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     Emory Dravo was born on 25 December 1888 in Jefferson Co., KY. He was the son of Amos Benjamin Dravo and Nellie Ann Owings. Emory Dravo married Mary Mossbarger circa 1913. Emory Dravo is listed on Addison Owings' Book, Page #; 341.

     Steward Dravo was born on 25 December 1888 in Jefferson Co., KY. He was the son of Amos Benjamin Dravo and Nellie Ann Owings. Steward Dravo is listed on Addison Owings' Book, Page #; 341.

     John Cyril Drda was born on 5 July 1889 in New Douglas, Madison Co., IL. He married Edith S. Landolt, daughter of Joseph Landolt and Sarah S. Eaves, on 23 June 1920 in Edwardsville, Madison Co., IL. John Cyril Drda died on 14 June 1969 in Edwardsville, Madison Co., IL, at age 79. He was buried after 14 June 1969 in Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville, Madison Co., IL.

     Julia Drebelbis was born on 14 January 1837 in Northumberland Co., PA. She married George R. Latsha, son of John Latsha III and Elizabeth Reed, circa 1862 in Northumberland Co., PA. Julia Drebelbis died on 13 August 1894 in Northumberland Co., PA, at age 57.

Source(s):
Research Records of Louise L. Latsha.

     Andrew J. Drebitko III was born circa 1985 in Schuylkill Co., PA. He was the son of Andrew J. Drebitko Jr.. He graduated from the Minersville Area High School in 2003. Andrew J. Drebitko III died on 1 May 2006 in Union Co., PA.

Obituary:
Andrew J. Drebitko III, 21, and Richard C. Helman Jr., 20, died in a one-vehicle accident at 12:30 a.m. Monday in Union County.
Graduates of the Minersville Area High School Class of 2003, they played football and basketball during high school and were both attending Penn State University.
Minersville Area football coach Patrick Mason said the men were best friends and were known for being humorous.
“They were always upbeat kids, with good senses of humor. They knew how to make you laugh in tough situations,” Mason said.
Mason said he was unclear on whether Helman played sports at Penn State, but knew that Drebitko was as a punter for football teams at West Virginia and Temple universities before transferring to Penn State.
He said Drebitko had been an All-State and All-County selection athlete and often volunteered to work with the high school football team.
According to state police at Milton, the men were traveling on Route 192, returning from Penn State’s University Park campus, when the accident occurred. Trooper Anthony E. Bickhart, Troop F, Milton, said Drebitko, who was driving a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse in which Helman was the passenger, was driving east at an apparent high rate of speed when the car went out of control while in a downhill right-hand curve.
The vehicle, Bickhart said, slid sideways in a clockwise direction, struck a small rock and went off the road, where the rear portion of the car became airborne. The car then landed in a ditch and culvert along the north edge of the road and continued to slide northeast until it struck several small pine trees and became airborne, Bickhart said. At that point, the car struck three large trees and came to a stop on its passenger’s side facing west along the north shoulder of Route 192.
Bickhart said Drebitko was ejected from the vehicle as it was either sliding or airborne and that Helman remained inside.
Neither man was wearing a seat belt and both were pronounced dead at the scene by a Union County deputy coroner, Bickhart said.
The accident “really hit home,” Mason said, because many students were familiar with both men. While leaving school Monday, seventh-grader Joseph Bickelman said he lifts weights after school with Drebitko’s younger brother, Jon, a sophomore, and said he was familiar with Andrew. He said despite the fact that Drebitko and Helman were older than current high school students, many kids knew them.
“A lot of kids went home from school early today because they were upset,” Bickelman said.
Superintendent M. Joseph Brady said students were invited to the school library during the morning for counseling. An intervention specialist and two guidance counselors were available to help students Monday and counseling is expected to continue today, he said.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family as they try to cope with their tragic losses,” Brady said.
At Penn State’s Schuylkill campus, where both men were affiliated, word of the students’ deaths traveled slowly, according to David E. Holden, director of continuing education and marketing. Many students are not on campus because they are preparing for finals, he added.
Drebitko was a criminal justice major attending classes on the Schuylkill campus and Helman, who started his undergraduate education on the Schuylkill campus, had been majoring in forest science at University Park.
Penn State administrators are scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. today to schedule a memorial for the students, Holden said.

