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Message from the President
Dear Pontius Family Association Members,
At midnight on April 15, 2021, we closed the voting to adopt the
proposed December 5, 2020 Bylaws. By unanimous vote of
those 70 members and spouses who participated, the December 5, 2020
version of the Pontius Family Association (PFA) Bylaws is officially adopted
for immediate use. Unfortunately, our best efforts to get the January 2021
Newsletter and Bylaws ballot package to everyone went amiss. We know that
many members never got the mailing or received it late. Therefore, it was
decided to use First Class instead of Bulk rate mailing for this Newsletter.
Under the new Article XV procedures, the PFA Executive Committee invoked
the emergency status for the Association as of April 17, 2021. Therefore, all
of the current officers and members of the Board of Directors will retain their
positions until we can have an in-person membership meeting. This
emergency status will probably be rescinded this July.
On April 24, 2021, the Board of Directors met via Zoom. The Directors present unanimously voted to have the scheduled in-person membership meeting in Dayton, Ohio, July 15-17, 2021. We are anticipating an improved Covid situation by then. Being vaccinated is recommended, but not required to attend this meeting. We will follow Ohio State protocols in effect at the time. That may mean you will need a recent negative Covid test result, if you are not vaccinated. Social distancing and face masks may still be needed. Check online at: www.odh.ohio.gov. Sign up information and forms are included with this Newsletter. The PFA paid its respects and gratitude to our deceased former President
and Archivist, Jeannette Weaver, on March 6, 2021, in Troy, Ohio. The PFA
sent flowers and several of our members attended her Memorial Service in
person or by streaming. Jeannette was a long time and faithful contributor to
our Association. She will be missed and long remembered.
On May 13, 2021, Ruth Ellen Haukedahl will celebrate her 100th birthday.
Ruth Ellen is a Life member who joined the Association 51 years ago.
Congratulations and best wishes to her!
PONTIUS FAMILY ASSOCIATION
_Number 116 __NEWSLETTER ____ May 2021__ President Harry F. Pontious 165 Red Hill Rd. Orange VA 22960 Senior Vice President Virginia E. Johnson 850 Plymouth Rock Dr St. Louis MO 63131 Second Vice President Don Forquer 255 Glenn Rd. Ashville OH 43103 Vice President Barb Remy 7235 Baker Rd. Colorado Springs CO 80908 Secretary Bonnie Swanson 4903 Blossom Way Grove City OH 43123 Treasurer Roberta Bongorno 21810 Fairmount Blvd. Cleveland OH 44118
Board of Directors
David G. Bongorno 21810 Fairmount Blvd Cleveland OH 44118 Miriam J. Brown 2787 Serene Pl. Columbus OH 43231 Keith Bruder 10520 Willis Rd. Willis MI 48191
Rita Christman
1399 Old Swede Rd
Douglassville PA 19518 Anita Bruce DeGraff 410 N. Aksarben St. Wichita KS 67235
Betty Bakehouse Hall 67 Goldfinch Cir Iowa City, IA 52245 Janice Pontius Hamilton 3226 History Dr Oakton VA 22124 William D. Hartman 6522 95th Ave. Ct. W Taylor Ridge IL 61284 Denise A. Millard 184 Valley Rd Birdsboro PA 19508 Iris Nagel Auf Der Ritzwiese 21 D-66625 Nohfelden-Walhausen Germany Sheila Osterhaus 3514 N 63rd St. Omaha NE 68104 Carol Pontious 125 Arthur St, Kittanning PA 16201 Edith Pontius Swank 1118 Kieffer St. Wooster OH 44691 Dale E. Weber 4519 MacEachen Blvd Sarasota FL 34233
Don Williamson 1088 Milky Way Cupertino CA 95014
Directors Emeritus: John David Rees, Eileen Pontious Surridge, Ruth Zimmerman
The Pontius Family Association is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to research, education, and preservation of family history and genealogy.
www.pontiusfamilyassociation.org
Our July meeting host team is Dawn Currie, Reta Wagner and Rachel Currie. They have worked with Ginger Johnson to complete the preliminary work but will be pressed to get all the arrangements set up by July 15. The meetings will be at the Comfort Suites near the Air Force’s National Museum in Dayton. The banquet will be at the WACO (rhymes with “taco”)
Air Museum in Troy (north of Dayton).
