Barlow in Pennsylvania Obituary Records

June 04, 1992     Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA     Page: B-3

and the same obituary:    

June 04, 1992   Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA Page: C-9

Virgil Sheets, 76, of 269 Peach Bottom Road, Peach Bottom, died Wednesday morning at the home of his son, Samuel J. of Peach Bottom, after a six-month illness.

Sheets was the husband of the late Virginia Caldwell Sheets. Born in Smythe County, Va., he was the son of the late Estel and Louisa Barlow Sheetz.

He was a retired farmer and more recently a retired cement finisher with the United Paving Company in Elkton, Md.  Sheets was a veteran of World War II who served in the U.S. Army.

He is survived by three sons, Herbert Ray, Samuel J. and Kenneth C., all of Peach Bottom; three daughters, Martha, wife of Gartley Jones, Glenna, wife of John Mahan, and Debbie, wife of Robert Sage, all of Peach Bottom; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Noah of Chilhowie, Va., Vance of Quarryville, and Jesse of Peach Bottom; and two sisters, Maude Martin of Chilhowie, Va., and Mary Brewer of Kennett Square.

September 14, 1992     Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA     Page: B-3

Joseph H. Brinton, 85, a 1924 Eagle Scout who later spent 42 years as an executive of the Boy Scouts of America, died Sunday at his home at 211 Willow Valley Square. He had been ill for some time.

A native of West Chester, Brinton began his scouting career in 1919 and retired as head of the Detroit area Boy Scouts in 1971, when he moved to Lancaster.

A 1978 newspaper story described his apartment as being filled with plaques and honors given to him over the years. In addition to his scouting activities, which continued after his retirement, Brinton volunteered time for his church, St. James' Episcopal in Lancaster.

A 1924 graduate of West Chester High School, Brinton went on to spend a year at Franklin and Marshall College, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

He became a field scout executive in Queens, N.Y., in 1929. Subsequent positions included the Queens Borough scout executive, the director of field service and assistant scout executive for the Greater New York Councils, and from 1957 to his retirement, the scout executive of the Detroit Area Council.

While in Detroit, Brinton also served as a board member of Cathedral Terrace, a high-rise apartment complex for elderly residents.   He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Lancaster Lodge No. 43, and the Lancaster Rotary Club. He also served as chairman of the report luncheons committee of the United Way of Lancaster County.

Brinton was the son of the late Irwin C. and Gertrude Lancaster Brinton. Surviving is one sister, Mary B., wife of Howard Barlow, of Glen Mills.

September 19, 1993     Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph     Page: B6

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LILLIAN MAY SMITH, 70, of Colorado Springs, who was a nurse in Brooklyn, N.Y. before moving here in 1985, died Sept. 18, 1993, at a local hospital.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Village Christian Church, 3113 Primrose Drive, with the Rev. Floyd David officiating. Cremation is planned. Evergreen Funeral Home, Fountain and Union Boulevards, is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Smith was born Jan. 2, 1923, in West Chester, Pa., to Gertrude Barlow, who is deceased. She was married Aug. 27, 1947, in New York state to Howard Walter Smith, who is deceased.

Mrs. Smith is survived by a son, Glenn A. of Governour, N.Y., a daughter, Daryl L. Grimes of Brooklyn, and a grandson.

She was a member of Village Christian Church and the Harmonica Orchestra after moving here six years ago.   Memorial contributions may be made to Village Christian Church, 3113 Primrose Drive, Colorado Springs 80907.

October 20, 1994     York Daily Record     Page: 03

YORK

Nelson J. Shultz, 87, of West York, died Tuesday at York County Hospital and Home. He was the husband of the late Anna M. (Chronister) Shultz.

The service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Heffner Funeral Home of York Inc., 1701 W. Market St., York.  Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery. Viewing will be 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mr. Shultz was born Nov. 1, 1907, in Langhorne. He was the son of the late Nelson C. and Elizabeth B. (Barlow) Shultz.   He was a baker for Mrs. Smith's Pies in York for 25 years, retiring in 1969.

A member of St. James Lutheran Church, he belonged to American Association of Retired Persons.

Mr. Shultz is survived by a son, Nelson E. Shultz of York; four daughters, Miriam A. Breen, Elberta E. Sheffer and Sandra J. Wilhide, all of York, and Jane L. Harleman of West York; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; several great-great grandchildren; and a sister, F. Elberta Cooper of Columbia.

