John Leon Lear1
M, #59826, b. 24 November 1905, d. April 1972
Parents
Biography
John Leon Lear was born on 24 November 1905 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.
1,2 He and
Violet Hapsburg Larson were married on 2 July 1927 in York County, Pennsylvania.
3 He died in April 1972, at age 66, in South Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey.
2 He was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey.
4 John Leon Lear was a Carpenter-Local 1006.
4 US Coast Guard Reserve- WWII.
4 John L. Lear Sr., 66, of 238 Cath St., Morgan, died yesterday in Perth Amboy General Hospital.
Mr. Lear, born in Perth Amboy, lived in South Amboy most of his life. He was a retired carpenter, having worked out of Local 1006, Milltown.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, South Amboy, and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve during World War II.
His wife, the former Violet Larsen, survives, as well as his son, John, of Morgan; two daughters, Mrs. Emma Sumski, and Mrs. Janet Cumber, both of Morgan; two sisters Mrs. Sadie Kemmerer of Plainfield, and Mrs. Miriam Toft of Perth Amboy, 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the United Methodist Church on Frank Avenue in South Amboy, with the Rev. Donald Phillips officiating.
Burial will be in Christ Church Cemetery.
Attangements were handled by the Mason-Wilson Funeral Home, 241 Bordentown Ave., South Amboy.
Citations
- [S122] 1910 US Census
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S855] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Violet Hapsburg Larson1,2
F, #59828, b. 16 April 1906, d. 27 February 1992
Biography
Violet Hapsburg Larson was born on 16 April 1906 in New York.
1,3 She and
John Leon Lear were married on 2 July 1927 in York County, Pennsylvania.
1 She died on 27 February 1992, at age 85, in Asbury Park, Monmouth, New Jersey.
3
Citations
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S254] Public Member Trees
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
Leroy Lear1
M, #59830, b. 5 July 1901, d. March 1968
Parents
Father | Stacey Lear (b. December 1868, d. after 14 January 1920) |
Mother | Mary (?) (b. April 1874, d. before 14 January 1920) |
Biography
Leroy Lear was born on 5 July 1901 in Pennsylvania.
1,2 He died in March 1968, at age 66, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.
2
Citations
- [S122] 1910 US Census
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
Norman Lear1
M, #59832, b. 5 February 1905, d. January 1977
Parents
Father | Stacey Lear (b. December 1868, d. after 14 January 1920) |
Mother | Mary (?) (b. April 1874, d. before 14 January 1920) |
Biography
Norman Lear was born on 5 February 1905 in Pennsylvania.
1,2 He died in January 1977, at age 71, in Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee.
2 Norman Lear was living with his brother and wife, George and Bertha Lear, in the 1920 New Jersey Census.
Citations
- [S122] 1910 US Census
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
Bertha (?)1
F, #59833, b. about 1896, d. after 1942
Family: George Lear (b. 5 November 1894, d. December 1971)
Biography
Bertha (?) was born about 1896 in New Jersey.
1 She and
George Lear were married about 1916.
2 She died after 1942.
3
Citations
- [S111] 1920 US Census
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S276] U.S. World War ll Draft Registration Cards
Eugene K. Lear1
M, #59834, b. 15 August 1918, d. 22 January 2010
Parents
Biography
Eugene K. Lear was born on 15 August 1918 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.
1,2 He died on 22 January 2010, at age 91, in Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
2
Citations
- [S111] 1920 US Census
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
James Roberts1
M, #59835, b. about 1896, d. after 14 January 1920
Biography
James Roberts was born about 1896 in Canada.
1 He died after 14 January 1920.
1 James Roberts was a Rubber Mill Machinist.
1 He immigrated in 1902.
1 He was naturalized in 1910.
1
Citations
- [S111] 1920 US Census
Lula Martha (?)1
F, #59836, b. about 1895, d. after 1942
Biography
Lula Martha (?) was born about 1895 in Pennsylvania.
1 She and
Raymond Lear were married about 1917.
1 She died after 1942.
Lula Martha (?) was a Castanea Dairy Company, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.
2
Citations
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S276] U.S. World War ll Draft Registration Cards
Henry Lear Bergen1
M, #59840, b. 14 February 1901, d. June 1981
Parents
Family: Helen Magee (b. 11 June 1897, d. 5 January 1986)
Biography
Henry Lear Bergen was born on 14 February 1901 in Yardley, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
1,2,3,4 He and
Helen Magee were married after 22 April 1930. He died in June 1981, at age 80, in Somers Point, Atlantic, New Jersey.
2,3,4 He was buried in Saint Ignatius Catholic Cemetery, Yardley, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
4 Henry Lear Bergen was an Oil Works Boiler Maker.
5 U.S. Army-WWl.
4
Citations
- [S111] 1920 US Census
- [S254] Public Member Trees
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
- [S425] Find a Grave. Com
- [S113] 1930 US Census
Mary Bergen1
F, #59841, b. 1 March 1905, d. May 1986
Parents
Biography
Mary Bergen was born on 1 March 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1,2,3 She and
John J. Lynch, Sr., were married on 13 October 1921 in Church, Wetzel, West Virginia.
