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Emma Schadel Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 10 Apr 2009

• Emma Schadel Wiest is also referred to as Emmaline in some sources.²
• She was born on 16 December 1867, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Moses Merkel Wiest and Maria Schadel.¹
• Emma Schadel Wiest married William Oscar Leitzel, son of Benjamin Byerly Leitzel and Eve Elizabeth Tobias, on 5 September 1886.¹
• Emma Schadel Wiest died on 23 July 1896, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 28.¹
• She was buried at St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.

• Father*: Moses Merkel Wiest¹ b. 22 Jul 1826, d. 22 May 1902
• Mother*: Maria Schadel b. 12 Nov 1829, d. 28 May 1895

Roy Richard Leitzel

• Last Edited: 1 Apr 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Roy Richard Leitzel was born on 2 September 1916, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Moses Richard Leitzel and Lillian Alice Romberger.
• Roy Richard Leitzel married Eleanor P. Messersmith, daughter of George Messersmith and Nora Matter.
• Roy Richard Leitzel married Pearl I. Fessler, daughter of Henry C. Fessler and Clara Echternacht, circa June 1962.^1,2,3
• Roy Richard Leitzel died on 15 June 1999, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA, at age 82.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Roy R. Leitzel, 82, Richland
  RICHLAND -- Roy R. Leitzel, 82, of 26 Ketterman Hill Road, formerly of Klingerstown, died at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, 1999, at the VA Medical Center, Lebanon, where he had been a patient for the past week. He had been in ill health for the past several months.
  He was born Sept. 2; 1916, in Klingerstown, a son of the late M. Richard and Lillian Alice (Romberger) Leitzel. His first wife, the former Eleanor P. Messersmith, died Oct. 6, 1960. His second wife, the former Pearl I. Fessler Reber, died Dec. 9, 1987.
  He was a graduate of Hubley Township High School and attended Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove. He graduated in 1936 from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, with a bachelor of science degree in business administration.
  A veteran of World War II, he served as a captain in the Army Air Force.
  He was an auto dealer for 45 years before retiring in 1981. He owned and operated the Leitzel Ford Dealerships in Klingerstown, Newport and Myerstown.
  He was a charter member of Valley Lodge 797, Free and Accepted Masons, Valley View; member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rites Valley of Harrisburg; Newport American Legion Post 177; member and past president of the Myerstown Rotary Club; and member of numerous fire companies throughout the years.
  Mr. Leitzel was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Myerstown.
  Surviving are three daughters and two sons-in-law, Virginia and Paul Engle of Dalmatia and Elaine Wiest and Carol and Robert Stine, all of Lebanon; one stepson, Gerald Reber of Battle Creek, Mich; one stepdaughter and her husband, Holly and Brian Miller of Robesonia; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul of Gratz; nieces; and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by one brother, W. Ford, on March 22, 1996.
  Visitors may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church by Vicar Don Costlow of Friedens Lutheran Church.
  Graveside military services conducted by Gratz VFW Post 2385, RR1 Lykens, will be in the church cemetery.
  Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 61 1, Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815, or to the Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 668, 17 S. 19th St., Camp Hill. Pa. 17011.
  Funeral arrangements were by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RR1 Klingerstown.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 Jun 1999, Thu, Page 17.⁴
  
• He was buried on 19 July 1999, at St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5

• Father*: Moses Richard Leitzel b. 7 Feb 1887, d. 7 Jun 1959
• Mother*: Lillian Alice Romberger b. 30 Sep 1891, d. 6 Sep 1974

