An undated portrait of Raymond Albert “Ray” Scheib and his first wife Margaret Irene Hartman.
Ray Scheib was born on 24 April 1904 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of William H. Scheib (1866-1922) and Annie Elizabeth [Kissinger] Scheib (1874-1929).
Margaret Irene Hartman was born 13 November 1908 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Allen Andrew Hartman (1876-1934) and Bertha Anne [Radel] Hartman (1882-1969). She died on 12 February 1927 of tonsillitis, leaving one young son, Harold A. Scheib, who was born on 9 July 1926. She is buried in the Gratz Union Cemetery.
After the death of his first wife, Raymond A. Scheib married Beulah Alvena Smeltz (1909-1982). With her, he had one son, Leroy A. Scheib, who was born 13 July 1929.
In the 1930 Census, Ray Scheib indicated he was a coal miner and in the 1940 Census, he indicated that he was a coal breaker operator.
Ray Scheib died on 14 January 1964 and he, along with his first wife and later his second wife, is buried at Gratz Union Cemetery.
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