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Harold L. Wood

Harold L. Wood

Male 1922 - 1995  (73 years)


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  • Name Harold L. Wood  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 25 Feb 1922  Montbose, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 31 Aug 1995  West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I3863  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family Dorothy A Housler,   b. 21 Nov 1927, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 2018, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1947  Union, Broome, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    Family ID F650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

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    1. [S166] Staff, Obituary: Housler, Mary C. (Hout), (Name: Cameron County Echo; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 24JAN1989;), Obituary: Housler, Mary C. (Hout).
      1989 - Tuesday, January 24 – Cameron County Echo

      MARY C. HOUSLER

      Mary C. Housler, 93, of the Guy and Mary Felt Manor died Tuesday, January 10th at the Manor following an extended illness.

      Born December 29, 1895 in Emporium, she was a daughter of George and Margaret Prechtl Hout. On January 18, 1916 in Emporium, she married Ray M. Housler, who died February 6, 1973.

      A lifelong Emporium area resident, Mrs. Housler resided in Rich Valley for 35 years. She was a member of St. Mark’s Church and the Catholic Daughter of America.

      Surviving are three daughters, Helen, Mrs. George Erskine, and Marie Pellam, both of Emporium, and Dorothy, Mrs. Harold Wood of West Chester, Pa.; a son, Raymond C. Housler of Emporium; nine grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and a sister Julia Cleary of Emporium.

      She was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.

      Friends were received Thursday, January 12 a the Edward M. Barnett Funeral Home where the Rosary was recited at 8 p.m. Thursday evening. A mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mark’s Church with the Rev. William Rice, Paster, as Celebrant. Burial was in St. Mark’s Cemetery.

      Memorials in memory of Mrs. Housler may be made to the Guy and Mary Felt Manor Auxiliary.

      Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA

    2. [S167] Staff, Obituary: Housler, Raymond M, (Name: Cameron County Echo; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 14FEB1973;), Obituary: Housler, Raymond M.
      1973 – Wednesday, February 14 – Cameron County Echo – page 10

      RAYMOND M. HOUSLER

      Mr. Raymond M. Housler, 75 year old Rich Valley resident and lifetime area resident, passed away Tuesday evening, February 6 at the Guy and Mary Felt Manor in Emporium following a lengthy illness.

      Mr. Housler was born in Emporium May 6, 1897 and was a son of the late Andrew and Nellie Housler. He was united in marriage with his wife, the former Mary C. Hout in Emporium January 17, 1917. During his lifetime, Mr. Housler was a self employed carpenter and contractor and was well known throughout the area.

      He is survived by his wife; by four children, Mrs. Bernard (Marie) Pellam, Mrs. George (Helen) Erskine and Raymond C. Housler, all living in Rich Valley and Mrs. Harold (Dorothy) Wood, West Chester, Pa.; by a sister, Mrs. Lee Campfield, also living in Rich Valley; and by 9 grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.

      Funeral services were held at the Rich Valley Wesleyan Church Friday afternoon and burial followed in the Rich Valley Cemetery.

      It has been requested that Memorial contributions may be made for the purchase of x-ray equipment for the Guy and Mary Felt Manor in Emporium.

      Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA

    3. [S221] Staff, Obituary: Wood, Dorothy A (Housler), (Name: Daily Local, The; Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 07MAR2018;), Obituary: Wood, Dorothy A. (Housler).
      Dorothy A. Wood, 93, of West Chester, died on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Brandywine Hospital after a short illness. She was married for 47 years to the late Harold L. Wood who passed away in 1995. Born in Emporium, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ray M. and Mary C. Housler. She was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 1 brother, Marie Pellam, Helen Erskine, and Raymond C. Housler all of Emporium. She was a member of several area Episcopal Churches where she served as acolyte seamstress, altar guild and prayer group member. For many years she worked as a resister calibrater at Vishay Americas Inc. of Malvern. She is survived by two sons, Richard C. Wood and wife Sandra, of Jonestown, PA, and James H. Wood and wife Clare of West Chester. She had four grandchildren, Steven R. Wood of Lebanon, PA, Marianne M. Wood of Jonestown, PA, Christopher J. Wood of Washington, DC, and Jean A. Wood of West Chester. A private gravesite funeral was held on Tuesday, March 6 with interment at Philadelphia Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Dorothy Day Center, 233 W. Gay St., West Chester, PA. Funeral arrangements were made by the Logan Funeral Home in Exton. www.loganfuneralhomes.com

      Published by The Daily Local from Mar. 6 to Mar. 7, 2018.
      HFA: 07MAR2019.