William Ford Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Ford Leitzel was born on 21 April 1918, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Moses Richard Leitzel and Lillian Alice Romberger.
• William Ford Leitzel married Hilda Faye Kessler, daughter of Charles Edwin Kessler and Almeda Mabel Paul, on 13 April 1940.¹
• William Ford Leitzel died on 22 March 1996, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 77.^3,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  W. Ford Leitzel
  W. Ford Leitzel, 77, of Klingerstown, died Friday evening at his home. He was in failing health for seven weeks.
  Born in Kilngerstown, April 21, 1918, he was a son of the late Richard Letzel and Lillian Romberger LeitzeL He was a graduate of Hubley Township High School and Peirce School of Business, Philadelphia.
  He founded the Lewisburg Farmer's Market and operated it until retiring in 1981. He and a brother, Paul, previously operated Crossroads Sale and Market, Gratz.
  He was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown; Klingerstown Fire Company, Herndon Lodge 702, F&AM, Herndon, of which he was a member more than 50 years; Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Millersburg; Scottish Rite Consistory, Harrisburg; Shrine Club of Zembo Temple, Harrisburg. He was a 32nd Degree Mason.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Hilda F. Kessler, to whom he would have been married 56 years .April 13; a daughter, Bonnie A. Miller, Salt Lake City, Utah; a son, Thomas C. Leitzel, Lemont; two brothers, Paul, Gratz, and Roy, Richland; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown. The Rev. Peter Nordby will officiate. Interment will be in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery, Klingerstown. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RD1 Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 23 Mar 1996, Sat, Page 2.²
  
• He was buried at St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2,4

• Father*: Moses Richard Leitzel b. 7 Feb 1887, d. 7 Jun 1959
• Mother*: Lillian Alice Romberger b. 30 Sep 1891, d. 6 Sep 1974

Hilda Faye Kessler¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hilda Faye Kessler was born on 29 October 1920, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• She was the daughter of Charles Edwin Kessler and Almeda Mabel Paul.
• Hilda Faye Kessler was baptized on 12 December 1920, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married William Ford Leitzel, son of Moses Richard Leitzel and Lillian Alice Romberger, on 13 April 1940.²
• Hilda Faye Kessler died on 5 December 1999, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT, at age 79.^3,2,4
• She was buried at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,3,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Hilda F. Leitzel
  Hilda Faye Leitzel, 79, formerly of Klingerstown, died Dec. 5 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Born at Erdman, Oct. 29, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Meda Kessler. She had lived at Crosslands Retirement Community in Sandy, Utah, for the past one and a half years and the last two months with her daughter in Salt Lake City.
  She and her husband, W. Ford Leitzel, owned and operated the Lewisburg Farmers Market until they retired in 1981.
  She was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown and its choir and Sunshine class. She was also a member of the Eastern Star Lodge, Lykens, and the Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife, where she served as a past noble grand and was awarded the Decoration of Chivalry Award for community support.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, W. Ford, on March 22, 1996; two brothers, Ralph and Marlin Kessler.
  Surviving are a son, Thomas C., Escondido, Calif., formerly of Lemont; a daughter, Bonnie A. Miller, Salt Lake City, Utah; two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren.
  Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from St. Michael's Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Joel Petruschke officiating. Idella Rebekah Lodge 58 will hold services at 10:15 a.m. in the church. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family in St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RR1 Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 25 Jan 2000, Tue, Page 3.³
  

• Father*: Charles Edwin Kessler b. 15 Mar 1892, d. 1977
• Mother*: Almeda Mabel Paul b. 29 Dec 1895, d. 5 Nov 1963

Charles Edwin Kessler¹

• Last Edited: 25 Nov 2005

• Charles Edwin Kessler was born on 15 March 1892, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Charles Henry Kessler and Mary Elizabeth Erdman.¹
• Charles Edwin Kessler was baptized on 10 April 1892, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He married Almeda Mabel Paul, daughter of Daniel S. Paul and Amelia Jane Schwalm, on 14 September 1912, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Charles Edwin Kessler died in 1977.⁴
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Charles Henry Kessler¹ b. 18 Sep 1866, d. 5 Mar 1940
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Erdman¹ b. 3 Apr 1867, d. 2 Sep 1938

Almeda Mabel Paul^1,2

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2019

• Almeda Mabel Paul was born on 29 December 1895, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• She was the daughter of Daniel S. Paul and Amelia Jane Schwalm.³
• Almeda Mabel Paul was baptized on 21 March 1896, Salem Lutheran Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She married Charles Edwin Kessler, son of Charles Henry Kessler and Mary Elizabeth Erdman, on 14 September 1912, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁶
• Almeda Mabel Paul died on 5 November 1963, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 67.⁷
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Meda Kessler
  Mrs. Meda Kessler. 67, of Lykens, RD, died at Kepler Convalescent Home, Elizabethville, Tuesday.
  She was a daughter of the late Hpnrv and Amelia Schwalm was born in Upper Mahantongo Twp., Dec. 29, 1895.
  Mrs. Kessler was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Erdman.
  Her husband, Charles E. Kessler died a number of years ago.
  Sujrviving are one son, Ralph, in Lvkens. RD; one daughter, Mrs. Ford Leitzel, Klingerstown; four four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; one brother John Paul of Orwin.
  Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon from Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman, with Rev. J. Wilson Harner officiating. Interment will be in the adjoinng cemetery. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, is in charge.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 06 Nov 1963, Wed, Page 26.⁵
  
