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Jerome Joseph Prechtl

Jerome Joseph Prechtl

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  • Name Jerome Joseph Prechtl  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 15 Apr 1916  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 Dec 2006  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5035  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Joseph Prechtl,   b. 2 Feb 1872, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1928, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Rupp,   b. 27 May 1876, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1953, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 5 Feb 1894  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mildred Elizabeth Emmert,   b. 4 Oct 1915, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1989, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1940  Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Elaine Margaret Prechtl,   b. 4 Apr 1942, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 2010, Kersey, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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    Family ID F1280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

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    1. [S257] Staff, Casey Halwig & Hartle Funeral Home, (Name: Casey Halwig & Hartle Funeral Home; Location: Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States;), McCabe, Elizabeth A.
      ELIZABETH A. McCABE

      Allegany, NY--Elizabeth A. McCabe of Route 417 in Allegany died Wednesday (October 15, 2003) in the Erie County Medical Center from complications due to a motor vehicle accident.

      Born March 29, 1936 in Olean, NY she was the daughter of Constantine and Anna Prechtel McCabe.

      Miss McCabe was a 1954 graduate of Allegany Central School and graduated from Buffalo State College in 1958. As a lifelong resident of the Allegany area she had been employed at the library of St. Bonaventure University where she was recently recognized for 25 years of service.

      She was a member of St. Bonaventure Church and served as a eucharistic minister and lector at the church. She was active with the One In The Spirit Prayer Group and also was a minister of the Secular Franciscan Order.

      Surviving are a niece Kathy (Richard) Jackson of Phenix City, AL and a nephew Thomas (Brooke) McCabe of Fredricksburg, VA; 9 great nieces and nephews, 2 aunts Gertrude McGinnity of Olean and Veronica Nenno of DeBary, FL; 1 uncle Jerome Prechtel of St. Mary's PA and several cousins, including Elizabeth Palumbo and Mary Jo O'Meara, both of Olean.

      In addition to her parents she was predeceased by an infant brother Joseph McCabe and 2 brothers Thomas McCabe and James McCabe.

      Friends will be received today from 2-4 & 7-9pm in the Casey, Halwig & Hartle Funeral Home 3128 W. State Rd. Olean. Funeral services will be held Saturday (October 18, 2003) beginning with a prayer service at 10:00am in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am in St. Bonaventure Church. Rev. Richard Husted, OFM, pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will be in St. Bonaventure Cemetery.

      Memorials, if desired, may be made to The Twin Tiers Pregnancy Care Center 2 Main St., Suite 115 Bradford, PA 16701 or to St. Bonaventure Church.

      Casey Halwig & Hartle Funeral Home
      HFA: 05MAR2023

    2. [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Prechtl, Leo J. (1953).
      Leo Prechtl Passed Away Last Night

      Funeral Thursday at Nine for Cancer Victim

      Leo J. Prechtl, 39 of 513 Maurus street, passed away at 10:50 o’clock last night at his home. The victim of dreaded cancer. He had been ill since May, 1952. During that time he had been hospitalized in various cancer centers in New York and other cities, as well as the hospital here.

      The deceased was born here on June 3, 1914, son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Rupp Prechtl. He attended st. Marys Parochial and Central High Schools. He was an employe of Stackpole Carbon Co. the past 21 years. He was last able to work on January 5. This year. Prior to that he worked a few days a week since first stricken.

      Mr. Prechtl is survived by his wife, the former Devina Wolf, whom he married in St. Cecelia’s Church, Benezette, on June 26, 1938, and two daughters Jean Marie and Patricia Ann.

      Other survivors include five sisters and seven brothers. They are: Clara, Mrs. John Detsch; Bertha, Mrs. George Samick; Mildred, Mrs. Regis Wegemer of St. Marys; Anna, Mrs. Constantine McCabe of Olean; Agnes, Mrs. Joseph Repko, of Wilcox.

      Michael, Edward, Frederick, Raymond, John, James and Jerome Prechtl, all of St. Marys.

      The deceased’s mother passed away here on April 9, this year, and his father died 25 years ago.

      He was a member of the C. M. F. Club.

      Requiem mass will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church Thursday morning at nine o’clock wit interment to follow n Parish Cemetery.

      Mr. Prechtl all during his suffering always thought of others, who were also victims of cancer. One of his dying wishes was that he would prefer to have his friends make a donation to the Cancer Society rather than purchase flowers for him.

      Historical Society of St. Marys & Benzinger Township, The
      Daily Press, The; 24NOV1953
      HFA: 30APR2023

    3. [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Regulski, Elaine M. "Lainie" 20JAN2010.
      Elaine M. “Lainie” Regulski, 67, of 101 Brown Road in Kersey died on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at Elk Regional Health Center.

      She was born on April 4, 1942, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Jerome J. Prechtl Sr. and Mildred E. Emmert.

      She was a lifelong resident of the area cand was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1960. She was a former employee of Keystone Carbon Co. and Windfall.

      On Sept. 20, 1969, in the Queen of the World Church she married Francis J. “Weezer” Regulski, who preceded her in death on Oct 4, 1998.

      She is survived by her son, Stephen R. Regulski and his wife Angela of St. Marys; two sisters, Jane (Mrs. John) Chelgreen of St. Marys and Mary (Mrs. Steven Secco) of St. Marys; three brothers, Roger W. Prechtl and his wife Jane, Jerome J. Prechtl Jr. and his wife Alice, and Ronald A. Prechtl and his wife Sally, all of St. Marys; and one grandson, Cooper Joseph Regulski of St. Marys.

      Beside her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son who died in infaney [infancy].

      She was a member of the St. Boniface Church and had volunteered in the cafeteria at St. Boniface School.

      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the St. Boniface Church on Thursday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Jack Barwin officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Boniface Cemetery. Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial, if desired, may be made to a favorite charity.

      Daily Press, The: 20JAN2010
      Historical Society of St. Marys & Benzinger Township
      HFA: 19AUG2023

    4. [S431] Kane Republican, The, Obituary: Prechtl, John B.
      Father of Wilcox Woman Dies

      John B. Prechtl, 63, the father of a Wilcox resident, died Wednesday morning at Andrew Kaul Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, following a long illness.

      He was born June 23, 1910, in St. Marys, a son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Rupp Prechtl. He retired from Quality Components in Daguscahonda due to failing health.

      Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Tucker Prechtl; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Brennan (Beverly) of St. Marys and Mrs. Richard Mawn (Linda), of Wilcox. Also surviving are two sons, Merle and William, both of Daguscahonda, and 16 grandchildren.

      He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Raymond, Jerome and James, all of St. Marys; Mrs. Clara Detsch, Mrs. Regis Wegemer (Mildred) and Mrs. Bertha Samick, all of St. Marys; Mrs. Anna McCabe of Ridgway and Mrs. Joseph Repko of Wilcox.

      He was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred, Edward and Leo.

      Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m.in St. Benedict's Church, Daguscahonda with interment to following in the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call at the John J. Lynch Funeral Home in St. Marys after 7 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

      Kane Republican, The: 02AUG1973
      Accessed: 26SEP2025