Person Page - 733

John Adam Paul^1,2

• Last Edited: 13 Sep 2022

• John Adam Paul was born on 17 February 1890, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,3,5
• He was the son of David D. Paul and Maria Anna Hoch.³
• John Adam Paul married Florence E. Geist, daughter of James Irvin Geist and Mary A. Rothermel, on 23 November 1912.⁶
• John Adam Paul died on 7 February 1951, Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA, at age 60.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  Brother of Local of Resident Expires
  John A. Paul, 60, Northumberland, brother of Mrs. Lewis Maurer, Shamokin, died in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Melvin Long, Northumberland, after an illness of several weeks.
  A native of Rough and Ready, Paul lived in the rural section most of his life. Several months ago he moved to Northumberland to live with his daughter. Paul was a retired farmer. His wife, the former Flossie Geist, died 27 years ago.
  Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Elmer Strohecker, Halifax; Mrs. Fred Strohecker, Herndon R. D; Mrs. Victor Clark, Spring Glen; Mrs. Arthur Shipe, Columbia; Mrs. Earl Rothermel, Rebuck, and Mrs. Long, Northumberland; two sons, Marlin Paul, Herndon, and Russel Paul, Klingerstown R. D; 23 grandchildren, one brother, Levi Paul, Dornsife R. D., and two sisters, Mrs. Maurer, Shamokin, and Mrs. Samuel Long, Gratz.
  Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon, beginning at 2:00, in Rothertnel Funeral Home, Klingerstown. Rev. W. H. Marburger will officiate. Burial will be in Salem Church Cemetery, Rough and Ready.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 10 Feb 1951, Sat, Page 2.⁷
  
• He was buried on 11 February 1951, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: David D. Paul³ b. 18 Feb 1857, d. 17 Feb 1948
• Mother*: Maria Anna Hoch³ b. 22 Nov 1861, d. 4 Nov 1950

Stella Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Stella Strohecker is also referred to as Washtella in some sources.
• She was born on 31 May 1902.¹
• She was the daughter of William Pierce Strohecker and Sarah Eva Bohner.¹
• Stella Strohecker was baptized on 10 August 1902, Salem Church, Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She married Charles F. Coleman.¹
• Stella Strohecker died on 7 November 1982, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 80.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Stella Coleman
  Stella Coleman, 80, of 912 N. Front St., Sunbury, died Sunday at 1:15 a.m. at her home.
  She was born in Klingerstown, May 31, 1902, daughter of the late William and Sally Bohner Strohecker. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles F. in 1977. She was a member of St. Lukes Lutheran Church, Sunbury.
  Surviving is one son, Paul E. Coleman, Danville; nine grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Rebuck, and Mrs Jennie Knorr, both of Sunbury.
  A son Roy preceded her in death.
  Services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury, with the Rev. Marshall Gante officiating. Burial will be made in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
  Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday evening. In lieu of flowers, friends may make memorial contributions to St. Lukes Lutheran Church, Sunbury, or SUN Home Nursing Service, Northumberland.
  The Danville News (Danville, Pennsylvania), 08 Nov 1982, Mon, Page 16.²
  

• Father*: William Pierce Strohecker¹ b. 31 Jul 1866, d. 31 Mar 1947
• Mother*: Sarah Eva Bohner¹ b. 11 Oct 1868, d. 13 Jan 1958

Flossie Viola Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Flossie Viola Strohecker is also referred to as Florence in some sources.
• She was born on 10 May 1904.¹
• She was the daughter of William Pierce Strohecker and Sarah Eva Bohner.¹
• Flossie Viola Strohecker was baptized on 10 July 1904, Salem Church, Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Some sources record that Flossie Viola Strohecker was born on 10 May 1905, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She married Freeman L. Metzger.³
• Flossie Viola Strohecker died on 16 January 1958, South Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA, at age 53.²
• She was buried at Green Lawn Memorial Park, Montgomery, Lycoming County, PA.²

• Father*: William Pierce Strohecker¹ b. 31 Jul 1866, d. 31 Mar 1947
• Mother*: Sarah Eva Bohner¹ b. 11 Oct 1868, d. 13 Jan 1958

Albert Tobias Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 27 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#3)

