| CLARENCE WAYNE HERRING & KATIE ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' DEITRICH | |||||
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Clarence and Lizzie Herring
with
grandson Dale Fertich
Clarence and Lizzie Herring
Clarence Herring
Clarence Herring
Clarence Herring
with
grandchildren Pauline, Paul and Dale Fertich (left to right)
Clarence Herring Farm
Pitman, PA
Clarence Herring Farm
Pitman, PA
Clarence and Lizzie Herring Children:
Irene and Dorothy abt 1925 (left to right)
Paul and
Miriam Herring
Benjamin
and Dorothy (Herring) Fertich
about 1940
Lamar and Irene
(Herring) Heyer
Wedding Day
Bob Welker
on right
Lizzie Herring with Daughters:
Anna, Rheta, Dorothy, Verna, Lizzie and Irene (left to right):
Clarence and Lizzie Herring Children, January 1986:
Anna,
Irene, Dorothy, Verna and Rheta (left to right)
Clarence and Lizzie Herring Children, January 1991:
Rheta,
Verna, Irene, Anna and Dorothy (left to right)
Clarence and Lizzie Herring Children, July 2002:
Dorothy,
Verna, Anna and Rheta (left to right)
Clarence and Lizzie Herring Children, May 2010:
Dorothy's 90th Birthday Celebration
Rheta,
Anna, and Verna (standing left to right), Dorothy (sitting)
Clarence and Lizzie Herring Family Reunion August 2001
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Clarence Herring was born on July 31, 1893 in
Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, PA.
He was the son of Joel and Lucetta (Schneider) Herring.
Clarence married Katie Elizabeth 'Lizzie'
around 1915. Lizzie was born on March 28, 1895 in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill
County, PA. She is the daughter of Felix and Eva (Wolfgang) Deitrich.
Clarence
owned Herring's Choice Meat & Poultry near Pitman, PA. The farm was
located on Helfenstein Road, east of Pitman. As they aged, Clarence and
Lizzie built a new house along side the original farm house, which their
son Paul moved into. The family was recorded in the 1920
census and the 1930 census.
They were members of the St. James Lutheran Church in Pitman and the Zion
Evangelical Congregational Church in Pitman.
Clarence died
on
October 29,
1969 in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Pottsville, PA. Lizzie died
on November 9, 1974 in her home in Pitman. They were buried in the
St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational
Church south of Pitman.
In 2004,
Dorothy Herring Fertich (oldest daughter of Clarence and Lizzie) recalled
some of her childhood memories. Dorothy
spoke
Pennsylvania Dutch up until she started attending school. Her parents
knew English, but they always spoke Pennsylvania Dutch. Dorothy's
grandmother spoke very little English and thought that there was no need
for Dorothy to learn English. Dorothy only had one brother, and since she
was the oldest girl, she helped a lot with the farm duties. At the age of
16, she used to harness up the work horses and old iron plow to plow the
fields all by herself. She would grab the reigns and say "Giddie
up Dep". She also drove the pickup
truck around the farm. Dorothy gave commands to the horses in
Pennsylvania Dutch. She would say
“Will Haul”
and “Will Hey” to get the horses
to turn to the left and right. Their names were Ned and Charley.
Dorothy also said that she cared for her younger sisters a lot when she
was little. She said that she remembers the day when Rheta was born. She
said that her mother went out and had to chop wood the same day after
delivering Rheta.
Clarence and Lizzie had the following children: |
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Spouse | ||
| Paul Allen | September 21, 1917 | September 7, 1964 | Miriam Aletha Artman | ||
| Dorothy Mae 'Dot' | May 27, 1920 | Living | Benjamin 'Ben' Franklin Fertich | ||
| Minnie Irene | July 8, 1922 | 1997 | Lamar Andrew Heyer | ||
| Verna Frances | October 15, 1925 | Living | Kenneth Eldon Wilde | ||
| Anna Ruth | March 21, 1927 | Living | Leonard Franklin Maurer | ||
| Rheta Jean | November 1, 1929 | Living | Mark Millard Masser | ||
| Infant Boy | about 1932 | Died at birth | None | ||
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