Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Wheeler, Mary Rachel Greiner August 21, 2012
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on August 24, 2012
  LEBANON Mary Rachel Greiner Wheeler, 94, died peacefully at her home on 
  Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Mrs. Wheeler was a Lebanon County native who gave 
  back to various communities for more than 75 years. She was born on January, 
  17, 1918 and grew up on Colebrook Road in Lebanon, walked to the Snitz Creek 
  one-room school house; passed the test a year early and went on to Henry Houck 
  Jr. High skipping 7th grade. She graduated from Lebanon High School in 1934. In 
  1938, she graduated from Mansfield State Teachers College (PA) where she 
  majored in history. From an early age, Mrs. Wheeler was intensely interested in 
  history and pursued this interest as an active member of historical 
  organizations such as the Pennsylvania German Society, the Goshenhoppen 
  Historical Society, and Lehigh County Historical Society. She volunteered at 
  the Shelter House National Historic Landmark in Emmaus, Pennsylvania and guided 
  tours at the Lebanon County Historical Society. Mrs. Wheeler, who spoke 
  Pennsylvania Dutch, was proud of her Pennsylvania German ancestry. She had an 
  amazing memory and knowledge of names and dates. In any given room, by telling 
  Mrs. Wheeler one's family name, she was bound to personally know a parent, a 
  relative, a neighbor, a working colleague, or mutual acquaintance of most 
  individuals present. She took many trips abroad to further knowledge of her own 
  European ancestry. After she and husband Bob raised their five children in 
  Cornwall and Emmaus (PA), they moved to Los Lunas, New Mexico, where they were 
  equally busy in church and community organizations. Elected for three terms, 
  she served as vice-chairman of the Lebanon County Republican Party during the 
  late 1950's and early 1960's. For decades, in both PA and New Mexico, she 
  volunteered with United States Naturalization Court, guiding, encouraging, and 
  welcoming people as new citizens of the United States of America. After the 
  death of her husband in 1987, Mrs. Wheeler returned to Lebanon. She continued 
  as an active of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She served as State 
  Recording Secretary of the Daughters of Colonial Wars, both Vice President and 
  Recording Secretary for Jean Ribault Chapter of the Huguenot Society of 
  Pennsylvania, President of U. S. Daughters of 1812 - Robert Fulton Chapter 
  (Lancaster), State Recording Secretary of Pennsylvania State Society of U. S. 
  Daughters of 1812, Regent of Tulpehocken Chapter Daughters of American 
  Colonists, Regent and Recording Secretary of Lecha Thal Chapter of Daughters of 
  the American Colonists, Vice-Chairman of National Credentials Committee of the 
  Daughters of the American Colonists, Member of Dames of the Court of Honor, as 
  well as Parliamentarian for many of the same organizations. Locally, she served 
  as President of Bethany Bible Class and Hospital Volunteer Visitor for Covenant 
  United Methodist Church, as well as a Volunteer at the Lebanon County 
  Historical Society. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Alice Wheeler, and 
  son-in-law, Andre Dominguez of Bloomsburg; daughters, Ruth Wheeler of Colorado 
  Springs, Colo. and Nancy Furniss of Winnipeg Lake, Manitoba, Canada; son, 
  Raymond Wheeler, and daughter-in-law, Dakota of Oviedo, Fla.; daughter, Anna, 
  and son-in-law, Reid Gentry of Chandler, Ariz.; and her dear nephew, John F. 
  Pyfer, Jr. of Lancaster and his family; niece, Janet L. Wheeler of Spokane, 
  Wash.; and nephew, Marcus Wheeler of Milwaukie, Ore., also survive. Mrs. 
  Wheeler leaves grandchildren: Brian Dominguez of Atlanta, Ga., Dr. Rob Milisen 
  of Prescott, Ariz., Annemarie Milisen and Nathan Milisen both of Colorado, Mary 
  Ellen Milisen-Kauffman of Bella Vista, Ark., Jamie Furniss of Lyon, France, 
  Allison Furniss of Windhoek, Namibia, Felicia Wheeler-Le Blanc of Gillette, 
  Wyo., Emma Rachel Wheeler Gentry of Phoenix, Ariz.; and great-grandchildren, 
  Sam Dominguez of Atlanta, Ga., Hayden, Robert & Matthew Milisen, all of 
  Prescott, Ariz., and Amber Rae LeBlanc of Gillette, Wyo. A Funeral Service will 
  be held in the Covenant United Methodist Church 346 N. 9th St., Lebanon 17046 
  on Monday, August 27, 2012 at 2 p.m. A viewing will be from 1 p.m. until the 
  time of the service. Interment will be in the Covenant Greenwood Cemetery, 
  Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Mrs. Wheeler's 
  church, Covenant United Methodist Church, Lebanon, Pa., or to the Historical 
  Society of Lebanon County,  Lebanon, Pa.
   
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on August 24, 2012 
   
  
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