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James Donald Bell was born on 2 May 1928 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan.^1,2 He died on 5 January 2018, at age 89, in Ohio.³

James Donald Bell was educated Master's Degree. He was an Educator.³ US Navy- WWII- 01 Jun 1946.⁴

Joseph Reynold Burkland was born on 10 August 1910 in Riverside, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He and Margaret (Mary) Van Horn were married on 31 December 1927 in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He died on 18 February 1945, at age 34, in Lorraine, France.^1,3 He was buried in Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial (Section A, Row 12, Grave 52), Saint-Avoid, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.

U. S. Army- WWll- 06 Jul 1944- 18 Feb 1945.^4,5 Declared dead 19 Feb 1946

PFC Joseph Reynold Burkland, born 10 Aug 1910 in Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania., was the son of Charles R and Annie (Cook) Burkland of Danville, PA. He left a wife Henrietta A (Waite) and a 6 year-old daughter, Joan Ann, in Danville, Pennsylvania.
Joseph enlisted 6 Jul 1944 at Wilkes Barre, PA. He was one month short of his 34th birthday.
The Danville Morning News (Danville, Pennsylvania) - 30 Apr 1945, Mon - FIVE REASONS WHY THE AXIS CANNOT WIN - Burkland Brothers in Service - Out of the vast manpower which is driving the Germans into the last holes of utter defeat and pushing the Japs back against their rising sun are five sons of a Riverside couple who hold local honors for a family in the armed services. They are the Burkland Brothers, Donald, Joseph, Robert, Albert and Roland, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burkland , of Riverside, and in addition, all five are former carriers of The Morning News, having delivered the Danville daily in a traditional chain from brother to brother. Of the five, one is missing in Western Front action. Pfc. Joseph Burkland, who is married to Miss Henrietta Waite, of 18 Bloom Street, Danville, was reported missing somewhere in Germany on February 18th. He entered the United States Army on July 6th, 1944. There are two other brothers in the Army and two are in the Navy. Cpl. Donald Burkland, who entered the Army on February 27th, 1943, is stationed in England. Pfc. Albert Burkland, who is now stationed at Camp Meade, Md., has been in the Army since December 27th, 1944. As to the naval end of the service quintet, Seaman 1-C Robert Burkland is on convoy duty on the Atlantic Ocean, having entered the service on June 10th, 1944. Yoeman 3-C Roland Burkland, who joined the Navy on February 10th, 1944, is somewhere in the Pacific Theater of operations. These five boys are from a family of 12 children. The entire family of 14 are members of St. Peter’s Methodist Church at Riverside. The first Burkland boy started delivering The Morning News to subscribers in 1925 and as others grew into boyhood they continued to inherit the route leaving behind them a splendid record of newsboy service. Their father is an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the entire community shares in the pride the couple has in their children - happy, reliable, courageous, daring young America.
The NARA WWII Casualty Lists By State and County show PFC Burkland, of Montour County, PA, as FOD (Finding of Death), which means he was initially missing in action for at least one year and one day. His remains would have been recovered and identified later and interred at the Lorraine American Cemetery.

The Harrisburg Telegraph - 28 Feb 1946, Thu - Private Burkland Listed as Dead - Danville, Feb. 28. - Joseph R Burkland, reported missing since February 18, 1945, has been officially listed as dead by the War Department, according to word received by his wife. Pvt. Burkland entered the service July 6, 1944, and left for overseas duty in December of the same year. His last known action was in the vicinity of Saarlautern, Germany, where the Germans counter-attacked and succeeded in wiping out the whole company. He had been awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the Purple Heart Medal. He is survived by his widow, daughter, Joan Ann Burkland, of Bloom Road, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burkland, of Riverside. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Walter, John, Robert and Donald, all of Danville; Harry of Mifflinburg; Albert, U.S. Army; Roland, U.S. Navy; Mrs. Harry Linn and Mr.s Robert Strawser, of Riverside; Miss Ruth Burkland, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. Mary Priest, of Emporium. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Danville Lodge, Loyal Order of the Moose and the Washington Fire and Hose Company No. 2.

Name
Joseph R Burkland
Inducted From
Pennsylvania
Rank
Private First Class
Combat Organization
325th Infantry 26th Division
Death Date
Feb 18 1945
Monument
Lorraine, France
Last Known Status
Buried
U.S. Awards
Purple Heart Medal
Additional Army Awards.