• She was buried on 8 November 1963, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^4,8,5

• Father*: Daniel S. Paul b. 17 Apr 1858, d. 2 Jan 1918
• Mother*: Amelia Jane Schwalm³ b. 4 Oct 1857, d. 20 Jul 1929

Mary Hazel Romberger

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Hazel Romberger was born on 21 January 1899, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2,3,4,5
• She was the daughter of William Austin Romberger and Emma Catherine Wiest.
• Some sources record that Mary Hazel Romberger was born on 31 January 1899, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁶
• She was baptized on 30 April 1899, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,5
• She married Irwin Wilson Deibert, son of Emanuel W. Deibert and Amelia Jane Shade, on 30 December 1915.^7,8,6
• At the time of the 1920 Census, Mary and her husband Irwin were living in the western part of Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Irwin was a carpenter for a coal company. Their household included 3 daughters, Helen, Fay, and Catherine.⁷
• In 1930, Mary and Irwin were living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Irwin was working as a carpenter at a coal breaker. They had been married about 13 years and their household included 5 children.⁸
• Mary Hazel Romberger died on 23 July 1977, at age 78.^9,3,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mary Deibert
  KLINGERSTOWN -- Mrs. Mary (Romberger) Deibert, 78, of Klingerstown, died Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Sunbury Community Hospital where she had been a patient for two weeks.
  She was born in Klingerstown on Jan. 31, 1899, and was the daughter of William and Catherine (Wiest) Romberger. Mrs. Deibert was a lifelong resident of Klingerstown.
  She was married Dec. 30, 1915, to Irwin Deibert, who survives her. Mrs. Deibert was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Lykens, R.D., and was a member of the Rainbow Class at that church.
  Other survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Helen) Byerly, Lock Haven, R.D., Mrs. Marlin (Mabella) Shade, of Gratz, and Mrs. Clair (Lillian) Erdman, of Mechanicsburg; seven grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Treas, Klingerstown, and Mrs. Gertrude Shaffer, Millersburg.
  Lawrence E. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown R.D., has charge of arrangements.
  The News-Item (Shamokin, PA), 25 Jul 1977, Mon, Page 8.⁶
  
• She was buried on 26 July 1977, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^10,6,11

• Father*: William Austin Romberger b. 11 Dec 1870, d. 30 Nov 1928
• Mother*: Emma Catherine Wiest b. 23 Jan 1873, d. 17 Oct 1930

Irwin Wilson Deibert

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Irwin Wilson Deibert is also referred to as Irvin in some sources.¹
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.
• He was born on 1 August 1897, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Emanuel W. Deibert and Amelia Jane Shade.
• Irwin Wilson Deibert married Mary Hazel Romberger, daughter of William Austin Romberger and Emma Catherine Wiest, on 30 December 1915.^1,3,4
• At the time of the 1920 Census, Irwin and Mary were living in the western part of Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Irwin was a carpenter for a coal company. Their household included 3 daughters, Helen, Fay, and Catherine.¹
• In 1930, Irwin and Mary were living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Irwin was working as a carpenter at a coal breaker. They had been married about 13 years and their household included 5 children.³
• Irwin Wilson Deibert died in 1982.⁵

• Father*: Emanuel W. Deibert b. 1850, d. 1925
• Mother*: Amelia Jane Shade b. 21 Jun 1855

Emanuel W. Deibert

• Last Edited: 26 Dec 2006

• Emanuel W. Deibert married Amelia Jane Shade, daughter of Jacob Schade and Mary Klinger.
• Emanuel W. Deibert was born in 1850.
• He was the son of William Deibert and Hannah B. Wiest.
• Emanuel W. Deibert died in 1925.¹

• Father*: William Deibert
• Mother*: Hannah B. Wiest b. 26 Jun 1824, d. 1 Jan 1885

Amelia Jane Shade

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2005

• Amelia Jane Shade married Emanuel W. Deibert, son of William Deibert and Hannah B. Wiest.
• Amelia Jane Shade was born on 21 June 1855, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Jacob Schade and Mary Klinger.

