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Maud L. Frantz

Maud L. Frantz

Female 1894 - 1950  (56 years)


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  • Name Maud L. Frantz 
    Birth 31 Oct 1894  Penfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Dec 1950  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2667  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family Harry Andrew Portzer,   b. 18 Feb 1888, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1943, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1914 
    Children 
    +1. Thomas Henry Portzer,   b. 5 Mar 1915, Medix Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 2003, Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Martha Jane Portzer,   b. 13 Feb 1916, Medix Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1936, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Russell Leroy Portzer,   b. 9 Jun 1917, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1926, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 8 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Gerald Victor Portzer,   b. 13 Nov 1918, Medix Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1987, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Lloyd Bernard Portzer,   b. 19 Jul 1921, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1960, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 


    • Note: Maud died in Cleveland, Ohio at the home of her son Lloyd--she was daughter of Isaac and Mary (Chambers) Frantz

      Mrs. Harry Portzer, 56, mother of Thomas Portzer, of Lynchville, died at her home in Cleveland on Saturday after an illness of only one week. The remains have been taken to DuBois where friends and relatives may call at the home of another son, Gerald Portzer at 525 Maple Avenue.
      Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at nine o'clock at St. Catherine's Church in DuBois and internment will take place in St. Leo's Cemetery at Ridgway.

      Mrs. Portzer, nee Maude Frantz was born October 31, 1894 at Penfield, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Chambers Frantz. On June 2, 1914, she was married to Mr. Portzer, a former resident of St. Marys, who passed away on August 7, 1943. The family lived in Ridgway for about 30 years and she also lived in Medix Run and DuBois prior to moving to Cleveland.

      The deceased is survived by three sons: Thomas of St. Marys; Gerald, DuBois and Lloyd at Cleveland. Two grandchildren also survive.
      Other survivors include three sisters and three brothers. They are Viola, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Johnsonburg; Celia Mrs. Harold Bressler of Richmond, Virginia; Ruth, Mrs. John Donahue of Wilcox; Frank Frantz of Breckenridge; Stewart of Bradford and Milton Frantz of Johnsonburg. A son Russell, died at Ridgway in 1926, and a daughter Jane also died in Ridgway in 1936. (Obituary from St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, December 4, 1950)

      The Daily Press December 1950:

      Mrs. Harry Portzer, 56, mother of Thomas Portzer, of Lynchville, died at her home in Cleveland on Saturday after an illness of only one week. The remains have been taken to DuBois where friends and relatives may call at the home of another son, Gerald Portzer at 525 Maple Avenue.
      Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at nine o'clock at St. Catherine's Church in DuBois and internment will take place in St. Leo's Cemetery at Ridgway.

      Mrs. Portzer, nee Maude Frantz was born October 31, 1894 at Penfield, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Chambers Frantz. On June 2, 1914, she was married to Mr. Portzer, a former resident of St. Marys, who passed away on August 7, 1943. The family lived in Ridgway for about 30 years and she also live3d in Medix Run and DuBois prior to moving to Cleveland.
      The deceased is survived by three sons: Thomas of St. Marys; Gerald, DuBois and Lloyd at Cleveland. Two grandchildren also survive.

      Other survivors include three sisters and three brothers. They are Viola, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Johnsonburg; Celia Mrs. Harold Bressler of Richmond, Virginia; Ruth, Mrs. John Donahue of Wilcox; Frank Frantz of Breckenridge; Stewart of Bradford and Milton Frantz of Johnsonburg. A son Russell, died at Ridgway in 1926, and a daughter Jane also died in Ridgway in 1936. (Obituary from St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, December 2, 1950)

      Note: Maud died in Cleveland, Ohio at the home of her son Lloyd--she was daughter of Isaac and Mary (Chambers) Frantz

      Mrs. Harry Portzer, 56, mother of Thomas Portzer, of Lynchville, died at her home in Cleveland on Saturday after an illness of only one week. The remains have been taken to DuBois where friends and relatives may call at the home of another son, Gerald Portzer at 525 Maple Avenue.
      Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at nine o'clock at St. Catherine's Church in DuBois and internment will take place in St. Leo's Cemetery at Ridgway.

