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Our Spring 2012 Newsletter is now available
It is our sad duty to report that Warren W. Wirebach, family historian and founder of the modern Weyerbacher Family Reunion died on December 8, 2011 at the Middletown Manor, Middletown, PA at the age of 95 years, 6 months and 7 days. From his obituary:
Warren W. Wirebach, 95, of Middletown died Thursday night at the Middletown Manor.
He was the son of the late Warren E. and Olive Nothacker Wirebach. He had retired from State service as Personnel Director at South Mountain Restoration Center at South Mountain, PA and had been office Manager for Consolidated Cigar Corporation of West Pittston. He was the Librarian at The Historical Society of Dauphin County for 21 years, retiring in 2005.
He was a member of St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church of Scranton and Post #27, American Legion, Harrisburg. For 36 years he was president of the Weyerbacher Family Reunion of Bucks County, of which he was the co founder.
There are no immediate survivors.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11:30am from the Trinity Lutheran Church, 205 W. Grove St. Clarks Summit, PA. Interment will be in Shady Lane Cemetery, Chinchilla, PA
Friends may call on Saturday from 11 a.m., until the time of the service at the church. Arrangements entrusted to the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Good Shepherd Foundation, Good Shepherd Plaza, 850 S. 5th St., Allentown, PA 18103 or to the Historical Society of Dauphin County, Attn: Endowment Fund, 219 S. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17104.
Robin Jones, author, presents "The Weyerbachers of Pennsylvania" to
Weyerbacher Family Historian, Warren W. Wirebach, on April 3, 2011.
On June 26, 2011, Warren became the oldest ever male Weyerbacher descendant, at age 95 years, 25 days, eclipsing the life of William Mann Weierbach (1845-1940).
"THE WEYERBACHERS OF PENNSYLVANIA"The Weyerbacher Family Genealogy project has been completed thanks to the herculean efforts of Robin and Lisa Jones. This book contains 710 pages and includes nearly 14,000 names, as well as over 200 photos and illustrations. This project is the result of 40+ years of research by Warren W. Wirebach and the late Dr. Lily Weierbach. The book is available directly from the publisher either as a HARD COPY ($60 + shipping + applicable sales tax) or as a PDF FILE DOWNLOAD ($20). The pdf file requires Adobe Reader (free) or equivalent to read. Click on the book to preview it
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In 1751, Johann Nicholas and Catharina Magdalena Weyerbacher emigrated from Baumholder, Germany to Philadelphia, PA aboard the ship Edinburgh. This site provides information about them, their descendants and even several generations of their ancestors.
This monument honoring the first Weyerbachers to come to America can be viewed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please send them to Contact Us or to webmaster@weyerbacher.net.
Additional photos can be viewed and added here.
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Family History Researchers
The recently published book, "THE WEYERBACHERS OF PENNSYLVANIA," (see above) contains virtually everything we know about our ancestors and their descendants. We encourage you to buy it and submit any corrections and/or additions for future editions.