• Father*: Jacob Schade b. 9 Mar 1833, d. 30 Sep 1864
• Mother*: Mary Klinger b. 11 Aug 1827, d. 20 Oct 1897

Lawrence Woodrow Byerly

• Last Edited: 26 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lawrence Woodrow Byerly was born on 9 January 1913, Herndon, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Isaac Theodore Byerly and Tamie Ubella Erdman.
• Lawrence Woodrow Byerly married Helen Amelia Deibert, daughter of Irwin Wilson Deibert and Mary Hazel Romberger, on 7 April 1935.^3,4
• Lawrence Woodrow Byerly died on 30 April 1988, Leesburg, Kale County, FL, at age 75.^5,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lawrence W. Byerly
  Lawrence W. Byerly, 75, of Leesburg, Fla., and Market Street, Gratz, died Saturday in Leesburg Regional Medical Center, shortly after being admitted.
  He was born in the Herndon area, Jan. 9, 1913, a son of the late Isaac and Tamie Erdman Byerly. He was a 1930 graduate of Herndon High School.
  He was a retired design manager for Piper Aircraft Co., Lock Haven, and formerly resided in Lock Haven. When he retired in 1978 he moved to Gratz.
  He was a World War II Army veteran.
  Mr. Byerly was a, member of Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz, Herndon Lodge 702, F&AM, and Leesburg High 12 Club.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Helen Deiberl, whom he married on April 7, 1935; a son; Dennis, Brackney area, and Elaine Cole, Tavers, Fla; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Gladys Lebo, Trevorton; a brother, Melvin, Vienna, Va.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz. The Rev. Barry Ridge will officiate. Interment will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Erdman. There will be no calling hours Wednesday evening. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 02 May 1988, Mon, Page 2.⁴
  
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁶

• Father*: Isaac Theodore Byerly b. 11 Mar 1892, d. 9 Jul 1983
• Mother*: Tamie Ubella Erdman b. 27 Nov 1894, d. 15 Oct 1979

Fae Mary Deibert

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Fae Mary Deibert was born on 25 January 1918, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Irwin Wilson Deibert and Mary Hazel Romberger.
• Fae Mary Deibert married Darwin E. Feger, son of Daniel C. Feger and Jane Mattern.
• Fae Mary Deibert died on 18 June 1993, Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 75.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Fae M.Willier, 75, Pitman RD1
  Shoe factory retiree
  PITMAN -- Fae M. Willier, 75, of Pitman RD1 died at 5:40 p.m. Friday, June 18, 1993, at the Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman RD1, where she had lived since Aug. 18.
  She had been in ill health since February 1991.
  Born Jan. 25, 1918, in Klingerstown, she was a daughter of the late Irwin and Mary (Romberger) Deibert. Her first husband, Darwin Feger, died May 18, 1969.
  She married Harry H. Willier Jr. on Nov. 9, 1974, at Gratz.
  She was a retired shoe factory employee and was worked at the Muskin Shoe Factory, Millersburg. She retired in 1977.
  She was educated in Klingerstown-area schools. She was a member of Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz.
  In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Lila Lapriola of Williamsport and Linda Seip of Gratz; five grandchildren; two great-grandsons; and two sisters, Helen Byerly of Gratz and Lillian Erdman of Mechanicsburg.
  In addition to her first husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Irwin Deibert Jr., who died in 1937, and a sister, Mabella Shade, in 1992.
  The funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, by the Rev. Barry Ridge. Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery.
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD1, and from 12:30 p.m. Tuesday until the time of the service at the church.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 20 Jun 1993, Sun, Page 19.²
  
• She was buried on 22 June 1993, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^2,4

• Father*: Irwin Wilson Deibert b. 1 Aug 1897, d. 1982
• Mother*: Mary Hazel Romberger b. 21 Jan 1899, d. 23 Jul 1977