Ludwig Theobold Molter was born on 21 April 1900 in Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He and Ann Elizabeth Van Horn were married about 1925.² He died on 17 April 1987, at age 86, in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania.^1,3

Ludwig Theobold Molter was a Farm Laborer.²

Arthur C. Thompson was born in 1878 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.^2,3 He and Louise Pearl Snover were married before 1939.¹ He died in 1957, at age ~79.³ He was buried in Newton Cemetery (195 Map 1918), Newton, Sussex, New Jersey.³

Arthur C. Thompson was a Dairy Farmer.²

Seibel was born in New Jersey.¹ He and Louise Pearl Snover were married about 1915.¹

Edith Mary Brands was born on 24 August 1907 in New Jersey.^1,2,3,4 She and Walter Lee Depuy were married about 1925.⁵ She died on 30 October 2008, at age 101, in Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey.^3,4 She was buried in Ramsaysburg Cemetery, Knowlton, Warren, New Jersey.⁴

Rita L. Depuy was born on 27 July 1925 in Knowlton Township, Warren, New Jersey.^1,2 She and Samuel Paul Willever were married on 23 December 1943.² She died on 2 October 2007, at age 82, in Lopatcong, Warren, New Jersey.³ She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Harmony, Warren, New Jersey.³

Rita L. Depuy was a Branch Manager Mid-Atlantic Bank, Oxford, New Jersey.² Rita L. [DePuy] Willever
Born in Knowlton Township, NJ on Jul. 27, 1925
Departed on Oct. 2, 2007 and resided in Harmony Township, NJ.
Visitation: Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007
Service: Friday, Oct. 5, 2007
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery

Rita L. Willever, 82, of Harmony Township, NJ passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 2, 2007 at the Care Center of Lopatcong, Lopatcong Township, NJ.

Mrs. Willever was the branch manager of the Mid-Atlantic Bank, Oxford, NJ of over 20 years before retiring. Born on July 27, 1925 in Knowlton Township, NJ, she was the daughter of Edith Brands DePuy of Bridgewater, NJ and the late Walter DePuy.
Mrs. Willever was a member of the Harmony Presbyterian Church, Harmony, NJ and the Order of the Eastern Star, Blairstown Chapter.
She was predeceased by her husband, Samuel Paul Willever, who died January 2, 2000.
Surviving are a son, James P. Willever of Harmony Township, NJ; a daughter, Susan Willever-Christian of New Hope, PA; two brothers, Allen "Bud" DePuy and Walter "Lee" DePuy; a sister, Shirley Lewis; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are requested to be made in her memory to the Harmony Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 2727 Belvidere Road, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865.

Allen (Bud) Carl Depuy was born on 1 January 1929 in Columbia, Warren, New Jersey.^1,2 He died on 25 January 2011, at age 82, in East Stroudsburg, Monroe, Pennsylvania.² He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Columbia, Warren, New Jersey.²

Allen (Bud) Carl Depuy was a West Jersey Telephone Company/United Telephone Company, Pennsylvania. U. S. Army- Korea- 1951-1954.³ Allen C. DePuy, 82, of East Stroudsburg, Pa, died on Tuesday, January 25th, at home.
Born on January 1, 1929, in Columbia, NJ, he was the son of the late Edith M (Brands) and Walter L DePuy, and had lived his early years in Columbia, NJ, and the rest of his life in the Harrisburg and the East Stroudsburg, PA areas.
He had worked for West Jersey Telephone Co., in Belvidere, NJ, and then transferred to United Telephone Co in Carlisle, PA. He retired after fifty years of service as a Senior Engineer.
Allen was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Korean War from 1951 to 1954.
He was a member of the Blairstown Lodge #165, Free and Accepted Masons for over fifty five years, a member of the Scottish Consistory of Allentown, Pa, a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of US in East Stroudsburg, PA, a member of the American Legion Post 418 in Columbia, NJ, serving as Past Post Commander, PUFL, Color Guard and was also Past Commander and Vice Commander of Warren County. Allen was also a member of 40 & 8, and a member of ITPA; Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association.
Allen was an avid golfer, playing up and down the East Coast on many courses and in Bermuda.
He is survived by two daughters, Brenda L. DePuy of Columbia, NJ, and Pamela J. Kolba of East Stroudsburg, Pa and her husband, Andrew G. Kolba, and two grandsons, Andrew Allen Kolba and
Nikolai Joseph Kolba, both of East Stroudsburg. He is also survived by two siblings, Shirley Lewis of Portland, PA and Walter Lee DePuy Jr, of Chambersburg, PA, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Rita Willever.
Services will be held at the Newbaker Funeral Home, 200 Rt 94, Blairstown, NJ, on Saturday at 11:00AM. Visitation on Friday from 6-9:00PM, with Masonic Service on Friday at 8:00PM. Burial in Columbia Fairview Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lewy Bodies Dementia Association, Inc, PO Box 451429, Atlanta, GA 31145.

Published in Patriot-News on January 27, 2011

Burial:
Fairview Cemetery
Columbia
Warren County
New Jersey, USA.

Victor A. Bufis was born on 13 August 1911 in Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey.^1,2 He and Esther Levina Depuy were married on 5 May 1937 in Minisink, Orange, New York.^1,3,4 He died on 9 December 1984, at age 73, in Bedford, Tarrant, Texas.^1,2,5 He was buried in Cedar Ridge Cemetery, Blairstown, Warren, New Jersey.^1,2

Victor A. Bufis was a President Newton Radio Electronics Inc.⁶