Officiating at the service will be his pastor, the Rev. George W. Fitch Jr.   Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Acres Auxiliary Wheelchair Bus Fund, 118 Pleasant Acres Road, York 17402.

December 23, 1994     The Evening News Harrisburg Page: B2

WINDCREST, Texas

Eloyse C. Shepler, 72, of Windcrest died Tuesday.   She was a retired civil service employee of the Air Force and was a member of MacArthur Park Lutheran Church, San Antonio, and Order of the Eastern Star.

Surviving are her husband, Clair Shepler; two daughters, Shirley A. Neal of Steelton, Pa., and Polly A. Barlow of Houston; a brother, Huey Cassity of Gallion, Ala.; a sister, Sarah Wheat of Jackson, Ala.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday in her church. Burial will be in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Sunset Funeral Home, San Antonio, is handling arrangements.

January 03, 1995     Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA     Page: B-3

Rebecca Bo Barlow Pierce, 48, of 48 N. West End Ave., died unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital.

Born in Merkel, Texas, she was the daughter of Bowman O. Barlow of Provo, Utah, and the late Helen R. Heeter Barlow.   She moved to Lancaster in 1989 from Salt Lake City.

A graduate of Provo High School, she worked for 18 months as a sous-chef at Lancaster Country Club, where she specialized in ice carvings.   She was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Provo and volunteer Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader in Salt Lake City.  She enjoyed gardening, landscaping and flower arranging.

Surviving besides her father are two sons, Stephen Pierce of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Schad Pierce of Spokane, Wash.; one daughter, Vanessa Pierce of South Bend, Ind.; two grandchildren; and one sister, Susan Barlow, wife of William Maden of Laverkin, Utah.

January 19, 1996     Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA     Page: B-3

Melvin L. Beard, 65, of Coatesville, died Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Coatesville after a long illness.

Born in Parkersville, he was the son of the late Nellie Mae Beard and Ralph L. Barlow.   He was a self-employed painting contractor.   A veteran of the U.S. Army, he graduated from the Leadership School, where he was trained as a tank commander. He served with the 67th Medical Tank Company in the Korean War.

Beard received the Occupation Medal Germany-National Defense Service Medal.   He was a member of the Coatesville post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Surviving are four sisters, Shirley, wife of Kenneth Rohrer of Ohio, Joanne, wife of Dana Martin of Elkton, Md., Nancy, wife of Paul Cook of Atglen, and Lillian Frank of West Chester; and seven brothers, Earl of New Jersey, Emerson of West Virginia, Lawrence of Nottingham, Hudson of Coatesville, Eugene of New Holland, Kary of Parkesburg and Harold of Nottingham.

March 05, 1996     Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA     Page: C-7

Dorothy E. Miller, 76, of 259 W. King St., Pottstown, died Saturday at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center where she had been a patient for six days.   She was the wife of Clyde T. Miller.

Mrs. Miller was the past president of the Opti-Mrs. Club and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilary, both in Pottstown.    She was a member of Augustus Lutheran Church, Trappe, where she was active in social ministry.

Born in Philadelphia, whe was the daughter of the late Russell and Marion Barlow White.   Surviving besides her husband are two daughters, Janet Saylor, Gilbertsville, and Gail, wife of Gary Norton, East Petersburg; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two sisters, Mildred Roberts, Philadelphia, and Bernie, wife of Jean DeBarth, North Wales.

December 24, 1996     The Evening News Harrisburg     Page: B2

Louis J. Walenkiewicz, 68, of Swatara Twp., died Sunday in Villa Teresa Nursing Home.   He was retired from the state Department of Labor and Industry and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.

He was a member of St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, Hershey Italian Lodge, Lawnton American Legion, and Pennsylvania Association of Retired State Employees.

Surviving are his wife, Alda D. Garosi Walenkiewicz; a daughter, Maryann Barlow of Shenandoah; two stepsons, Victor DiSanto of Mount Holly, N.J., and William DiSanto Sr. of Harrisburg; a stepdaughter, Mary DiSanto of Harrisburg; two sisters, Irene Langford of Florida and Eleanor Orlofsky of Shenandoah; six grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at his church. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Swatara Twp.   Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Neill Funeral Home, Paxtang, where the rosary will be said at 8 p.m.   Memorial contributions may be made to Villa Teresa Nursing Home, 1051 Avila Road, Harrisburg 17109

June 02, 1997     Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA     Page: B-3

Lorraine Wingenroth Schmidt, 63, of 42 Christy Lane, Lititz, died Sunday morning at home after a long illness.   Born in Trenton, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Margaret A. Barlow Mitchell.