Source(s):
Family Records of June Schinkel Stewart.

     Andrew J. Drebitko Jr. is the son of Andrew J. Drebitko Sr. and Dorothy Klinger.

     Andrew J. Drebitko Sr. married Dorothy Klinger, daughter of Clinton Klinger and Margaret Sykes, in PA.

     Sharon Drebitko is the daughter of Andrew J. Drebitko Sr. and Dorothy Klinger.

     Beverly Dreese married William Carl Brown (KW), son of Homer Edwin Brown and Daisy Miller, on 15 September 1962 in Selinsgrove, Northumberland Co., PA.

     Ken Dreese married Suzanna Klinger, daughter of Lee Penrose Klinger and Marjorie Ella Lehman.

     Christine Lee Dreher married Raymond Mark Owings Ph.D., son of (Dr.) Raymond Hays Owings and Letty Freda Ahman, on 22 August 1970.

     Lydia Dreher was born on 6 February 1812 in PA. She married Jacob Kauffman, son of Samuel Kauffman and Eve Elizabeth Klinger, circa 1831 in PA. Lydia Dreher died on 15 February 1891 in Dauphin Co., PA, at age 79.

Source(s):
A Comprehensive History of the town of Gratz Pennsylvania, page 408, compiled by the Gratz Historical Society, published (1997).

     Rebecca Dreher was born on 12 December 1817 in Schuylkill Co., PA, daughter of Philip Dreher and Anna. She married Jonas Kissinger, son of Johannes Kissinger Sr. and Elisabeth Klinger, circa 1833 in PA. Rebecca Dreher died on 23 January 1890 in Snyder Co., PA, at age 72. She was buried after 23 January 1890 in Ebenezer Cemetery, Washington Township, Snyder Co., PA.

Source(s):
Research Records of Ron Cramer, provided by Bruce T. Hall
A Comprehensive History of the town of Gratz Pennsylvania, page 315, compiled by the Gratz Historical Society, published (1997).

     Helen Irene Dreibelbeis was born on 27 November 1903 in Lewistown, Juniata Co., PA. She was the daughter of Jacob Franklin Dreibelbeis and Mary Alice Koppenheffer. Helen Irene Dreibelbeis married Alfred Musser on 1 July 1926 in PA.

Source(s):
The Klingers, page 132, compiled by Mary Klinger, published by Gateway Press, Inc. (1989).

     Jacob Franklin Dreibelbeis was born on 20 June 1875 in PA. He married Mary Alice Koppenheffer, daughter of John Koppenhaver (CW) and Hannah Moyer, on 16 October 1901 in PA. Jacob Franklin Dreibelbeis died in 1942 in PA. He was buried in 1942 in Zion (Stone Valley) Lutheran & Reformed Church Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland Co., PA.

Source(s):
The Klingers, page 132, compiled by Mary Klinger, published by Gateway Press, Inc. (1989).

     Leah Elizabeth Dreibelbeis was born on 3 December 1907 in Lewistown, Juniata Co., PA. She was the daughter of Jacob Franklin Dreibelbeis and Mary Alice Koppenheffer. Leah Elizabeth Dreibelbeis married Joseph Hubert Albright on 29 April 1926 in PA.

Source(s):
The Klingers, page 132, compiled by Mary Klinger, published by Gateway Press, Inc. (1989).

     Mabel Grace Dreibelbeis was born on 19 October 1902 in Lewistown, Juniata Co., PA. She was the daughter of Jacob Franklin Dreibelbeis and Mary Alice Koppenheffer.

Source(s):
The Klingers, page 132, compiled by Mary Klinger, published by Gateway Press, Inc. (1989).

     Aldella Dreibelbis married Newton Edward Shaffer, son of Isaac Walter Shaffer and Opal Fern Rettinger, circa 1942 in PA.

     Betty Romaine Dreibelbis married Lester Leroy Leitzel, son of Samuel Roosevelt Leitzel and Margaret Irene Kratzer, circa 1948 in PA.

