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     Alma Christianna Ney was born on 9 January 1914.¹ She married Earl J. Klouser, son of Edna M. Artz.¹ Alma Christianna Ney died in July 1984, at age 70.¹ She was buried at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

     Earl J. Klouser was born on 4 May 1908.¹ He was the son of Edna M. Artz.² Earl J. Klouser married Alma Christianna Ney.¹ Earl J. Klouser died in June 1966, at age 58.¹ He was buried at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³

     Larry Earl Klouser was born on 3 October 1942, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3 He was the son of Earl J. Klouser and Alma Christianna Ney.¹ Larry Earl Klouser died on 3 September 2010, New York Prebysterian-Columbia Hospital, New York, New York County, NY, at age 67.³
Newspaper obituary:
September 3, 2010
Larry E. Klouser, devoted husband, father and grandfather, 67, of 205 Gap St., Valley View, passed away with his family by his side on Friday at New York Presbyterian Columbia Hospital, New York, N.Y.
Born on Saturday, Oct. 3, 1942, in Valley View, he was a son of the late Earl J. Klouser and Alma C. Ney Klouser.
He was a 1960 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Education from Bloomsburg University.
He was a world history and social studies teacher for the Tri-Valley School District for 39 years. He was instrumental in introducing new subjects into the social studies curriculum including world religions, the Vietnam War, sociology, marriage and family and prejudice and minorities. He was an advisor to the Student Council for many years, class advisor for numerous classes, and an advisor to peer helpers.
Larry was selected in 1996 for a summer fellowship on the Holocaust and Jewish Resistance in Poland and Israel.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View, where he served on the church council and the pastoral care team. He was an advisor for many years to the Trinity Lutheran Youth Group, and a former adult Sunday School teacher.
Larry was also a member of the Tri-Valley Zoning Board, Tri-Valley Charities and the Schuylkill Community Action Committee. He was a former member and charter president of the Hegins Valley Jaycees. Larry was one of the original organizers of the Tri-Valley Girls Softball League.
He was a former member of the Tri-Valley Teachers Association, the Pennsylvania State Education Assocication and the National Education Association.
One of Larry's passions was traveling. He especially enjoyed following the paths of great historical leaders and events. He often visited battlefields, museums, reenactments and landmarks.
Larry loved yard work and gardening, traveling to the shore, reading and spending time with his family, especially with his four grandchildren. Every year Larry looked forward to his summer "job" working with his friends a the Berks County I.U.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Eugene Klouser; and a sister, Dawn Klouser.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis M. Haas Klouser, to whom he was married for 38 years.
He is also survived by two daughters, Jessica L. Klouser, Philadelphia, and Jennifer A. Wehry and her husband, Randy, Wellsville; two granddaughters, Grace Wehry and Emma Wehry, both of Wellsville; two grandsons Luke Wehry and Jack Wehry, both of Wellsville; and a sister Nancy Klinger, Valley View.
Memorial services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View, at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Curtis Zemencik will officiate. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Valley View. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Larry E. Klouser Scholarship Fund, c/o Gratz National Bank, 1625 W. Main St., Valley View, PA 17983. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Republican & Herald from Sept. 4 to Sept. 5, 2010.⁴
He was buried at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