Following a lengthy illness, John H Vosburg, RD 1, Pittston - Mt Zion, died last night at his home.
Born on Meshoppen, he was a son of the late Alonzo & Tillie (Woodruff) Vosburg & lived in Moosic before moving to Mt Zion 35 years ago. He was engaged in farming at Mt Zion & was a former member of the Exeter Township School Board & a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Moosic.
Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Haladay & 12 children; Dorothy (Fred) Moyer, Hopatcong; N J, John, Flemington N J; Curtis, Neshanic Station, N J; Carl, Ashtabula, Oh; Lucy (Ben Jr) Daniels, RD 1, Pittston; Catherine (Robert) Richards, W Pittston; Delbert, Moosic, Mary Jane (John) Cicon, Duryea; Madeline (Albert) Lash, Scranton; Myrtle (Gerald) Shiffer, Washington; Theodore, RD 1, Wapwallopen; Airman 1C Elmer, El Paso, Tx; & 37 grand-children. Albert Vosburg, cousin, Tunkhannock, RD 3.
A son, Wellington, was killed in Naples in World War II while serving with the 82nd Airborne Div.
Funeral will be held from the funeral home at 18 Kennedy St, Pittston, where friends may call 7 to 10 PM tonight & thereafter 2 to 5 & 7 to 10 PM until funeral time.
Wilkes-Barre Times 10-23-1959
Following a lengthy illness, John H Vosburg, RD 1, Pittston - Mt Zion, died last night at his home.
Born on Meshoppen, he was a son of the late Alonzo & Tillie (Woodruff) Vosburg & lived in Moosic before moving to Mt Zion 35 years ago. He was engaged in farming at Mt Zion & was a former member of the Exeter Township School Board & a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Moosic.
Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Haladay & 12 children; Dorothy (Fred) Moyer, Hopatcong; N J, John, Flemington N J; Curtis, Neshanic Station, N J; Carl, Ashtabula, Oh; Lucy (Ben Jr) Daniels, RD 1, Pittston; Catherine (Robert) Richards, W Pittston; Delbert, Moosic, Mary Jane (John) Cicon, Duryea; Madeline (Albert) Lash, Scranton; Myrtle (Gerald) Shiffer, Washington; Theodore, RD 1, Wapwallopen; Airman 1C Elmer, El Paso, Tx; & 37 grand-children. Albert Vosburg, cousin, Tunkhannock, RD 3.
A son, Wellington, was killed in Naples in World War II while serving with the 82nd Airborne Div.
Funeral will be held from the funeral home at 18 Kennedy St, Pittston, where friends may call 7 to 10 PM tonight & thereafter 2 to 5 & 7 to 10 PM until funeral time.
Wilkes-Barre Times 10-23-1959
Family Members
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Dorothy Mae Vosburg Moyer Sr
1914–2004
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John Henry Vosburg Jr
1915–1984
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Carlyle William "Carl" Vosburg Sr
1917–1980
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Lucy Delphine Vosburg Daniels
1918–1988
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Theodore Allen "Ted" Vosburg Sr
1920–2007
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Pvt Wellington Nelson Vosburg
1922–1943
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Catherine Ann "Kay" Vosburg Richards
1924–2006
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Caroline Margaret "Myrtle" Vosburg Shiffer
1926–2012
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Curtis Steven Vosburg Sr
1928–2019
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Madeline Patience "Matsy" Vosburg Lash
1930–1975
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Delbert Bennett Vosburg
1933–1993
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Mary Jane Vosburg Cicon
1935–2013
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Elmer Woodruff "Woody" Vosburg
1937–2014
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