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     Roy Franklin Shade was born on 4 July 1897.² He was the son of Jacob S. Shade and Lizzie Ritzman.² Roy Franklin Shade married Alice Regina Klinger, daughter of Alexander W. Klinger and Barbara Sedora Williard, on 10 June 1922, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹ Roy Franklin Shade died on 15 October 1966, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.²
Newspaper obituary:
Roy F. Shade, 69, Gratz Area Resident
Roy F. Shade, 69, died at his home Saturday evening. He resided along Route 25, one and one-half miles west of Gratz. He was a son of the late Jacob and Lissie Ritzman Shade.
He was born in Gratz July 4. 1897. He was married to Alice R. Klinger, who survives together with one son, Allen A. Shade of Spring Glenn; one daughter, Lillian, wife of [Mr.] Clarence Walker of Gratz; five grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters, N. A. Shade of Lykens RD; George H. Shade and Fred L. Shade of Gratz; Mrs. Charles Keiffer, Muir, and Mrs. Susan Uhler, Williamstown.
He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church of Gratz, Dauphin County Pomona Grange and Gratz fire company.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 19 at 2 p.m from Simeon's Lutheran and United Church of Christ Church in Gratz. Burial will be in Union cemetery, Gratz. His pastor, Rev. Robert Logan of Gratz will officiate, assisted by Rev. James D, Reed of Elizabethville.
Viewing will be Tuesday from to p.m. at the church. The Martin S. Reed funeral home at Pillow is in charge of burial arrangements.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 Oct 1966, Mon, Page 7.³
He was buried on 19 October 1966, at Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²

     Allen Alexander Shade was born on 11 December 1922, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.² He was the son of Roy Franklin Shade and Alice Regina Klinger.¹ Allen Alexander Shade married Dora Tamie Shomper, daughter of Dewey Kocher and Sadie Stella Shomper, on 27 October 1945, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³ Allen Alexander Shade married Doris Virginia Masser, daughter of Paul L. Masser and Elda K. Reed. Allen Alexander Shade died on 9 June 2000, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.^2,4,5
Newspaper obituary:
Shade rites
Services for Allen A. Shade, 77, of 8510 Route 25, Spring Glen, who died Friday at Hershey Medical Center, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento. The Rev. Frances Whitehurst will officiate. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Gratz. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Dec. 11, 1922, he was a son of the late Roy and Alice Klinger Shade. He was a graduate of Hegins Township High School.
He was a retired poultry consultant for Agway, Syracuse, N.Y.
He was a member of St. Paul's UCC.
Surviving are his wife, the former Doris Masser; four sons, Gary Shade, Halifax, David Shade, Millersburg, Thomas Leitzel, Catonsville, Md and Timothy Leitzel, Salt Point, N.Y; two daughters, Debbie Kreitzer, Port Trevorton, and Christine Behm, Wyomissing; a sister, Lillian Welker, Gratz; six grandchildren.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 12 Jun 2000, Mon, Page 2.²
He was buried on 13 June 2000, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²

     Lillian Alice Shade was born on 7 August 1929, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹ She was the daughter of Roy Franklin Shade and Alice Regina Klinger.¹ Lillian Alice Shade married Clarence H. Welker, son of Harry Eston Welker and Elvirdia Irene Kissinger, on 12 November 1949, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.² Lillian Alice Shade died on 10 April 2004, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 74.^1,3
Newspaper obituary:
Lillian A. Welker, 74, Gratz
GRATZ -- Lillian Alice Welker, 74, of 109 Welker Lane, died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at her home.
She was born Aug. 7, 1929, in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, a daughter of the late Roy F. and Alice R. (Klinger) Shade. She was married to Clarence Harry Welker, who survives.
Mrs. Welker was a homemaker.
She was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz.
Mrs. Welker was also a member of the Gratz Historical Society and Gratz Antique Machinery Association.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are two sons, Ricky E. Welker and Harry E. Welker, both of Gratz; five grandchildren; and one 74, Gratz great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Allen Shade.
Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Market and Chestnut streets, Pillow, where a religious service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Barry Ridge.
Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery.
Donations may be sent to Pinnacle Health Hospice, 3705 Elmwood Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 11 Apr 2004, Sun, Page 19.³
She was buried on 13 April 2004, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4

     Clarence H. Welker was born on 3 November 1927.³ He was the son of Harry Eston Welker and Elvirdia Irene Kissinger.² Clarence H. Welker married Lillian Alice Shade, daughter of Roy Franklin Shade and Alice Regina Klinger, on 12 November 1949, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹ Clarence H. Welker died on 6 June 2007, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.³
Newspaper obituary:
Clarence Harry Welker, 79, of 109 Welker Lane, Gratz, died Wednesday, June 6, at his residence.
Mr. Welker was born in Lykens Twp., on November 3, 1927, the son of the late Harry E. and Elverda (Kissinger) Welker.
He was the husband of Lillian Alice (Shade) Welker, who preceded him in death in 2004.
He was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz; and served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War; He worked as a farmer; was a charter member of the Gratz Lykens Twp., VFW Post 2385; charter member of Gratz Area Antique Machinery Association; lifetime member of the Gratz Fire Company; and member of the Gratz Fair Board. He was the former tax collector for Lykens Twp., for 31 years.
He was a graduate of the Class of 1946 of Hegins Township High School.
He is survived by two sons, Ricky E. Welker of Gratz and Harry E. Welker of Gratz; 3 sisters, Helen Yergo of Elizabethville, Arlayne Kobel of Gratz, and Hannah Klinger of Halifax. He is also survived by five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Religious Services were held at Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz on Saturday, June 9, with Rev. Barry Ridge officiating. Interment was in Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz. James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, was in charge of the services.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Central PA, 98 South Enola Drive, Enola, PA 17025.
The Citizen Standard (Valley View, PA), June 13, 2007.²
He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³

     Dora Tamie Shomper is also referred to as Dora Jamie Kocher in some sources.⁴ She was born on 25 December 1921, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵ She was the daughter of Dewey Kocher and Sadie Stella Shomper.^2,3 Dora Tamie Shomper married Allen Alexander Shade, son of Roy Franklin Shade and Alice Regina Klinger, on 27 October 1945, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴ Dora Tamie Shomper died on 2 October 2007, Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.^1,5