Charles William Swisher and Mary Martha Rider

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Husband Charles William Swisher

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           Born: 30 Nov 1923 - Jordan Township, Lycoming County, PA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 30 Jul 2007 - Bloomsburg, Columbia County, PA
         Buried:  - Lemon Cemetery, Greenwood, Columbia County, PA
Find A Grave ID: 45101865

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         Father: Gerald Edward (Jerry) Swisher {FGID: 11189064}
         Mother: Myrtle Susan Whitmoyer {FGID: 48400245}

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Vaunda Joyce Sult {FGID: 181899312} - 31 Mar 1957

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Wife Mary Martha Rider

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           Born: 15 Jul 1920 - Millville, Lycoming County, PA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1953 - Quincy Township, Franklin County, PA
         Buried: 20 May 1963 - Salem Cemetery, Unityville, Lycoming County, PA
Find A Grave ID: 45101873

Events

• Cause of Death: tuberculosis.

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Children

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1 F Greta Swisher

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         Spouse: ? Peterson

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General Notes: Husband - Charles William Swisher

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45101865/charles-william-swisher

Birth 30 Nov 1923
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 30 Jul 2007 (aged 83) Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial Lemon Cemetery Greenwood, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial ID 45101865

I don't know if there is a stone here in the cemetery with his name on it but he is buried in the Lemon Cemetery. His first wife, Mary Martha Rider, is buried at Salem but apparently he will be buried with his second wife, Vaunda Joyce Sult.

This obitruary is in the Press Enterprise Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Charles W. Swisher
Stone mason enjoyed woodworking
Charles W. Swisher, 83, of 678 Rohrsburg Road, Orangeville, died Monday morning, July 30, 2007, at the Bloomsburg Hospital, where he had been a patient since Wednesday.
Born Nov. 30, 1923, in Jordan Township, Lycoming County, he was a son of the late Gerald "Jerry" Swisher and Myrtle (Whitmoyer) Swisher. He and his wife, Vaunda Joyce (Sult) Swisher, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 31.
Mr. Swisher worked on the family farm in his younger years and then became a well-known area stone mason. He also worked at the Holiday Inn in Danville for several years.
He was a 50-year member of the Rohrsburg United Methodist Church.
A graduate of Millville High School, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
His hobbies included woodworking, caning chairs, and refinishing and repairing furniture.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, Vaunda, are his two children: William E. Swisher and his wife, Susan, of Waller, and Greta Peterson of Williamsport; five grandchildren: Eric and Lindsay Swisher; D.J. Peterson of Williamsport; Jason and Rachel Biggar of Georgia; a step-grandson, Steven Ryman of Harrisburg; and his siblings: Blanche Peltonen of Jordan Township; Cloyd Swisher and his wife, Geraldine, Unityville; and Harold Swisher and his wife, Imogean, Unityville.
He was preceded in death by a stepson, Albert Biggar.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., 4394 Red Rock Road, Benton (Rt. 487). Burial will be in Lemon Cemetery, Greenwood Township, with military rites accorded by a combined veterans group.
Viewing will be held Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at McMichael's. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Rohrsburg United Methodist Church.

Family Members

Parents
Gerald Edward Swisher 1892–1964
Myrtle Susan Whitmoyer Swisher 1906–1995

Spouses
Mary Martha Rider Swisher 1920–1953
Vaunda Joyce Sult Swisher 1927–2017

Siblings
Blanche E. Swisher Peltonen 1922–2013
Harold Leroy Swisher 1927–2018

Children
William E Swisher 1954–2017

memorial page for Charles William Swisher (30 Nov 1923–30 Jul 2007), Find A Grave Memorial no. 45101865 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45101865/charles-william-swisher>, citing Lemon Cemetery, Greenwood, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Rodger (contributor 47146601 <https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/47146601>) .

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Martha Rider

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45101873/mary-martha-swisher

Birth 1920
Death 16 Mar 1953 (aged 32–33)
Burial Salem Cemetery Unityville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial ID 45101873

Family Members

Spouse
Charles William Swisher 1923–2007

Inscription
33y; w/o Charles

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Notes: Marriage

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45101865/charles-william-swisher
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45101873/mary-martha-swisher

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