Ralph Clinton ZENTMYER

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Son of the Harriett Hawk and the late Harry Zentmyer, he is survived by his wife, Edna M. Zentmyer, son, Larry C. Zentmyer of New York City; daughter, Saundra Blair of Hagerstown; sisters, Mrs. Catherine Footen of Westernport, Md., and Miss Mabel Zentmyer of Philadelphia.

He was assistant foreman at Pangborn Corp., where he had been employed for 32 years.

He was a member of St. Paul's EUB Church, Eagles of Waynesboro, Loyal Order of Moose and Independent Order of Red Men. He served in the Army in World War II.

Ralph — Edna Nora SMITH. Edna was born 14 Feb 1918, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; died 23 Nov 1996, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; was buried Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

1. Larry Clinton ZENTMYER was born 16 Mar 1942, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; died 23 Jan 2006, New York, New York.
2. Sandra ZENTMYER

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HARRY CLINTON ZENTMYER, 340 Pangborn Blvd., died at the Washington County Hospital Monday, aged 71.

He retired six years ago from the Pangborn Corporation where he was foreman in the machine shop for about 30 years. He was a member of St. Paul's EUB Church of Hagerstown and the Loyal Order of Moose.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Harriet E. (Hawk) Zentmyer; children: Mrs. Paul Footen, Barton, Md., Miss Mabel Zentmyer, Levittown, Pa.; Ralph C. Zentmyer, Hagerstown; one sister, Miss Ruth Meyers, Illinois; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in the Rest Haven Funeral Chapel; interment was in Rest Haven Cemetery.

Source: Daily Mail (Hagerstown, MD)
Tuesday, June 19, 1962*

Harry married Harriet E. HAWK 25 Nov 1909, Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania. Harriet was born 22 May 1889, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jul 1975, West Virginia; was buried Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Amos — Mary Louise FALKER. Mary was born 1851; died 1929; was buried Browns Mill Cemetery, Kauffman, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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Daniel Zentmyer, a well known farmer of near Kauffmans station, died at his home, Wednesday evening, after an illness of a week from pneumonia. He was aged 77 years, 3 months and 22 days. Mr Zentmyer was born near Quincy, on the farm now owned by H. A. Good. He was reared on the farm. Afterward he engaged in wagoning and for six years drove a large Conestoga wagon between Greencastle and Waynesboro and Baltimore. He used six and eight horses in his teams and his descriptions of his trips and his experiences as a wagonner were very interesting. Retiring from this business he again engaged in farming and 23 years ago moved to the place which he occupied uninterruptedly until his death. Mr Zentmyer was a man of much force of character, of wide knowledge and highly esteemed by those who knew him. In politics he was an unswerving Democrat but never aspired to an office. He was a member of the German Baptist Brethren Church. He was the last of a family of twelve children. He is survived by his widow and these children; Daniel B, Nebraska, David, Altenwald; John at home; Mrs George Unger, Upton; Calvin, Hamilton Avenue, Waynesboro; and J Burns, Hotel Werner, a paternmaker in the Landis Tool Co's shop. Funeral Saturday, meet at house at 10 o'clock. Service and interment at German Baptist Brethren church at Brown's Mills.

Daniel married Sarah Katherine SNOWBERGER 12 Oct 1854, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Sarah was born 30 Sep 1834, Quincy, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Aug 1911, Clay Hill, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; was buried Browns Mill Cemetery, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs Sarah Zentmyer, aged 77 yrs., widow of Daniel Zentmyer, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs George Unger, Upton, yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, aged 77 years and 10 months.
Death was due to the infirmities of age. he had been ill about six weeks, but previous to that time had been exceedingly active.
Mrs Zentmyer was born between Nunnery and Quincy, the daughter of Daniel Snowberger, who was a descendant of the Johannes Schneeberger (Schnee is snow in Schweizerdeutsch, Johannes was Swiss -Ed) who first settled in this county. She was the last of her fathers family.
Mrs Zentmyer was a member of the church of the brethren and a woman of kindest disposition and a broad spirit of helpfulness. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her.
She was married in 1855 to Daniel Zentmyer, and all her life was spent in Quincy or Antrim township. Her husband died four years ago and since then she had lived with her daughter in Upton.
She is survived by one daughter; Mrs George Unger and five sons; Calvin, Sterling, Illinois; Daniel, Idaho; David, Zullinger; John, Greencastle; J Burns, Waynesboro.
Funeral Sunday 9 a.m.; service in Browns Mill Church of the Brethren, conducted by Rev. Leonard and Rev. Emmanuel Shrader. Internment in the graveyard adjoining. (According to Sarah's Death Certificate and the 1850 US Census, Sarah was the daughter of David Burger and Nancy Mann -Ed)