One of the National Museum of the United States Air Force’s main attractions is the recently restored original B-17 Flying Fortress of World War II fame, the Memphis Belle. It was the first American bomber aircraft to complete 25 combat missions over Europe. This indoor museum (at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton within site of our hotel) is huge. To give an idea of how big, the Memphis Belle is suspended from the roof. The ten-engine B-36 and the eight-engine B-52 are displayed on the floor. Bring comfortable walking shoes!
Our past President, Philip W. Pontius, was an 8th Air Force B-17 pilot who flew 26 combat
missions from Kimbolton RAF Air Base, England (he jokingly referred to himself as Pontius
the Pilot). His plane was named Stormy Weather. Philip wrote and in the 1990's published
a book on his wartime experiences called, The Tailless Bird. (If you have a copy you
would part with, the PFA would love to have a copy for the Archives. Let us know.)
WACO is famous for building biplanes and the World War II gliders used on D-Day and elsewhere. In its heyday, WACO planes were the most numerous to be registered in the
USA. WACO biplanes are still being built with modern instruments to the original specifications, but in Michigan. The museum has one on display, a beautiful yellow one. I have a personal connection to WACO biplanes. My mother was raised on a farm near Boone, Iowa. One day, a barnstormer came by in his biplane to offer rides in his plane. My mother scraped up the $5 and courage to go up in the plane. Her bravery as a girl, made me to de-cide to go up in a biplane myself one day. The day I learned that there was an outfit in Bealeton, Virginia, that gave biplane rides; I put this on my bucket list.
My 60th
birthday present was to fulfill this long-time dream. The plane that was used for passengers was a 1939 WACO UPF-7, one of 14 biplanes sold to the U.S. Army Air Corps as a trainer. The only one in the family that would fly with me was my 9-year-old grand-daughter, Kiara. Her mother was worried about Kiara going up in an airplane older than her grandfather, but said, “Yes”. Kiara got fitted with a helmet and red neck scarf and off we went into the wild blue yonder. We quickly learned how much heat from the 200 hp radial engine came right back on us. Now we know why the pilot sits in the rear cockpit! It was a great ride!
Closing notes: The yellow beauty at the WACO Air Museum does give passenger flights.
The Bealeton UPF-7 WACO is still flying and offering rides. Kiara is now a 1st Lieutenant in
the new Space Force, married with a 5-month-old daughter, Myla. Maybe the WACO plane
will still be flying in nine years?
See you in Dayton this July - Harry F. Pontious, President
Dear Pontius Family Members, This year’s reunion will be in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton is a city in western Ohio located at the confluence of three rivers and also has an amazing aviation history. In a small bicycle shop in Dayton, the Wright brothers imagined their first aerodynamic gliders. Ohio is the “Birthplace of Aviation” and we have an opportunity to see so much of the history that earned Ohio this title. The date of the reunion is July 15th through July 17th and we will be staying at the Comfort Suites, 5220 Huberville Ave, Dayton Ohio. There is a small inside pool. Free hot breakfast & free parking. CALL 937-425-6498. (Website: choicehotels.com will not be able to give you our group rate.) The hotel is holding a block of 20 King and 20 Queen size bed suites for us, each with a small refrigerator and sofa bed. The rate is $119.00 per night. When calling be sure to indicate you are with the Pontius group. Make your reservation early. Cancellations must be made 14 days prior to the reunion date.
Dayton has a small airport and our hostesses Dawn Currie, Rachel Currie, and Reta Wagner have offered to shuttle us to the Comfort Suites if you choose to fly into this airport. Columbus and Cincinnati are approximately 1 hour away & car rental is available. Please reserve car rentals early. This special location is near the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This famous museum has a vast collection of aircraft from the 1900’s to near current times. They have a B52 bomber, Memphis Belle, and a Space Shuttle trainer. Dayton is filled with wonderful restaurants, craft beer breweries, antique stores and interesting shops, including a year-round famous Halloween store, numerous parks and an incredible variety of places to visit. There is the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton Museum of History, Carillon Historical Park with the 1905 Wright Flyer III (the world's first practical airplane); Living History Farm; The Boonshoft Museum with kids’ science exhibits & a small zoo; a trampoline park & even SunWatch, a recreated ancient Indian Village. Plans are underway to have a reunion-ending catered meal together at the WACO Air Museum, a very special Biplane Museum, the barnstorming kind that Harry Pontious & his granddaughter took a flight on duplicating his mother’s earlier flight. These flights are still available on weekends through the museum with advanced planning (see WACOairmuseum.org 937-335-9226).
