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     Barbara L. Schreffler was born on 13 September 1922.¹ She married Elwood R. Klinger, son of Joel Orlando Klinger and Adeline Bruella Wiest.¹ Barbara L. Schreffler died on 15 February 1979, at age 56.¹ She was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.¹

     Mary Mae Slattery was born on 3 June 1914, Ireland.^5,4 She was the daughter of Thomas Slattery.⁴ Mary Mae Slattery married Leon Edward Klinger, son of Joel Orlando Klinger and Adeline Bruella Wiest, on 26 October 1935, Manhattan, NY.^6,7,8 Mary Mae Slattery died on 21 March 1983, West Palm Beach, FL, at age 68.^5,4
Newspaper obituary:
Mary Mae Klinger
Mary Mae Klinger, 69, of Henryville, died Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla.
She was born in Ireland, Jan. 3, 1914, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Slattery.
Mrs. Klinger was of the Catholic faith.
She was preceded in death by a son, Joel, in 1966.
Surviving are her husband, Leon formerly of the Klingerstown area a daughter, Mary, wife of John Murray, Huntington Station, Long Island, N.Y; three grandchildren, and relatives in Ireland.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Merlin Sjoberg, Klingerstown, will officiate. Interment will be in Zioh (Klinger's) Lutheran Cemetery, Lykens area.
Pottsville Republican, March 22, 1983, Page 2.¹
She was buried on 25 March 1983, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁹

     Joel Thomas Klinger was born on 6 March 1940.^1,2 He was the son of Leon Edward Klinger and Mary Mae Slattery.¹ Joel was a PFC in the US Army.³ Joel Thomas Klinger died on 20 May 1966, New York at age 26.^4,5 He was buried on 24 June 1966, at Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY.^2,6