An undated photograph of the men of St. Andrew’s Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Today the church is known as St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church.
Identified in the photo are:
Front Row: Charles Henry; Earl Unger; Bob Baer; Paul Romberger; Henry Harner; Rufus Harner; Francis Schlegel; Irvin Shrope; Lester Harner; Lanston Mentzer; Ruby Harman; George Wenrich.
Second Row: Harry Harner; Rev. Harry Mentzer; Charles Maurer; Ben Schwalm; Blair Sitlinger; Albert harner; Wayne Fetterolf; Palmer Smeltz; Clifford Bixler; Jesse Zerbe; Myron Zerbe; Donald Giest; Jim Miller; Fred Schwalm; George Schieb; Fred Shwalm Jr.; Oscar Bixler; Charles Underkoffler; Fred Schwalm.
Third Row: Elwood Erdman; Reuben Wenrich; Tom Klinger; Robert Schwalm; George WIlliard; Dominic Sabatino; —– Morgan; Johnny Shomper; Oscar Neidlinger; —–?—–; Bruce Harner.
Fourth Row: Bud Moyer; George Fronk; Vernon Romberger; Jim Lebo; Fred Stiely; Jainy Williamson; Harold Lucas; Melvin Moyer; Arthur Klinger.
Fifth Row: —– Barnhart; Harold Harner; Bobby Spotts; Stanley Harner; Chester Reid; Lyle Miller; Philip Zerbe; Lester Umholtz; Bobby Harner; Rich Schnell.
Back Row: Bruce Moyer; Ceylon Koons; Ray Herner; Oscar Smith; Stanley Matter; Harvey Lubold; Bruce Haines; Paul Wenrich; Daniel Block; Kenneth Block.
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Image of photo contributed by Jeremiah Umholtz of Valley View, who reported the following: “My grandmother’s handwriting on the notebook paper that was laid in the folder with the picture…. I remember her and another church member sitting in her kitchen recording these names sometime around 2010 before she died….”
Jeremiah’s grandmother was Orpah [Bixler] Umholtz (1923-2015).
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