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Stella May Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 28 Jan 2021

• Stella May Wiest was born in 1894, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• She married Fred Alfred Paul, son of Daniel S. Paul and Amelia Jane Schwalm, circa February 1914.^1,4
• Stella May Wiest died on 21 March 1973, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵
• She was buried on 24 March 1973, at Simeon United Lutheran Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^3,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. STELLA M. PAUL
  Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs. Stella M. Paul, 78, of 212 N. Pine St., Tremont in Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, with the Rev. Robert Logan officiating. Interment was in Gratz Union Cemetery with Reed Funeral Home of Pillow in charge of arrangements.
  Mrs. Paul died early Wednesday, March 21, in Pottsville Hospital where she had been admitted February 21 suffering with a fractured hip following a fall at her home.
  A native of Gratz and a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, she moved to Tremont in 1956 where she resided with her brother-in-law, Frederick Klinger.
  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Viola Buffington and Anna Lou, wife of John Miller, both of Gratz; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
  The Press Herald (Pine Grove, PA), 29 Mar 1973, Thu, Page 1.³
  

John Robert Buffington¹

• Last Edited: 28 Jan 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Robert Buffington was born on 26 April 1907, Pennsylvania.^2,1
• He was the son of Milton O. Buffington and Maude E. Klinger.
• John Robert Buffington married Viola Mae Paul, daughter of Fred Alfred Paul and Stella May Wiest, on 26 March 1934, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• John Robert Buffington died on 26 September 1959, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 52.¹

• Father*: Milton O. Buffington b. 8 Nov 1883, d. 25 Aug 1955
• Mother*: Maude E. Klinger b. Nov 1877, d. 3 May 1952

Janice Mae Buffington¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Janice Mae Buffington was born on 5 May 1938, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of John Robert Buffington and Viola Mae Paul.¹
• Janice Mae Buffington died on 28 April 1989, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 50.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Janice M. Buffington
  GRATZ -- Janice Mae Buffington, 50, Gratz, died Friday at Polyclinic Hospital.
  She was born in Gratz May 5, 1938, the daughter of Viola Buffington of Gratz and the late Robert Buffington.
  She was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz.
  She served as a dispatcher for the Gratz Area Ambulance Association.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz, by the Rev. Barry Ridge. Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery.
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the church.
  Funeral arrangements were made by the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 29 Apr 1989, Sat, Page 6.²
  
• She was buried on 1 May 1989, at Simeon United Lutheran Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: John Robert Buffington¹ b. 26 Apr 1907, d. 26 Sep 1959
• Mother*: Viola Mae Paul¹ b. 8 Jun 1914, d. 29 Sep 1998

John Harry Abraham Miller¹

• Last Edited: 13 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Harry Abraham Miller was born on 19 December 1920, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Harry Abraham Miller and Hannah Jennie Weiser.¹
• John Harry Abraham Miller married Anna Lou Paul, daughter of Fred Alfred Paul and Stella May Wiest, on 16 May 1949, Salem Reformed Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3,4
• Some sources suggest that John Harry Abraham Miller and Anna Lou Paul were married on 27 November 1946 Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• John Harry Abraham Miller died on 16 March 1990, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  John H. Miller, 69
  GRATZ - John H. Miller, 69, Market Street, died Friday, March 16, 1990, at home.
  He was born Dec. 19, 1920, in Pillow, the son of the late Harry and Jennie (Wiser) Miller.
  He was a member of the Simeons Lutheran Church, Gratz; the Gratz Fire Company; Pillow Fire Company; Lykens Township VFW Post 2385; Steever R. Day American Legion Post 326, Millersburg; and Dauphin County Volunteer Firemen Association.
  He retired as a cook at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Lebanon.
  In addition to his wife, Anna Lou (Paul) Miller, he is survived by two daughters, Bonita Ramer of Milton and Cathie Wilkinson of Elizabethville; one sister, Lula Koppenhaver of Sunbury; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p m. Tuesday at Simeons Lutheran, Church by the Rev. Barry Ridge. Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery.
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the church.
  Funeral arrangements were made by the James A. Reed Funeral Home in Pillow.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 18 Mar 1990, Sun, Page 7.⁵
  
• He was buried on 20 March 1990, at Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^1,5

• Father*: Harry Abraham Miller¹ b. 16 Aug 1884, d. 28 May 1957
• Mother*: Hannah Jennie Weiser¹ b. 22 Mar 1885, d. 22 Jun 1957