Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John M Getzandanner Jr. and Bessie Irene Tregoning

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Husband John M Getzandanner Jr. [16032]

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           Born: 1926
     Christened: 
           Died: 2004
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L8SC-5TL

       Marriage: 

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Wife Bessie Irene Tregoning [12417]

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           Born: 15 Jul 1917 - New London, Frederick, Maryland, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Jan 2008 - Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Walkersville, Frederick Co, MD
         Buried: 31 Jan 2008 - Fairview Chapel Cemetery, McKaig, Frederick Co, MD
FamilySearch ID: L8SC-RWT

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         Father: Jesse Tyson Tregoning [5369] (1883-1922) 2
         Mother: Norah Blanche Mercer [3140] (1889-1931)

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Events

• Her obituary was published on 29 Jan 2008. Ms. Bessie Getzandanner

As originally published on Tuesday, January 29, 2008.

Bessie Irene Getzandanner, 90, formerly of Thurmont, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Walkersville.--

Born July 15, 1917 in New London, she was the daughter of the late John Tyson and Nora Mercer Tregoning.--She was the wife of John M. Getzandanner Jr., who predeceased her in 2004.--Mrs. Getzandanner was a 1935 graduate of Mount Airy High School.--She was formerly employed at Bio Whittaker, Walkersville, as a laboratory technician for a number of years, retiring in 1982.--She had been a resident of Glade Valley since October 2000.--

Surviving are step-daughters, Margaret Ann Godsey and husband, Edward, of Frederick, and Sandra L. Hartz of Ohio; step-son, Nelson Wayne Getzandanner and wife, Carol Ann, of Thurmont; five step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren;-- brothers, Clyde Tregoning and wife, Anna, of York, Pa., Donald Becraft of Seattle, Wash., and Ira Becraft of Baltimore; and sister-in-law, Louise Tregoning of Libertytown.--

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Hartzler Funeral Home, 11802 Liberty Road, Libertytown, with the Rev. Richard Baker, pastor of McKaig United Methodist Church, officiating.-- Interment will be in McKaig Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant.-- The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 at the funeral home.-- Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com.

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Children

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Bessie Irene Tregoning, person ID L8SC-RWT.

2 Findagrave.com.