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Kelvin Lincoln Bowman¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kelvin Lincoln Bowman was born on 3 June 1915.²
• He married Vivian Elda Straub, daughter of Samuel Homer Straub and Kate Alverta Deibert, on 18 June 1938, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Kelvin Lincoln Bowman died on 19 January 2006, at age 90.²
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.²

Mary E. Lowe¹

• Last Edited: 18 Nov 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary E. Lowe was born circa 15 July 1866.¹
• She married Tobias Albert Straub, son of Samuel Straub and Hannah Klinger, circa 1885.^1,2
• Mary E. Lowe died on 18 June 1913.¹

Charles Walter Straub¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jun 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Walter Straub is also referred to as Walter C. in some sources.²
• He was born on 21 August 1890, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of Tobias Albert Straub and Mary E. Lowe.¹
• Charles Walter Straub was baptized on 26 October 1890, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He married Mary Elizabeth Koppenhaver, daughter of John W. Koppenhaver and Vianna Lydia Schwalm, on 30 March 1912.⁴
• Charles Walter Straub died on 28 August 1948, Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 58.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Charles W. Straub Dies; Schuylkill County Miner
  Charles Walter Straub, Valley View, died in the Geissinger Memorial Hospital on Saturday. He was a patient at the hospital for 10 days.
  Born In Lykens twp., on August 21, 1890, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Straub and was formerly employed as a miner at the Valley View colliery.
  He was a member of Klinger's Reformed Church, Erdman.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Koppenhaver; one son, Edwin, Lebanon; one daughter, Mrs. Russel Weist, Harrishurg; two grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters, Gurman, of Hebe; Harry, Lykens, R.D; Harvey, Harrisburg; Mrs. Emory Miller, Valley View; Mrs. Harry Schwalm, Mowrey, and Mrs. Wm. Lulold, Lykens. R.D.
  The Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), 31 Aug 1948, Tue, Page 13.³
  

• Father*: Tobias Albert Straub¹ b. 14 Jun 1857, d. 1934
• Mother*: Mary E. Lowe¹ b. c 15 Jul 1866, d. 18 Jun 1913

Katie Hannah Straub¹

• Last Edited: 18 Nov 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Katie Hannah Straub was born on 24 February 1892.¹
• She was the daughter of Tobias Albert Straub and Mary E. Lowe.¹
• Katie Hannah Straub was baptized on 24 April 1892, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was confirmed on 14 November 1909 Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Tobias Albert Straub¹ b. 14 Jun 1857, d. 1934
• Mother*: Mary E. Lowe¹ b. c 15 Jul 1866, d. 18 Jun 1913

Emma Ellen Straub¹

• Last Edited: 18 Nov 2020

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

• Emma Ellen Straub is also referred to as Annie in some sources.²
• She was born on 29 June 1899, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Tobias Albert Straub and Mary E. Lowe.¹
• Emma Ellen Straub was baptized on 12 November 1899, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married Harry Ray Schwalm, son of Monroe Ellsworth Peter Schwalm and Elizabeth Lavinia Alice Carl, circa 1918.^4,5,6
• Emma Ellen Straub died on 13 February 1986, Merry Heart Nursing Home, Succasunna, NJ, at age 86.^3,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  Emma E. Schwalm
  Emma E. Schwalm, 86, formerly of Valley View and Mqwry, died in Merry Heart Nursing Home, Succasunna, N.J., on Thursday.
  She was born in Klingerstown June 29, 1899, a daughter of the late Tobias and Mary Lowe Straub.
  She was a member of St. Peter's United Methodist Church, Fearnot.
  Her husband, Harry, died in 1964. Surviving are two daughters, Mabel Lebo, Parlin, N.J. and Mary Mattern, Frostburg, Md; a son, Peter, Randolph, N.J; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Ken Braun-Grundon, Sacramento, will officiate. Interment will be in St Peter's Cemetery, Fearnot There will be no viewing Sunday evening.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 14 Feb 1986, Fri, Page 3.³
  
• She was buried on 17 February 1986, at St. Peter's Cemetery, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA.⁷