Darwin E. Feger

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Darwin E. Feger was born on 27 June 1916, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He was the son of Daniel C. Feger and Jane Mattern.^1,2
• Darwin E. Feger married Fae Mary Deibert, daughter of Irwin Wilson Deibert and Mary Hazel Romberger.
• Darwin E. Feger died on 18 May 1969, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 52.^4,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Darwin Feger, 63, Resident Of Gratz
  Darwin E. Feger, 53, of Gratz, died Sunday at Harrisburg Hospital. He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church of Gratz and was employed by the Pine Creek Coal Comoany.
  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Fae Diebert Feger; two daughters, Linda M. Feger, at home, and Mrs. Frank Lapriola of Lock Haven; his mother, Mrs. Jane Feger of Valley View; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Miller of Valley View and Mrs. Mazie Hopple of Gratz; and two grandsons.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 19 May 1969, Mon, Page 4.¹
  
• He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Daniel C. Feger² d. 1924
• Mother*: Jane Mattern¹

Maebella Catharine Deibert

• Last Edited: 13 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Maebella Catharine Deibert is also referred to as Maebella Deibert in some sources.¹
• She was born on 20 August 1919.²
• She was the daughter of Irwin Wilson Deibert and Mary Hazel Romberger.
• Maebella Catharine Deibert married Marlin Raymond Shade, son of Samuel C. Shade and Beulah Elmira Kissinger, after 1955.³
• Maebella Catharine Deibert died on 17 November 1992, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 73.^1,4

• Father*: Irwin Wilson Deibert b. 1 Aug 1897, d. 1982
• Mother*: Mary Hazel Romberger b. 21 Jan 1899, d. 23 Jul 1977

Marlin Raymond Shade^1,2

• Last Edited: 13 Jun 2019

• Marlin Raymond Shade was born on 11 May 1908, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Samuel C. Shade and Beulah Elmira Kissinger.
• Marlin Raymond Shade married Erma May Huntzinger, daughter of Cleavis Harper Huntzinger and Emma Jane Harner, on 2 July 1927, Dauphin County, PA.⁴
• Marlin Raymond Shade married Maebella Catharine Deibert, daughter of Irwin Wilson Deibert and Mary Hazel Romberger, after 1955.⁵
• Marlin Raymond Shade died on 15 June 2000, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 92.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Shade rites
  Services for Marlin Ray Shade, 92, of Gratz Park Terrace, Gratz, who died Thursday at Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, will be held at 11 am. Tuesday from Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Gratz.
  Born in Lykens Township, May 11, 1908, he was a son of the late Samuel and Beulah Kissinger Shade.
  He was a retired coal miner at the Lykens colliery and was an independent miner. He had worked at the former Kimmel's Dairy, Valley View, and was a school bus driver for the Upper Dauphin Area School District.
  He was a member of Simeons United Lutheran Church, Gratz. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Erma Huntzinger, his second wife, the former Maebella Deibert; a brother, John.
  Surviving are three sons, Allen L., Myerstown, Jack E., Gratz, and Marlin Jr., Elizabethville; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a great-great grandson.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 17 Jun 2000, Sat, Page 2.⁶
  

• Father*: Samuel C. Shade b. 26 May 1885, d. 19 Jan 1921
• Mother*: Beulah Elmira Kissinger b. 7 Jul 1888

Irvin Leroy Deibert

• Last Edited: 22 Feb 2004

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Irvin Leroy Deibert was born on 15 March 1921.
• He was the son of Irwin Wilson Deibert and Mary Hazel Romberger.
• Irvin Leroy Deibert died on 24 April 1937, Fountain Springs, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 16.^1,2

• Father*: Irwin Wilson Deibert b. 1 Aug 1897, d. 1982
• Mother*: Mary Hazel Romberger b. 21 Jan 1899, d. 23 Jul 1977

