  1. [S111] Tombstones, Volume 5 Let These Stones Speak, Strasburg Cemetery.
  2. [S147] April 1940 Census Records, unknown repository address, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Strasburg Boro, ED 36-145, Dwelling #120.

Arlene Ella Koch

F, b. 6 November 1925, d. 20 February 1991
Father*Victor C Koch b. 1 Feb 1900, d. 19 Sep 1985
Mother*Ruth Heisler b. 24 Apr 1904, d. 3 Oct 1992
Last Edited31 Jan 2020
     Arlene Ella Koch and Robert Henry were divorced. Arlene Ella Koch married Robert Henry. Arlene Ella Koch married Harry J Weaver. Arlene Ella Koch married Amos F Breniser, son of Benjamin F Breniser and Georgiana L Erb. Arlene Ella Koch was born on 6 November 1925 at Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1,2 She died on 20 February 1991 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 65. Her obit: Arlene E. Breniser, 65, was homemaker

Arlene Ella Koch Breniser, 65, of 26 Ethel Ave., Leola, died at Lancaster General Hospital, Wednesday, after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Amos F. Breniser, who died June 11, 1989.

Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of Ruth Heisler Koch, of the Quarryville Presbyterian Home, and the late Victor C. Koch. A homemaker, she was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, Hellers.

Published on February 21, 1991, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA.)2 She was buried on 23 February 1991 at Hellers Church, Leola, Pennsylvania. Arlene Ella Koch Find-a-Grave.com ID # 57882789.
     Her married name was Breniser. She was included at a reunion with approx 150 members attending. Tenth Reunion. on 25 July 1936 at Buchmiller Park, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.3 She appeared on the census of 11 April 1940 at 137 W Main St, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1

Family 1

Amos F Breniser b. 20 Oct 1915, d. 11 Jun 1989

Family 2

Harry J Weaver b. 12 Jul 1900, d. 20 Nov 1964

Family 3

Robert Henry

Citations

  1. [S147] April 1940 Census Records, unknown repository address, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Strasburg Boro, ED 36-145, Dwelling #120.
  2. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Apr 5, 2019.
  3. [S162] Newspaper and date.

Margaret Ann Koch

F, b. 25 February 1929, d. 17 November 2009
Father*Victor C Koch b. 1 Feb 1900, d. 19 Sep 1985
Mother*Ruth Heisler b. 24 Apr 1904, d. 3 Oct 1992
Last Edited5 Apr 2019
     Margaret Ann Koch was born on 25 February 1929. She married William E Logan on 18 January 1948. Margaret Ann Koch died on 17 November 2009 at age 80.1 She was buried on 20 November 2009 at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1 Margaret Ann Koch Find-a-Grave.com ID # 79727654.
     She was included at a reunion with approx 150 members attending. Tenth Reunion. on 25 July 1936 at Buchmiller Park, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.2 She appeared on the census of 11 April 1940 at 137 W Main St, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3 She witnessed Class picture of graduating class at Strasburg High School in 1947. As of 18 January 1948,her married name was Logan.

Family

William E Logan b. 16 Dec 1926, d. 22 Feb 2011

Citations

  1. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Apr 5, 2019.
  2. [S162] Newspaper and date.
  3. [S147] April 1940 Census Records, unknown repository address, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Strasburg Boro, ED 36-145, Dwelling #120.

Harry J Weaver

M, b. 12 July 1900, d. 20 November 1964
Last Edited18 Nov 1999
     Harry J Weaver married Arlene Ella Koch, daughter of Victor C Koch and Ruth Heisler. Harry J Weaver was buried at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was born on 12 July 1900. He died on 20 November 1964 at age 64.

Family

Arlene Ella Koch b. 6 Nov 1925, d. 20 Feb 1991

Amos F Breniser

M, b. 20 October 1915, d. 11 June 1989
Father*Benjamin F Breniser1 b. 2 Dec 1895, d. 30 Jan 1953
Mother*Georgiana L Erb1 b. 20 Apr 1895, d. 29 Apr 1963
Last Edited9 Nov 2022
     Amos F Breniser married Arlene Ella Koch, daughter of Victor C Koch and Ruth Heisler. Amos F Breniser married Arlene Mellinger.2 Amos F Breniser was born on 20 October 1915. He married Salome Deshong, daughter of Frazer Deshong and Alta Almina Feister.3 Amos F Breniser died on 11 June 1989 at age 73.4 He was buried on 14 June 1989 at Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers Church, Leola, Pennsylvania.5 Amos F Breniser Find-a-Grave.com ID # 57882206.
     He appeared on the census of 11 April 1940 at Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.6 He began military service on 17 November 1942 at Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Rank: Private, Serial # 33491845.7 He, 34, appeared as Head of Household on the census of 5 April 1950 at Paradise Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Salome is listed as wife, then crossed off, and written housekeeper. Alta is recorded as being Amos Brensier's daughter, married to Samuel Summers and their son Ronald Summers. Earl (Red) Shaub is listed as Amos' son.8