Those who went on the German trip in 2019 are encouraged to share your memories & adventures. We will also have time to share memories of Jeannette Weaver. Dawn Currie is collecting any family history associated with flight and aircraft that you would like to share, at the reunion. Please consider bringing items to donate to the Raffle and/or goodies to share over the weekend. Call Dawn Currie 937-552-1198 if you have questions about the reunion or Dayton. The reunion Registration Form is enclosed and should be sent with payment to Bobbie Bongorno by June 30.
Blessings - Ginger Johnson, Senior Vice President
PFA REUNION DATES:
2021 Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 16, and 17.
The Birthplace of Aviation
Hosted by Reta Dawn Currie, Reta Wagner, and Rachel Currie.
2022 Springfield, Illinois, July 14, 15, and 16.
Home of Abraham Lincoln.
Hosted by Ginger Johnson and Betty Hall.
2023 We need a host and a location for July 20, 21, and 22. We would like to be
near Reading, Pennsylvania, for the 285th Anniversary of Johannes, Nicholas
and Maria in the USA.
We sincerely hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.
Please mark your calendars and join us.
Message from our Dayton Reunion 2021 Hosts:
As Dayton was home to the Wright Brothers and is the Birthplace of Aviation, we’re looking for flying Pontius family members! If you have a copy of an old, or new, or anywhere in-between photo of yourself or any Pontius relative with an airplane -either private or commercial, as pilot, passenger, or onlooker – that you are willing to share, please send it to us. If there’s a story to go with it, and you are willing, we’d love to have that, too! Pictures and stories will be compiled and shared at the reunion. Even if you are unable to attend in person, we would love to have copies of your photos. Possibly, some might appear in a future Newsletter. Identify the Pontius member(s) in your photos, please. Any additional information, anecdotes, or stories pertaining to the photo or to flying Pontius’ would be wonderful. If you have a Pontius aviation story but no photo—we’d love to have that, too.
Please don’t send us your precious original photos — copies only — just in case the mail goes awry.
If you would scan and email these to Dawn Currie at [email protected] or mail to Dawn Currie, 4080 E US Rt 36, Fletcher, Ohio 45326, we would be delighted! Thank you, Your 2021 Reunion Hosts,
Dawn Currie, Reta Wagner, and Rachel Currie
Please help celebrate the 100th Birthday of one of our long-time Life Members - Ruth Ellen Haukedahl. She will turn 100 on 5/13/2021 !! Ruth Ellen (Mace) Haukedahl (J-918741) has been a member of the PFA since October 1970
and a Life member since 1983. We would love for her to receive many, many birthday cards from her "Pontius" cousins. Please send your card to: (Be sure to indicate that you are a Pontius Family member) Ruth Ellen Haukedahl Wesley Glen Retirement Home 5155 N High St, Apt 612E Columbus OH 43214-1525 Ruth’s Genealogy: Granddaughter of Fredia Pontius - J-9187 Daughter of Fredia Pontius Mace - J-91874 Ruth Ellen (Mace) Haukedahl - J-918741 Husband, Stanley Haukedahl died 7/18/1993 at age 80. Aunt of PFA Member Marty Mace - J-9187421 Aunt of PFA Member Gary Mace Heath - J-9187432 Ruth's cousin, Mary Ellen (Pontius) Forquer, was the mother of Don Forquer J-918753*1 (PFA Second Vice President) and Bonnie Swanson J-918753*3 (PFA Secretary).
Turning 100 is quite an accomplishment and being a member of the PFA for 51 years is too!
Watch for Ruth to be on NBC with Al Roker and the AM News and for her birthday picture on a Smucker’s Jelly/Jam Jar.
MEMBERSHIP
Regular Changed to LIFE Membership
Diana (Bowser) Blandi (N-63312*221) of Erie, PA Member since 2004
Randall Pontius (N-42334212) of Sparks, NV Member since 2004
WELCOME NEW LIFE MEMBERS
Myla Evangeline Myer (J-916332321*1) of Kingston, MA Daughter of Life Member
Kiara Bernadette Pontious & Seth Myer. Life Membership paid by
Great Grandparents Harry F. and Bernadette Pontious.