She was the wife of Charles A. Schmidt Jr. who died in 1992.

She was employed by the former Cinderella Knitting Mill of Denver and, previously, Bollman Hat Co. of Adamstown.   She was active many years ago in the Girl Scouts of Reamstown.

Surviving are one daughter, Debra Lynne, wife of Miller Angle of Lititz; two granddaughters; one great-granddaugter; three sisters, Sarah A., wife of Paul Skiris, and Beverly Riley, both of Neptune City, N.J., and Janice, wife of John LaVance of Manasquan, N.J.; and three brothers, Charles H. Mitchell Jr. of Titiusville, Fla., John G. Mitchell of Vero Beach, Fla., and Robert Mitchell of Hopesville.

July 23, 1997     Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA     Page: B-3

W. Leon Taylor, 93, of 837 St. Joseph St., died Tuesday at ManorCare Health Services after a three-month illness.

Taylor retired in 1973 from Herr's Motor Express in Quarryville, where he was a truck mechanic for 24 years. Before that, he was a welder at the Baltimore Shipyard and a road supervisor for Brook's Trucking in Richmond, Va.    He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Lancaster.    He served in the U.S. Army from 1923 to 1928.

He was married to Reba Miller Weaver Taylor for 40 years in September.   Born in Kiddsfork, Va., he was the son of the late Frank L. and Annie Mae Barlow Taylor.

Surviving in addition to his wife are two stepsons, Donald R., husband of Joan L. Weaver of Birdsboro, and Milton Wallace, husband of Joan P. Weaver of Holland; a stepdaughter, Johanne, wife of Forbes Hooper of McConnelsburg; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mabel Moore of Ashland, Va.

September 12, 1997      Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA    Page: B-3        See the Robert T. Barlow family for this lineage

James D. Barlow, 79, of 1 Brian Court, Stevens, died in the 5:15 a.m. crash, East Cocalico Township police said.   Barlow might have been stricken ill before his car crashed head-on into the pole near East Church and Park streets, rescue workers at the scene said.   The car's impact sheared off a 45-foot-high pole which holds a transformer and 12,000-volt lines, a PP&L spokesman said.   Lancaster County coroner Dr. Barry D. Walp pronounced Barlow dead at the scene.    An autopsy has been ordered.  Prior to the crash, Barlow was driving south on Park Street, rescuers said. About   300 yards from the crash scene, his sedan began crossing yards.   The car went across properties at 7 Park St., 11 Park St., and 96 E. Church St. before entering East Church Street. It traveled east for about 100 yards before jumping the curb at 92 E. Church St. The car then crashed into a pole on the south side of the road, police said.

Barlow was a cabinetmaker most of his life. He worked for various custom kitchen  fabrication firms throughout the country. He was employed for the past seven years  by Lamtech Industries, Ephrata, and had lived in Lancaster County for the last nine years.

A sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II, he was a member of the American Legion Cloister Post 429, Ephrata.

Born in Bunn, Ark., he was the son of the late Robert and Agnes Wood Barlow.   His wife, Jean A. Garrison Barlow, died in 1989.

He is survived by a companion, Elfriede E. Sandrock Garman, with whom he resided; three daughters, Adele M. Barlow of Sterling, Va., Gail Good of Reamstown and Jean E., wife of Peter M. Bodnar of Florham Park, N.J.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

October 27, 1997     The Harrisburg Patriot     Page: B02

Irene Martin McGlinchey, 80, of 2 Golfview Road, Camp Hill, died Saturday in Bethany Village.   She was retired as a registered nurse from Holy Spirit Hospital, and was a graduate of St. Anne's Hospital School of Nursing, Fall River, Mass., an Army veteran of World War II, a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, and a member of Church of the Good Shepherd.