• Father*: Tobias Albert Straub¹ b. 14 Jun 1857, d. 1934
• Mother*: Mary E. Lowe¹ b. c 15 Jul 1866, d. 18 Jun 1913

Geirmon Andrew Straub^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Nov 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Geirmon Andrew Straub is also referred to as Garman A., Geirman A., and German A. in some sources.^3,4
• He was born on 22 June 1886, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,5,6
• He was the son of Tobias Albert Straub and Mary E. Lowe.¹
• Geirmon Andrew Straub was confirmed on 5 November 1904 Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³
• He married Alice Frances Goodman, daughter of Nathan Goodman and Sarah (?), on 22 March 1913, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^7,8
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Geirman was a farmer in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, where he and Alice were living with 3 of their chilren and Alice's mother and sister.⁹
• When he registered for the World War II draft (1942), Geirmon was living in Herndon, PA, and working at the Tressler Lumber Co. in Trevorton, PA.⁵
• Geirmon Andrew Straub died on 12 July 1970, Northumberland County, PA, at age 84.^10,11,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Geirmon A. Straub
  Herndon R.D.
  Geirmon Andrew Straub, 84 Herndon R.D.. died early Sunday morning in his residence.
  Born at Lykens R.D., June 22, 1886, Mr. Straub was a son of the late Tobias and Mary (Lowe) Straub.
  He was a retired farmer and the husband of the former Alice F. Goodman, who survives him.
  Other survivors include three sons, Stanley of Marysville, Nelson, of Elizabethville, and Lee of Herndon R.D; four daughters, Mrs. Elvin Romberger, of Lykens R.D., Mrs. Charles Miller, of Lykens R.D., Mrs. Walter Strohecker, of Herndon R.D., and Mrs. Lee Hoffman, of Elizabethville; one brother Harvey Straub, of Schuylkill Haven; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Lubold, of Lykens R.D., Mrs. Katie Miller, of Valley View and Mrs. Emma Schwalm, of Mowery; 16 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
  The News-Item (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 14 Jul 1970, Tue, Page 2.⁶
  
• He was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.¹⁰

• Father*: Tobias Albert Straub¹ b. 14 Jun 1857, d. 1934
• Mother*: Mary E. Lowe¹ b. c 15 Jul 1866, d. 18 Jun 1913

Esten Homer Straub^1,2

• Last Edited: 17 Jan 2010

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Esten Homer Straub is also referred to as Eston in some sources.²
• He was born in March 1889.¹
• He was the son of Tobias Albert Straub and Mary E. Lowe.¹
• Esten Homer Straub was confirmed on 4 November 1908 Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³
• He died on 15 May 1939, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 50.²
• He was buried on 18 May 1939, at U.B. Cemetery, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Tobias Albert Straub¹ b. 14 Jun 1857, d. 1934
• Mother*: Mary E. Lowe¹ b. c 15 Jul 1866, d. 18 Jun 1913

Carrie R. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carrie R. Straub was born in July 1893.¹
• She was the daughter of Tobias Albert Straub and Mary E. Lowe.¹

• Father*: Tobias Albert Straub¹ b. 14 Jun 1857, d. 1934
• Mother*: Mary E. Lowe¹ b. c 15 Jul 1866, d. 18 Jun 1913

Estella L. Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 17 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Estella L. Strohecker was born on 30 October 1890, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^2,4
• She was the daughter of Moses W. Strohecker and Elizabeth A. West.^2,3
• Estella L. Strohecker married Edgar William Straub, son of George Brady Straub and Catherine Senora Klinger, on 6 June 1908, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA; Some sources list the place of marriage as Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,5
• Estella L. Strohecker died on 14 October 1955, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 64.^6,4,3
• She was buried on 17 October 1955, at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^6,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. EDGAR STRAUB
  Mrs. Stella L. Straub, 64, of Valley View, wife of Edgar Straub, died in the Pottsville Hospital, Friday.
  Mrs. Straub was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Strohecker, and was a native of Hebe, Northumberland County.
  Survivors are her husband and the following children: Mrs. Ralph Bixler and Mis. Lester Miller, of Valley View; Mrs. Allen Romberger, Klingerstown; Mrs. Carl Huntzinger, Elizabethville; Mrs. Allen Wagner, Lebanon; Robert, of Kensington, Maryland; Russell of Hegins, and Howard, of Harrisburg; sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
  Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Hannah Davis of Pine Grove and Mrs. Verna Harner, Valley View.
  Services were held from the Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, Monday. Rev. D, I. Sultzbach, D. D., pastor of the Lutheran Parish officiated, and interment was made in the Lutheran Cemetery at Valley View.⁴
  

