Grabe, Herman Frederick

1878 - 1939  (60 years)

• Name	Grabe, Herman Frederick  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	3 Dec 1878	Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2]
  Event	1911	Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	Herman Grabe, father of George, worked compassionately in recovering and identifying victims of the 1911 Austin Flood, the same year that George Grabe was born.
  	20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the oldest buildings in Coudersport, built in 1849, just one year after Coudersport was incorporated as a borough. To commemorate the event, a small gathering was held on Wednesday, November 20th, hosted by Bill Brennan, funeral director at Fickinger Funeral Home, and his wife Lisa. It was attended by family and friends associated with the Fickinger Funeral Home, along with local historians from the Potter County Historical Society and the E.O. Austin Museum. [Photo] The property at 210 North East Street, facing the courthouse square, was home to the Henry J. Olmstead family for over 85 years. The Olmstead family was remarkable in their roles as local leaders in government, education, and as merchants. Henry J. Olmstead himself played an important role in the election of Simon Cameron, the great orator and anti-slavery Republican, to the United States Senate in 1857. Although losing his left arm in a farming accident as a youth in Ulysses, Henry went on to become Principal of the Coudersport Academy, County Prothonitary, and also served in the office of the State Secretary of Pennsylvania. It was Henry J. Olmstead who transported an ailing Senator Issac Benson by sleigh to the train station in Wellsville, NY on January 5, 1857. Along with Dr. Ellison, he delivered Senator Benson to the state assembly in Harrisburg to cast the single vote needed to send Simon Cameron to Washington. The house itself, on the corner of North East and East 3rd streets, was a guidepost for run-away slaves seeking refuge within Coudersport’s Underground Railroad system. The transition of the property to a funeral home, came in December 7, 1939, when another prominent family, the Grabe’s, established the Grabe Funeral Service. George H. Grabe, the grandson of Gustave Grabe, whose sons Herman and Almon served the communities of Coudersport, Austin, and Port Allegany as funeral directors. Herman Grabe, father of George, worked compassionately in recovering and identifying victims of the 1911 Austin Flood, the same year that George Grabe was born. The Grabe Funeral Home was the center of emergency management with an ambulance service. In 1966, George formed a partnership with his son Thomas E. Fickinger. Tom, along with his wife Barbara, continued to carry-on the tradition of service and compassion to area families. At the anniversary gathering, the Fickinger Funeral Home, was filled with stories and memories by the late Thomas Fickinger’s wife, Barbara, and friends to pay tribute to the families and the dwelling that has served our community for these many years. The Fickinger Funeral Home is looking forward to many more years of compassionate service to the community. We would like to extend an invitation to our Memorial Tree Service on December 10, 2019. Registration starts at 6pm and the service will start at 7pm. Please RSVP by calling 814-274-8888. We will also be hosting a Cocoa with Santa on December 21, 2019 from 1-4pm for children and adults of all ages. This will be a free event and photo taking is welcomed. We at the Fickinger Funeral Home, would like to open our doors to any small groups or organizations if they are in need of a meeting location, at no charge. The Fickinger Funeral Home would like to thank, David Castano for taking the time to provide the written history in this article, Curt Weinhold for the group photos, and our friends from the First Presbyterian Church for their contributions. [Photo] (L-R) Bill Brennan & wife Lisa, Andy Dubots, Wick Furman, Ron Ebbert and Mrs. Barbara Fickinger in the chair. The Funeral Home would also like to acknowledge the special people that it takes to keep a small business going for 80 years, including but not limited to Mrs. Barbara Fickinger and her family, Mayor Andy Dubots, and his 39 years of service, Ron Ebbert, Founder and President of the E.O. Austin Home and Historical Society, and his 18 years of service and former Mayor, Wick Furman and his 16 years of service. Lisa and I are very lucky to call Coudersport home, to live in a building with so much history, and to meet and get to know so many wonderful people. Posted by Solomon's words for the wise at 12/07/2019 02:51:00 PM 0 comments
  Residence	1917	McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Residence	1917	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Residence	Between 1920 and 1930	Port Allegany, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Death	15 Apr 1939	Holly Hill, Volusia, Florida, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 15 Apr 1939	Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Occupation	7 Dec 1939	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	another prominent family, the Grabe’s, established the Grabe Funeral Service. George H. Grabe, the grandson of Gustave Grabe, whose sons Herman and Almon served the communities of Coudersport, Austin, and Port Allegany as funeral directors. Herman Grabe,
  	20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the oldest buildings in Coudersport, built in 1849, just one year after Coudersport was incorporated as a borough. To commemorate the event, a small gathering was held on Wednesday, November 20th, hosted by Bill Brennan, funeral director at Fickinger Funeral Home, and his wife Lisa. It was attended by family and friends associated with the Fickinger Funeral Home, along with local historians from the Potter County Historical Society and the E.O. Austin Museum. [Photo] The property at 210 North East Street, facing the courthouse square, was home to the Henry J. Olmstead family for over 85 years. The Olmstead family was remarkable in their roles as local leaders in government, education, and as merchants. Henry J. Olmstead himself played an important role in the election of Simon Cameron, the great orator and anti-slavery Republican, to the United States Senate in 1857. Although losing his left arm in a farming accident as a youth in Ulysses, Henry went on to become Principal of the Coudersport Academy, County Prothonitary, and also served in the office of the State Secretary of Pennsylvania. It was Henry J. Olmstead who transported an ailing Senator Issac Benson by sleigh to the train station in Wellsville, NY on January 5, 1857. Along with Dr. Ellison, he delivered Senator Benson to the state assembly in Harrisburg to cast the single vote needed to send Simon Cameron to Washington. The house itself, on the corner of North East and East 3rd streets, was a guidepost for run-away slaves seeking refuge within Coudersport’s Underground Railroad system. The transition of the property to a funeral home, came in December 7, 1939, when another prominent family, the Grabe’s, established the Grabe Funeral Service. George H. Grabe, the grandson of Gustave Grabe, whose sons Herman and Almon served the communities of Coudersport, Austin, and Port Allegany as funeral directors. Herman Grabe, father of George, worked compassionately in recovering and identifying victims of the 1911 Austin Flood, the same year that George Grabe was born. The Grabe Funeral Home was the center of emergency management with an ambulance service. In 1966, George formed a partnership with his son Thomas E. Fickinger. Tom, along with his wife Barbara, continued to carry-on the tradition of service and compassion to area families. At the anniversary gathering, the Fickinger Funeral Home, was filled with stories and memories by the late Thomas Fickinger’s wife, Barbara, and friends to pay tribute to the families and the dwelling that has served our community for these many years. The Fickinger Funeral Home is looking forward to many more years of compassionate service to the community. We would like to extend an invitation to our Memorial Tree Service on December 10, 2019. Registration starts at 6pm and the service will start at 7pm. Please RSVP by calling 814-274-8888. We will also be hosting a Cocoa with Santa on December 21, 2019 from 1-4pm for children and adults of all ages. This will be a free event and photo taking is welcomed. We at the Fickinger Funeral Home, would like to open our doors to any small groups or organizations if they are in need of a meeting location, at no charge. The Fickinger Funeral Home would like to thank, David Castano for taking the time to provide the written history in this article, Curt Weinhold for the group photos, and our friends from the First Presbyterian Church for their contributions. [Photo] (L-R) Bill Brennan & wife Lisa, Andy Dubots, Wick Furman, Ron Ebbert and Mrs. Barbara Fickinger in the chair. The Funeral Home would also like to acknowledge the special people that it takes to keep a small business going for 80 years, including but not limited to Mrs. Barbara Fickinger and her family, Mayor Andy Dubots, and his 39 years of service, Ron Ebbert, Founder and President of the E.O. Austin Home and Historical Society, and his 18 years of service and former Mayor, Wick Furman and his 16 years of service. Lisa and I are very lucky to call Coudersport home, to live in a building with so much history, and to meet and get to know so many wonderful people. Posted by Solomon's words for the wise at 12/07/2019 02:51:00 PM 0 comments
  Person ID	I84686	WetzelAncestry

