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Homer Raymond Schwalm¹

• Last Edited: 14 Dec 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Homer Raymond Schwalm was born on 27 October 1911, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Leon Linscott Schwalm and Sally Edna Dietrich.
• Homer Raymond Schwalm was baptized on 24 January 1912, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He married Dorothy Hannah Rothermel, daughter of Charles Allen Rothermel and Carrie Elizabeth Kahler.³
• Homer Raymond Schwalm died on 8 January 1975, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 63.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Homer R. Schwalm
  Homer R. Schwalm, 63, of Spring Glen, died Wednesday at his home. He was born Oct. 17, 1911 at Spring Glen, a son of the late Leon and Sally Dieter Schwalm. He was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist .Church, Spring Glen.
  Surviving are his widow, the former Dorothy Rothermel; three sisters, Elva, wife of Charles Kiefer of Hegins; Erma, wife of Lester Guttshall of Harrisburg; Edna, wife of William Schrawder of Spring Glen; nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held Monday morning from St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Spring Glen with Rev. Howard J. Wertz of Fearnot officiating. Interment will be in Sacramento Union Cemetery The Robert H. Miller Funeral Home of Valley View is in charge.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 09 Jan 1975, Thu, Page 2.⁴
  
• He was buried on 13 January 1975, at Saint Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^5,4

• Father*: Leon Linscott Schwalm b. 17 Jan 1884, d. 7 Feb 1945
• Mother*: Sally Edna Dietrich b. 17 Jun 1888, d. 2 Feb 1973

Dorothy Hannah Rothermel^1,2

• Last Edited: 14 Dec 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Dorothy Hannah Rothermel was born on 2 May 1917, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Charles Allen Rothermel and Carrie Elizabeth Kahler.¹
• Dorothy Hannah Rothermel married Homer Raymond Schwalm, son of Leon Linscott Schwalm and Sally Edna Dietrich.³
• Dorothy Hannah Rothermel married Wilson Ellsworth Schwalm, son of Gurney Harrison Schwalm and Mary Sevilla Shadle, on 27 November 1976.^4,5
• Dorothy Hannah Rothermel died on 26 February 1991, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 73.⁶
• Newspaper obituary:
  Services for Dorothy H. Schwalm, of Sacramento, who died Tuesday afternoon in Pottsville Hospital, where she had been a patient since Feb. 17, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St Mark's United Methodist Church, Spring Glen. The Rev. Robert Cook will officiate. Interment will be in St Paul's UCC Cemetery, Sacramento. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RD1 Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
  Born in Klingerstown, May 2, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Charles Allen Rothermel and Carrie Kahler RothermeL She was a 1936 graduate of Hubley Township High School.
  She was employed at the former Philmark Manufacturing Co., Valley View, until retiring in 1983. Mrs. Schwalm was a member of St. Mark's Church, where she had been Sunday school superintendent and teacher and a memeber of the church missionary society.
  She was a member of Tri-Valley Senior Citizens; Tri-Valley historical society; Sacramento Fire Company Auxiliary; and Johannes Schwalm Association.
  Her first husband, Homer R. Schwalm, died Jan. 8, 1975. A sister, Jennie Rothermel, also preceded her in death.
  Surviving are her husband, Wilson E. Schwalm, whom she married Nov. 27, 1976; a stepson, Walter W., RD1 Hegins; a stepdaughter, Diane Ressler, Valley View; four sisters, Helen Landvater, RD Middletown, Edna Slusser, Nescopeck, Arlene Keiter, Hanover, and Verna Dotterer, Mill Hall; a brother, Elwood L. Rothermel, RD1 Klingerstown; five step-grandchildren.⁷
  
• She was buried on 2 March 1991, at St Paul's (Artz's) Church Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Charles Allen Rothermel¹ b. 6 Sep 1886, d. 21 Jan 1953
• Mother*: Carrie Elizabeth Kahler¹ b. 5 Jul 1891, d. 8 Mar 1949