WELCOME NEW REGULAR MEMBERS
Walter Wilson (N-6318121_) of Sheridan, WY Brother of Life Member, Sandra Auch
DECEASED MEMBERS Remembering their families in sympathy
Helen Jean Dierkes ( - 2021)
Formerly of Orinda, California, Helen died 2/3/2021. Her husband Donald D. Dierkes died 9/21/20.
They are survived by their daughter, Diane and her husband, Steven Brown, and 4 grandchidren.
Helen was a cousin of Jean Pontius Rathbone and Dr. Robert G. Pontius. She joined the PFA in 1998 and became a life member in 2011.
Jean Pontius Rathbone (1926 – 2020) Jean Pontius Rathbone, 94 of Hampstead, MD, passed peacefully Sept. 17, 2020 at the North Pines Assisted Living in Manchester, MD.
Born Feb. 28, 1926 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Paul Reid and Ellen Kate Gross Pontius. Years ago, Jean was a schoolteacher for Baltimore County Public Schools. She enjoyed being with her family and
playing Bridge.
She is survived by her son: Jonathan R. Rathbone and his wife Heather and grandchildren: Royce Rathbone, Ahna and Vaughn Butler. She is predeceased by a daughter: Katherine Butler. Jean (N-635143) joined the PFA in 1987 and was a Life Member since 1992. She was sister of Dr. Robert G. Pontius of Pittsburgh (deceased 2014) and aunt of Joan Pontius, our Br. Bldr Editor.
James Alden Thorson (1946 – 2020)
James Alden Thorson, age 73, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, died May 23, 2020, at Northwest
Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, Illinois. He was born October 8, 1946, in Chica-
go. Married Judy Rae Johnson January 22, 1966. Graduated from Northern Illinois Uni-
versity. He received a Master’s in 1971 at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and his
doctorate Ed.D. at University of Georgia in 1975 with an emphasis on Gerontology. In
1977, he and his family moved to Omaha where he joined the faculty at University of Ne-
braska at Omaha. He chaired the Dept. of Gerontology for 27 years.
During had a distinguished academic career. In addition to his texts on social gerontology, geriatric respira-
tory care, and spirituality, he is known for his Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale which has been
translated into 18 different languages. He always gave young researchers permission to use the scale, typ-
ically writing to them: "Don't want money. Got money. Want fame."
One of his most satisfying professional accomplishments was serving as advisor and hooding over 40 doc-
toral candidates. He retired in 2010, and moved to Buffalo Grove, Illinois in 2011. A man of God, he was a
ruling Elder in the Presbyterian church since 1978. He sang in church choirs for over 50 years and sang
with many choirs and performed around the world.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years Judy Rae (née Johnson); his sons, Robert Louis (Courtney) and Pe-ter Edward and grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents Louis Thorson and Kathryn (née Christman); his sister Elaine Bollinger; and brother Richard Thorson. James (J07514-11*3+) and Judy joined the PFA in 1997.
Jeannette M. Weaver (1951 - 2021)
Jeannette M. Weaver, age 69, of Troy, OH passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit in Troy. She was born on November 15, 1951 in Dayton to the late William and Alna (Pontius) Allen.
She is survived by her husband of 49-plus years: Fredric C. Weaver; children: Jessica Hatton and Jonathan (Shawna) Weaver of Huber Heights; sister, Judy (Gordon) Havens of Clayton; grandchildren: Cassidy (Andrew) Gregory of Fairfield; Kelsie Pavelka of Dayton and Elizabeth Weaver of Huber Heights and great grandchildren: Mya Pavelka, Jasper Gregory and Jonah Gregory. She was a 1970 graduate of West Carrollton High School and received an Associate Degree in computer technology from Edison State Community College. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Troy and College Hill Community Church in Dayton. She was a member Al-Anon for 30-plus years. She was Past President and Board member of the Pontius Family Association. She was a volunteer with the Brukner Nature Center and was an avid genealogy researcher. She retired from the ABLE Program at Edison State Community College. A Memorial Service was held at 11:00AM on March 6, 2021 at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy with the Rev. Dr. Frank T. Rupnik III officiating. The family greeted friends follow-ing the service. Private burial in Ellerton Cemetery, Moraine. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, PO Box 502, Troy, OH 45373 or Brukner Nature Center, 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, OH 45373. Jeannette (N-157272*3) and Fred Weaver joined the PFA in 1982 and became Life members in 1998. Jeannette has served on the Board over 25 years and served as President, Senior Vice President, Vice President, reunion host, and Archivist.
