| Sex | Female |
| Age | 91 |
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| Born | 20 January 1923 | in | Nuremberg, Schuylkill County PA (US) |
| Died | 17 September 2014 | in | Danville, Montour County PA (US) |
| Buried | | in | Nuremberg Cemetery, Nuremberg, Schuylkill County PA (US) |
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| Father | Daniel van Blargan |
| | Born | 1877 |
| | Died | 1929 |
| Mother | Mabel Horton |
| | Born | 1882 |
| | Died | 1949 |
| Sister | Hazle |
| Sister | Millicent born 1900 |
| Sister | Alice Ramona born 30 June 1906 |
| Brother | Leo Bruce born 1908 |
| Sister | Laura Eva born 1909 |
| Brother | Eli Waldo born 1910 |
| Sister | Velma born 14 April 1914 |
| Brother | Foster born 1916 |
| Brother | Lloyd Daniel born 4 January 1918 |
| Brother | Robert Paul born 23 March 1920 |
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| Residence(s) | Weston, Luzerne County PA (US) from 1950 until 2014 |
| | Obituary | Dorothy F. Knelly, 91, of Weston, passed away Wednesday evening at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Nuremberg, January 20, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Mabel (Horton) Van Blargan and resided in Weston for the past 64 years after moving from Nuremberg. She was a member of Emmanuel UCC Church, Nuremberg. Dorothy was a 1940 graduate of Nuremberg High School and Redstone Beauty Academy in 1941. Prior to her retirement, she was a cafeteria manager the Hazleton Area School District, having worked in the Sheppton and Rock Glen schools. She was a member of the East Union Township Senior Citizens and enjoyed crossword puzzles, sewing plastic canvas, and playing Pinochle.
She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by her husband Calvin C. Knelly, who passed away July 1, 2009, brothers Robert and Lloyd Van Blargan; and sisters Valma Novatnak, Hazle Paris, Millicent Tempest, and Alice Van Blargan. Surviving are three sons, David and his wife Phyllis, Nuremberg; Lance and his wife Carol, Sugarloaf; Thomas and his wife Lorraine, Weston; five grandchildren, Cindee Michael and her husband Richard, Nuremberg; Brenda Knelly, Nuremberg; Lance Knelly and his wife Jennifer, Bethlehem; Cheri Lutzick and her husband Robert, Weatherly; and Amy Bolinsky and her husband Marc, Bloomsburg; seven great-grandchildren, Richard and Ryan Michael; Austin Knelly, Krista Lutzick, Kaitlyn and Kaylee Bolinsky, and Christopher Knelly; and two step great-grandchildren, Robert and Carla Lutzick.
Her funeral will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Emmanuel UCC Church, Nuremberg, with her pastor, the Rev. Louis Aita officiating. Burial will follow in Nuremberg Cemetery. There will be no public viewing. Memorial donations can be made to the Nuremberg-Weston Fire Company, PO Box 530, Sugarloaf, PA 18249. Harman Homes and Crematory, Inc. (West) 1265 Rock Glen Road, Rock Glen, is assisting the family with the arrangements. | |
