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· January 29 2024 ·

Mary Emily Erway Welfling
1899
Mansfield Normal School

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John C Wetzel
Beautiful! I have never seen this photo of Mary before.
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· 10 March 2024

· MARY EMILY ERWAY (WELFLING) - 1899
GRADUATE OF MANSFIELD NORMAL SCHOOL

A lady by the name of Shelley Cardiel from Oregon messaged me in December that she has an old studio photograph of Mary E. Erway of Harrison Valley, Potter County, PA which was taken at the Raileys Normal School Gallery in Mansfield, PA. She googled the name on the back and found it in my family genealogy. Shelley offered to send it to a family member who may be interested. I then contacted Steve Erway, who then connected Shelly with Mary’s granddaughters, Mary Bowman Welfling and Elizabeth Watkins King Welfling. This is that photo. I did my own research and found that It was Mary’s 1899 graduation photo from the Normal School, now known as Mansfield University.
Mary Emily Erway was born on 07 Mar 1880 at the home of her grandfather Bowman in Brookfield Twp., Tioga County, PA the daughter of Andrew Jackson Erway and Martha Anne Bowman. A year later her father and family moved back to Potter County to a farm in Harrison Twp. Mary finished her studies at the high school there in 1897. On 06 Jul 1904, she married Rudolph O. Welfling who was a teacher and principal at the Harrison Valley High School. In 1908 Prof. Welfling was elected Potter County Superintendent of Schools and the family moved to Coudersport where Mrs. Welfing would teach for 42 years before retiring in 1950. Mary’s husband Rudolph was born on 10 Feb 1877 to Charles Fredrick Welfling Sr and Frances Verna Kerthley. Their only child, Weldon Woodrow Welfling, was born in 1912. Unfortunately, Rudolph died an untimely death at age 40 on 10 Jan 1918 in a Buffalo hospital.
Mary continued on and was very active in several local organizations, especially the Historical Society where she served as Secretary-Treasurer. For several years she kept the property of the Historical Society in her home. She wrote several documents, including a booklet entitled “Ole Bull in Potter County” and a poem entitled “Potter County Hills”. After selling her home, she divided her time between her son, Weldon’s residence in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and that of her niece, May Goodenough at Gold. Mary died on 21 Feb 1974 at Shaker Heights, OH at the age of 93.
SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS ARE GRADUATES OF MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THEM, PLEASE SHARE YOUR GRADUATION DATE AND FIELD OF EDUCATION.
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A FAMILY MEMBER FROM THE PAST WHO ATTENDED WAS Frank Shoendorfer (1867-1935) was born in Vienna, Austria. He received musical training at the Vienna Conservatory. He came to the United States in 1887 and was engaged with his music in New York City and Philadelphia. Following this he traveled to Germania, PA, with an excursion of artists, and started his band career as organizer and director of the Germania Band. In the ensuing years, he organized and directed bands at Ulysses, Coudersport, PA. Corning and Wellsville, NY. He also was engaged as a musical instructor and assistant conductor of music at the Mansfield State Normal School. One of his most memorable accomplishments was when he was the baritone soloist in John Philip Sousa’s Band in 1905.
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Theresa Welfling
Thank you for sharing this. Theresa Welfling, 1984 graduate, MU, Geography-Travel & Tourism with a minor in French.
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Loretta Mosch Mauz Raineselo received her degree in Secondary Education, Dietetics and Home Economics from Mansfield. Since her birthday was late December and she was only 17, her college acceptance needed special consideration. World War II was raging and my dad was in the Army so she attended additional classes in summer sessions to finish her degree in 3 years in 1943. Mom taught Home Economics in Galeton High School. After our move to Erie , Pa she was a Dietician at Hamot Hospital. She later taught Home Economics at Northeast High School and she always considered that position as her dream job.
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From an older post, I see that Hugh Straley Welfling (1939-2013), after serving in the US Army, graduated from Mansfield University in 1967, He and Barbara lived in Bath, NY for one year and Galeton from 1969-1996 where he taught school.
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HERMAN CARL MOSCH (1911-1999) graduated from Galeton High School, received a BS degree from MANSFIELD STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE in 1933, his master's degree from the University of Buffalo in 1934, pre-medical school at Temple University, and degree of MD from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia in 1937. “Dr. Herm” was a practicing physician and surgeon in Coudersport.
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JOHN McELROY (1927-2017) AND JEAN BERNIE (1929-2016) After graduating from Coudersport High School, John enlisted in the U.S. Army. Jean graduated from high school the following year and got her teaching degree at MANSFIELD STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE. After his discharge from the Army, John attended Mansfield under the GI Bill with a degree in Music. John and Jean were married in 1948. Jean taught English and John taught junior high Band in NY state schools.
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MARY LOUISA SHELDON (1878-1952) was born in Coudersport to Walter K. and Louisa Kortz Sheldon. She graduated from Mansfield Normal School and married Monta C. Burt on 25 Feb 1901. He is the son of Lyman Burrel and Mary Noether Burt. He was a teacher and later became president and superintendent of Gray Chemical Company in Roulette. Their daughter, AGNES ELOISE BURT SCHUTT (1907-1987) was a graduate of Penn Hall and Mansfield Teachers College. Many of us remember Agnes as the Coudersport School District cafeteria nutritionist.
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SUSAN CATHERINE WELFLING (1952-2022) was a 1974 Mansfield University graduate. She committed 35 years of service to Coudersport Area School District as a teacher. Susan is the daughter of Stanley and Ruby Welfling and was married to Robert Suhr.
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VERNA MARIE MOSCH (FAULKNER) (1913-1985) was a Mansfield State Teacher College graduate. She taught in the Coleburg one-room school in about 1934-1936.
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