      Mrs. Portzer, nee Maude Frantz was born October 31, 1894 at Penfield, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Chambers Frantz. On June 2, 1914, she was married to Mr. Portzer, a former resident of St. Marys, who passed away on August 7, 1943. The family lived in Ridgway for about 30 years and she also lived in Medix Run and DuBois prior to moving to Cleveland.

      The deceased is survived by three sons: Thomas of St. Marys; Gerald, DuBois and Lloyd at Cleveland. Two grandchildren also survive.
      Other survivors include three sisters and three brothers. They are Viola, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Johnsonburg; Celia Mrs. Harold Bressler of Richmond, Virginia; Ruth, Mrs. John Donahue of Wilcox; Frank Frantz of Breckenridge; Stewart of Bradford and Milton Frantz of Johnsonburg. A son Russell, died at Ridgway in 1926, and a daughter Jane also died in Ridgway in 1936. (Obituary from St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, December 4, 1950)

      The Daily Press December 1950:

      Mrs. Harry Portzer, 56, mother of Thomas Portzer, of Lynchville, died at her home in Cleveland on Saturday after an illness of only one week. The remains have been taken to DuBois where friends and relatives may call at the home of another son, Gerald Portzer at 525 Maple Avenue.
      Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at nine o'clock at St. Catherine's Church in DuBois and internment will take place in St. Leo's Cemetery at Ridgway.

      Mrs. Portzer, nee Maude Frantz was born October 31, 1894 at Penfield, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Chambers Frantz. On June 2, 1914, she was married to Mr. Portzer, a former resident of St. Marys, who passed away on August 7, 1943. The family lived in Ridgway for about 30 years and she also live3d in Medix Run and DuBois prior to moving to Cleveland.
      The deceased is survived by three sons: Thomas of St. Marys; Gerald, DuBois and Lloyd at Cleveland. Two grandchildren also survive.

      Other survivors include three sisters and three brothers. They are Viola, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Johnsonburg; Celia Mrs. Harold Bressler of Richmond, Virginia; Ruth, Mrs. John Donahue of Wilcox; Frank Frantz of Breckenridge; Stewart of Bradford and Milton Frantz of Johnsonburg. A son Russell, died at Ridgway in 1926, and a daughter Jane also died in Ridgway in 1936. (Obituary from St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, December 2, 1950)
      Note: Maud died in Cleveland, Ohio at the home of her son Lloyd--she was daughter of Isaac and Mary (Chambers) Frantz

      Mrs. Harry Portzer, 56, mother of Thomas Portzer, of Lynchville, died at her home in Cleveland on Saturday after an illness of only one week. The remains have been taken to DuBois where friends and relatives may call at the home of another son, Gerald Portzer at 525 Maple Avenue.
      Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at nine o'clock at St. Catherine's Church in DuBois and internment will take place in St. Leo's Cemetery at Ridgway.

      Mrs. Portzer, nee Maude Frantz was born October 31, 1894 at Penfield, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Chambers Frantz. On June 2, 1914, she was married to Mr. Portzer, a former resident of St. Marys, who passed away on August 7, 1943. The family lived in Ridgway for about 30 years and she also lived in Medix Run and DuBois prior to moving to Cleveland.

      The deceased is survived by three sons: Thomas of St. Marys; Gerald, DuBois and Lloyd at Cleveland. Two grandchildren also survive.
      Other survivors include three sisters and three brothers. They are Viola, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Johnsonburg; Celia Mrs. Harold Bressler of Richmond, Virginia; Ruth, Mrs. John Donahue of Wilcox; Frank Frantz of Breckenridge; Stewart of Bradford and Milton Frantz of Johnsonburg. A son Russell, died at Ridgway in 1926, and a daughter Jane also died in Ridgway in 1936. (Obituary from St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, December 4, 1950)

      The Daily Press December 1950:

      Mrs. Harry Portzer, 56, mother of Thomas Portzer, of Lynchville, died at her home in Cleveland on Saturday after an illness of only one week. The remains have been taken to DuBois where friends and relatives may call at the home of another son, Gerald Portzer at 525 Maple Avenue.
      Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at nine o'clock at St. Catherine's Church in DuBois and internment will take place in St. Leo's Cemetery at Ridgway.

