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Eugene Fredrick Pistner

Eugene Fredrick Pistner

Male 1926 - 1998  (71 years)


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  • Name Eugene Fredrick Pistner  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 23 Sep 1926  Johnsonburg, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 May 1998 


    • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007Name:Eugene Frederick Pistner[Eugene F Pistner] SSN:721169013Gender:MaleRace:WhiteBirth Date:23 May 1926Birth Place:Johnsonburg, PennsylvaniaDeath Date:15 May 1998Father:Fred A PistnerMother:Florence WeidertType of Claim:Original SSN.Notes:Sep 1942: Name listed as EUGENE FREDERICK PISTNER; 29 May 1998: Name listed as EUGENE F PISTNERSource InformationAncestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007Name:Eugene Frederick Pistner[Eugene F Pistner] SSN:721169013Gender:MaleRace:WhiteBirth Date:23 May 1926Birth Place:Johnsonburg, PennsylvaniaDeath Date:15 May 1998Father:Fred A PistnerMother:Florence WeidertType of Claim:Original SSN.Notes:Sep 1942: Name listed as EUGENE FREDERICK PISTNER; 29 May 1998: Name listed as EUGENE F PISTNERSource InformationAncestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
    Person ID I1923  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Frederick Albert Pistner,   b. 28 Oct 1894, Jones Township, Elk, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1957, Johnsonburg, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Florence A. Weidert,   b. 1 Jul 1895, Jones Township, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1928, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Pistner, John L. "Sharkie".
      John L. "Sharkie" Pistner, 88, of First Avenue, Johnsonburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at Elk Haven Nursing Home.

      He was born Jan. 14, 1928 in Johnsonburg, son of the late Frederick and Florence (Weidert) Pistner.

      He married Ellen Rita (Bloam) on May 12, 1951, she preceded him in death in 2003.

      "Sharkie" was a graduate of Johnsonburg High School. He served as corporal in the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Armored Cavalry of the U.S. Army during WWII from 1946-1949. He worked at the Johnsonburg Paper Mill for 41 years, retiring in 1990.

      He was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church where he served as usher, the Johnsonburg VFW where he served many years on the burial detail and member of the Johnsonburg American Legion.

      He lived all his life in Johnsonburg.

      He is survived by one brother, Charles (Mary Jane) Pistner of York; and numerous nieces and nephews.

      In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Marie Schifferle; and three brothers, Richard, Eugene and Lawrence Pistner.

      A Mass of Christian Burial for John L. "Sharkie" Pistner will be held Friday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church with Father David Wilson as celebrant.

      Military honors will be accorded by the Johnsonburg/Ridgway Servicemen's Detail. Military members are asked to assemble at the funeral home Friday at 9:15 a.m. Interment will be in Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery.

      Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 22 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 23 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Ubel Funeral Home, Johnsonburg.

      The family suggests memorials to the Johnsonburg Senior Center or the Johnsonburg VFW for the burial detail and will be accepting online condolences at www.nedzafamilyfuneralhomes.com.

      Funeral Home
      Ubel Funeral Home
      111 Bridge Street Johnsonburg, PA 15845
      (814) 965-2591

      Daily Press, The: 21SEP2016
      HFA: 26MAR2023

    2. [S358] Application for World War II Compensation, Pistner, Eugene F.

    3. [S411] Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Veteran's Compensation Application, Pistner, Fred A.