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Daniel Wesley Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2023

• Daniel Wesley Snyder was born on 29 October 1923, Rebuck, Northumberland County, Pa.²
• He was the son of Emory B. Snyder and Ida E. Runkle.²
• Daniel Wesley Snyder married Verna Kathryn Snyder, daughter of Charles Daniel Snyder and Mabel Cecelia Paul, on 19 June 1942.²
• Some sources suggest that Daniel Wesley Snyder and Verna Kathryn Snyder were married on 19 June 1943 St. John's Lutheran Church, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• Daniel Wesley Snyder died on 2 April 2009, at the home of his granddaughter, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA, at age 85.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  REBUCK - Daniel W. Snyder, 85, of 2747 Schwaben Creek Road, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2009, at the home of his granddaughter and her husband, Josie and Robert Amundson, Rebuck. He had been in ill health for the past two years.
  He was born Oct. 29, 1923, in Rebuck, a son of the late Emory and Ida (Runkle) Snyder. He was married on June 19, 1942, to Verna K. (Snyder) Snyder of Rebuck.
  Daniel was a graduate of the former Pine Park High School.
  He was a retired farmer and owned and operated Snyder's Mill at Rebuck, from 1962 to the present. He was also a former school bus driver for the Mahanoy Joint High School.
  He was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church at Leck Kill, where he had been a member of the choir and served as choir director for 50 years, a former church council member, Sunday school teacher, cemetery committee member, Greenbrier Grange member, and a fomer secretary of the Stone Valley Mutual Insurance Company.
  Daniel loved music, having played the trombone and baritone in the Greenbrier Band and was a former member of the Berrysburg Band and the Herndon Band.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, James and Bonita Snyder, Gary and Marie Snyder, and David and Cindy Snyder, all of Rebuck; one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra Snyder and Larry Weiner of Bethesda, Md; seven grandchildren, Diane Ernest, Josie Amundson, Ashley, Alexys, Spence, and Danielle Snyder, and Nichole Heim; 17 great grandchildren; five sisters, Evelyn Masser of Pitman, Bernice Rothermel of Klingerstown, Shirley Kauffman of Gratz, Kathryn Reiner of Leck Kill, and Leah Shade of Rebuck; four brothers, Rev. Vern Snyder of Birdsboro, Edward Snyder of Rebuck, Clarence Snyder of Valley View, and Wellington Snyder of Willmington, Del; and nieces and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by a grandson, Steven Snyder in 1978, a sister, Crystal Reiner, and a brother, Elwood Snyder.
  A vieiwng will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Leck Kill and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday in the church, followed by the funeral at 11, with the Rev. Sonja Ware officiating.
  Burial in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Leck Kill.
  Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the St. John's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.
  The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown has charge of arrangements.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 03 Apr 2009, Fri, Page B5.³
  
• He was buried on 5 April 2009, at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Emory B. Snyder² b. 27 Jul 1892, d. 28 Dec 1953
• Mother*: Ida E. Runkle² b. 9 Oct 1895, d. 30 Nov 1968

Walter August Dietrich¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Walter August Dietrich was born on 3 August 1877, Powell's Valley, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He married Emma Cordelia Morgan on 26 September 1897, St. John's Church, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Walter August Dietrich and Maud Elnora Klinger were the parents of Ellen M. Dietrich. Maud apaprently worked as Walter's housekeeper and he fathered her daughter Ellen. According to the 1920 Census, Maud was living in Walter's household as a housekeeper but was listed under her maiden name "Maud E. Klinger."^4,5,6
• Walter August Dietrich died on 20 February 1936, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 58.²

Robert Lamar Leitzel^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Lamar Leitzel was born on 17 July 1930, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of James Albert Leitzel and Estella Irene Paul.¹
• Robert Lamar Leitzel died on 20 August 1994, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 64.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Robert L. Leitzel, 64, Herndon RD1
  Paver operator
  HERNDON -- Robert L. Leitzel, 64, of Herndon RD1 died Saturday, Aug. 20, 1994, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
  Born July 17, 1930, in Valley View, he was a son of the late Albert and Estella (Paul) Leitzel. He was married to the former Pat Scheib.
  He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict.
  Mr. Leitzel was a paver operator for Meckley's Limestone Products Inc., Herndon.
  He was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Pillow; Alvin E. Long American Legion, Mandata; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2385, Gratz-Lykens Township; and Pillow Fire Company.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Michael of Pillow'; two daughters, Diane Kitson of Middletown, N.Y., and Sandra Erdman of Elizabethville RD; two brothers, Albert and James, both of Herndon RD; one sister, Carol Kissinger of Lykens RD; and two grandchildren.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, by the Rev. J. Robert Snyder. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Pillow.
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 22 Aug 1994, Mon, Page 11.⁵
  
• He was buried on 25 August 1994, at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^6,4,5

• Father*: James Albert Leitzel¹ b. 26 Mar 1907, d. 15 Mar 1956
• Mother*: Estella Irene Paul¹ b. 2 Oct 1911, d. 10 Aug 1972

Robert Raymond Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 5 Nov 2011

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Raymond Klinger was born on 17 August 1931, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3,1
• He was the son of Luther E. Klinger and Helen A. Engle.²
• Robert Raymond Klinger was baptized on 22 October 1931, Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He died on 18 February 2004, at home, Sunbury Street, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA, at age 72.²
• An obituary in the Sunbury Daily Item stated:
  DALMATIA - Robert R. Klinger, 72, of Sunbury Street died Wednesday Feb. 18, 2004, at his home.
  He was born in Erdman, a son of the late Luther and Helen (Engle) Klinger. He and the former Elsie Brown were married for 52 years.
  He was a graduate of Hubley Township High School.
  Mr. Klinger retired from TRW/Chromalloy, Harrisburg.
  He was a member of Klinger's Church, Erdman.
  He was a member of Herndon Lodge 702, Free & Accepted Masons; and the Dalmatia, Herndon and Hickory Corners volunteer fire companies.
  Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two sons, Kenneth of Virginia Beach, Va., and Kelvin of Moscow, Pa; two daughters Krista Geise of Selinsgrove and Kandy Conrad of Dalmatia; one brother, Ernest of RR Lykens; one sister, Shirley Kahler of RR Dornsife; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
  He was preceded in death by one sister, Pauline Herb.
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hoover Funeral Homes Inc., 118 S. Market St., Millersburg, where a Masonic service will be conducted at 8:30. Visitation will again be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, where the funeral will be conducted at 11.
  Burial will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax.
  Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
  To sign the guest book, go to hooverfuneralhomes.com.
  Published in The Daily Item on 2/20/2004.²
  
• He was buried on 23 February 2005, at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Luther E. Klinger² b. 15 May 1904, d. 9 Jun 1989
• Mother*: Helen A. Engle² b. 4 May 1908, d. 18 Aug 1987