She was the widow of Joseph C. McGlinchey. Surviving are two sons, James M. of McLean, Va. and Richard J. of Lexington, Mass.; two daughters, Mary I. McGlinchey of Camp Hill and Barbara M. Swisher of Brunswick, Maine; a sister, Helen Barlow of Cape Cod, Mass.; and seven grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with military honors.   There will be no visitation. Myers-Harner Funeral Home, Camp Hill, is handling arrangements.    Memorial contributions may be made to Helen O. Krause Animal Foundation, Box 311, Mechanicsburg 17055

October 30, 1997     Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA     Page: B-3

George Wilbur Barlow, 84, of Willow Valley Lakes Manor, Willow Street, died Oct. 19  at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. Formerly of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, he resided at the manor for five months.   His wife, Alice Kelly Barlow, died in December 1996.

Barlow graduated from the former Mahanoy City High School in 1931 and the Pennsylvania State University in 1935. He worked for the Union National Bank of Mahanoy City, which later merged with Pennsylvania National Bank, for 51 years.  In his early years, he was in charge of the branch office in Girardville. In 1964, he became manager of the Mahanoy City office.  He retired from active service in 1975, but continued as a bank director until 1988.

In Mahanoy City, he served on the Mahanoy Area Joint Industrial Corp., was past president and honorary member of the Rotary Club, director and president of the Schuylkill County Banker Association for several terms and chairman of the committee for the historical book for Mahanoy City's 125th anniversary.  Former Gov. William W. Scranton appointed Barlow to the steering committee of the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania in 1964. He served on the council until 1971.   Former President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to the 1964 Assay Commission.    He was a lifelong member of St. John's English Lutheran Church in Mahanoy City, where he was vice president of the church council for many years.   He served on the board of the Visiting Nurse Association and was a life member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, both in Mahanoy City.

Born in Mahanoy City, he was the son of the late George W. and Anna Skeath Barlow.   Surviving are a sister, Marie B. Littlefield of Australia; and several nieces and nephews.

March 28, 1999 and March 29, 1999     Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

BARLOW, Robert J., 64, of Brentwood, died March 26.    John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood.

November 26, 1999     Pittsburgh Post-Gazette     Page: C-11

MURDER SHOOTING CONTACT INFORMATION      Argument in Garfield ends in man's death

A Thanksgiving Day shooting in Garfield has left one man dead and another critically wounded. Garfield resident Sidney Barlow, 35, was pronounced dead at UPMC Presbyterian at 3:07 p.m., minutes after the shooting.   His brother, Maurice Barlow, was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.

The shooting took place after a traditional Thanksgiving football game on Hillcrest Street, outside Fort Pitt Elementary School.   "Supposedly there was an argument over money," said Pittsburgh police Lt. Walt Oggier.   Both victims appeared to be shot in the abdominal area, Oggier said.   Police brought a male from the scene in for questioning.

The two victims are uncles of University of Pittsburgh's running back Kevan Barlow.   No other details were available last night.

November 27, 1999     Pittsburgh Post-Gazette     Page: A-15

1 DIES, 1 WOUNDED IN HOLIDAY VIOLENCE 0 BY TORSTEN OVE      MURDER SHOOTING

Maurice, 42, visiting from Allentown, Lehigh County, was wounded in the stomach as his young son looked on. He was in stable condition yesterday at UPMC Presbyterian.

Police yesterday were searching for Michael Richards, 25, of North Atlantic Avenue in Garfield, the man two witnesses said fired the shots. Homicide detectives said Richards and his brother, who are originally from the North Side, showed up after the game to collect a debt from one of the spectators. As the men argued in the parking lot next to the field, Maurice approached and told them to take the argument elsewhere because he and Sidney didn't want their young children to hear the loud swearing.

The one guy didn't like his tone and pulled the trigger," said Joseph Barlow, 49, the oldest of the seven Barlow men, who first learned of the shooting from witnesses who ran to his mother's house on Kincaid Street.

"Sidney tried to grab him and the guy shot him in the heart. I saw Sidney in the ambulance while they were working on him. I saw Maurice lying conscious, suffering from the pain."

Joseph Barlow, a teacher and basketball coach at Milliones Middle School, could do nothing for either man.   Yesterday, at his Hillcrest Street home, he shook his head at the senselessness of the violence that plagues his neighborhood and now has claimed his brother.   "It's so sad," he said. "It's tragic that we have youngsters in our community that don't have respect for human life. They don't have much to live for. The family structure is simply breaking down."

Detectives were frustrated by a familiar problem: no one wanted to talk. Although roughly 150 people attended the game either as spectators or players, Sgt. Keith Andrews, head of the homicide squad, said none has come forward on his own to tell police what happened.