Elva C. Schwalm

• Last Edited: 6 Mar 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elva C. Schwalm was born on 22 December 1913, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2,3
• She was the daughter of Leon Linscott Schwalm and Sally Edna Dietrich.
• Elva C. Schwalm married Charles Herman Kiefer, son of Aaron Alvin Kiefer and Emma Shaffer, on 23 November 1940, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• Elva C. Schwalm lived in Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She died on 7 April 1996, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 82.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Elva C. Kiefer
  Elva C. Kiefer, 82, of Chestnut Street, Hegins, died Sunday morning at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
  Born in Spring Glen, Dec. 22, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Sallie Deiter Schwalm.
  She was the retired owner of Kiefer Feed Mill, Hegins.
  She was a member of Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins, and its Womens Guild.
  She was preceded in death her husband, Charles, in 1990; a brother, Homer Schwalm; a sister, Erma Gutshall.
  Surviving are a son, Lee, RD Hegins; a sister, Edna Schrawder, Spring Glen; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m Thursday at Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins. The Revs. Claude Schach and Mark Woodring will officiate. Interment will be in United Methodist Cemetery, Hegins. Robert Miller Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald, April 8, 1996, Page 3.⁶
  
• She was buried at United Methodist Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Leon Linscott Schwalm b. 17 Jan 1884, d. 7 Feb 1945
• Mother*: Sally Edna Dietrich b. 17 Jun 1888, d. 2 Feb 1973

Edna I. Schwalm

• Last Edited: 20 Sep 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Edna I. Schwalm was born on 18 January 1920, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Leon Linscott Schwalm and Sally Edna Dietrich.
• Edna I. Schwalm married William T. Schrawder, son of Elmer Schrawder and Oleda Scheib, on 24 December 1948, St. Andrew's Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA; Names given as "William T. Schrawder" from Hegins and "Edna I. Schwalm" from Spring Glen.^2,3
• Edna I. Schwalm died on 16 September 2007, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA, at age 87.¹
• Edna I. Schrawder, 87, of Spring Glen, died Sunday at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, where she had been a patient for two weeks, having previously been a patient at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for three weeks.
  Born in Spring Glen, Jan. 18, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Sallie Deitrich Schwalm.
  She was married Dec. 24, 1948, to her husband, William T. Schrawder, who died April 5, 1999.
  She was a retired seamstress, having worked in local factories and later worked on the family farm. She was a 1937 graduate of the former Hubley Township High School.
  She enjoyed sewing, canning, traveling, genealogy, and was proficient in reading and writing in German. She was also active with the Johannes Schwalm Historical Society.
  She was a life member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, Spring Glen, where she was a former pianist for the Sunday school.
  She was preceded in death by two sisters, Erma Gutshall and Elva Kiefer; one brother, Homer Schwalm.
  Surviving are nieces and nephews: Lee Kiefer, Hegins; Ronald and Dean Gutsehll, both of Harrisburg, Eugene and Jerry Schrawder, both of Manheim, Beverly Klinger, Valley View, and Rachel Frederick, Allentown.
  A viewing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Mark United Methodist Church, Spring Glen, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday in the church with the Rev. William Danis and the Rev. Mark Woodring officiating.
  Interment will be in St. Mark United Methodist Cemetery, Spring Glen.
  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Mark United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, Spring Glen, PA 17978.
  Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, has charge of arrangements.
  Published in the Republican & Herald from 9/18/2007 - 9/19/2007.¹
  
• She was buried on 20 September 2007, at St. Mark's United Methodist Cemetery, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Leon Linscott Schwalm b. 17 Jan 1884, d. 7 Feb 1945
• Mother*: Sally Edna Dietrich b. 17 Jun 1888, d. 2 Feb 1973

Erma A. Schwalm¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Erma A. Schwalm was born in 1916.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Leon Linscott Schwalm and Sally Edna Dietrich.
• Erma A. Schwalm married Lester S. Gutshall, son of Willmer J. Gutshall and Maud I. (?), on 4 June 1938, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^4,1
• Erma A. Schwalm died on 13 July 1989, Leader East Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was buried at Woodland Memorial Gardens, Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Leon Linscott Schwalm b. 17 Jan 1884, d. 7 Feb 1945
• Mother*: Sally Edna Dietrich b. 17 Jun 1888, d. 2 Feb 1973

