Eighth Generation

652. Lawrence Prutzman REITNAUER⁶⁸ was born on 3 May 1900 in New Berlinville, Berks Co., PA. He died on 6 Aug 1963 in St. Joseph's Old Hospital, Reading, PA. He was buried in Alsace Cemetery, Muhlenberg Twp., PA. Lawrence was living at North 12th Street, Reading, at the time of his death, at age 63. He had retired three years earlier from Ziegler-Clover Farms Dairy, where he was a driver and salesman. A member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Boyertown, PA, and was a member with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 429.

Lawrence Prutzman REITNAUER and Jennie Maryann BOWER were married on 29 Jul 1926 in Friedens Union Church, Oley, PA. Jennie Maryann BOWER⁶⁶ (daughter of James BOWER and Amelia MOYER) was born on 9 Dec 1884 in Pennsylvania. She died on 6 Nov 1926 in Reading, PA. She was buried in Oley Cemetery, Spangsville, Berks Co., PA. Jennie, as a young woman, worked as a servant on the Fultz farm in the Oley Valley. Charles Prutzman also worked on the Fultz farm and thus they met. She died in the home of her sister, Maggie, in Rosedale. She was sick and bedfast for 21 weeks prior to her death. Lawrence Prutzman REITNAUER and Jennie Maryann BOWER had the following children:

+784	i.	Lloyd Daniel REITNAUER60,68 was born on 16 Oct 1919 in Oley Township, Berks Co., PA. He died on 2 Feb 2000 in Topton, PA. He was buried in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Mount Penn, PA. Lloyd attended Reading schools till 8th grade. He was drafted into WW II late in the war and served in the Phillipines. He was a route driver for the St. Lawrence Dairy. Lloyd resided his last years at the Topton Home, eventually dieing from Altheimers disease.
+785	ii.	Harvey Henry REITNAUER26,68 was born on 9 Apr 1921 in Reading, PA. He was confirmed on 10 Apr 1938 in Alsace Lutheran and Reformed Churchs, Muhlenberg Twp., PA. He died on 17 Mar 1985 in Clearwater, FL. He was buried in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Mount Penn, PA. Harvey was a veteran of WW II. He lived for some time at in West Wyomissing, PA. Worked as a security guard with AT & T, at the Reading Works. Retired in 1983, and moved to Clearwater, FL. Reported to have lived in Florida two months when he died from a heart attack brought on by a bite from a fire ant. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Clearwater.
786	iii.	Elwood Stanley REITNAUER23 was born on 22 Aug 1922 in Reading, PA. He died on 25 Nov 1924.
+787	iv.	William Lawrence REITNAUER Sr.68,86 was born on 15 Oct 1923 in Reading, PA. He died on 12 Jan 2003 in California. William was a career US Air Force serviceman.
+788	v.	Leon Eugene REITNAUER26,60,68 was born on 30 Nov 1924 in Reading, PA. He died on 10 Apr 1992 in Reading, PA. He was buried in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Mount Penn, PA. Leon was employed as a salesman by Associated Wholesalers Inc., York, PA, before retiring in March 1988. He was a WW II veteran of the US Army, and a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Reading, PA. He died at his home on North 11th Street, Reading.
+789	vi.	Edith Marie REITNAUER was born in 1926 in Reading, PA.

Lawrence Prutzman REITNAUER and Elsie V. LEASE were married on 31 Mar 1928 in Reading, PA. Elsie V. LEASE⁶⁸ was born in 1894. She died in 1969. They had no issue.