     Catherine V. Dreibelbis was born on 15 July 1880 in PA. She married William Koppenheffer, son of Benneville Koppenheffer Sr. and Susanna Witmer, circa 1898 in PA. Catherine V. Dreibelbis died in 1930 in PA. She was buried in 1930 in Trinity Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery, Dalmatia, Northumberland Co., PA.

Source(s):
Research Records of Andrew Koppenhaver, provided by Bruce T. Hall.

     Charles Wert Dreibelbis was born on 28 December 1859 in Dauphin Co., PA, son of Jacob Dreibelbis and Catharine Wert. He married Ida Rebecca Hoy, daughter of Christian Hoy and Leah Novinger, on 5 January 1884. Charles Wert Dreibelbis died on 12 October 1933 in Dauphin Co., PA, at age 73. He was buried after 12 October 1933 in David's Reformed Church Cemetery, Upper Paxton Township, Killinger, Dauphin Co., PA.

Source(s):
Research Records of Evelyn Shadle Hartman (Deceased).

     Daniel Dreibelbis married Wanda Hoffman, daughter of Guy Hoffman and Mary Sara Marie Adeline Barry, on 14 December 1974.

     Daniel Dreibelbis is the son of Daniel Dreibelbis and Wanda Hoffman.

     Daniel Dreibelbis married Thelma Lehman, daughter of Charles Lehman and Gertie Lynore Bingaman, circa 1945.

     Daniel Wert Dreibelbis was born on 17 March 1856 in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland Co., PA. He married Elizabeth Lenker, daughter of Nicholas Lenker and Catharina Yeager, circa 1880 in PA. Daniel Wert Dreibelbis died on 4 December 1885 in Dauphin Co., PA, at age 29. He was buried after 4 December 1885 in St. David's Reformed Church Cemetery, Upper Paxton Township, Killinger, Dauphin Co., PA.

Source(s):
Research Records of Roger Cramer.

     Darwin Dreibelbis was born on 2 July 1904 in PA. He married Mary May Lenker, daughter of Isaac Newton Lenker and Beulah Elizabeth Paul, circa 1924 in PA. Darwin Dreibelbis died on 27 November 1989 in Northumberland Co., PA, at age 85. He was buried after 27 November 1989 in Zion (Stone Valley) Lutheran & Reformed Church Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland Co., PA.

Source(s):
Research Records of Evelyn Shadle Hartman (Deceased) - Lenker Family History, Shaffer/ Miller and Schrawder Families and SS Death Index.

     Dennis Eugene Dreibelbis married Sandra Ann Underkoffler, daughter of Wayne A. Underkoffler and Pearl D. Rebuck, on 20 June 1970 in Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin Co., PA.

     Isaac W. Dreibelbis was born on 11 January 1849 in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland Co., PA, son of Abraham Dreibelbis and Elizabeth Wentzel. He married Susanna Heim, daughter of Isaac Heim and Elizabeth Bohner, circa 1871 in PA. Isaac W. Dreibelbis died on 7 August 1933 in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland Co., PA, at age 84. He was buried after 7 August 1933 in Trinity United Church of Christ Cemetery, Dalmatia, Northumberland Co., PA.

Source(s):
Research Records of Evelyn Shadle Hartman (Deceased).

     Jacob F. Dreibelbis was born circa 1890 in PA, son of Frank Dreibelbis and Elizabeth Phillips. He married Laura Evitts, daughter of William A. Evitts and Sarah Adeline Daniel, on 22 April 1916 in PA.

Source(s):
Research Records of Evelyn Shadle Hartman (Deceased).

     Jacob N. Dreibelbis was born on 23 November 1882 in Dauphin Co., PA. He was the son of Daniel Wert Dreibelbis and Elizabeth Lenker. Jacob N. Dreibelbis married Aquilla Thompson circa 1906 in PA. Jacob N. Dreibelbis died in 1953 in Dauphin Co., PA. He was buried in 1953 in St. David's Reformed Church Cemetery, Upper Paxton Township, Killinger, Dauphin Co., PA.

Source(s):
Research Records of Roger Cramer.