• Father*: Moses W. Strohecker² b. 12 Jul 1852, d. 29 Sep 1910
• Mother*: Elizabeth A. West^2,3 b. Jun 1866, d. b 9 Oct 1971

Mary Arlena Straub¹

• Last Edited: 23 Aug 2020

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

• Mary Arlena Straub was born on 23 October 1909, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• She was the daughter of Edgar William Straub and Estella L. Strohecker.¹
• Mary Arlena Straub was baptized on 10 December 1909, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married George Sylvester Scheib, son of John Edwin Scheib and Bertha Minerva Miller.^2,3
• Mary Arlena Straub married Ralph Guy Bixler, son of Oscar Bixler and Octavia Spotts, after 1950.^2,4
• Mary Arlena Straub died on 27 December 1978, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Bixler Rites
  Services for Mrs. Mary A. (Straub) Bixler, of Maple Street, Valley View, who died Wednesday at the Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, will be held Saturday afternoon from the Arthur R. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View.
  The Rev. Guy Grube of Valley View will officiate and interment will be in Trinity Cemetery.
  Mrs. Bixler was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View, the Senior Citizens and Valley View Fire Company Auxiliary.
  She was bom in Dauphin County Oct. 23, 1909, a daughter of the late Edgar and Estella Strohecker Straub.
  Mrs. Bixler was married twice. Her first husband, George Scheib, died in 1950; her second husband, Ralph G. Bixler, died in 1977.
  Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Troutman of Elizabethville, and two sons, John Scheib of Columbus, Ga. and Lamar Scheib, at home; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Mrs. Allen Romberger, Klingerstown; Mrs. Minnie Wagner, Mrs. Lester Miller, Valley View; Russell Straub, Hegins; Mrs. Dora Huntzinger, Harrisburg; Robert Straub, Silver Spring, Md.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 29 Dec 1978, Fri, Page 5.²
  

• Father*: Edgar William Straub¹ b. 20 May 1888, d. 26 Dec 1959
• Mother*: Estella L. Strohecker¹ b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 14 Oct 1955

Minnie Viola Straub¹

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2019

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

• Minnie Viola Straub was born on 7 March 1911, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Edgar William Straub and Estella L. Strohecker.¹
• Minnie Viola Straub was baptized on 14 May 1911, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married Allen Clark Romberger, son of Isaiah Klinger Romberger and Elmira Clark, on 24 December 1990.^3,4
• Minnie Viola Straub died on 28 December 1995, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 84.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Minnie S. Romberger
  Minnie S. Romberger, 84, of Klingerstown, died Thursday at her home.
  Born in Valley View, March 7, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Estella Strohecker Straub. She was a 1928 graduate of Begins High School.
  She was retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles, Harrtsburg.
  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen, in 1993; two brothers, Howard and Russell Straub; five sisters, Violet Straub. Mae Romberger, Mary Bixler, Minerva Miller and Dora Hunt-zinger.
  Surviving are a brother, Robert Straub, RR1 Dalmatia; a step daughter, Alice Williard, Millersburg; six step-grandchildren; eight step-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Carl Shankweiler will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery, Valley View. There will be no viewing tonight. Buffington-Reed Funeral Hume, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 29 Dec 1995, Fri, Page 3.²
  
• She was buried on 30 December 1995, at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,5

• Father*: Edgar William Straub¹ b. 20 May 1888, d. 26 Dec 1959
• Mother*: Estella L. Strohecker¹ b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 14 Oct 1955

