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KANE - Marjorie "Marge" Zampogna, 90, of 314 Kearney St., passed awa
y Thursday (Oct. 3, 2013) at her residence.
Born Feb. 2, 1923 (Ground Hog Day), in Johnsonburg, she was the daught
er of the late John Edward Bressler and Sarah Elizabeth Barner. On Apr
il 12, 1945, she married Fritz Zampogna, who passed away in 2012.
She was a loving wife and mother. She aspired to be a nurse at a youn
g age, but did not become one as she had a slight heart murmur that pr
evented her enrollment at that time. As a lefty, she was made to writ
e with her right hand in grade school. She was a homemaker and bookkee
per for her self-employed carpenter husband. She loved being around he
family and friends. She kept up with current events in the news up t
o her last days. Earlier in life she had also been employed at Stackpo
le in Johnsonburg and Temple Pharmacy in Kane.
She was also a member of St. Callistus Catholic Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Barbara J. McDermott and Debra A. (Barr
y "Mac") McQuillen of Kane; a son, James L. (Maryclaire) Zampogna of F
ulton, N.Y.; six grandchildren, James, Patrick, Joshua, Edward, Rene
e and Jill; seven great-grandchildren, Katelynn, Madeline, Dominic, Ge
ena, Trevor, Olivia and Maddison: closest nephews and nieces, David (C
athy) Buckland, Patricia Lawrence (Gene) and Harry (Sharon) Bressler.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Edward Bressler; and three s
isters, Maxine Buckland, Helen Holmes and Judy Bressler.
Friends will be received in the gathering space at St. Callistus Catho
lic Church on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m., where a Mass of Christian Bur
ial will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Philip Pinczewski as celebran
t. Burial will be at St. Callistus Cemetery.
Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com .
Published in The Bradford Era from October 4 to October 11, 2013 .
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Marjorie Zampogna

KANE - Marjorie "Marge" Zampogna, 90, of 314 Kearney St., passed awa
y Thursday (Oct. 3, 2013) at her residence.
Born Feb. 2, 1923 (Ground Hog Day), in Johnsonburg, she was the daught
er of the late John Edward Bressler and Sarah Elizabeth Barner. On Apr
il 12, 1945, she married Fritz Zampogna, who passed away in 2012.
She was a loving wife and mother. She aspired to be a nurse at a youn
g age, but did not become one as she had a slight heart murmur that pr
evented her enrollment at that time. As a lefty, she was made to writ
e with her right hand in grade school. She was a homemaker and bookkee
per for her self-employed carpenter husband. She loved being around he
family and friends. She kept up with current events in the news up t
o her last days. Earlier in life she had also been employed at Stackpo
le in Johnsonburg and Temple Pharmacy in Kane.
She was also a member of St. Callistus Catholic Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Barbara J. McDermott and Debra A. (Barr
y "Mac") McQuillen of Kane; a son, James L. (Maryclaire) Zampogna of F
ulton, N.Y.; six grandchildren, James, Patrick, Joshua, Edward, Rene
e and Jill; seven great-grandchildren, Katelynn, Madeline, Dominic, Ge
ena, Trevor, Olivia and Maddison: closest nephews and nieces, David (C
athy) Buckland, Patricia Lawrence (Gene) and Harry (Sharon) Bressler.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Edward Bressler; and three s
isters, Maxine Buckland, Helen Holmes and Judy Bressler.
Friends will be received in the gathering space at St. Callistus Catho
lic Church on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m., where a Mass of Christian Bur
ial will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Philip Pinczewski as celebran
t. Burial will be at St. Callistus Cemetery.
Online condolences can be expressed at www.cummingsfh.com .
Published in The Bradford Era from October 4 to October 11, 2013 .


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Marjorie married Frederick A. ZAMPOGNA on 12 Apr 1945 in Kane, McKean, Pennsylvania. Frederick was born on 25 Sep 1915 in Westline, McKean Co, PA; died on 14 Mar 2012 in Kane, McKean, Pennsylvania; was buried in Saint Callistus Cemetery - Kane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Barbara J. ZAMPOGNA
2. Debra A. ZAMPOGNA
3. James L. ZAMPOGNA

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Leroy + Beulah ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Find A Grave: 98980082

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John Edward Bressler
Birth: Dec., 1847
PA
Death: Jul. 23, 1925
Clinton County
PA

Son of George Bressler 1818-1901 & Phoebe Badger 1823-1850.