Charles Herman Kiefer^1,2

• Last Edited: 6 Mar 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Herman Kiefer was born on 20 October 1910, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4
• He was the son of Aaron Alvin Kiefer and Emma Shaffer.²
• Charles Herman Kiefer married Elva C. Schwalm, daughter of Leon Linscott Schwalm and Sally Edna Dietrich, on 23 November 1940, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• Charles Herman Kiefer lived in 601 Chestnut Street, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He died on 11 November 1990, Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County, PA, at age 80.³
• He was buried at Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Kiefer rites
  Services for Charles Kiefer, 80, of 601 Chestnut St., Hegins, who died Sunday at Hershey Medical Center, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from Frieden's United Church of Christ, Hegins. The Rev. David Grant will officiate assisted by the Rev. Jack Murphy and the Rev. Thomas Wolfe. Interment will be in Hegins Union Cemetery. Robert Miller Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  He was born in Hegins, Oct 20, 1910, a son of the late Aaron and Emma Schaeffer Kiefer.
  For 50 years he owned and operated Kiefer's Feed Mill, Hegins.
  Mr. Kiefer was a member and elder emeritus of Frieden's UCC where he was financial secretary, former council member and member of the church choir.
  A brother, Ray, and a sister, Stella Herb, preceded him in death.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Elva Schwalm; a son, Lee, Fountain; two. grandchildren, Aron Kiefer and Kathy Maurer; two great-grandchildren.
  Pottsville Republican, November 13, 1990, Page 2.⁴
  

• Father*: Aaron Alvin Kiefer²
• Mother*: Emma Shaffer²

William T. Schrawder^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William T. Schrawder was born on 2 January 1920.^2,4
• He was the son of Elmer Schrawder and Oleda Scheib.³
• William T. Schrawder married Edna I. Schwalm, daughter of Leon Linscott Schwalm and Sally Edna Dietrich, on 24 December 1948, St. Andrew's Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA; Names given as "William T. Schrawder" from Hegins and "Edna I. Schwalm" from Spring Glen.^1,5
• William T. Schrawder died on 5 April 1999, At home, Spring Glen, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 79.⁶
• He was buried at St. Mark's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Spring Glen, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Elmer Schrawder³
• Mother*: Oleda Scheib³

Lester S. Gutshall^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lester S. Gutshall was born in 1914.³
• He was the son of Willmer J. Gutshall and Maud I. (?)²
• Lester S. Gutshall married Erma A. Schwalm, daughter of Leon Linscott Schwalm and Sally Edna Dietrich, on 4 June 1938, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• Lester S. Gutshall died in 1987.³
• He was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Willmer J. Gutshall²
• Mother*: Maud I. (?)²

Mason R. Schwalm¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mason R. Schwalm was born on 10 August 1891, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,4
• He was the son of Henry E. Schwalm and Catherine A. Saltzer.
• Mason R. Schwalm died on 17 November 1962, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 71.^3,4

• Father*: Henry E. Schwalm b. 17 Jan 1862, d. 10 Sep 1933
• Mother*: Catherine A. Saltzer b. 12 Feb 1864, d. 24 Mar 1934

Tessie M. Schwalm¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Tessie M. Schwalm was born on 2 March 1894.^2,1,3
• She was the daughter of Henry E. Schwalm and Catherine A. Saltzer.
• Tessie M. Schwalm married Clinton Arthur Koppenhaver, son of Calvin Oscar Koppenhaver and Sarah L. Heberling, on 30 November 1912, St. Andrew's Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• In 1930, Tessie and her husband Clinton were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Clinton was a coal miner. They had been married 18 years and had 3 sons.⁶
• Tessie M. Schwalm died on 13 August 1968, at age 74.^2,7

• Father*: Henry E. Schwalm b. 17 Jan 1862, d. 10 Sep 1933
• Mother*: Catherine A. Saltzer b. 12 Feb 1864, d. 24 Mar 1934

Ivan P. Koppenhaver¹

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ivan P. Koppenhaver was born on 23 April 1913.^1,2
• He was the son of Clinton Arthur Koppenhaver and Tessie M. Schwalm.
• Ivan P. Koppenhaver married Thelma E. Morgan.³
• Ivan P. Koppenhaver died in July 1967, at age 54.^2,4
• He was buried at Saint Mark's United Brethren Cemetery, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Clinton Arthur Koppenhaver b. 24 Feb 1888, d. 18 May 1954
• Mother*: Tessie M. Schwalm b. 2 Mar 1894, d. 13 Aug 1968