• Albert Tobias Strohecker was born on 7 July 1906.¹
• He was the son of William Pierce Strohecker and Sarah Eva Bohner.¹
• Albert Tobias Strohecker was baptized on 19 August 1906, Salem Church, Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He married Vena Alpha Klinger, daughter of William Oscar Klinger and Mabel Pearl Klinger, circa 1925.^1,3
• Albert Tobias Strohecker married Erma M. Schaffer, daughter of Frank Adam Schaffer and Katie Louisa Deppen, after 1940.^4,5
• Albert Tobias Strohecker died on 9 September 1980, at age 74.^2,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Albert T. Strohecker
  HERNDON - Albert T. Strohecker, 74, of Herndon RD (Hebe), who had 105 direct descendants, died Tuesday in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
  He was a retired miner, and a member of David's United Church of Christ, Hebe, and the Klingerstown Fire Company.
  He is survived by his wife, the former Erma Shaffer; and the following children, Mrs. Jacob Wilkinson, Mrs. Norman Maurer, Mrs. Keith Campbell, Gene, Mrs. Ernest Bordner, and Dean, all of Herndon RD, Mrs. Glenn Thomas of Beaver Springs, Robert of Old Zionsville, Lawrence of Halifax RD, Albert Jr. and Mark, both of Lewistown, Mrs. Paul Underkoffler of Lykens, David and Kenneth, both of Klingerstown RD, Mrs. Daniel Scheib of Pillow, and Glenda, at home; 53 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Knorr, Mrs. Ira Rebuck and Mrs. Stella Coleman, all of Sunbury.
  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the David's United Church of Christ, Hebe, by the Rev. George Heberling. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
  Friends may call in the Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, Friday evening.
  Memorial contriubtions may be made to the church.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 10 Sep 1980, Wed, Page 8.⁷
  
• He was buried on 13 September 1980, at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^6,7

• Father*: William Pierce Strohecker¹ b. 31 Jul 1866, d. 31 Mar 1947
• Mother*: Sarah Eva Bohner¹ b. 11 Oct 1868, d. 13 Jan 1958

Mary Eva Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Eva Strohecker was born on 3 January 1907.¹
• She was the daughter of William Pierce Strohecker and Sarah Eva Bohner.¹
• Mary Eva Strohecker was baptized on 23 January 1908, Salem Church, Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She married Felix E. Snyder in 1924.^2,3
• Some sources suggest that Mary Eva Strohecker and Felix E. Snyder were married in 1928.⁴
• Mary Eva Strohecker married Charles Brittian Klinger, son of Mortica Britton Klinger and Elizabeth Ann Millheim.⁵
• Mary Eva Strohecker died in April 1968, at age 61.⁵

• Father*: William Pierce Strohecker¹ b. 31 Jul 1866, d. 31 Mar 1947
• Mother*: Sarah Eva Bohner¹ b. 11 Oct 1868, d. 13 Jan 1958

William Henry Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 23 Jan 2024

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

• William Henry Strohecker was born on 27 September 1909.¹
• He was the son of William Pierce Strohecker and Sarah Eva Bohner.¹
• William Henry Strohecker was baptized on 10 October 1909, Salem Church, Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He married Hilda I. Williams, daughter of John S. Williams and Emma Dietz.¹
• William Henry Strohecker died on 23 November 1955, Klingerstown R.D., Schuylkill County, PA, at age 46.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  William Strohecker Dies At Age Of 46
  William H. Strohecker, 46, lifelong resident of Klingerstown, R. D.. died at his home Wednesday at 11 a. m., after a long period of failing health. He was engaged in farming, and was a member of the Klingerstown Fire Company.
  He was born September 27, 1909, the son of the late William T. Strohecker, and Sally Bonner Strohecker, who survives in addition to his wife, Hilda Williams Strohecker, and the following children: Ralph, of Mechanicsburg; Dale, Spring Mills; Leonard, of Herndon R. D, 1; Rue, Paul, Raymond and June, all at home. Six grandchildren also survive as well as two brothers, Fred and Albert, both of Herndon R. D. 1, and five sisters, Mrs. Ira Rebuck, Sunbury: Mrs. Charles Coleman, Northumberland; Mrs. Jennie Knorr, Domsife, R. D; Mrs. Freeman Metzger, Williamsport, and Mrs. Charles Klinger, Montgomery.
  Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Rothermel funeral home, Klingerstown R. D. 1. Burial will be in the Lutheran and Reformed cemetery, Klingerstown R. D. Rev. John Wolf, of Lebanon, will officiate. Friends and relatives will be received at the funeral home this evening.
  The Daily Item, November 25, 1955, Page 12.²
  

• Father*: William Pierce Strohecker¹ b. 31 Jul 1866, d. 31 Mar 1947
• Mother*: Sarah Eva Bohner¹ b. 11 Oct 1868, d. 13 Jan 1958

Charles A. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 31 May 2020

• Charles A. Klinger is also referred to as Charles B. Klingler in some sources. Charles's marriage license and marriage certificate list his name as "Charles B. Klingler," even though his parents' names are list as "John & Mary Klinger."²
• He was born in 1876.¹
• He was the son of John E. Klinger and Mary Miller.¹
• Some sources record that Charles A. Klinger was born in March 1878.³
• He married Annie C. Leister, daughter of George W. Leister and Mary Ann Newman, on 26 September 1896, Hoffer, Snyder County, PA.^4,2
• In 1920, Annie was head of a household in Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, that included 4 children, Paul, Leona, Roy and Claire, but not her husband Charles. By 2940, Annie or Anna had remarried to Claude A. Miller and was living in Sunbury, PA.^5,6

