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Coolidge Ashcom EICHELBERGER

Male 1889 - 1976


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  • Born  31 Aug 1889  Saxton, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  31 Mar 1976  Everett, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I2621  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  19 Dec 2018 

    Father  Eli EICHELBERGER,   b. 4 Jan 1840, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1915, Everett, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Margaret Edith ASHCOM,   b. 17 Apr 1856, Snake Spring Twp., Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1937, Everett, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  26 Jul 1883 
    Family ID  F936  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Alice Coonley,   b. 14 Sep 1892,   d. 21 May 1930 
    Married  19 Apr 1916  Everett, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The following story was published in the Altoona Tribune on April 20, 1916:

      Eichelberger--Coonley.
      Voorhees--Gibson.
      Special to the Tribune.
      Everett, April 19--Coolidge Ashcom Eichelberger, of Everett, and Miss Alice Coonley, of Altamont, N. Y., were married at high noon today at the . Eichelberger home, at this place by Rev. R. J. Allen, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. They were attended by Miss Helen V. Gibson, also of Everett, and Dr. Charles Francis Voorhees, of Palmyra, N. Y., the latter couple then being united in marriage by Rev. Allen. The double ceremony was attended only by immediate families of the couples, owing to the recent death of Captain Eichelberger, father of Mr. Coolidge Eichelberger and uncle of Miss Gibson. After a wedding dinner they left on an eastern trip. Dr. and Mrs. Voorhees will reside in Palmyra. The Elchelbergers will return to this place, the groom being superintendent of the Eichelberger mines in the Broad Top region.
    Children 
     1. Virginia EICHELBERGER,   b. 9 Jun 1917,   d. 27 Nov 1983, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Coolidge Ashcom EICHELBERGER, Jr.,   b. 8 Mar 1923
    Family ID  F3379  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Margaret Hulse,   b. 22 Sep 1907,   d. 1 Apr 1981 
    Married  1935 
    Family ID  F3386  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • The following obituary appeared in the The Daily News (Huntingdon, Pennsylvania) on April 1, 1976:

      Former Saxton Banker Dies At Age 86

      Coolidge A. Eichelberger, 86, of Everett, a former Saxton banker and businessman, died at 2:35 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 1976 at the Donahoe Manor Nursing Home, Bedford, following a lengthy illness.

      The deceased was a long-time director of both the First National Bank of Saxton and the Everett Bank. Later, he served as president of both institutions.

      In addition, for most of his adult life, he was active in the operation of the E. Eichelberger Store in Saxton.

      Born August 31, 1889 in Saxton, he was the son of Captain Eli and Margaret (Ashcom) Eichelberger. He was twice married, first to the former Alice Coonley, who preceded in death in 1930. In 1935, he wed the former Margaret Hulse.

      Surviving are his widow and two children, Mrs. H.F. (Virginia) Shay, Harrisburg and Coolidge A., Jr., Saxton. There are three grandchildren.

      Mr. Eichelberger was a member of the Everett United Methodist Church.

      He served on the Everett Industrial Development Authority, and belonged to the Everett Lodge No. 524, F&AM, the Harrisburg Consistory and the Jaffa Shrine, Altoona.

      A graduate of Chestnut Hill Academy, he had a degree in mining engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 2, from the Conner funeral chapel in Everett. The Rev. Rayburn Fritz and the Rev. F. Louis Barth will officiate and burial will be in Everett Cemetery.

      Friends will be received at the Conner funeral home from 4 to 9 o'clock this Thursday evening.

      It is the request of the family that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, the Everett Methodist Church or the Everett Free Library.