Thelma E. Morgan¹

• Last Edited: 8 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Thelma E. Morgan was born in 1918.^2,3
• She married Ivan P. Koppenhaver, son of Clinton Arthur Koppenhaver and Tessie M. Schwalm.¹
• Thelma E. Morgan died on 22 July 1988, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was buried at St. Mark's Cemetery, Spring Glen, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²

Barbara J. Koppenhaver¹

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Barbara J. Koppenhaver was born on 20 February 1937, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Ivan P. Koppenhaver and Thelma E. Morgan.
• Barbara J. Koppenhaver married Donald H. Kissinger, son of Harold Earl Kissinger and Ersal Agnes Rose, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• Barbara J. Koppenhaver died on 3 January 2020, Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 82.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Obituary for Barbara J. Kissinger
  Barbara J Kissinger, age 82, of Valley View, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.
  She was born on Saturday, February 20, 1937, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Ivan Koppenhaver and the late Thelma Morgan Koppenhaver.
  Barbara was a 1955 graduate of the former Hubley Township High School.
  She worked at the Tri-Valley High School Cafeteria and last worked at Bixler's Country Meats, Valley View.
  She was a member of Pine Creek United Methodist Church, Spring Glen; where she was a member of the United Methodist Women. She also sang with the Pine Creek Circuit Riders.
  Her husband, Donald H Kissinger, passed away in 1997. She was also preceded in death by her parents; by a grandson, Joel R Kissinger, and a step grandson, Jeremy Michener.
  She is survived by two sons, Rick D Kissinger and his wife Dawn of Hegins and Craig A Kissinger and his companion Nancy Carpenter of Mt Carmel; a daughter, Lori J Blyler and her husband Joe of Valley View; three grandsons, Joe D Blyler and his wife Allison of Elysburg, Andrew J Blyler and his wife Kelsey of Hegins, and Drew A Kissinger of Klingerstown; two step grandsons, Dennis Wolfe of Hegins and Steven Michener of Seattle, WA; a step granddaughter, Shelby Wolfe of Mt Carmel; three great granddaughters, Adalyn Blyler, Juliette Blyler, and Cora Blyler; and a brother, Lenwood I Koppenhaver and his wife Linda of Pottstown.
  Funeral services will be held at the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 11:00 am, with Rev. John Wallace officiating.
  Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Wednesday at the funeral home.
  Burial will be made in St. Mark's Cemetery, Spring Glen.
  Memorial contributions can be made to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
  Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.²
  
• She was buried on 8 January 2020, at Saint Mark's United Brethren Cemetery, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Ivan P. Koppenhaver b. 23 Apr 1913, d. Jul 1967
• Mother*: Thelma E. Morgan b. 1918, d. 22 Jul 1988

Donald H. Kissinger

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Donald H. Kissinger was born on 1 September 1935, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Harold Earl Kissinger and Ersal Agnes Rose.
• Donald H. Kissinger married Barbara J. Koppenhaver, daughter of Ivan P. Koppenhaver and Thelma E. Morgan, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• Donald H. Kissinger died on 1 January 1997, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 61.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Kissinger rites
  Services for Donald H. Kissinger, 61, of Sacramento, who died Wednesday at Pottsville Hospital, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Mark's United ; Methodist Church, Spring Glen. The Rev. Mark Woodring will officiate. Interment will be in St. Mark's Cemetery, Spring Glen. Bufflng-ton-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Born in Valley View, Sept. 1, 1935, he was a son of the late Harold and Ersal Rose Kissinger. He was a 1953 graduate of Hubley Township High School.
  He was a Navy veteran.
  He was employed as a machine operator for Metal Industries Inc., Gratz.
  He was a member of St. Mark's UM Church where he was assistant superintendent, certified lay speaker, custodian and caretaker of St. Mark's Cemetery. He was a member of Sacramento Fire Company.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Barbara Koppenhaver; two sons, Rick, Hegins, and Craig, Sacramento; a daughter, Lori Blyler, Valley View; two sisters, Dolores Troutman, Valley View, and Janice Lettich, Carlisle; seven grandsons.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 03 Jan 1997, Fri, Page 3.³
  
• He was buried on 4 January 1997, at Saint Mark's United Brethren Cemetery, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4

• Father*: Harold Earl Kissinger b. 15 May 1911, d. 29 May 1972
• Mother*: Ersal Agnes Rose b. 7 Jul 1915, d. 19 May 1995