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Ronald Lee Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ronald Lee Klinger was born on 3 June 1947.¹
• He was the son of Mark Irvin Klinger and Elsie I. Heberling.¹
• Ronald Lee Klinger died on 10 September 2006, at home, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.¹
• Obituary in Harrisburg Patriot-News:
  ELIZABETHVILLE - Ronald Lee Klinger, 59, of 195 Simon Blvd., passed away Sunday, September 10, 2006 at his residence.
  Mr. Klinger was born in Pennsylvania, on June 3, 1947, the son of the late Elsie I. (Heberling) and Mark I. Klinger, who survives him of Millersburg.
  He worked as a bus driver at CAT Share-a-ride; and in the past, for Dauphin County Transportation, and Swab Wagon Company, all of Elizabethville.
  He was a member of Trinity U.C.C., Tower City.
  Graveside services will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, at 2 p.m., on Monday, September 18th, with Rev. Edward Gobrecht officiating.
  Donations may be made to his church at 448 East Grand, Tower City, PA 17980.
  Hoover Funeral Home, Inc., Elizabethville, is handling the arrangements.
  Published in the Patriot-News on 9/16/2006.¹
  

• Father*: Mark Irvin Klinger¹ b. 29 Jul 1922, d. 27 Jul 2008
• Mother*: Elsie I. Heberling¹ b. 13 Nov 1913, d. 3 Oct 2005

Mark Irvin Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mark Irvin Klinger was born on 29 July 1922, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.³
• He was the son of Charles Alvin Klinger and Alice Bertha Markel.²
• Although Mark's obituary published in the Harrisburg Patriot-News states that his parents were "John" and Alice Klinger, other sources, including the 1930 Census records for Washington Township, Dauphin County (which includes Elizabethville) list a Mark I. Klinger, born circa 1922, as the son of "Charles A." and Alice B. Klinger.^2,4,5,6
• Newspaper article:
  Hear Of Son's Injury in Pacific Area
  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klinger, of Washington Township, have been advised by the War Department that their son, Pvt. Mark I. Klinger, was "seriously injured" in an accident on a South Pacific island, January 24th. A letter containing further information will follow, the parents were advised.
  Pvt. Klinger entered the Army January 12, 1943.
  Elizabethville Echo, 03 Feb 1944, Thu, Page 1.⁷
• Mark Irvin Klinger married Elsie I. Heberling, daughter of John Heberling and Charlotte Warfel, on 26 October 1946, Evangelical and Reformed Church Parsonage, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,6
• Mark Irvin Klinger died on 27 July 2008, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.³
• ELIZABETHVILLE - Mark I. Klinger, 85, of Millersburg, PA, died Sunday, July 27, 2008 in Harrisburg Hospital.
  He was born Saturday, July 29, 1922 in Elizabethville, the son of the late John and Alice Klinger.
  He was preceded in death by his wife Elsie I. (Heberling) Klinger and his son Ronnie Lee Klinger.
  He was a veteran of the US Army and served in the Pacific during World War II, and was awarded the Purple Heart for his injuries while serving. He worked as a Civilian Employee for the Middletown Military Base. He was a member of Trinity UCC, Tower City.
  Surviving are his sister Betty Klinger of Lebanon; a nephew Larry Punch and his wife Linda of Dauphin, a niece Nancy Zapcic and her husband Thomas of Middletown; and many other great nieces and nephews.
  Graveside services will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 12:30 PM with the Rev. Edward Gobrecht officiating. Hoover - Boyer Funeral Homes, Elizabethville is handling the arrangements.
  Contributions may be made to his church at Trinity UCC, 446 Grand Ave., Tower City, PA 17980.
  Published in the Patriot-News on 7/29/2008.^3,8
  
• He was buried on 30 July 2008, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Charles Alvin Klinger² b. 9 Oct 1888, d. 4 Jun 1964
• Mother*: Alice Bertha Markel² b. 22 Jun 1893, d. 17 Oct 1968

