T. — R. READER. [Group Sheet]

1. R. READER

D. — C. STERNER. [Group Sheet]

J.C. — Laberta Bessie BREDBENNER. Laberta (daughter of Randal BREDBENNER and Iva Margaret CORNELL) was born 19 Apr 1925, Nescopeck, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; died 28 May 2017, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1930, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Age: 4Age: 4 8/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Other Events:

• Occupation: American Car and Foundry, Blacksmith helper
• Residence: 1910, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
• Residence: 1930, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Age: 27Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
• 1930 Census: Apr 1930, W. Nantikoke, Plymouth Township, Luzerne, PA; Age 27 - Head of household Living with Wife Iva, 3 children, Brother in law, Brother and his family

Notes:

Worked for American Car and Foundry (AC&F) Berwick, PA sandblasting train cars. Believed to have died from dust inhalation. Got sick at lunch time while working and went home. Died that same evening. He was 25 years old. Left behind wife
Iva, son Ed (approx 8 yrs) , son Don (approx 6 yrs), and daughter Laberta (approx 5 years old). Children were sent to boarding homes.

Randal married Iva Margaret CORNELL 27 Aug 1921, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA. Iva (daughter of Peter CORNELL and Bertha May VOGELSANG) was born 9 Jun 1906, Pennsylvania; died 09 Sep 1974, San Bernardino, CA; was buried , Bellevue Cemetary Mausoleum, Ontario, CA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Nurse's aide 35 yrs
• Social Security Number: 383-28-7885
• Residence: 1910, Conyngham, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Age in 1910: 4Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
• Marriage Notice: 1921, Wilkes_Barre, Pennsylvania; Marries Randall Bredbenner
• Death of Husband: Abt 1930; Husband Randal Bredbenner dies.
• Residence: 1930, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Age: 23Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
• 1930 Census: Apr 1930, W. Nantikoke, Plymouth Township, Luzerne, PA; Age 23- Wife of Randall Bredbenner
• Residence: 1935, Berwick, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Garden, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Age: 34Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
• Obituary: 18 Sep 1974, Redlands, California; Redlands Daily Facts from Redlands, California - Page 4. WISSER-Died in San Bernardino, Calif. September 15,' 1974, Mrs. Iva Margaret Wisser, 21845 Grand Terrace road, Colton, aged 68 years, native of Pennsylvania and resident of San ' Bernardino County for 24*years.- / Deceased is survived by her husband, James J. Wisser of Colton, four sons, one daughter, 20 grandchildren, 13 great- children, four brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 1 p.m. at the the Magnolia Baptist Church, 3624 Arlington, Riverside, Rev. Richard F. Ashley, pastor of the Barstow Trinity Baptist church, officiating, with Crown Chapter no. 162 6.E.S., Corona. Entombment in Belleview Cemetary Mausoleum, Ontario. Emmerson-Bartlett Memorial Chapel Loma Linda in charge. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cancer Society. (Note: Cities are not correct-James and Iva had a home in Barstow, California, and Parker Arizona. They may have been staying with family in Colton at the time of her illness and death. - Gary Wisser - 12-13-2015)

Notes:

Iva was 15 when first child, Ed was born. After her husband Randall died she had to send the three kids to orphanages. Iva went to a concert of Laberta at the home one day and told Laberta that she had a suprise. A new baby brother (Bob).
Laberta had not seen her mother for some time. Laberta told her mother that she wanted to go home too. Iva took Laberta and Ed home to live with her and her new husband James Wisser.

Iva and James met while working for the Letlightner farm. She was a housekeeper, he was a farmworker (share) While she was pregnant with Dale the farmhouse caught on fire. While tossing belongings out of the secnd story window, Items got
stuck on the roof. She went out on the roof to push them off and fell off. She later went into labor and Dale was born early. He only weighed about 3 pounds at birth.

Later she was employed by the Barstow, CA Marine Base Hospital as a nurse's aide for 35 years. She belonged to the Crown Chapter 162 of the Eastern Star.(obit)