Family 1

Arlene Ella Koch b. 6 Nov 1925, d. 20 Feb 1991

Family 2

Salome Deshong b. c 1904
Child

Family 3

Arlene Mellinger b. 1917, d. 1966
Child

Citations

  1. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched March 14, 2014 for son Amos Breniser.
  2. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Apr 5, 2019.
  3. [S22] Lancaster Newspapers
    , Obituary of daughter, Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, Monday Jun 14, 2004, page B3.
  4. [S40] Social Security Deaths, Various, SS Death Index, Various, http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/…
  5. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched March 14, 2014.
  6. [S147] April 1940 Census Records, unknown repository address, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Paradise Township, ED 36-131, Dwelling #151.
  7. [S229] Military Service, WW II Army Enlistment, Discovery by MyHeritage May 24, 2017.
  8. [S359] April 1950 Census Records, unknown repository address, Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Paradise, ED 36-150, Dwelling # 217. Sheet 20, That part west of Legislative Route 36030 and north of State Hwy. 741.

William E Logan

M, b. 16 December 1926, d. 22 February 2011
Last Edited12 Feb 2022
     William E Logan was born on 16 December 1926 at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.1 He married Margaret Ann Koch, daughter of Victor C Koch and Ruth Heisler, on 18 January 1948. William E Logan died on 22 February 2011 at Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at age 84.1 He was buried on 25 February 2011 at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.1 William E Logan Find-a-Grave.com ID # 79724370.
     As of before 2010, William E Logan lived at 110 N Jackson St, Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

Family

Margaret Ann Koch b. 25 Feb 1929, d. 17 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79724370/… accessed 12 February 2022), memorial page for William E Logan (16 Dec 1926–22 Feb 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79724370, citing Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Y Lowe Shifflett (contributor 46796232).

Margaret Joyce Kauffman

F, b. 4 October 1927, d. 4 October 1927
Father*Walter Kauffman b. 19 Jul 1903, d. 30 Nov 1991
Mother*Margaret Evelyn Koch b. 20 Sep 1901, d. 10 Aug 1981
Last Edited24 May 1998
     Margaret Joyce Kauffman was buried at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She died on 4 October 1927. She was born on 4 October 1927.

Florence P Gochnauer

F, b. 16 November 1909, d. 5 January 1998
Last Edited26 Jan 2015
     Florence P Gochnauer was born on 16 November 1909 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1 She married Walter Koch, son of Frank B Koch and Margaret (Maggie) Salome Armer, on 21 October 1933. Florence P Gochnauer died on 5 January 1998 at Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 88.2,1 She was buried on 8 January 1998 at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.3 Florence P Gochnauer Find-a-Grave.com ID # 16999154.
     As of 21 October 1933,her married name was Koch. She and Walter Koch appeared on the census of 11 April 1940 at 214 Miller St, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.4 Florence P Gochnauer lived before 5 January 1998 at Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Walter Koch b. 14 Sep 1903, d. 8 May 1981
Child

Citations

  1. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Jan 26, 2015.
  2. [S111] Tombstones, Volume 5 Let These Stones Speak, Strasburg Cemetery.
  3. [S111] Tombstones, Volume 5 Let These Stones Speak, Strasburg Cemetery C 3-49.
  4. [S147] April 1940 Census Records, unknown repository address, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Strasburg Boro, ED 36-145, Dwelling #284.

Ralph D Lockard

M, b. 1933, d. 28 June 2016
Father*Joseph Clinton Lockard1 b. 11 Feb 1889, d. 10 Dec 1970
Mother*Sarah Keller1 b. 2 Jan 1893, d. 24 Feb 1966
Last Edited16 Sep 2017
     Ralph D Lockard was born in 1933 at Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1 He married Betty Jane Koch, daughter of Walter Koch and Florence P Gochnauer, on 18 November 1956. Ralph D Lockard died on 28 June 2016 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His obit: Ralph D. Lockard, 83, of Strasburg, passed away, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community with his loving family by his side. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Joseph C. and Isabel (Keller) Lockard. Ralph was the loving husband of Betty J. (Koch) Lockard for 59 years.

A 1951 graduate of Columbia High School, Ralph worked as a tester for Bendix Corporation for 18 years and then for ISC and Sechan Electronics, Inc.

Ralph loved family time and his grandchildren. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and a former member of Strasburg Lions Club. He enjoyed trains and was a member and volunteer for Friends of the Rail Road Museum of PA, and was named volunteer of the year in 2008. He was a NASCAR fan, especially of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

Ralph enjoyed history and was very proud that his great-grandfather John Lockard was involved in burning the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge during the Civil War to stop the Confederate advance.

Surviving in addition to his wife Betty are their three children: Michael S. Lockard of Strasburg, Barbara D., wife of John W. Gaunt of Greenwood, DE, and Douglas A. Lockard, husband of Janet C. of Huntingdon Valley, PA; and their four grandchildren: Richard and Abigail Gaunt and Wesley and Celeste Lockard.

A viewing will take place from 11 am to 12 pm, followed by the funeral at 12 pm, with the Rev. David R. Alderson officiating, on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment in Strasburg Cemetery.1 He was buried on 30 June 2016 at Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1 Ralph D Lockard Find-a-Grave.com ID # 166234862 + full obit and family links.

Family

Betty Jane Koch

Citations

  1. [S126] Find-a-Grave.com Obituary, Various, Researched Sept 16, 2017.