  
  

  Father	Grabe, Gustav Henry,   b. 6 Dec 1851, College Point, Queens, New York, USA d. 14 Dec 1918, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Breunle, Amelia Caroline,   b. 28 Mar 1855, College Point, Queens, New York, USA d. 26 Sep 1951, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 96 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Jan 1878	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	South Hill
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Family ID	F52177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Specht, Edna B.
  Marriage	2 Mar 1937	New York State, USA
  Children	1. Grabe, George Hafner sr,   b. 15 May 1910, Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Jun 1972, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Grabe, Pauline Emily,   b. 10 Oct 1907, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. Jun 1976 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Grabe, Herman Frederick II  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F52171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hafner, Edith Alverna,   b. 1 Dec 1878, Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Jul 1935, Port Allegany, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1905	Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Grabe, George Hafner sr,   b. 15 May 1910, Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Jun 1972, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F52176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 3 Dec 1878 - Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1900 - Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 20 Sep 1905 - Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Event - Herman Grabe, father of George, worked compassionately in recovering and identifying victims of the 1911 Austin Flood, the same year that George Grabe was born. - 1911 - Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1917 - McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1917 - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Between 1920 and 1930 - Port Allegany, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 2 Mar 1937 - New York State, USA Death - 15 Apr 1939 - Holly Hill, Volusia, Florida, USA Burial - Aft 15 Apr 1939 - Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - another prominent family, the Grabe’s, established the Grabe Funeral Service. George H. Grabe, the grandson of Gustave Grabe, whose sons Herman and Almon served the communities of Coudersport, Austin, and Port Allegany as funeral directors. Herman Grabe, - 7 Dec 1939 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Grabe, Herman Frederick fag_JoelFramptonGilfert.jpg 20240323GHLn- Joel Frampton Gilfert, findagrave Herman Frederick Grabe
  		Fickinger, Thos Funeral HenryJOlmstedHome SolsWords.JPG 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the…

