Edward P. Brighner,74, who had been residing with his son and daughter in lawm Mr. and Mrs. Wlwood Breighner, Littlestown, died at 9:30 o'clock Sunday evening at the Warner Hospital where he had been a patient for the last 16 days.
Mr. Breighner was a son of the late Isadore and Mandella (Miller) Breighner. A former blacksmith, cigarmaker and carpenter, he worked last for the Littlestown Hardware and Foundry at Llittlestown.
His wife the formerMary Collins died in October. 1949.
Surviving are nine children; Herman L., Hollywood, Fla.; Glenn A., Littlestown; Mrs. Markwood Frock, Hanover; Stanley G., Gettysburg; Mrs. David Martin, Hanover; Fred N., Gettysburg; Mrs. Charles Sentz, Littlestown; Mrs. Ralph Bowers Jr., Hanover and Elwood G. Breighner, Littlestown. There are 17 grandchildren.
Two brothers and a sister also survive. They are Albert G., Littlestown; Peter H., Hanover and Mrs. Carrie Meckley, Hanover.
Funeral services Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the J.W. Little and Sons Funeral Home, Littlestown, with the Rev. Dr. J.M. Myers, Gettysburg, officiating. Interment in Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery at Two Taverns.
Obit in the Gettysburg Times, Monday, Aug. 12, 1957.
married 22 Dec 1904 in Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania
10 children; 6 sons and 4 daughters
Edward P. Brighner,74, who had been residing with his son and daughter in lawm Mr. and Mrs. Wlwood Breighner, Littlestown, died at 9:30 o'clock Sunday evening at the Warner Hospital where he had been a patient for the last 16 days.
Mr. Breighner was a son of the late Isadore and Mandella (Miller) Breighner. A former blacksmith, cigarmaker and carpenter, he worked last for the Littlestown Hardware and Foundry at Llittlestown.
His wife the formerMary Collins died in October. 1949.
Surviving are nine children; Herman L., Hollywood, Fla.; Glenn A., Littlestown; Mrs. Markwood Frock, Hanover; Stanley G., Gettysburg; Mrs. David Martin, Hanover; Fred N., Gettysburg; Mrs. Charles Sentz, Littlestown; Mrs. Ralph Bowers Jr., Hanover and Elwood G. Breighner, Littlestown. There are 17 grandchildren.
Two brothers and a sister also survive. They are Albert G., Littlestown; Peter H., Hanover and Mrs. Carrie Meckley, Hanover.
Funeral services Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the J.W. Little and Sons Funeral Home, Littlestown, with the Rev. Dr. J.M. Myers, Gettysburg, officiating. Interment in Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery at Two Taverns.
Obit in the Gettysburg Times, Monday, Aug. 12, 1957.
married 22 Dec 1904 in Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania
10 children; 6 sons and 4 daughters
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William Henry Breighner
1863–1948
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Emma Jane Breighner Gross
1869–1931
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Frank Augustus Breighner
1871–1937
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Aloysius Gregory "Albert" Breighner
1872–1972
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Harry Charles Breighner
1875–1955
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George Irvin Breighner
1878–1945
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Peter Howard Breighner
1880–1961
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Caroline Rebecca "Carrie" Breighner Meckley
1887–1963
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Melvin Leroy Breighner
1905–1953
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John Isadore Breighner
1909–1910
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Glenn Arthur Breighner
1910–1986
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Evelyn Collins Breighner Frock
1912–2004
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Stanley Gibson Breighner
1914–1988
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Sarah M. Breighner Martin
1915–2009
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Frederick Nevin "Fred" Breighner
1917–1970
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Clark Edward Breighner
1918–1918
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Erma Grace Breighner Sentz
1922–2009
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Betty Jane Breighner Bowers
1924–1995
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