The
original Trefz facility was established in 1928 as a funeral home at 114 West Main Street
in Hummelstown by Jacob Stump and his wife Jennie. In 1946, after his discharge
from World War II, the late Harry G. Trefz joined the firm and eventually
purchased it from the Stumps. He owned and operated the funeral home with his
wife Emily Kindt Trefz until her death in 1976. In 1977 he married Patricia
Bittner Hall and continued serving the community and it's surrounding
area until his death in 1988 when his widow and her son, Stephen R. Hall, took
over the operation of the funeral home.
The
former Bowser Funeral Home was originally established in 1881 as the William
Karmany Funeral Home and was located at 2 East Main Street in Hummelstown. The
Karmany family operated this home until late 1931 when it was purchased by
Herbert N. Bowser, renaming it the Bowser Funeral Home. Upon Herbert's death in
1973, the Bowser family continued to operate this facility until 1979 when they
sold their interest in the funeral home to Richard Buse, who retained the
Bowser Funeral Home name until 1989 when the Harry G. Trefz Funeral Home, Inc.
purchased the Bowser Funeral Home from Buse and at that time all records and
operations were moved to 114 West Main Street and the present Trefz &
Bowser Funeral Home, Inc. was formed.