Elsie I. Heberling¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elsie I. Heberling was born on 13 November 1913, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4
• She was the daughter of John Heberling and Charlotte Warfel.^2,3
• Elsie I. Heberling married Mark Irvin Klinger, son of Charles Alvin Klinger and Alice Bertha Markel, on 26 October 1946, Evangelical and Reformed Church Parsonage, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• Elsie I. Heberling died on 3 October 2005, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 91.^3,1,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Elsie I. Klinger
  October 3, 2005
  Elsie I. Klinger, 91, of 990 Medical Road, Millersburg, formerly of Elizabethville, died Monday at Manor at the Susquehanna Village, Upper Paxton Township.
  Born in Tower City, Nov. 13, 1913, she was a daughter of the late John and Charlotte Warfel Heberling.
  She was a retired seamstress, having worked at the former Bestok Clothing Factory, Tower City.
  She was the wife of Mark I. Klinger.
  Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, Ronald L. Klinger, Elizabethville; a sister-in-law, Betty Klinger, Lebanon; cousins.
  Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, with the Rev. Edward Gobrecht officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation. The family requests donations to Trinity United Church of Christ, 448 E. Grand Ave., Tower City, PA 17980. Hoover Funeral Home Inc., Elizabethville, is handling the arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 04 Oct 2005, Tue, Page 17.³
  

• Father*: John Heberling²
• Mother*: Charlotte Warfel³

Ralph A. Schwalm^1,2

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2012

• Ralph A. Schwalm was born in August 1887.^2,3
• He was the son of Ellsworth Schwalm and Martha Jane Kessler.¹
• Ralph A. Schwalm married Annie M. Snyder.¹
• Ralph A. Schwalm died in 1953.⁴
• He was buried at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Ellsworth Schwalm¹ b. Aug 1863, d. 15 Nov 1918
• Mother*: Martha Jane Kessler¹ b. May 1865, d. 1940

Annie M. Snyder^1,2

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2012

• Annie M. Snyder was born in 1891.³
• She married Ralph A. Schwalm, son of Ellsworth Schwalm and Martha Jane Kessler.¹
• Annie M. Snyder died in 1966.³
• She was buried at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³

Orpah Naomi Schwalm^1,2

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2017

• Orpah Naomi Schwalm was born on 30 November 1919, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Ralph A. Schwalm and Annie M. Snyder.¹
• Orpah Naomi Schwalm married Harold C. Romberger, son of Walter William Romberger and Maude Harriet Snyder, after 1940.¹
• Orpah Naomi Schwalm died on 27 June 2012, Schuylkill Medical Center- S. Jackson, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 92.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Orpah S Romberger, age 92, of 5 Romberger Lane, Valley View, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the Schuylkill Medical Center- S. Jackson, Pottsville.
  She was born on Sunday, November 30, 1919, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Ralph and Annie Snyder Schwalm.
  She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School and attended business school in Harrisburg.
  She and her late husband founded Romberger Furniture in Nov 1949; where she remained active until the present.
  She was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View.
  She was active in the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association and the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art.
  Orpah enjoyed gardening, art, nature, history, genealogy, and music.
  Her husband Harold C Romberger passed away in 1987. She was also preceded in death by two brothers Dr Ivan Schwalm and Dr Glenn Schwalm; and by a sister Irene Miller.
  She is survived by a daughter Gail L Romberger of Lindenwold, NJ; two sons Stuart A Romberger and Harold P Romberger both of Valley View; a grandson Daniel J Romberger of Valley View; three granddaughters Kelly Y Musolino, Kristie A Klinger, and Alexa D Romberger all of Valley View; three great grandchildren; a sister Ferne Furman of Valley View; and several nieces and nephews.
  A viewing will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View.
  Funeral services will be held at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, on Monday, July 2, 2012, at 1:00 pm, with Rev. Duane Bardo and Rev. Carl Shankweiler officiating. There will be no viewing on Monday at the church.
  Burial will be made in the Church of God Cemetery, Valley View.
  Memorial contributions can be made to the Tri-Valley Ministerium, 900 W Main St., Valley View PA 17983 or to St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 221, Valley View, PA 17983.
  Published in Patriot-News on June 29, 2012.²
  
• She was buried on 2 July 2012, at Church of God Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Ralph A. Schwalm¹ b. Aug 1887, d. 1953
• Mother*: Annie M. Snyder¹ b. 1891, d. 1966