4 She died in May 1986, at age 81, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2,3
Citations
- [S111] 1920 US Census
- [S254] Public Member Trees
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
- [S113] 1930 US Census
Elizabeth Sullivan Heath1
F, #59842, b. 3 May 1896, d. 17 July 1974
Biography
Elizabeth Sullivan Heath was born on 3 May 1896 in Titusville, Mercer, New Jersey.
1,2 She and
Vernon Edward Bergen were married on 25 September 1915 in Elkton, Maryland.
3,4 She died on 17 July 1974, at age 78, in Yardley, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
2 She was buried in Saint Ignatius Catholic Cemetery, Yardley, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
5
Citations
- [S111] 1920 US Census
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
- [S254] Public Member Trees
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S425] Find a Grave. Com
Dorothy (Dottie) Edna Bergen1
F, #59843, b. 21 March 1916, d. 5 October 2004
Parents
Biography
Dorothy (Dottie) Edna Bergen was born on 21 March 1916 in Wilburtha, Mercer, New Jersey.
1 She and
Harry Bower were married on 7 December 1934 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.
2 She died on 5 October 2004, at age 88, in Florence, Burlington, New Jersey. She was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery and Mausoleum, Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey.
3 Dorothy (Dottie) Bower
Hamilton Twp., NJ resident
Dorothy (Dottie) Bower (nee Bergen), 88, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at the Clare Bridge Assisted Living in Hamilton.
Born in Scudders Falls, NJ, Mrs. Bowers lived in Florence 24 years before moving to Hamilton. Mrs. Bowers was a homemaker and a member of the Florence United Methodist Church and the Methodist Womens Club of the church. She was a member and past president of the Good Neighbors Sr. Citizen Club of Florennce and a 40 year member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church of Trenton where she also served as a Sunday School teacher for many years. Some of her many interests were arts and crafts and especially photography.
Wife of the late Harry Bower, she is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Harry (Skip) Bower and wife Phyllis Bower of East Brunswick and two granddaughters: Lynne Bower of Scotia, NY, and Barbara Bower and husband John Corcoran, of Waban, Mass.. Also two great-grandchildren, Jack Corcoran and Christy Corcoran.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Dennison Funeral Home, 214 W. Front St., Florence. Officiating will be her pastor, Rev. Johnn Orr of the First United Methodist Church of Florence. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Burlington. Relatives and friends may call on Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Contributions in her memory may be sent to the Alzheimers Association, 11000 Lincoln Drive, W. Mariton, NJ 08053.
Citations
- [S111] 1920 US Census
- [S646] New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-1914
- [S201] Obituary
Edward Vernon Bergen1
M, #59844, b. 14 March 1919, d. 29 October 1985
Parents
Biography
Edward Vernon Bergen was born on 14 March 1919 in New Jersey.
1,2 He died on 29 October 1985, at age 66.
2 He was buried in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
3 U.S. Army- 11 Mar 1941- 04 Oct 1944.
4,5 Single in 1941.
Citations
- [S111] 1920 US Census
- [S116] Social Security Death Index
- [S271] U.S. Veteran's Gravesites
- [S263] U.S. World War ll Army Enlistment Records
- [S593] Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
Verna Ruth (Pete or Petie) Bergen1
F, #59845, b. 2 July 1917, d. 17 May 2003
Parents
Biography
Verna Ruth (Pete or Petie) Bergen was born on 2 July 1917 in Yardley, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
1 She and
Albert Magnilli were married on 11 November 1939 in Kernstown, Virginia.
2 She died on 17 May 2003, at age 85.
3 She was buried in Rolling Green Memorial Park (Q-72A), Camp Hill, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
3
Citations
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S560] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
- [S425] Find a Grave. Com
Gladys May Bergen1
F, #59847, b. 25 September 1922, d. 20 September 1941
Parents
Biography
Gladys May Bergen was born on 25 September 1922 in New Jersey.
1,2 She died on 20 September 1941, at age 18.
2 She was buried in Saint Ignatius Catholic Church, Yardley, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
Funeral services for Gladys Mae Bergen, 20 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bergen, who died in St. Francis Hospital, on Tuesday, will be held on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from her late home on Longshore avenue.
Miss Bergen had been in failing health for some time, but had just recently been admitted to St. Francis Hospital.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by eight brothers and sisters, Mrs. Verna Magnilli, Halifax, Pa.; Mrs. Dorothy Bower, Trenton, N.J.; Shirley Alta and Mary Elizabeth, Yardley; Edward, of Fort Bragg, N.C.; John H., Charles L., and Vernon L., Jr., Yardley. A grandmother, Mrs. Alta Bergen, New York City, and several uncles and aunts also survive.
Interment will be in St. Ignatius R. C. Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday evening.
Citations
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S254] Public Member Trees
Mary Elizabeth Bergen1
F, #59848, b. 2 March 1924, d. 11 June 2004
Parents
Biography
Mary Elizabeth Bergen was born on 2 March 1924 in Wilbertha, New Jersey.
1,2 She died on 11 June 2004, at age 80.
2 She was buried in Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
Citations
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S536] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Charles Leroy Bergen1
M, #59850, b. 5 August 1927, d. 23 February 1994
Parents
Biography
Charles Leroy Bergen was born on 5 August 1927 in Pennsylvania.
1,2 He died on 23 February 1994, at age 66, in Morrisville, Bucks, Pennsylvania.
2
Citations
- [S113] 1930 US Census
- [S116] Social Security Death Index