Lillian May Deibert

• Last Edited: 23 Jan 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lillian May Deibert was born on 24 May 1926, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Irwin Wilson Deibert and Mary Hazel Romberger.
• Lillian May Deibert married Clair Ernest Erdman, son of Farus Riley Erdman and Mazie Mae Engle, on 12 September 1942.²
• Lillian May Deibert died on 3 June 2007, at home, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, PA, at age 81.²
• Obituary in Sunbury Daily Item:
  MECHANICSBURG - Lillian M. Erdman, 81, of Mechanicsburg, died Sunday, June 3, 2007, at her residence.
  Born in Klingerstown on May 24, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Irwin and Mary (Romberger) Deibert.
  Lillian was a former employee of Dormar Shirt Factory, Gratz, and Sears at the Capital City Mall, Camp Hill, retiring in 1992.
  She was educated in the Hegins Township schools.
  She enjoyed quilting, reading, and doing crossword puzzles.
  Lillian was of the Protestant faith.
  Surviving are her husband, Clair Erdman, who she married Sept. 12, 1942; three children and their spouses, Gene Erdman and wife Carole, of Livermore, Colo., Sandra Schreck and husband Dean, of Sunbury, and Clair Erdman Jr. and wife Michele, of New Cumberland; five grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
  She was preceded in death by three sisters, Helen Byerly in 1995, Fae Willier in 1993, and Mabella Shade in 1992; and one brother, Irwin Deibert, Jr. in 1937.
  A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, at Salem United Church of Christ Church, Klingerstown, where the funeral will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mark Rothermel officiating.
  Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery, Klingerstown.
  Memorial contributions may be made in Lillian's memory to the American Cancer Society, 3211 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110-1342 or Hospice of Central PA, P.O. Box 266, Enola, PA 17025.
  The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown has charge of arrangements.
  Published in The Daily Item from 6/4/2007 - 6/5/2007.²
  
• She was buried on 7 June 2007, at Salem Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Irwin Wilson Deibert b. 1 Aug 1897, d. 1982
• Mother*: Mary Hazel Romberger b. 21 Jan 1899, d. 23 Jul 1977

Clair Ernest Erdman

• Last Edited: 8 Aug 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clair Ernest Erdman was born on 8 April 1924, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Farus Riley Erdman and Mazie Mae Engle.
• Clair Ernest Erdman married Lillian May Deibert, daughter of Irwin Wilson Deibert and Mary Hazel Romberger, on 12 September 1942.³
• Clair Ernest Erdman died on 25 July 2011, Nottingham Village, Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA, at age 87.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Clair E. Erdman, 87, Mechanicsburg
  Clair E. Erdman, 87, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Klingerstown and most recently a resident at Nottingham Village at Northumberland, PA, died July 25, 2011, at Nottingham Village.
  He was born April 8, 1924, in Klingerstown, a son of the late Farus R. and Macie M. (Engle) Erdman. He was married to the former Lillian M. Deibert, who preceded him in death on June 3, 2007.
  He was educated in Hubley Township schools.
  Clair was employed as a construction superintendent for H.B. Alexander Construction Co., Harrisburg, retiring in 1986.
  He was Protestant and was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Carlisle, and the Carpenters Union Local 287, Harrisburg.
  Clair enjoyed fishing and metal detecting,
  He is survived by three children and their spouses, Gene and Carole Erdman, of Colorado, Sandra and Dean Schreck, of Sunbury, and Clair Jr. amd Michele Erd- man, of New Cumberland; five grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; eight sisters and brothers-in-law, Elsie and Theodore Keiter, of Lykens, Violet and Earl Kahler, of Dornsife, Leona and Nevin Musick, of Halifax, Vena and Merlin Hoch, of Dornsife, Ruby and Lamar Reitz, of Klingerstown, Bernice and Clair Koppenhaver, of Gratz, Leda and Dale Wolfgang, of Millersburg, and Elaine and Dean Dietrich, of Klingerstown; one brother and sister-in-law, Darwin and Shirley Erdman, of Lykens; and nieces and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by two sisters, Eva and Diana Erdman, and two brothers, Emory and Willard Erdman.
  A viewing will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Salem Church of Rough and Ready, 11 Church Road, Klingerstown, followed by the funeral at 11 with the Rev. Mark Rothermel officiating.
  Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Klingerstown.
  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Claire's memory made be made to the Salem Church of Rough and Ready Memorial Fund, 1128 Ridge Rd., Klingerstown, PA 17941.
  The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, has charge of the arrangements.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 26 Jul 2011, Tue, Page A5.⁴
  
• He was buried on 28 July 2011, at Salem Church Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Farus Riley Erdman b. 31 Mar 1888, d. 1 Feb 1968
• Mother*: Mazie Mae Engle b. 8 May 1904, d. 19 Nov 1997

