Families of Elvia Hetty Stambaugh

ELVIA HETTY STAMBAUGH, daughter of JENNIE FLORENCE RHEA and EMANUEL ALFRED STAMBAUGH, was born June 8, 1896 in Perry County, Pennsylvania,³⁹⁸⁵ and died April 9, 1959 in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.³⁹⁸⁵ She is buried in Churchville Cemetery, Oberlin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.^{3985, 456}

She married (1) ARTHUR LEONARD GOUFFER on January 5, 1917 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.²⁹⁸⁵ He was born October 13, 1896 in Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania,³⁹⁸⁵ and died August 13, 1933 in East Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.^{5927, 3985} He is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.^{3985, 456}

She married (2) JOHN FREDERICK KOCH. He was born August 13, 1901 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania,⁷³⁷⁷ and died October 21, 1990 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.¹²³⁶¹ He is buried in Churchville Cemetery, Oberlin, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶

Children of ELVIA HETTY STAMBAUGH and ARTHUR LEONARD GOUFFER:

1. VERDA ELIZABETH GOUFFER, b. October 17, 1917, Pennsylvania;⁴⁵⁶ m. CASPER HENRY PETERMAN on July 28, 1934 in German Trinity Lutheran Church, Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania¹⁰⁸⁴¹; d. April 12, 1987, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.⁴⁵⁶
2. LEONARD CARSON GOUFFER, b. May 9, 1919, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania;⁷³⁷⁷ m. VERONICA ANN STARASINIC on February 15, 1941 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania⁶⁰²⁸; d. March 28, 2008.⁴⁵⁶

Personal Information

• Elvia Hetty Stambaugh was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania. ¹²³⁶⁰

• John Frederick Koch was a member of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania. ¹²³⁶¹

Obituaries

Evening News, August 16, 1933⁵⁹²⁷

ARTHUR L. GOUFFER

Private funeral services for Arthur Leonard Gouffer, 36 years old, who died on Monday while at work at the Pennsylvania Railroad Service and Supply Corporation at Enola, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at his home at 1151 Derry street. Burial will be in the Newville cemetery. The body may be viewed tonight at the home.

He is survived by his wife, Elvia; two children, Leonard, Jr., and Berda; his mother, Mrs. Carrie Gouffer, of Newville, R. D.; four brothers, Carson Gouffer, of Newville; Frank Gouffer, of Bella Vista; William Gouffer, of New Cumberland; Roy Gouffer, of Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Barrick, of Iowa; Mrs. Anna Millard of Harrisburg, and Miss Mildred Gouffer, of Newville, R. D.

Evening News, April 10, 1959¹²³⁶⁰

Mrs. John F. Koch

Mrs. Elvia H. Koch, 62, of 1623 Derry St., died last evening at a local hospital. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Steelton.

Surviving are her husband, John F. Koch; a son, Leonard C. Gouffer, Oberlin; a daughter, Mrs. Verda E. Peterman, Harrisburg; six brothers, Elmer Stambaugh, new Germantown, Norman and Earl Stambaugh, both of Carlisle, Niles Stambaugh, Shillington, Eldon Stambaugh, Clayton, N.J., and Lawrence Stambaugh, Marshalltown, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. Zelda Shirk, Marshalltown, Iowa, Mrs. Verda Weder, Dillsburg, and Mrs. Betty Comp, Philadelphia; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home at 91 N. Second St. The Rev. Arvids Ziedonis Jr., her pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Oberlin Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Sunday.

Evening News, October 23, 1990¹²³⁶¹

John F. Koch Jr.

John F. Koch Jr., 89, of 1623 Derry St. died Sunday in Harrisburg Hospital.

He was a retired employee of Bethlehem Steel Corp., and was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Steelton.

He was the widower of Elvia Gouffer Koch. Surviving are a stepson, Leonard C. Gouffer of Oberlin; three sisters, Freda and Dorothy, both of Middletown, and Martha Welter of Steelton; five stepgrandchildren; and 12 step-great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the Wiedeman Funeral Home, Steelton. Burial will be in Oberlin Cemetery.

Viewing will be from 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to his church, 33 N. Second St., Steelton 17113.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 19, 19005877	Jackson Township, Perry, Pennsylvania	Emanuel Alfred Stambaugh Jennie Florence Rhea Lawrence James Stambaugh William Elmer Stambaugh Norman F. Stambaugh Zelda Maybelle Stambaugh Melvin Edgar Stambaugh Niles Wharton Stambaugh Elvia Hetty Stambaugh Earl Emanuel Stambaugh Elizabeth F. Stambaugh