Henry William Wurm b. 2 Jan 1896 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Dec 1965 Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania: Our Family History

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1896 - 1965 (69 years)

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Name	Henry William Wurm [1]
Birth	2 Jan 1896	St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender	Male
Death	27 Dec 1965	Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania
Burial	Saint Charles Cemetery, New Bethlehem, Clarion, Pennsylvania
Person ID	I4993	Branches and Roots
Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

Father	Blasius Anthony Wurm, b. 3 Feb 1852, Germany d. 31 Jul 1904, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 52 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Barbara Prechtl, b. 13 Aug 1859, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 May 1926, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F1245	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Birdie Marie Kohler, b. 16 Apr 1898, West Virginia, USA d. 10 Nov 1957, Broookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania (Age 59 years)

Children

+	1. Helen Wurm [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Betty Jane Wurm, b. 24 Sep 1920, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Jan 1926, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 5 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. William Irven Wurm, b. 14 Jul 1924, New Bethlehem, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 May 1949, New Bethlehem, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 24 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	4. Margaret Regina Wurm, b. 6 Sep 1931, New Bethlehem, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 May 2014, New Bethlehem, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F1262 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Feb 2026

Family 2	Virginia Alberta Brocious McGregor, b. 24 May 1914, Clarion, Pennsylvania d. 11 Jun 1985, Red Bank Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania (Age 71 years)
Marriage	1958
Family ID	F1261	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

Notes

HENRY WURM SUCCUMBS IN CLARION
NEW BETHLEHEM - Henry W. Wurm 69, of 700 Broad St., New Bethlehem, died Monday in the Clarion Hospital.
He was born at St. Marys January 2, 1896, a son of Blosius and Barbara Prechtl Wurm. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
He was first married to Bertie Kohler, who died in 1957. He then was married to Virginia Brocious McGregor in 1958. She survives.
Mr. Wurm was a member of St. Charles Church in New Bethlehem. He also was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the American Legion in New Bethlehem and had served three terms as governor and two terms as junior governor of the Moose Lodge.
He was a World War I veteran.
Surviving, in addition to his widow, are two daugthers, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Sloan of Grenada Hills, Calif., and mrs. Samuel (Margaret) Kunselman of New Bethlehem; two step-daughters, Mrs. Delmar Bailey of Fairmount City and Mrs. Jerry Bowser of New Bethlehem; a stepson, William McGregor of New Bethlehem; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Removal was made to the Robert F. Mateer Funeral Home in New Bethlehem where friends may call.
Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thrusday in St. Charles Church with Rev. Joseph Burke, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow in the St. Charles Church Cemetery in New Bethlehem.

Note: Obituary was from The Derrick, 28 Dec. 1965, Tuesday, Pg. 2

Social Security Death Index:

Name: Henry Wurm
SSN: 208-09-2232
Last Residence: Pennsylvania
Born: 2 Jan 1896
Died: Dec 1965
State (Year) SSN
Issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)

HENRY WURM SUCCUMBS IN CLARION
NEW BETHLEHEM - Henry W. Wurm 69, of 700 Broad St., New Bethlehem, died Monday in the Clarion Hospital.
He was born at St. Marys January 2, 1896, a son of Blosius and Barbara Prechtl Wurm. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
He was first married to Bertie Kohler, who died in 1957. He then was married to Virginia Brocious McGregor in 1958. She survives.
Mr. Wurm was a member of St. Charles Church in New Bethlehem. He also was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the American Legion in New Bethlehem and had served three terms as governor and two terms as junior governor of the Moose Lodge.
He was a World War I veteran.
Surviving, in addition to his widow, are two daugthers, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Sloan of Grenada Hills, Calif., and mrs. Samuel (Margaret) Kunselman of New Bethlehem; two step-daughters, Mrs. Delmar Bailey of Fairmount City and Mrs. Jerry Bowser of New Bethlehem; a stepson, William McGregor of New Bethlehem; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Removal was made to the Robert F. Mateer Funeral Home in New Bethlehem where friends may call.
Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thrusday in St. Charles Church with Rev. Joseph Burke, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow in the St. Charles Church Cemetery in New Bethlehem.

