Family/Spouse: M. RUHE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

C.W. married M. MERCADO [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: USMC (Vietnam)

Notes:

Enlisted in the Marine Corps - 1956
Graduated from the US Naval Academy - 1962
Served in Viet Nam 1966-1967
Retired from IBM - 1992
Private computer consultant 1992- fully retired 2006

Lived in Aaronsburg, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA 1937 - 1956
USMC 1956-1967
Lived at 546 Kennerly Rd., Springfield, PA 1968 - 2012
Lived at 950 Willow Valley Lakes Drive, Willow Street, Lancaster Co, PA, March 21, 2012 - March 19, 2021


Obituary -
Wayne Alvin Barner, age 83, entered eternal rest on March 19th, 2021 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was surrounded by his loving family and entered God’s presence peacefully. Wayne was born on August 25th, 1937 in Aaronsburg, PA, the only son of Esther Krape Barner and Charles Lee Barner. He was happily married to Helene Mary Barner (née Schumacher), his wife of 59 years, on June 13th, 1962. Wayne enlisted in the USMC in 1956 after he attended USMC recruit basic training at Parris Island, SC. While on active duty, he was selected to attend the Naval Academy Preparatory School as a Midshipman Candidate and entered the United States Naval Academy as a Midshipman in 1958. In June 1962, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the USMC and attended several specialized training schools, including Field Artillery Training in Fort Sill, OK. Following his promotion to 1st Lieutenant, he deployed to Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Wayne attained the rank of Captain and was discharged from the USMC on June 30th, 1967. He was employed by the IBM Corporation as a Systems Engineer until his retirement in 2002. He was an avid computer-based genealogy researcher and worked very closely with the Adam Barner Family genealogy and reunion committees. Until moving to Lancaster in 2012, he was actively involved with the General Smedley D. Butler Detachment (#741) of the Marine Corps League, where one of his responsibilities was to coordinate military honors and perform honor guard duties at funeral services for other Marine Corps veterans. Wayne is survived by his lifelong soulmate and loving wife Helene; three sons Charles (Marilou) of York, PA, Kevin (Susan) of Annapolis, MD, and Michael (Kimberly), of Portland, OR; five grandchildren Sarah Barner (David) of San Francisco, CA, Gale Mercado of York, PA, Janel Ruhe (Mathijs) of Zwolle, Netherlands, Ryan Barner of Annapolis, MD, and Larissa Jewel Barner of Annapolis, MD; and one great-grandson Draco Mercado. Wayne will be interred at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield, PA. A memorial service and mass will be scheduled in the near future. A loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, Wayne will be deeply missed by an entire community of family and friends.

Birth:

Wayne married H.M. SCHUMACHER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Undertaker: G. W. Ardell & Sons, 219 N. 52nd St., Philadelphia, PA

Graduate Hospital 3/6/38 - 3/23/38 Died: 3/23/38 at 11:45 a.m.

Attending Physician: Clarence C. Pearson, Graduate Hospital


Birth:



Died:
Graduate Hospital

Charles married Esther Sarah KRAPE on 8 Aug 1936 in Westminster, Carroll Co, MD . Esther was born on 28 May 1918 in Aaronsburg, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA; died on 17 Sep 2011 in Lewisburg, Union Co, PA; was buried on 20 Sep 2011 in Aaronsburg Salem Lutheran Cemetery - Aaronsburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Find A Grave: 77189558
• Military Service: WAAC/WAC (WWII)

Notes:

Esther S. Krape Barner Mathewson
Esther S. Krape Barner Mathewson May 28, 1918 - September 17, 2011 Esther S. Krape Barner Mathewson, 93, of Riverview Manor in Lewisburg, fomerly of Aaronsburg, passed from this life on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Riverwoods Nursing Home in Lewisburg. Esther, a daughter of the late John Fiedler Krape and Mamie Esther Crouse Krape, was born May 28, 1918, in Aaronsburg. She was a 1934 graduate of East Penns Valley High School. On Aug. 8, 1936, in Westminster, Md., Esther married Charles Lee Barner, of Aaronsburg. Charles preceded her in death on March 23, 1938. On Nov. 23, 1942, Esther joined the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, which became the Women's Army Corps on Sept. 1, 1943. She served in the WAC until Aug.11, 1945 as part of the 45th WAC Battalion, obtaining the rank of Tech 4 and earning the WAAC Service Ribbon and the Good Conduct Ribbon. It was in the service where she met and married her second husband, Raymond Eli Mathewson. Raymond also preceded Esther in death on Oct. 27, 1990. Later in the early 1960s, Esther obtained her LPN license and worked at the hospital in Bellefonte and State College. She was a member of the Montandon VFW. She enjoyed Pittsburgh Pirate baseball and Steeler football. Esther is survived by one son, Wayne A. Barner (Helene), of Springfield; and one sister, Jeanne Krape Brock (Clinton), of Lake City, Fla. Also surviving are three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a very special companion, Richard Hinkelman. In addition to both of her husbands, Esther was preceded in death by her siblings, infant Earl (1911), infant Nevin (1913), Harry (1954), Paul (1989) and Kathryn (2006). A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at River Woods in Lewisburg, with the Rev. Judi Dunkelberger officiating. Esther will be laid to rest at Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Aaronsburg during a private service. Contributions in memory of Esther may be given to Evangelical Hospice, One Hospital Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com.

Published in Centre Daily Times on September 18, 2011
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Served in WAAC - Womens Army Auxiliary Corps 11/23/1942-9/1/1943 - which became WAC - Womens Army Corps 9/1/1943-8/11/1945. Received WAAC Service Ribbon and Good Conduct Ribbon - obtained rank of Tech 4 - 1473rd SCU (Service Command Unit) - worked in motor pool as dispatcher and driver - was part of 45th WAC Battalion Army Serial # A306237

The members of the Freshman Class in 1931:

Matthew Smith
Nolan Shively
Sterling Snyder
Caris Reffner
Charles Kreamer
Walter Conrad
Paul Brandt
Lawrence Wolfe
Lawrence Alters
Oran Stover
Florence Breon
Brittamart Tennis
Violet Rote
Hilda Hosterman
Esther Krape
Gladys Gilbert
Isabelle Merryman
Mary Clements
Jean Reifsnyder
Kermit Rossman
Paul Thompson
Homer Gramley
Hilda Bohn
Grace Burd
Aileen Grenninger
Lefern Bressler
Freda Confer
Malvin Wance
Donald Wert

Class officers:

President - Walter Conrad
Vice -President - Paul Brandt
Secretary - Paul Thompson
Tresurer - Charles Kreamer
Historian - Esther Krape
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This Certifies That
Charles Barner of Aaronsburg, PA and Esther Krape of Aaronsburg, PA Were by me united in Holy Matrimony according to the ordinance of God and the Laws of Maryland at Westminister on the Eighth day of August in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Thirty Six
Witnesses
(none)
Orvis G. Robinson
Minister
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Certificateof Baptism

In the Name of the Father, of the Son, And of the Holy Ghost, Esther Sarah Krape Child of John F. Krape
And his wife Mamie E. Krape Born at Aaronsburg, Haines Twp, Centre Co, PA May 28th 1918 Was Baptized by me In The home of her Grand parents On the Twenty Seventh day of February in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Nine hundred And Nineteen
C. B. Snyder, Pastor
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Birth:



Died:
Riverwoods