Husband Willis Glenn Lusher 1
Born: 14 Jul 1875 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
Christened:
Died: 7 Sep 1940 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
Father: Jacob W. Lusher (1832-1909) 3
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Troutner (1835-1903) 1
Marriage: 12 Sep 1898 4
• Family Photo: Willis G. Lusher with his brothers and sister. Left to Right:
Standing: James Lincoln Lusher, Mary Ida Lusher, John C. C. Lusher
Seated: Willis Glenn Lusher, Wilbur Troutner Lusher
• Additional Image: Willis & Kate Lusher.
• Burial: : Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA.
Wife Kathryn A. Sollinger 4
AKA: Catherine Sollinger
Born: 4 Sep 1874 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
Christened:
Died: 10 Feb 1949 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
Father: William C. Sollinger (1842-1898)
Mother: Melissa Jane Gilger (1844-1880)
• Additional Image: Willis & Kate Lusher.
• Burial: : Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA.
Children
1 F Ruth Althea Lusher 4
Born: 17 Feb 1901 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
Christened:
Died: 20 Aug 1968 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
Spouse: Joseph Hooker Bell (1889-1975) 4 5
Marr: 26 Oct 1921 - Rockland, Venango Co, PA 4
2 F Dorothy Louise Lusher 4
Born: 14 Dec 1915 4
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: James Byers King (1907-1998) 4
Marr: 14 Aug 1933 - Venango Co, PA 4
General Notes: Husband - Willis Glenn Lusher
Venango Citizen-Press, Franklin, PA
Sept 11, 1940; pg 5
Willis Glenn Lusher.
Willis Glenn Lusher, 65, died at his home at Davis Corners, Rockland Township, Saturday night, at 11:30 o'clock, following an illness of three months.
He was the son of the late Jacob and Margaret Lusher and was born in Rockland July 14, 1875. Mr. Lusher resided the greater part of his life in Venango County but spent several years working in the oil fields of Indiana and Illinois. He also worked six years in the Bredinsburg oil field and conducted a general store at Davis Corners a number of years ago. Later he engaged in farming.
Mr. Lusher married Miss Catherine Sollinger Sept. 8, 1898. Surviving him are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Bell, of Rockland, and Mrs. Byers King, of Corsica; two brothers, J. C. C. Lusher, of Rockland, and J. L. Lusher, of Oblong, Ill., and three grandchildren, Theda, Willis, and Barbara King, of Corsica.
Mr. Lusher's twin brother, Wilbur T. Lusher preceded him in death four years ago, being fatally injured in an oil field accident at McPherson, Kan.
The deceased was a member of the Rockland lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 952 for 44 years. Mr. Lusher was well-known in Rockland Township and had many friends.
The body was removed from the Burger Funeral Home at noon today to the home where funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. R. K. Rumbaugh, assisted by the Rev. E. O. McNulty. Interment will be in the Rockland Cemetery. The Rockland lodge of Odd Fellows will conduct the burial ritual at the grave.
Venango Citizen-Press, Franklin, PA
Sept 18, 1940; pg 5
Willis G. Lusher.
Funeral services for Willis G. Lusher, of R. D. 1, Kennerdell, were held Tuesday at the family home with the Rev. O. E. McNulty and the Rev. R. K. Rombaugh officiating.
Mrs. Wade Bell presided at the piano and vocalists were Mrs. Ruth Burger and Miss Flora Gates. They sang "Old Rugged Cross" and "Face to Face."
Burial was in the Rockland Cemetery with I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 952 conducting the committal ritual. Robert Lewis acted as noble grand, Arthur Morrow as vice grand and George Cope as chaplain. The pallbearers, all members of the lodge, were Howard Potter, Ross Weaver, Eugene and Carl Hughes, Charles Morrow and Harry Bell.
The services were largely attended. The out-of-town relatives and friends
present included:
Mrs. E. V. Householder, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lusher and Mr. and Mrs. James Lusher, Ellwood City; the Rev. R. K. Rumbaugh, Volant; Mrs. Cora Hunter and H. E. Mull, Marlasville; Mr. and Mrs. Cordon Sollinger, Mr. and Mrs. Will Sollinger, Emlenton; Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Lusher, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Irene Clements, Lowell Troutner and E. E. Troutner, McComb, O.; E. E. Sollinger, Adison, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Perrine, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bulick, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McKee, Mrs. T. E. Blair, Grove City; Mrs. E. C. Bowden, Mrs. C. W. Ranney, New Castle.
From other parts of Venango County: Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Sollinger, Mrs. Riley Adams, Dale and Donald Sollinger, Franklin; Mr. and Mrs. John Black, Mr. and Mrs. Charles King, Cooperstown; Mrs. Lottie Bell, Mrs. Helen Bell, Miss Mary Ferringer, J. P. O'Neil, D. B. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Heckathorn, Cranberry.
General Notes: Wife - Kathryn A. Sollinger
The Oil City Blizzard, Oil City, PA
Feb 11, 1949; pg 2, col 2
The News-Herald, Franklin, PA
Feb 10, 1949; pg 2, col 1
Mrs. Willis Lusher.
Mrs. Kathryn A. Lusher, of Rockland, widow of Willis Lusher, died at 2 a. m. today at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bell, of Rockland. She had been ill for about six months.
She was born Sept. 4, 1875, in Richland Township, a daughter of William and Melissa Giler Solinger. She was a member of the Rockland Methodist Church, the Women's Society of Christian Service of the church and the
Rockland Grange.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joe Bell, of Rockland; and Mrs. Byers King, of Cooperstown; five grandchildren; and the following brothers: Orrin Sollinger, of Rocky Grove; Edward Sollinger, of Lancaster and Floyd Solinger, of Washington, Pa.
The body has been removed to the Burger Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. at the late Mrs. Lusher's home in Rockland. Interment will be in Rockland Cemetery.
The Oil City Blizzard, Oil City, PA
Feb 14, 1949; pg 3, col 1
The News-Herald, Franklin, PA
Feb 14, 1949; pg 7, col 5
Mrs. Kathryn Lusher.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn Lusher, who died Wednesday in the home of son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell, of Rockland, were conducted Sunday afternoon at her residence by Rev. R. K. Rumbaugh, pastor of the Pleasantville Methodist Church, Rev. B. C. Himes, pastor of the Rockland Methodist Church and Rev. Merle Sollinger of Lewiston, Md., a nephew of the deceased.
During the services, Mrs. Marshall Rowe and Mrs. Paul Lehman sang "In the Upper Garden" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Wade Bell.
Interment was in the Rockland Cemetery with the following pall-bearers: Daniel Bell, Paul Lehman, Rollo Nelson, Eugene Hughes, Ross Weaver, and Carroll Hughes.