COUNTY HISTORY (CLINTON Co, PA)
GEORGE BRESSLER'S (1818-1901) BRIDE DIED ON TRIP AROUND HORN
(Second story in a series of two on "Forty-Niners of Clinton County.")
Second of the Clinton Countians to brave the dangers of the trip to Ca
lifornia in search of gold, as reported to the Clinton County Historic
al Society recently in a paper written by Miss Sarah E GEARHART, was G
eorge BRESSLER, Jr., one of the settlers and builders, with Nathan HAR
VEY, of that town, he was the grandfather of Mrs. Dewey DANIS (Margare
t HUNTER 1898-1964) of Mill Hall.
"George BRESSLER, 3rd was first married to Miss Phoebe BADGER (1823-18
52)," Miss GEARHAT's report tells. "She died when their two children
, John Edward (1847-1925) and Eliza Frances (1848-1925), were young. H
e then married Eliza HENDERSHOT and started to California on their wed
ding trip in February, 1852, leaving John Edward and his little siste
with an aunt, Margaret BADGER.
SIGHTS IN NEW YORK
"George kept a diary for a while. It starts by telling that they wen
t to Lewistown, possibly by stage, on the way to Philadelphia-thence t
o New York, where the diary states they attended the first appearanc
e of Edwin FORREST in "Damon and Pythias." They also went to Barnum'
s Museum, and the American Lyceum of Fine Arts and saw some good paint
ings. They saw the Christies perform, reporting that George CHRISTIE d
anced with a "perfect looseness." At Broughams' Lyceum they saw Mrs. F
ORREST act. The diary says she is good-looking at a distance."
"On Feb. 15, 1852, George BRESSLER and his bride took the boat, "The R
ace House," a clipper ship of 550 tons burden, copper bottom, drawin
g 14 feet of water. Before they got out of the river to the sea the wi
fe became ill-sea-sick, and later he, too, was very ill. The diary con
tinues as to their illness and the ship's misfortunes-a lost mast fo
one thing.
BRIDE DIES AT SEA
Then on Feb. 26, the eleventh day out, George records in his diary: "T
hursday, Feb. 26, had the misfortune to lose my wife this morning, lac
king 15 minutes of 1 o'clock. She was committed to the deep at 5 pm.
, Latitude 35 degrees, 1 minute; Longitude 49 degrees, 10 minutes. Fun
eral services were performed by the captain. After a hymn being sung
, he read from 1 Cor., 15th Chapter commencing at the 20th verse.
"He read a prayer from the Episcopal Book after which they sang anothe
hymn. Everything was done in the best of order that circumstance wou
ld admit of…"
On Feb. 29 George noted that "the weather continues rough." But the di
ary then ended until May 24-the Queen's birthday-when he landed at Val
paraiso. BRESSLER went on to California and seems to have found a litt
le gold. Letters were addressed to him at Marysville and Comptonvill
e Calif. He spent in all seven years in California and saw exciting sc
enes of government by Vigilance Committees, claim laws and the like.
"Returning by Cape Horn, he found himself on an ill-fated ship. Yello
w fever broke out on board and many of the passengers and crew were bu
ied at sea.
CHILD MISSED FATHER
"One letter shows the tragedy at home-with the father far away seekin
g his fortune. Little Frances BRESSLER, age 11, wrote her father a let
ter including a poem, "The Lonely Child," in which she expresses her l
onging for her father who is away. A very precious poem if written b
y an eleven-year-old youngster.
"Eliza Frances and her brother grew up and married. Eliza became Mrs
. Joseph McKIBBEN and John Edward lived in Renovo where he reared a la
ge family of sons and daughters. George BRESSLER lived a good and use
ful life in Mill Hall for many years. He married a third time (Josephi
e Vanatta 1843-1875), had a large family and died in Mill Hall at th
e age of 82."

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Parents:
George Bressler (1818 - 1901)
Phoebe A Badger Bressler (1823 - 1850)

Spouse:
Sarah Elizabeth Barner Bressler (1850 - 1922)

Burial:
North Bend Cemetery, #103
North Bend
Clinton County
PA

Created by: MHunter
Record added: Oct 15, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 98980082


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John married Sarah Elizabeth BARNER in 1870. Sarah (daughter of Christian BARNER and Catharine FRAZIER) was born on 12 Jun 1850 in Renovo, Chapman Twp, Clinton Co, PA; died on 26 Jun 1922 in Renovo, Chapman Twp, Clinton Co, PA; was buried in North Bend Cemetery - North Bend. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Christian married Catharine FRAZIER on 20 Oct 1839 in Penns Valley, Centre Co, PA . Catharine was born on 24 Feb 1821 in Miles Twp, Centre Co, PA; died on 16 Oct 1904; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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was 10 yrs. old when her father died


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