Herbster Family History & Genealogy

Floyd N Herbster of Beloit, Mahoning County, OH was born on April 5, 1909, and died at age 92 years old on January 12, 2002.

Kermit M Herbster of Middleburg, Snyder County, PA was born on October 16, 1926, and died at age 69 years old on August 6, 1996.

Albert Herbster of Falls City, Richardson County, NE was born on January 24, 1893 in Danzig or Germany, and died at age 95 years old on July 8, 1988.

Charles E Herbster of Beaver Falls, Beaver County, PA was born on December 27, 1916, and died at age 76 years old on September 11, 1993.

George F Herbster of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on April 17, 1912, and died at age 86 years old on June 6, 1998.

John F Herbster of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH was born on July 22, 1920, and died at age 83 years old on December 29, 2003.

Richard J Herbster of Media, Delaware County, PA was born on August 3, 1921, and died at age 75 years old on June 2, 1997.

Robert L Herbster of Toledo, Lucas County, OH was born on January 11, 1925, and died at age 77 years old on March 18, 2002.

Robert P Herbster of Edison, Middlesex County, NJ was born on July 9, 1928, and died at age 67 years old on January 24, 1996.

Robert J Herbster of Paterson, Passaic County, NJ was born on February 7, 1907, and died at age 71 years old in November 1978.

Glenn O Herbster of Vancouver, Clark County, WA was born on October 1, 1919, and died at age 81 years old on July 7, 2001.

Jess H Herbster of Toledo, Lucas County, OH was born on September 2, 1905, and died at age 82 years old in April 1988.

Ray L Herbster of Orwell, Ashtabula County, OH was born on September 13, 1918, and died at age 74 years old on May 27, 1993.

Glen L Herbster of Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA was born on March 12, 1915, and died at age 84 years old on May 8, 1999.

Richard was born to James Calvin I. Herbster and Della Amelia (Ulsh) Herbster and had siblings Ulsh Gerald Herbster and Selin E. Herbster, who passed away in infancy in 1931. He married Alverta May "Liz" Folk of McClure, Pennsylvania, on January 26, 1945.

Ulsh was born to the late James Calvin I. Herbster and Della Amelia (Ulsh) Herbster and had siblings, Richard Elbert Herbster and Selin E. Herbster, who passed away at birth in 1931. He married Lena Margarette Gross of Middlecreek Township, Pennsylvania, on June 3, 1931, at Mount Pleasant Mills.

Lena was born to Vernon John Howard and Katy (Hackenberg) Gross, and had siblings Stanley William Gross, Carl C Gross, and Charles D Gross. She married Ulsh Gerald Herbster of McClure, Pennsylvania, on June 3, 1931.

Terry Neil Herbster was born to Ulsh Gerald Herbster and Lena Margarette (Gross) Herbster, and had one sister, Sue Ellen (Herbster) Kline. He married Betty May Jones of McClure, Pennsylvania, in July of 1956. Terry and Betty had three daughters: Christine Lea Herbster, Linda Renee Herbster, Lorraine Rea Herbster, and one son, Joseph Andre Herbster. Terry attended West Snyder High School (now Midd-West High School) and graduated in 1956. Terry passed away on September 21, 2012; he was cremated.

Betty May (Jones) Herbster was born to Charles Reed Jones and Ruth Nina (Kline) Jones. Betty has one sister, Donna Jean Jones, and one brother, James Reed Jones. She married Terry Neil Herbster of McClure, Pennsylvania, in July of 1956. Terry and Betty had three daughters: Christine Lea Herbster, Linda Renee Herbster, Lorraine Rea Herbster, and one son, Joseph Andre Herbster. Betty attended West Snyder High School (now Midd-West High School) with Terry Herbster and graduated in 1956.

Lorraine Rea Herbster, more commonly known as Lori or Laurie, was born on January 16, 1979, to Betty May (Jones) Herbster and Terry Neil Herbster. Lorraine had three siblings: Christine, Linda, and Joseph. Lorraine attended the Burlington County Vocational and Technical High School Westampton campus but dropped out in her junior year. According to her friend Diane Truitt, Lorraine was studying drafting but seemed more engaged in her upcoming marriage. Lorraine and her fiancé parted ways on Christmas of 1979. On March 9, 1979, Lorraine left her new job at Microcircuit Engineering Corporation located in Mount Holly at about 4:00 p.m. She worked as a Photo Laboratory Technician and had been working there for only a week. Lorraine was given a ride partially home from work by a coworker and exited at the entrance of the Tarnsfield development in Westampton Township, where she lived. Betty Herbster was expecting to meet Lorraine between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Betty had offered to drive Lori to the bank to help her open up her own bank account and cash the paycheck she had received from the day before, but they never met up to go to the bank. Betty simply assumed Lori was running late or that something came up and Lori forgot. Betty indicated that Lori was scheduled to babysit for one of their neighbors, and she felt that she went straight to the babysitting job from work. Lori would regularly babysit for a neighbor on Friday nights, and Betty had assumed Lori had gone there and possibly spent the night. Lori would often stay the night, so her mother did not find it unusual when she was not back home. Mr. and Mrs. Herbster noticed Lorraine was not back home the next day and began calling around. They learned that Lorraine never showed up for her babysitting job, and none of her friends had seen her. At approximately 9:00 a.m., the Herbsters contacted the police to file a missing person report. Lorraine's purse was found in the front yard, and her car was parked in the driveway, although she was not seen arriving home. Lorraine's parents, siblings, ex-boyfriends, and friends were interviewed, but they were all cleared from suspicion. There was once a person of interest that was questioned during the investigation however, no charges could be filed due to a lack of evidence. Lorraine was last seen at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Rancocas Road, walking towards her home.