  
  

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  20240323GHLn- Herman Frederick Grabe Photo added by Joel Frampton Gilfert Herman Frederick Grabe BIRTH 3 Dec 1878 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 15 Apr 1939 (aged 60) Holly Hill, Volusia County, Florida, USA BURIAL Rose Hill Cemetery Smethport, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA PLOT Sec 3 534 MEMORIAL ID66172403 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Herman F. Grabe, 61, born, 3 Dec 1878; married Edith Alverna Hafner 20 Sep 1905 in Smethport; died 1939 in Florida Parents: Gustave Grabe; Emelie Grabe Children: George Grabe, Frederick Grabe, Pauline Grabe Siblings: Lawrence Grabe, G. Harold Grabe, Caroline Coleman Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968 Herman F. Grabe married Edith A. Hafner 20 Sep 1905 in Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Film Number: 001315239 New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 Herman F. Grabe, married Edna E. Specht 27 Mar 1937 in New York, USA Certificate Number: 9495 Inscription Father Gravesite Details walked and compiled by Nancy Thomas and Becky Hakes Oct 2005 Family Members Parents Gustave H. Grabe 1851-1918 Emelie C. Bruenle Grabe 1855-1951 Spouse Edith Alverna "Verna" Hafner Grabe 1878-1935 (m. 1905) Siblings Carlton Albert Grabe 1881-1936 Almon R Grabe 1884-1928 Lawrence Scott Grabe 1890-1970 Gustave Harold Grabe 1893-1989 Children Pauline Emily Grabe McLean 1907-1976 Flowers Left by MSue on 26 Feb 2011

  
  