Farus Riley Erdman^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 Aug 2021

• Farus Riley Erdman was born on 31 March 1888, Mahantogo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4,5
• He was the son of Gideon Erdman and Elizabeth Williams.³
• Farus Riley Erdman married Mazie Mae Engle, daughter of Edward Engle and Sadie L. Schreffler, circa 1920.⁶
• Farus Riley Erdman died on 20 February 1968, Klingerstown RD, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 79.^7,5
• He was buried on 24 February 1968, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^7,4,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  FARUS R. ERDMAN
  Farus H. Erdman, 79, of Klingerstown RD, died last Tuesday at his home.
  He was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Klingerstown RD and the Klingerstown Fire Co. No. 1
  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mazie Engle Erdman; three sons, Emory, of Klingerstown RD; Clair, of Mechanicsburg RD 3 and Darvin of Lykens RD; eight daughters, Mrs. Lamar Reitz and Miss Elaine Erdman, both of KHngerstown RD, Mrs. Earl Kahler and Mrs. Merlin Hoch, both of Dornsife RD, Mrs. Blair Kisinger of Lykens RD; Mrs. Nevin Musick, of Halifax RD 2, Mrs. Clair Koppenhaver of Gratz and Mrs. Dale Wolfgang of Herndon RD 1; and 16 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.
  Services were held Saturday at 2 P. M. in Salem United Church of Christ with the Rev. Doyle Luckenbach, his pastor, officiating. Burial was in Salem Church Cemetery.
  Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 07 Mar 1968, Thu, Page 7.^7,5
  
• Some sources record that Farus Riley Erdman died on 1 February 1968.²

• Father*: Gideon Erdman³ b. 23 Dec 1854, d. 19 Dec 1941
• Mother*: Elizabeth Williams³ b. 21 Jun 1853, d. 8 Nov 1933

Anna Irene Romberger¹

• Last Edited: 14 Jul 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Anna Irene Romberger was born on 14 August 1905, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• She was the daughter of William Austin Romberger and Emma Catherine Wiest.
• Anna Irene Romberger was baptized on 5 November 1905, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She married Lloyd Homer Kessler, son of Charles Henry Kessler and Mary Elizabeth Erdman, on 8 September 1925, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4
• In 1930, Anna and her husband Lloyd were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Lloyd was a coal miner. They had been married about 4 years and had one daughter.⁵
• Anna Irene Romberger married Francis Xavier Treas after 1930.^4,2,5
• Anna Irene Romberger died in 1984.⁶

• Father*: William Austin Romberger b. 11 Dec 1870, d. 30 Nov 1928
• Mother*: Emma Catherine Wiest b. 23 Jan 1873, d. 17 Oct 1930

Lloyd Homer Kessler¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lloyd Homer Kessler was born on 30 November 1907, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Charles Henry Kessler and Mary Elizabeth Erdman.
• Lloyd Homer Kessler married Anna Irene Romberger, daughter of William Austin Romberger and Emma Catherine Wiest, on 8 September 1925, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• Lloyd Homer Kessler died on 18 June 1941, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ, at age 33.^4,3,2

• Father*: Charles Henry Kessler b. 18 Sep 1866, d. 5 Mar 1940
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Erdman b. 3 Apr 1867, d. 2 Sep 1938

Catherine Mary Kessler¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Catherine Mary Kessler is also referred to as Kathryn in some sources.²
• She was born on 14 March 1926, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• Some sources record that Catherine Mary Kessler was born on 15 March 1926.⁴
• She was the daughter of Lloyd Homer Kessler and Anna Irene Romberger.
• Catherine Mary Kessler married John Donald Heckert, son of John Franklin Heckert and Leah Charlotte Witmer, on 16 December 1950, Reformed Church, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.⁵
• Catherine Mary Kessler died on 10 November 2005, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, VA, at age 79.^3,6,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  HECKERT
  Catherine Mary
  Catherine Mary Heckert, 79, of Blacksburg, died Thursday November 10, 2005 at her home. She was born in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania on March 14, 1926 to the late Lloyd H. and Anna I. Romberger Kessler. She was originally from Herndon, Pennsylvania and was preceded in death by her husband John Donald Heckert. She attended and graduated from Central Pennsylvania Business College in 1945. She is survived by her three children, two daughters and one son: Karen E. and Doug Leland of Harpswell Maine, Elaine M. Ritter of Yarmouth, Maine; John D. Heckert, Jr. of Blacksburg, Virginia. She also had two grandchildren: a granddaughter, Heidi Leland of Brunswick, Maine, and a grandson Dennis Long, Jr. of Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Private services will be conducted Thursday, November 17, 2005 after which she will be cremated. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home Blacksburg.
  The Roanoke Times, November 17, 2005, Page 25.⁶
  