So far, the case is based on accounts from Michael Gay, an off-duty police officer who was watching the game, and Richards' brother, whom Gay tackled after the shooting and held for police.   When officers from the East Liberty station arrived, Gay had the man pinned to the ground, his hands bound with a leather belt.   Officers said the crowd looked on, but no one would provide information. When police began asking questions, witnesses started to move away.   "If it wasn't for that policeman," said Andrews, "we'd have another whodunit." Yesterday, police released Richards' brother, whose name they wouldn't reveal. He hasn't been charged. In addition to Richards, detectives were searching for the man they said Richards went to the game to find.

The Barlows are well-known in Garfield and throughout Pittsburgh, especially because of their sports prowess. The brothers are uncles of University of Pittsburgh running back Kevan Barlow and most of the seven played football or basketball in high school or college.  News of the shooting struck Neil Cohen of Stanton Heights and his family particularly hard. Cohen, retired athletic director at the Community College of Allegheny County, first met Maurice Barlow when he was a student at Peabody High School and encouraged him to play basketball for CCAC.

After Maurice enrolled in the school and started playing in the early 1980s, he became close with the Cohen family, which nicknamed him "Reese" because his name rhymed with the Reese's Pieces candy they gave him.   "He was the life of our team," said Cohen. "He was our top player.   When he was on the floor, everything lit up. He was also one of those kids who knew the difference between life and basketball. He busted his butt in the classroom."

In the late 1980s, Maurice moved to Allentown, where he lives with his wife and two children. He works for a trucking company and coaches high school basketball.   Sidney Barlow stayed in Garfield.  He lived on Rosetta Street with his wife, Angela, and four of his six children.
Cohen said he wasn't surprised to hear that the Barlows were acting as peacemakers when they were shot.

"When I drive through Garfield, I always think about what a unique family this is," he said. "These are shining lights in the community."   Sidney may have been less so.  Police said he had an extensive record of arrests between 1989 and 1996 for various crimes, some violent. The outcome of his cases couldn't be determined yesterday because the  Allegheny County Clerk of Courts office was closed for the holidays. Relatives said they knew of a burglary charge, but said it was long ago and he had since turned his life around.

For the last four years, Sidney worked as kitchen supervisor at Bobby Rubino's Place for Ribs at Station Square. General Manager Pam Dukic said she wasn't aware of Sidney's criminal record but she said he was well-liked at the restaurant.   "He was a great guy," she said. "As intimidating as his size could be, he was that gentle of a person."

November 27, 1999    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette     Page: A-15

1 DIES, 1 WOUNDED IN HOLIDAY VIOLENCE      0 BY TORSTEN OVE

A game of tackle football on Thanksgiving Day has been a tradition for 30 years in the Garfield neighborhood where the Barlow boys grew up. They call it the Turkey Bowl.

The neighborhood won't soon forget this year's version, but for all the wrong reasons.  The most valuable player in the muddy contest at Fort Pitt Elementary School was 35-year-old Sidney Barlow, a 6-feet-3, 260- pound powerhouse who once played football at Norfolk State in Virginia.   Shortly after he received his trophy, the holiday celebration erupted in gunfire when he and his older brother, Maurice, tried to intervene in a profanity-laced argument among three other men.   Sidney died of a gunshot to the chest shortly after 3 p.m.

November 29, 1999    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette     Page: A-15

BARLOW, Sidney H., died Nov. 25.    White Memorial Chapel, Point Breeze.

December 02, 1999      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette     Page: B-1

NAACP DEMANDS PROBE INTO DEATHS OF 2 BLACK MEN  and

December 02, 1999     Pittsburgh Post-Gazette      Page: B-1

NAACP DEMANDS POST-GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

Sidney Barlow, 35, of Garfield, was killed and his brother, Maurice Barlow, 42, of Allentown, Lehigh County, was wounded after being shot at a neighborhood game of football in Garfield after they tried to break up an argument. About 150 people were at the game, but police have had a hard time finding witnesses willing to come forward. Police are still looking for Michael Richards, 25, of North Atlantic Avenue in Garfield, in connection with the shootings.

"We cannot call upon white people to do this for us," Stevens said. "We have to do this as black people. And we have to show responsibility for ourselves, value for our lives."