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  [S2519] Public Member Trees 2021, Jennifer Grabe Family Tree Jennifer Grabe / George Hafner Grabe (48) facts 20210214HAv- /cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=260011545646&indiv=try. Record for George Hafner Grabe (48) facts 20210214HAv- Jennifer Grabe Family Tree Jennifer Grabe / George Hafner Grabe George Hafner Grabe 1910-1972 BIRTH 15 MAY 1910 • Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania DEATH 18 JUNE 1972 • Pennsylvania /cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=260011545646&indiv=try Record for George Hafner Grabe (48) facts 20210214HAv- Jennifer Grabe Family Tree Jennifer Grabe / George Hafner Grabe George Hafner Grabe 1910-1972 BIRTH 15 MAY 1910 • Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania DEATH 18 JUNE 1972 • Pennsylvania /cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=260011545646&indiv=try [S1718] Public Member Trees 2018-, McIver Family Tree tarziera. Record for Gustave Henery Grabe- 20181203HAv McIver Family Tree tarziera (85) facts http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=160058147407&indiv=try [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Grabe, Gustave Henery. Record for Gustave H. Grabe 20181202HAv- (20) facts Photo added by Joel Frampton Gilfert Picture of Added by June Howard Gustave H. Grabe BIRTH 6 Dec 1851 USA DEATH 14 Dec 1918 (aged 67) Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Eulalia Cemetery Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 96430367 · PHOTOS 2 Family Members Spouse Emelie C. Bruenle Grabe 1855-1951 Children Herman F Grabe1878-1939 Carlton Albert Grabe 1881-1936 Almon R Grabe 1884-1928 20181202HAv- Photo added by Joel Frampton Gilfert Picture of Added by June Howard Gustave H. Grabe BIRTH 6 Dec 1851 USA DEATH 14 Dec 1918 (aged 67) Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Eulalia Cemetery Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 96430367 · PHOTOS 2 Family Members Spouse Emelie C. Bruenle Grabe 1855-1951 Children Herman F Grabe1878-1939 Carlton Albert Grabe 1881-1936 Almon R Grabe 1884-1928 Cem Eulalia Grabe, GustaveH fag JuneHoward.jpg 20181202HAv- Photo added by Joel Frampton Gilfert Picture of Added by June Howard Gustave H. Grabe BIRTH 6 Dec 1851 USA DEATH 14 Dec 1918 (aged 67) Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Eulalia Cemetery Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 96430367 · PHOTOS 2 Family Members Spouse Emelie C. Bruenle Grabe 1855-1951 Children Herman F… [S2417] Solomon's Words, Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019. Thomas Fickinger (1) fact 20210214HAv- 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the oldest buildings in Coudersport, built in 1849, just one year after Coudersport was incorporated as a borough. To commemorate the event, a small gathering was held on Wednesday, November 20th, hosted by Bill Brennan, funeral director at Fickinger Funeral Home, and his wife Lisa. It was attended by family and friends associated with the Fickinger Funeral Home, along with local historians from the Potter County Historical Society and the E.O. Austin Museum. [Photo] The property at 210 North East Street, facing the courthouse square, was home to the Henry J. Olmstead family for over 85 years. The Olmstead family was remarkable in their roles as local leaders in government, education, and as merchants. Henry J. Olmstead himself played an important role in the election of Simon Cameron, the great orator and anti-slavery Republican, to the United States Senate in 1857. Although losing his left arm in a farming accident as a youth in Ulysses, Henry went on to become Principal of the Coudersport Academy, County Prothonitary, and also served in the office of the State Secretary of Pennsylvania. It was Henry J. Olmstead who transported an ailing Senator Issac Benson by sleigh to the train station in Wellsville, NY on January 5, 1857. Along with Dr. Ellison, he delivered Senator Benson to the state assembly in Harrisburg to cast the single vote needed to send Simon Cameron to Washington. The house itself, on the corner of North East and East 3rd streets, was a guidepost for run-away slaves seeking refuge within Coudersport’s Underground Railroad system. The transition of the property to a funeral home, came in December 7, 1939, when another prominent family, the Grabe’s, established the Grabe Funeral Service. George H. Grabe, the grandson of Gustave Grabe, whose sons Herman and Almon served the communities of Coudersport, Austin, and Port Allegany as funeral directors. Herman Grabe, father of George, worked compassionately in recovering and identifying victims of the 1911 Austin Flood, the same year that George Grabe was born. The Grabe Funeral Home was the center of emergency management with an ambulance service. In 1966, George formed a partnership with his son Thomas E. Fickinger. Tom, along with his wife Barbara, continued to carry-on the tradition of service and compassion to area families. At the anniversary gathering, the Fickinger Funeral Home, was filled with stories and memories by the late Thomas Fickinger’s wife, Barbara, and friends to pay tribute to the families and the dwelling that has served our community for these many years. The Fickinger Funeral Home is looking forward to many more years of compassionate service to the community. We would like to extend an invitation to our Memorial Tree Service on December 10, 2019. Registration starts at 6pm and the service will start at 7pm. Please RSVP by calling 814-274-8888. We will also be hosting a Cocoa with Santa on December 21, 2019 from 1-4pm for children and adults of all ages. This will be a free event and photo taking is welcomed. We at the Fickinger Funeral Home, would like to open our doors to any small groups or organizations if they are in need of a meeting location, at no charge. The Fickinger Funeral Home would like to thank, David Castano for taking the time to provide the written history in this article, Curt Weinhold for the group photos, and our friends from the First Presbyterian Church for their contributions. [Photo] (L-R) Bill Brennan & wife Lisa, Andy Dubots, Wick Furman, Ron Ebbert and Mrs. Barbara Fickinger in the chair. The Funeral Home would also like to acknowledge the special people that it takes to keep a small business going for 80 years, including but not limited to Mrs. Barbara Fickinger and her family, Mayor Andy Dubots, and his 39 years of service, Ron Ebbert, Founder and President of the E.O. Austin Home and Historical Society, and his 18 years of service and former Mayor, Wick Furman and his 16 years of service. Lisa and I are very lucky to call Coudersport home, to live in a building with so much history, and to meet and get to know so many wonderful people. Posted by Solomon's words for the wise at 12/07/2019 02:51:00 PM 0 comments Fickinger, Thos Funeral Home 210 NESt Coudy SolsWords.JPG 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the… Fickinger, Thos Funeral Home staff SolsWords.JPG 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the… Fickinger, Thos Funeral HenryJOlmstedHome SolsWords.JPG 20210214HAv- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home celebrates 80 years of service On December 7, 2019 the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home will celebrate 80 years of service to Coudersport and surrounding areas. In addition to being a funeral home for the past 80 years, the property at 210 North East Street is one of the…

  
  

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