Elk-Columbia County PA Archives Obituaries.....Portzer, Henry November 23, 1927 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Jean Kwitowski mpeanut123@msn.com January 27, 2009, 7:08 pm Elk County Gazette Nov 24, 1927 Death claims Theresia Road Man Henry Portzer, 72, died at the family home early today. Funeral Saturday morning at Nine O'clock. Henry Portzer, 72, Theresia Road resident, died at the family home this morning at one-fifteen o'clock, after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held from St. Marys Church on Saturday morning at nine o'clock, and will be attended by members of the St. Joseph's Society, of which the deceased was a member. Mr. Portzer was born at Lightstreet, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, January 10, 1855. He was married to Catherine Daniels. September 21, 1886. For many years he was employed by the Hall, Kaul Lumber Company, retiring about seventeen years ago. He is survived by his widow and five children: Harry A, of Ridgway; Frank J., of Dubois, Apollonia, (Mrs. Albert Blessel), Edward, and Anna, all of St. Marys. The following sisters and brothers are also numbered among the survivors: Mrs. Sebastian Sporner, Mrs. A. Bobenreith, Frank Portzer of St. Marys; Mrs. Elizabeth Kreg, (note Crick) Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, A. J. Portzer, Quakertown. Additional Comments: Henry Portzer was the son of Andrew and Anna Maria Swartz Portzer. He and his wife Catherine were parents of 7 children. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb