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Mary Catherine Housler

Mary Catherine Housler

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  • Name Mary Catherine Housler  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 24 Nov 1918  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 29 Feb 2012  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial 5 Mar 2012  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Rich Valley Cemetery
    Person ID I3418  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Raymond Marion Housler,   b. 6 May 1897, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1973, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Catherine Hout,   b. 29 Dec 1895, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1989, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1918  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernard Leroy Pellam, Sr.,   b. 22 Jul 1916, Betula, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1977, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jun 1937  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 35th Wedding Anniversary

      Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pellam, Sr. celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary at their home in Rich Valley, Sunday, June 18.

      Mr. Pellam of Benezette and the former Marie Housler were united in marriage at the Rectory of the First Baptist Church in Emporium on June 18, 1937. Rev. Paul Raycroft, who recently returned to Emporium, performed the ceremony.

      The Pellams have five children; Bernard Jr. and Jim, both of Emporium; Gary, Chicago, Illinois; M-Sgt. Fred Pellam, stationed at the Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, N.Y.; and a daughter, Mrs. James (Nancy) Bauer of Rochester, N.Y. They also have 3 grandchildren.

      Mr. and Mrs. Pellam were visited by some of their children and received flowers, gifts, and cards.

      ECH. 6-21-1972
      Cameron County Historical Society: 31DEC2020
      HFA: 06JAN2021
    Children 
    +1. Bernard Leroy Pellam, Jr.,   b. 17 Apr 1938, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1990, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Gary Robert Pellam,   b. 30 Jan 1941, Johnson City, Broome, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 2003, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Living
    +4. Living
    +5. Living
     6. Ronald Charles Pellam,   b. Jul 1955, Johnson City, Broome, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1955, Johnson City, Broome, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S166] Staff, Obituary: Housler, Mary C. (Hout), (Name: Cameron County Echo; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 24JAN1989;), Obituary: Housler, Mary C. (Hout).
      1989 - Tuesday, January 24 – Cameron County Echo

      MARY C. HOUSLER

      Mary C. Housler, 93, of the Guy and Mary Felt Manor died Tuesday, January 10th at the Manor following an extended illness.

      Born December 29, 1895 in Emporium, she was a daughter of George and Margaret Prechtl Hout. On January 18, 1916 in Emporium, she married Ray M. Housler, who died February 6, 1973.

      A lifelong Emporium area resident, Mrs. Housler resided in Rich Valley for 35 years. She was a member of St. Mark’s Church and the Catholic Daughter of America.

      Surviving are three daughters, Helen, Mrs. George Erskine, and Marie Pellam, both of Emporium, and Dorothy, Mrs. Harold Wood of West Chester, Pa.; a son, Raymond C. Housler of Emporium; nine grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and a sister Julia Cleary of Emporium.

      She was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.

      Friends were received Thursday, January 12 a the Edward M. Barnett Funeral Home where the Rosary was recited at 8 p.m. Thursday evening. A mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mark’s Church with the Rev. William Rice, Paster, as Celebrant. Burial was in St. Mark’s Cemetery.

      Memorials in memory of Mrs. Housler may be made to the Guy and Mary Felt Manor Auxiliary.

      Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA

    2. [S167] Staff, Obituary: Housler, Raymond M, (Name: Cameron County Echo; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 14FEB1973;), Obituary: Housler, Raymond M.
      1973 – Wednesday, February 14 – Cameron County Echo – page 10

      RAYMOND M. HOUSLER

      Mr. Raymond M. Housler, 75 year old Rich Valley resident and lifetime area resident, passed away Tuesday evening, February 6 at the Guy and Mary Felt Manor in Emporium following a lengthy illness.

      Mr. Housler was born in Emporium May 6, 1897 and was a son of the late Andrew and Nellie Housler. He was united in marriage with his wife, the former Mary C. Hout in Emporium January 17, 1917. During his lifetime, Mr. Housler was a self employed carpenter and contractor and was well known throughout the area.

      He is survived by his wife; by four children, Mrs. Bernard (Marie) Pellam, Mrs. George (Helen) Erskine and Raymond C. Housler, all living in Rich Valley and Mrs. Harold (Dorothy) Wood, West Chester, Pa.; by a sister, Mrs. Lee Campfield, also living in Rich Valley; and by 9 grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.

      Funeral services were held at the Rich Valley Wesleyan Church Friday afternoon and burial followed in the Rich Valley Cemetery.

      It has been requested that Memorial contributions may be made for the purchase of x-ray equipment for the Guy and Mary Felt Manor in Emporium.

      Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA

    3. [S221] Staff, Obituary: Wood, Dorothy A (Housler), (Name: Daily Local, The; Location: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 07MAR2018;), Obituary: Wood, Dorothy A. (Housler).
      Dorothy A. Wood, 93, of West Chester, died on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Brandywine Hospital after a short illness. She was married for 47 years to the late Harold L. Wood who passed away in 1995. Born in Emporium, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ray M. and Mary C. Housler. She was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 1 brother, Marie Pellam, Helen Erskine, and Raymond C. Housler all of Emporium. She was a member of several area Episcopal Churches where she served as acolyte seamstress, altar guild and prayer group member. For many years she worked as a resister calibrater at Vishay Americas Inc. of Malvern. She is survived by two sons, Richard C. Wood and wife Sandra, of Jonestown, PA, and James H. Wood and wife Clare of West Chester. She had four grandchildren, Steven R. Wood of Lebanon, PA, Marianne M. Wood of Jonestown, PA, Christopher J. Wood of Washington, DC, and Jean A. Wood of West Chester. A private gravesite funeral was held on Tuesday, March 6 with interment at Philadelphia Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Dorothy Day Center, 233 W. Gay St., West Chester, PA. Funeral arrangements were made by the Logan Funeral Home in Exton. www.loganfuneralhomes.com

      Published by The Daily Local from Mar. 6 to Mar. 7, 2018.
      HFA: 07MAR2019.

    4. [S168] Emporium Independent, Emporium, Pennsylvania (print edition), Obituary: Hout, Leo B.
      1919 – Thursday, June 26 – Emporium Independent – front page

      LEO B. HOUT DIED AT BUFFALO

      Leo B. Hout, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hout, of Emporium, died on Saturday, June 14, at his home in Buffalo after an illness of several months. Leo was a very fine young man and had a host of friends here who sincerely regret his death. He was born in Emporium on February 18, 1893, and was at the time of his death 26 years, 3 months, and 27 days of age. He lived here till six years ago, when he went to Cleveland and then to Buffalo, where he married Miss Frances Shafer and lived there until the time of his death.

      The funeral was held Wednesday morning of last week from the sacred heath Church and interment was made in the Pine Hill R.C. cemetery. The floral pieces were beautiful.

      He is survived by his wife, father and mother, three brothers, Henry, George and Raymond, and four sisters, Mrs. William S. Webster, Mrs. Ray Housler, Miss Margaret and Miss Julia, all of Emporium.

      The following from town attended the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hout, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hout, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hout, Mr. Ed. Hout, Mr. George Hout, Jr., Mr. Henry Hout, Mr and Mrs. William S. Webster and son Stanley, Mrs. Ray Housler, and daughter Marie, also Mr. and Mrs. George Prechtl of Cleveland, O., and Mrs. Barbara White of Philadelphia.

      Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA

    5. [S227] Staff, Cameron County Historical Society Obituaries, (Name: Press/Independent; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States;), Pellam, Bernard L. Sr.
      Bernard L. Pellam, Sr.

      Bernard L. Pellam, Sr., age 60 and a Rich Valley resident, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 29 at the Andrew Kaul Memorial Hospital in St. Marys following a lengthy illness.

      Mr. Pellam was born in Betula, Pa. and was a son of Roy and Audrey Losey Pellam. He had been an Emporium resident for many years and, prior to his retirement, had been employed as a Mechanic with the former Emigh Motors.

      Mr. Pellam was a veteran of service during World War II and was actively involved in several of the major battles of the Pacific Theater. He was also a member of the Cameron County Fair Association.

      He was proceeded in death by his father, Roy Pellam and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Audrey Pellam Smith, living in Jamestown, New York. Also surviving are his wife, the former Marie Houlser, a daughter, Mrs. Nancy Murray, Rochester, New York; four sons, Bernard L. Pellam, Jr. and James Pellam, both living in Emporium, Gary Pellam of Chicago, Illinois and Fred Pellam, serving with the United States Air Force and stationed at Griffith Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y.; and by nine grandchildren.

      Friends of Mr. Pellam were received at the Coppersmith Funeral Home Monday. Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Gerald A. Miller, Pastor of the United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial followed in the Rich Valley Cemetery where full military honors were accorded by members of the Cameron County Memorial Detail. Memorials contribution for Mr. Pellam may be made to the Emporium Fire Department in appreciation of their many services, or to a Charity of choice.

      Unknown Source. Cameron County Historical Society. 02FEB1977
      HFA: 25MAR2023

    6. [S227] Staff, Cameron County Historical Society Obituaries, (Name: Press/Independent; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States;), Pellam, Bernard Leroy Jr.
      BERNARD L. PELLAM JR.

      Bernard L. Pellam Jr., 52, of Sizerville Road, died Friday, September 21, 1990, in Andrew Kaul Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.

      Born April 17, 1938, in Emporium, he was a son of Bernard and Marie Housler Pellam. On December 27, 1965, in Valley Forge, he married Eleanor Pearl, who survives.

      He was a graduate of Johnson City High School, Johnson City, N.Y., and moved back to Emporium in 1956.

      Mr. Pellam was employed with the U.S. Postal Service for 26 years. He had served with the U.S. Army and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the National Rifle Association.

      Surviving besides his wife are his mother of Emporium; Three daughters, Rebecca Ann Pellam of Olean, N.Y., Deborah Lynn Pellam and Suzanna Jane Pellam, both at home; a sister, Nancy Murray of Rochester, N.Y.; and three brothers, Fred Pellam of Rome, N.Y., and James and Gary Pellam, both of Emporium.

      Friends were received Sunday, September 23, 1990, from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. at the Edward M. Barnett Funeral Home. Funeral and committal services were held Monday, at 11 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. David Archer, paster of the Free Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Rich Valley Cemetery.

      Military honors were accorded by the Cameron County Memorial Detail.

      Memorials in memory of Mr. Pellam may be made to a charity of the donors’ choice.

      Obituary provided by: Cameron County Historical Society; 31DEC2020
      HFA: 06JAN2021

    7. [S227] Staff, Cameron County Historical Society Obituaries, (Name: Press/Independent; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States;), Pellam, Marie C.
      Marie Pellam
      (1918 - 2012)

      Marie C. Pellam, 93, of Guy and Mary Felt Manor, formerly of Rich Valley Rd., died Wednesday morning (Feb. 29, 2012) at the Manor.

      She was born Nov. 24, 1918, in Emporium, a daughter of the late Raymond M. and Mary Hout Housler.

      She married the late Bernard L. Pellam, Sr.

      Mrs. Pellam had been a member of the Order of Eastern Star, emporium Chapter #101, where she had served as a Worthy Past matron. She had worked at the former Market Basket for several years and years ago had worked at Sylvania.

      Surviving are two sons, James E. Pellam and his wife Barb of Emporium, and Fred Pellam and his wife Bonnie of Rome, NY; one daughter, Nancy m. Yeager and her husband Marty of Rochester, NY; 14 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Helen Erskine of Emporium and Dorothy Wood of West Chester.

      In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Bernard Pellam, Jr. and Gary Pellam, and one brother, Raymond C. Housler.

      Visitation was at the Barnett Funeral Home on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.

      Funeral service was held at the funeral home on Monday, (March 5, 2012) at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Gary Atkinson, pastor, First United Methodist Church, officiating.

      Burial was in the Rich Valley Cemetery.

      Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

      Online condolences may be placed at www.BarnettFuneralHome.net

      Unknown Source; Unknown Date. Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA: 25MAR2023

    8. Details: Pellam, Ronald Charles Citation Text: RONALD CHARLES PELLAM, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pellam of 61 Cherry Street, Johnson City, died Friday evening at Wilson Memorial Hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by four brothers, Bernard, Jr., Gary, Fred and James Pellam; a sister, Nancy Pellam, all of Johnson City; his grandparents, Mrs. Audrey Smith of Vestal, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Housler of Emporium, Pa. Arrangements were by the J. F. Rice Funeral Home, 150 Main Street, Johnson City. Press and Sun-Bulletin. 26JUL1955. HFA: 09DEC2020.