Remembrances of Jeannette:
"I knew Jeanette only through the annual membership meetings until I became President of our Association. While going back through Newsletters, Bridge Builders and meeting minutes for background information to help me perform my new duties, I learned that Jeannette was a valuable and long-term contributor. She was not often shown our appreciation for her diligent work on the complicated Pontius family tree and various other projects. Although already deeply committed to several Association projects, she stepped up to take on the duties of President when the need arose. I am grateful that I was able to tell her of my appreciation and thanks for all that she had done for years before she passed. She will be greatly missed."
Harry F. Pontious, President
Remembrances of Jeannette (cont.):
Jeanette Weaver has been one of the strongest leaders keeping us all together in the Pontius Family Association for many years. I first came to appreciate her when I hosted the Pontius Family meeting in Omaha in 2001. Jeannette was so helpful in guiding me through what was needed and keeping me calm when I was worried about details coming together. She was so organized and encouraging! Jeannette welcomed everyone who came to a Pontius meeting and made sure that new people received an extra-warm welcome! Her work as the Pontius Family archivist was monumental. She spent so many hours on the computer making entries and checking out details. I am so grateful to her for working on my own family line, as well as for all the work she did for all of us. Jeannette truly brought all the different Pontius lines together into one family, and I am so
grateful! Sheila Osterhaus
“I first attended a PFA reunion in 2013 and was welcomed by the most gracious Jeannette Weaver. Jeannette made me feel so comfortable and at home, me not knowing anyone, only knowing we were all related in some way, which was a nice feeling knowing we were all connected through our ancestors. I had come to know Jeannette was very intelligent and interesting. Jeannette knew all about ancestry and helping learn about their ancestry. She held the meetings with such ease, one could tell she so enjoyed sharing her knowledge. She was a wonderful caring lady and will be missed by many and everyone that had the pleasure of knowing Jeannette are truly blessed. We loved Jeannette, our meetings will never be the same.
God Bless our special cousin and her family.” Rita Christman
“I wanted to say how welcome Jeannette made me feel at the first meeting I attended. It was in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, about 5 or 6 years ago. I had been a member for years but hadn't attended a meeting. I brought my sister with Rita Christman with me. Jeanette was so welcoming. She talked about the Association and made sure we got our name tags and itinerary. The next morning at the “meet and greet’” she was equally welcoming, recognizing us right away, and she made sure to include us and keep us updated for the rest of the trip. Jeanette has helped me with genealogy of my family and gave me tips and info anytime I asked. I attended all but one of the meetings since that meeting and have always looked forward to seeing
Jeannette.” Denise Millard
“I knew of Jeannette long before I actually met her. My parents, Glen and Lois Bakehouse, met Jeannette years ago. They became good friends and visited back and forth over the years. When I finally met her in St Louis, I understood why my parents loved Jeannette and Fred so much. She has
been a mentor and a friend. She will be very missed.” Betty Hall
“So sorry to hear of Jeannette’s passing. She was a lovely lady and devoted hours of time to the organization. Laurannah Pontius Haynes
Remembrances of Jeannette (cont.):
Jeannette and Fred attended all our Pontius Reunions usually extending their travels to visit nearby
areas of our beautiful country. They also went on several German trips visiting with our German
cousins and building relationships.
Jeannette was always ready to help wherever and whenever needed whether it was guiding the
reunion hosts, taking reunion registrations, helping at the hospitality desk to greet people, making
nametags, or leading the meetings.
Jeannette served on the Board of Directors for since 1991 (30 years!), many as Vice President and
then more recently multiple terms as President. She has also been our Archivist for a long while – a
task that she loved doing. She spent many hours researching and documenting our genealogy and
assisting others who were trying to do their own. She was instrumental in getting the Association
set up with the Ohio Genealogical Society to hold our archives, and she and Fred took trips to the
Ohio Genealogical Society to give them our research for preservation. She also held Genealogy
sessions at our reunions assisting anyone who was interested with their personal research.
Jeannette headed our Cemetery Committee and attended a seminar to learn how to preserve head-
stones. She worked with our Bridge Builder Editors to get issues produced. She spearheaded our
Bridge Builder Indexing project to make researching the contents of our Bridge Builders much easier
and more efficient. She was involved many, many projects within the Association over the years.