• Father*: Lloyd Homer Kessler b. 30 Nov 1907, d. 18 Jun 1941
• Mother*: Anna Irene Romberger b. 14 Aug 1905, d. 1984

John Donald Heckert¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Donald Heckert was born on 10 July 1922.^3,4
• He was the son of John Franklin Heckert and Leah Charlotte Witmer.²
• John Donald Heckert married Catherine Mary Kessler, daughter of Lloyd Homer Kessler and Anna Irene Romberger, on 16 December 1950, Reformed Church, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.²
• John Donald Heckert died on 29 July 1983, Herndon RD, Northumberland County, PA, at age 61.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  John D. Heckert
  HERNDON -- The funeral for John D. Heckert, 61, Herndon RD, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Zion's Church of Stone Valley by the Rev. S.A. Dries of Sunbury RD3. Burial will be in Stone Valley Cemetery, Dalmatia RD.
  Friends will be received from 7 to 9 tonight in the Edwin J. Hoover Funeral Home, Dalmatia. There will be no viewing in the church Tuesday.
  Mr. Heckert died Friday evening in his home. He had been in serious ill health for the past nine months.
  Born at Dalmatia RD, he was a son of Mrs. Leah C. Witmer Heckert of Herndon RD and the late John F. Heckert.
  He was married to the former Catherine M. Kessler.
  He served as a fighter pilot in the Air Force with the rank of first lieutenant. He received various citations, including the Purple Heart.
  He was a member of Zion's United Church of Christ Church, Stone Valley, Herndon American Legion and Herndon Fire Company.
  In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by one son, John D. Jr. of Blacksburg, Va; two daughters, Mrs. Karen Leland of South Harpswell, Maine, and Mrs. Elaine Long of Sunbury; two grandchildren; and two brothers, A. Franklin of Herndon RD and Robert M. of Lebanon.
  The Daily Item, August 1, 1983, Page 8.⁵
  

• Father*: John Franklin Heckert b. 20 Oct 1898, d. 11 Sep 1936
• Mother*: Leah Charlotte Witmer² b. 3 Nov 1900, d. 11 Apr 2000

Emma Mae Maurer

• Last Edited: 10 May 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma Mae Maurer was born on 17 June 1918, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,4
• She was the daughter of Francis Herbert Maurer and Ida Gottschall Ochs.¹
• Emma Mae Maurer married John Isaiah Romberger, son of Thomas Clark Romberger and Minnie May Klinger, on 2 March 1935, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^5,4
• Emma Mae Maurer died on 8 March 2002, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA, at age 83.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Emma M. Romberger
  Emma Mae Romberger, of East Main Street, Elizabethville, formerly of 1005 W. Main Valley View, died Friday at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.
  Born in Hegins Township, June 17, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Ida Ochs Maurer.
  She was a retired seamstress for Amy Sportswear, Valley View.
  She was a member of Zion Lutheran (Klinger's) Church, Lykens.
  Preceding her in death was her husband, John, in 1989; a brother, Clarence Maurer; a sister, Eva Deibert.
  Surviving are three sons, Gene Camp Hill, Carl Elizabethville, and Robert Las Vegas, six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Joel Petruschke and the Rev. Gerald Frey will officiate. Interment will be in Zion Lutheran "Klinger's" Cemetery, Erdman.
  Republican and Herald, March 11, 2002, Page 3.²
  
• She was buried on 13 March 2002, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^4,2

• Father*: Francis Herbert Maurer¹ b. Mar 1882, d. 7 May 1950
• Mother*: Ida Gottschall Ochs¹ b. 9 Jul 1885, d. 19 Feb 1954