Note: Obituary was from The Derrick, 28 Dec. 1965, Tuesday, Pg. 2

Social Security Death Index:

Name: Henry Wurm
SSN: 208-09-2232
Last Residence: Pennsylvania
Born: 2 Jan 1896
Died: Dec 1965
State (Year) SSN
Issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
HENRY WURM SUCCUMBS IN CLARION
NEW BETHLEHEM - Henry W. Wurm 69, of 700 Broad St., New Bethlehem, died Monday in the Clarion Hospital.
He was born at St. Marys January 2, 1896, a son of Blosius and Barbara Prechtl Wurm. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
He was first married to Bertie Kohler, who died in 1957. He then was married to Virginia Brocious McGregor in 1958. She survives.
Mr. Wurm was a member of St. Charles Church in New Bethlehem. He also was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the American Legion in New Bethlehem and had served three terms as governor and two terms as junior governor of the Moose Lodge.
He was a World War I veteran.
Surviving, in addition to his widow, are two daugthers, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Sloan of Grenada Hills, Calif., and mrs. Samuel (Margaret) Kunselman of New Bethlehem; two step-daughters, Mrs. Delmar Bailey of Fairmount City and Mrs. Jerry Bowser of New Bethlehem; a stepson, William McGregor of New Bethlehem; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Removal was made to the Robert F. Mateer Funeral Home in New Bethlehem where friends may call.
Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thrusday in St. Charles Church with Rev. Joseph Burke, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow in the St. Charles Church Cemetery in New Bethlehem.

Note: Obituary was from The Derrick, 28 Dec. 1965, Tuesday, Pg. 2

Social Security Death Index:

Name: Henry Wurm
SSN: 208-09-2232
Last Residence: Pennsylvania
Born: 2 Jan 1896
Died: Dec 1965
State (Year) SSN
Issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)

HENRY WURM SUCCUMBS IN CLARION
NEW BETHLEHEM - Henry W. Wurm 69, of 700 Broad St., New Bethlehem, died Monday in the Clarion Hospital.
He was born at St. Marys January 2, 1896, a son of Blosius and Barbara Prechtl Wurm. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
He was first married to Bertie Kohler, who died in 1957. He then was married to Virginia Brocious McGregor in 1958. She survives.
Mr. Wurm was a member of St. Charles Church in New Bethlehem. He also was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the American Legion in New Bethlehem and had served three terms as governor and two terms as junior governor of the Moose Lodge.
He was a World War I veteran.
Surviving, in addition to his widow, are two daugthers, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Sloan of Grenada Hills, Calif., and mrs. Samuel (Margaret) Kunselman of New Bethlehem; two step-daughters, Mrs. Delmar Bailey of Fairmount City and Mrs. Jerry Bowser of New Bethlehem; a stepson, William McGregor of New Bethlehem; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Removal was made to the Robert F. Mateer Funeral Home in New Bethlehem where friends may call.
Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thrusday in St. Charles Church with Rev. Joseph Burke, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow in the St. Charles Church Cemetery in New Bethlehem.

Note: Obituary was from The Derrick, 28 Dec. 1965, Tuesday, Pg. 2

Social Security Death Index:

Name: Henry Wurm
SSN: 208-09-2232
Last Residence: Pennsylvania
Born: 2 Jan 1896
Died: Dec 1965
State (Year) SSN
Issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)

Sources

[S242] Staff, Unknown Publication: Obituaries, (Name: Unknown; Location: Unknown;), Plavney, Daniel.
Daniel Plavney, 39, of 629 Wood St., New Bethlehem, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 1995, at Jefferson Manor, Brookville, Following an extended illness.

He was born May 24, 1956 in Kittanning.

Mr. Plavney was employed for the Timber View Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he was a middle school teacher until being disabled in 1993.

He was a member of the St. Charles Catholic Church, New Bethlehem.

He was a Class of 1974 graduate of Redbank Valley High School. In 1978, he graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

He served with the United States Air Force for right years and also received a master's degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 1987.

He is survived by one son, Eli G. Plavney and one daughter, Jenny R. Plavney, both of Colorado Springs, Colo; his mother and stepfather Howard (Sam) and Margaret R. (Wurm) Kunselman Jr.; his birth father, Fred M. Plavney of Tampa, Fla.; two brothers, Christopher Plavney of Cary, N.C. and Howard S. Kunselman III, serving with the United States Army in Korea; one sister, Laura L. Lankford of Ashford, Conn.; and his paternal grandparents, Mike and Leona Plavney of Cleveland.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Henry and Birdie Wurm.

PLAVNEY - Friends of Daniel Plavney, 39, of 629 Wood St., New Bethlehem, who died Sept. 28, 1995, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Rupert Funeral Home, 301 Penn St., New Bethlehem. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the St. Charles Catholic Church, New Bethlehem with the Rev. Thomas Tyler, Officiating. Interment will follow at the St. Charles Catholic Church, New Bethlehem. Arrangements by Rupert.

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