Jeannette fought off several medical conditions including a hemorrhagic stroke and brain aneurysm
in 2015 and 2017 and led a courageous fight since 2019 against the cancer that eventually took her
from us. She would patiently explain her medical journey, but I never heard her complain or take on
a negative outlook. It was just the way it was.
I will miss being able to call any time knowing that she would always make me feel that she had time for me, she had answers for me, and she appreciated the work I was doing. I hope that she knows how much I appreciated what she did for me and for the Pontius Family Association.
Most of all, I will miss her friendship and her smile. Bobbie Bongorno
We thank Jeannette for her years of hard work, dedication, loyalty, kindness, and knowledge, and we thank Fred for sharing her with us.
BRIDGE BUILDER
Please continue to send any articles for future issues to our Bridge Builder Editor, Joan Pontius at 4879 Manor Lane, Ellicott City MD 21042 or [email protected] or call her at 443-963-4403.
Message from the Editor—Bobbie Bongorno
I would like to apologize to all who did not receive Newsletter 115 which was
mailed from Cleveland 1/7/2021. Many, including everyone I heard from living in Ohio,
never received it. If you would still like a copy, please let me know and I will forward to you.
We would like to thank our Bylaws Committee—Harry Pontious, Dave Bongorno, and Betty
Hall—for their dedication to updating our bylaws. We appreciate their attention to detail.
We would like to thank Miriam Brown and Anita DeGraff for all their hard work organizing
our Bridge Builder Library Project. A complete report listing the 30+ libraries where our
Bridge Builder sets are now available will be included in the next Newsletter. Great Job!
Thanks also go to Michael Pontious, who traveled from Omaha, Nebraska, in February to
get the PFA Archive files from Jeannette Weaver. Genealogy questions should now be
directed to Michael at 402-290-9261 or [email protected].
Dave and I are proud to announce the birth of our 5th grandchild, Madeline Rose Hurt,
daughter of Life Member, Jennifer Bongorno Hurt and John Thomas Hurt. She was born
6 weeks early in April at 4#, 3 oz. and had to stay in the NICU for several weeks. She joins
her 3-year-old brother, Alex, at their new home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
If you have anything you would like to have included in the next Newsletter, please let me
know. We would be glad to include items of interest to our membership.
If you are not already on our “email” list and would like to receive PFA updates during the
year between the published Newsletter mailings, please send your email address to me at
[email protected] or text 216-308-0584 to be added to our email list. Be sure to edit
your settings to allow our group email to be received from my email address.
Please use the Membership Application on the next page to encourage any of your
relatives (siblings, cousins, children, parents) to become members of our association.
A few thoughts ...
Wrinkled was NOT one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up!
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
Don’t take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
Pontius Family Association
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Bridge Builder Articles for the next Bridge Builder are needed! Please submit to our Editor, Joan Pontius, 4879 Manor Lane, Ellicott City MD 21042 or [email protected] or call Joan at 443-963-4403. Future Newsletter articles may be sent to Bobbie Bongorno at [email protected]. Reunion Photo Books Picture books created by Dave and Bobbie Bongorno are available for past reunions. If you would like a copy, please send $7.50 each to cover the booklet and postage to: Pontius Family Association, Roberta Bongorno, 21810 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland OH 44118-4816. Be sure to indicate which year(s) you want.
2018 Iowa City, Iowa 2013 Denver, Pennsylvania 2017 Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania 2012 Circleville, Ohio 2016 Richmond, Virginia 2010 St. Louis, Missouri 2015 Frankenmuth, Michigan 2009 Belleville, Michigan 2014 Bryan/College Station, Texas 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Email List - If you are not already on our “email” list and would like to receive PFA updates during the year between the published Newsletter mailings, please send your email address to Bobbie at [email protected]. Be sure to edit your settings to allow our group email to be received from [email protected]. Address Changes - Please remember to send any address changes to Bobbie Bongorno at the address above or [email protected] or call 216-360-9561. Thank you--this helps us keep our postage costs down. Also, if you know of someone's passing, please forward specific information and/or obituaries. Membership Applications are available at www.pontiusfamilyassociation.org or from Bobbie at 216-360-9561.
Mark your calendars for July 15, 16, & 17, 2021, in Dayton, Ohio!
