Louis George Feissner

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Biography:
Louis was a shovel engineer. He operated the steam shovels to scrape off the dirt above the coal. He worked for several different mines. While working in Eckley, he walked to work every day. It was three and a half miles each way.
A funeral notice said:
The Rev. Fred Haffner, of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, and the Rev. George W. Kohler, of St. John's Reformed Church, will conduct the funeral services for the late Louis Feissner, of 435 Adams street, well-known steam shovel engineer who died Wednesday.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from the Raymond Nagel Funeral Home, 706 Birkbeck street. Internment will be in the Laurel cemetery at White Haven. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home from 4 p. m. today until the time of the funeral.

Louis married Cora Learn on 21 Sep 1901. Cora (daughter of Andrew Learn and Melvina Wagner) was born on 28 Apr 1882 in Oley Valley, Pennsylvania; died on 25 Jul 1946; was buried in Laurel Cemetery, White Haven, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Biography:
He had diabetes but had a loved sweet things. He died from complications after a eating too much ice cream and soda.

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• Name: Thalia Snyder

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Biography:
She died from cancer.

Family/Spouse: Willbur Snyder. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Lila Contress

Family/Spouse: August 'Gus' Contress. August was born in 1905; died in 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Margaret Viola Miller
• Name: Peg Feissner

Margaret married Stanley Shaver Miller on 31 Jan 1925 in St. John's Reformed Church, Freeland, Pennsylvania. Stanley (son of Henry Frank Miller and Mary Alice Koons) was born on 13 Feb 1906 in Drifton, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Feb 1979 in Conyngham, Pennsylvania; was buried in Freeland Cemetery, Freeland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Irene Evans
• Name: Renee Feissner

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Biography:
She died in a traffic accident while trying to cross a four lane highway.

Irene married Thomas Evans, Sr. in 1932 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Thomas was born in 1909; died in 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Andy Feissner

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Biography:
He died while playing football in Freeland. He was running with the ball when he ran into a rope barrier. The doctor did not think he needed to go to the hospital. He had a ruptured spleen and developed peritonitis. Andy was in his third year in high school and had been accepted at Princeton.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Freeland, Pennsylvania

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Residence:
425 Adams St||||

Died:
From the Times Leader 13 May 2006:
G erald E. “Chinky” Feissner, 85, of Freeland, died Thursday at the Mt. City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Born in Freeland, he was a son of the late Lewis and Cora (Learn) Feissner. He was a member of St. John’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Freeland, and the VFW, Post 5010. Mr. Feissner was a woodworker, gardener and family man. His military enlistment is as follows, he was an Army veteran Technician 4th Grade Battery C 478th Anti Aircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion with the following decorations: Good Conduct Medal, Philippines Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars and the World War II Victory Medal. Before retiring, he was with security of Tobyhanna Army Depot for 35 years.
Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were his brothers, Andrew and Gordon; sisters Thalia Snyder, Leona Mahnken, Margaret Miller, Lila Contress and Irene Evans.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years, the former Catherine Staruch; son, Magisterial District Judge Gerald Feissner and his wife, Mary, Freeland; daughters Cora Park and her husband, Ralph, Towanda; Cathy Lee McGee, Randleman, N.C.; sisters Belva Corazza, Fla.; Esther Woodroff, Garden City, N.Y.; grandchildren David Park and his wife Betsey, Gail Park, Kate Feissner, Kristen Feissner, Gerald Feissner, Kelly McGee and Jennifer McGee; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be private. Friends may call at the McNulty Funeral Home, 407 Centre St., Freeland, Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial will follow private funeral services.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John’s Reformed United Church of Christ, 829 Washington St., Freeland, PA 18244.