Edwin P. Brensinger, 68, a Berks County sawmill operator, died yesterday in his home in Mertztown R. 1. He had been ill for several months. Born in District Township, Berks County, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Catharine (Freeby) Brensinger. Brensinger opened a sawmill at his home about 12 years ago. Before then he was engaged in farming. He was a member of the Lutheran congregation of St. Paul's Church, Longswamp. Surviving are his wife, Stella M. (Boyer) Brensinger, six sisters, Mrs. Cora Meck, Shamrock, Berks County; Harriet, wife of Sylvester Boyer, and Mrs. Mary Fenstermacher, both of Macungie R. 1; Katie, wife of Clarence Guinther, Topton; Ada, wife of Irwin Landis, Mertztown R. 1; Lala, wife of Stanley Bauman, Mertztown, and two brothers, John, Topton, and Nathan, Alburtis R. 1. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul's Church, Longswamp.
Death Notice: Age at death = 68 years, 5 months, 22 days; buried, Rauch's Huffs Cemetery. Delong & Trexler Funeral Home, Topton.
[Source: Allentown Morning Call, Friday, January 24, 1958, page 32. Submitted by Jerri.]
Edwin P. Brensinger, 68, a Berks County sawmill operator, died yesterday in his home in Mertztown R. 1. He had been ill for several months. Born in District Township, Berks County, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Catharine (Freeby) Brensinger. Brensinger opened a sawmill at his home about 12 years ago. Before then he was engaged in farming. He was a member of the Lutheran congregation of St. Paul's Church, Longswamp. Surviving are his wife, Stella M. (Boyer) Brensinger, six sisters, Mrs. Cora Meck, Shamrock, Berks County; Harriet, wife of Sylvester Boyer, and Mrs. Mary Fenstermacher, both of Macungie R. 1; Katie, wife of Clarence Guinther, Topton; Ada, wife of Irwin Landis, Mertztown R. 1; Lala, wife of Stanley Bauman, Mertztown, and two brothers, John, Topton, and Nathan, Alburtis R. 1. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul's Church, Longswamp.
Death Notice: Age at death = 68 years, 5 months, 22 days; buried, Rauch's Huffs Cemetery. Delong & Trexler Funeral Home, Topton.
[Source: Allentown Morning Call, Friday, January 24, 1958, page 32. Submitted by Jerri.]
Family Members
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Cora Estella Brensinger Meck
1886–1967
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Harriet C. Brensinger Boyer
1892–1976
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Mary A Brensinger Moll
1894–1962
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John A. Brensinger
1896–1965
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Charles Lewis Brensinger
1900–1955
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Katie Ellen Brensinger Guinther
1902–1984
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Nathan J Brensinger
1905–1960
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Ada Rosa Brensinger Landis
1906–1975
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Amandus McKinley Brensinger
1910–1956
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Lala A.M. Brensinger Bauman
1912–1983
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