• Father*: John E. Klinger¹ b. 23 Sep 1845, d. 17 Apr 1903
• Mother*: Mary Miller¹ b. 6 Dec 1843, d. 29 Dec 1898

Gurney Elwood Klinger Sr.^1,2

• Last Edited: 20 May 2021

• Gurney Elwood Klinger Sr. was born on 7 January 1928, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Alvin Rufus Klinger and Mary Magdaline Carl.³
• Gurney Elwood Klinger Sr. was baptized on 2 April 1944, Simpson United Methodist Church, Gordon, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He married Edna M. Deeter, daughter of Raymond Deeter and Mabel Lucas.^4,5
• Gurney Elwood Klinger Sr. lived in Hemlock Drive, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He died on 13 June 1988, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 60.¹
• Online obituary:
  Gurney E. Klinger Sr, 59, of Hemlock Drive, Valley View, died Monday [June 13, 1988] afternoon in Valley View.
  He was born in Barry Township, November 7, 1928, a son of the late Alvin and Mary (Carl) Klinger.
  He was a member of Church of God, Valley View, and Tri-Valley Senior Citizens. Mr Klinger had been employed in coal mines.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Edna Deeter; a daughter, Linda Wenrich, of Tower City; three sons, Gurney Jr., Dennis, and Dale, all of Valley View; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Maurer, of Sacramento, and Mrs. Gerald Hepner, of Halifax area; two brothers, Lewis, of Shenandoah and Ernest, of Hegins area.
  Services will be held at 11 am Thursday in Church of God. The Rev Richard Smith will officiate. Interment will be in Church of God Cemetery, Valley View. Robert Miller Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.⁶
  
• He was buried at Church of God Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁷

• Father*: Alvin Rufus Klinger³ b. 23 Jan 1906, d. 13 Dec 1973
• Mother*: Mary Magdaline Carl³ b. 4 Dec 1911, d. 16 May 1953

Alvin Rufus Klinger^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2022

• Alvin Rufus Klinger was born on 23 January 1906, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4,5
• He was the son of John Ellsworth Klinger and Agnes Sallie Moser.³
• Alvin Rufus Klinger married Mary Magdaline Carl, daughter of Henry Leo Carl and Katie Jane Facer.
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Alvin and Mary were living in Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where he worked in a coal mine. They had been married about 1 year and had 2 children, Gurney and Anna.⁶
• Alvin Rufus Klinger died on 13 December 1973, Ashland Hospital, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 67.^7,4,2,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Klinger Rites
  The funeral of Alvin Rufus klinger, 67, of RD2 Hegins, who died Thursday morning at Ashland Hospital where he was a patient for a week, will be held Sunday afternoon in the Weishample Church of God. Burial will be in the Church of God Cemetery. The Rev. James Snare, pastor; and the Rev. John Clough, pastor of Holiness Church, RD Ashland, will officiate.
  Mr. Klinger was born in Barry Township, Jan. 23, 1906, and was the son of Mrs. Agnes Moser Klinger, RD2 Hegins, and the late John Klinger. He had worked as a miner in the regional mines. He was of the Protestant faith.
  His wife, the former Mary Carl, died in 1953.
  Surviving are his mother; five children, Gurney, Valley View; Mrs. Anna Beury, and Lerue, wife of Gerald Hepner, both of RD2 Hegins; Lewis, Mahanoy City; Ernest, Hegins; brother, Harry, Valley View; a sister, Mrs. Alverta Hepner, RD2 Hegins.
  The Buffington Funeral Home has charge.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 14 Dec 1973, Fri, Page 2.⁵
  
• He was buried at Church of God Cemetery, Weishample, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: John Ellsworth Klinger³ b. 29 Aug 1887, d. 27 Feb 1961
• Mother*: Agnes Sallie Moser³ b. 20 Dec 1887, d. 24 Nov 1977

Mary Magdaline Carl^1,2

• Last Edited: 25 Nov 2018

• Mary Magdaline Carl was born on 4 December 1911, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2
• She was the daughter of Henry Leo Carl and Katie Jane Facer.²
• Mary Magdaline Carl married Alvin Rufus Klinger, son of John Ellsworth Klinger and Agnes Sallie Moser.
• Mary Magdaline Carl died on 16 May 1953, Ashland State Hospital, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 41.^4,2
• She was buried on 20 May 1953, at Church of God Cemetery, Weishample, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,2

• Father*: Henry Leo Carl² b. 28 Jun 1888, d. 28 Mar 1936
• Mother*: Katie Jane Facer² b. 25 Aug 1896, d. 15 Feb 1961