Dr. Harold Alfred Ghering and Eleanora M. Helff

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Husband Dr. Harold Alfred Ghering ¹

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           Born: 1886 - Cherrytree, Venango Co, PA 1
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         Father: Jeremiah L. Ghering (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Clara Ann Armstrong (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 28 Dec 1914 2

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Wife Eleanora M. Helff ²

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         Father: Joseph Helff (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Katherine Freiberger (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Eleanora Ghering ²

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           Born: 15 Jan 1917 2
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         Spouse: Robert Sandbake (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 2 Aug 1941 2

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2 F Elaine Ghering ²

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           Born: 5 May 1920 2
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3 M Harold Alfred Ghering, Jr. ²

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           Born: 24 Feb 1926 2
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Harold Alfred Ghering

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After his preliminary education in the public schools of Oil City and Mercer, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ghering entered Edinboro State Teachers College, from which he was graduated in 1907. Subsequently, he prepared for the profession of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and completed his course in 1913, taking the degree of Doctor of Medi-cine. In 1913-14 he served his interneship at Hammot Hospital, Erie, Pennsylvania, after which he settled in Edinboro and began the practice of medicine and surgery. The founding of the Edinboro Hospital and Clinic, in which he was joined by his brother, Dr. Boyd William Ghering, marked the extension of his activities in a broader sphere. This institution, organized in August, 1925, was provided with the latest hospital and operating equipment.
In addition to this connection, which occupied the larger part of his time for many years, Dr. Ghering served as physician to the Edinboro State Teachers College, acted as State medical examiner for the district and was also medical examiner for local draft board No. 3. He was a member of the staff of both the St. Vincent and the Hammot hospitals in Erie. Dr. Ghering was also a member of the American Medical Association and the Pennsylvania State Medical Association. Outside his profession he was vice-president and director of the Edinboro National Bank.
During the World War, from 1917 to 1919, Dr. Ghering, as a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, was mustered into the National Army and served overseas with the 11th Infantry, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, having the rank of lieutenant. He was later a member of the American Legion and the Disabled Veterans of American Wars, as well as several fraternal and social organizations, including the Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity; the Free and Accepted Masons, in which he was affiliated with the higher bodies of the Scottish Rite, including the Consistory, and with Zem Zem Temple, Mystic Shrine, in Erie; the Edinboro Community Club; the Lakeside Canoe Club; and the Culbertson Hills Club. Dr. Ghering was a Republican in politics and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Sports were his recreation.

1 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 398.

2 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 399.