      Mrs. Portzer, nee Maude Frantz was born October 31, 1894 at Penfield, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Chambers Frantz. On June 2, 1914, she was married to Mr. Portzer, a former resident of St. Marys, who passed away on August 7, 1943. The family lived in Ridgway for about 30 years and she also live3d in Medix Run and DuBois prior to moving to Cleveland.
      The deceased is survived by three sons: Thomas of St. Marys; Gerald, DuBois and Lloyd at Cleveland. Two grandchildren also survive.

      Other survivors include three sisters and three brothers. They are Viola, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Johnsonburg; Celia Mrs. Harold Bressler of Richmond, Virginia; Ruth, Mrs. John Donahue of Wilcox; Frank Frantz of Breckenridge; Stewart of Bradford and Milton Frantz of Johnsonburg. A son Russell, died at Ridgway in 1926, and a daughter Jane also died in Ridgway in 1936. (Obituary from St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, December 2, 1950)

      Note: Maud died in Cleveland, Ohio at the home of her son Lloyd--she was daughter of Isaac and Mary (Chambers) Frantz

      Mrs. Harry Portzer, 56, mother of Thomas Portzer, of Lynchville, died at her home in Cleveland on Saturday after an illness of only one week. The remains have been taken to DuBois where friends and relatives may call at the home of another son, Gerald Portzer at 525 Maple Avenue.
      Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at nine o'clock at St. Catherine's Church in DuBois and internment will take place in St. Leo's Cemetery at Ridgway.

      Mrs. Portzer, nee Maude Frantz was born October 31, 1894 at Penfield, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Chambers Frantz. On June 2, 1914, she was married to Mr. Portzer, a former resident of St. Marys, who passed away on August 7, 1943. The family lived in Ridgway for about 30 years and she also lived in Medix Run and DuBois prior to moving to Cleveland.

      The deceased is survived by three sons: Thomas of St. Marys; Gerald, DuBois and Lloyd at Cleveland. Two grandchildren also survive.
      Other survivors include three sisters and three brothers. They are Viola, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Johnsonburg; Celia Mrs. Harold Bressler of Richmond, Virginia; Ruth, Mrs. John Donahue of Wilcox; Frank Frantz of Breckenridge; Stewart of Bradford and Milton Frantz of Johnsonburg. A son Russell, died at Ridgway in 1926, and a daughter Jane also died in Ridgway in 1936. (Obituary from St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, December 4, 1950)

      The Daily Press December 1950:

      Mrs. Harry Portzer, 56, mother of Thomas Portzer, of Lynchville, died at her home in Cleveland on Saturday after an illness of only one week. The remains have been taken to DuBois where friends and relatives may call at the home of another son, Gerald Portzer at 525 Maple Avenue.
      Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday morning at nine o'clock at St. Catherine's Church in DuBois and internment will take place in St. Leo's Cemetery at Ridgway.

      Mrs. Portzer, nee Maude Frantz was born October 31, 1894 at Penfield, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Chambers Frantz. On June 2, 1914, she was married to Mr. Portzer, a former resident of St. Marys, who passed away on August 7, 1943. The family lived in Ridgway for about 30 years and she also live3d in Medix Run and DuBois prior to moving to Cleveland.
      The deceased is survived by three sons: Thomas of St. Marys; Gerald, DuBois and Lloyd at Cleveland. Two grandchildren also survive.

      Other survivors include three sisters and three brothers. They are Viola, Mrs. Robert Irwin of Johnsonburg; Celia Mrs. Harold Bressler of Richmond, Virginia; Ruth, Mrs. John Donahue of Wilcox; Frank Frantz of Breckenridge; Stewart of Bradford and Milton Frantz of Johnsonburg. A son Russell, died at Ridgway in 1926, and a daughter Jane also died in Ridgway in 1936. (Obituary from St. Marys and Benzinger Township Historical Society, December 2, 1950)