Howard Edward Straub¹

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Howard Edward Straub was born on 21 October 1913.¹
• He was the son of Edgar William Straub and Estella L. Strohecker.¹
• Howard Edward Straub was baptized on 15 March 1914, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He married Nora E. Nye, daughter of William Henry Nye and Sallie Schnoke.²
• Howard Edward Straub died on 20 November 1972, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.^2,3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  HOWARD E. STRAUB
  The funeral of Howard E. Straub, 59, of Colonial Park, Harrisburg, was held from St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, on Friday, November 24. Services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Leonard E. Shertzer. Interment took place in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg.
  Mr. Straub was ill since July 10 when he suffered a severe heart attack. He passed away at the Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, on Monday, November 20th.
  He is survived by his widow, Nora Nye Straub, a native of Pine Grove, one daughter, Mrs. Robert Lontz, Harrisburg and three grandchildren, Debra, David and Jeffrey Lontz, all of Harrisburg. He is also survived by two brothers and five sisters.
  Attending the funeral from this area were: Paul H. Nve. Mrs. Mildred Umbenhauer, Mrs. Emma N. Potts and her children; Kay, Carol and David Potts, Mrs. Sandra Manbeck and Mrs. Donna Thomas. From Schuylkill Haven: Mr. and Mrs. Adams S. Felty, Karen Felty, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lehman, Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. William S. Nye.
  The Press Herald (Pine Grove, PA), 30 Nov 1972, Thu, Page 4.²
  
• He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Edgar William Straub¹ b. 20 May 1888, d. 26 Dec 1959
• Mother*: Estella L. Strohecker¹ b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 14 Oct 1955

Minerva Catherine Straub^1,2

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Minerva Catherine Straub was born on 10 July 1915.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Edgar William Straub and Estella L. Strohecker.¹
• Minerva Catherine Straub married Lester Leroy Miller, son of Elmer Miller and Anna Shomper, circa 1935.^4,5
• Minerva Catherine Straub died on 21 October 1986, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 71.^6,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Miller Rites
  Services for Minerva C. Miller, 71, of 1003 W. Maple St, Valley View, who died Tuesday morning in Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, will be held at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. A memorial servicewill be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View. The Rev. H. Kapp Ogburn III will officiate. Interment will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Mrs. Miller was born in Valley View, July 10, 1915, a daughter of the late Edgar and Estella Strohecker Straub.
  She was a 1933 graduate of Hegins Township High School.
  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, the choir, church council and Lutheran Church Women.
  Mrs. Miller was a volunteer at Hamburg Center and Wernersville State Hospital.
  She was a member and secretary of Valley View Fire Company Auxiliary.
  Mrs. Miller previously served on the board of directors for Tri-Valley Charities.
  She was the local registrar for 10 years, after retiring from Gordon Peters' factory, Elizabethville.
  She was a member of Tri-Valley Senior Citizens, Valley View Park Association and Tri-Valley CB Association.
  Her husband, Lester Sr., died in 1979.
  Surviving are three sons, Lester Jr., York, James, Lititz, and Lawrence, Elizabethville; a daughter, Ann Meckley, Herndon area; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Minnie Wagner, Valley View, and Dora Huntzinger, Harrisburg; two brothers, Russell Straub, Hegins, and Robert Straub, Dalmatia area.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 22 Oct 1986, Wed, Page 2.⁶
  
• She was buried on 26 October 1986, at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^6,3

• Father*: Edgar William Straub¹ b. 20 May 1888, d. 26 Dec 1959
• Mother*: Estella L. Strohecker¹ b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 14 Oct 1955

Russell E. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Russell E. Straub was born on 20 November 1917, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Edgar William Straub and Estella L. Strohecker.¹
• Russell E. Straub married Margaret Merle Bendigo, daughter of Gurney Bendigo and Sadie Bixler.⁴
• Russell E. Straub died on 12 December 1990, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 73.^4,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Straub rites
  Services for Russell E. "Strap" Straub, 801 E. Main St., Hegins, who ; died Wednesday evening at Pottsville Hospital, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins. The Rev. Jack Murphy will officiate. There will be no viewing Sunday. Interment will be in Friedens Cemetery. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  He was born in Valley View, Nov. 20, 1917, a son of the late Edgar and Stella Strohecker Straub.
  A 1935 graduate of Hegins Township High School, he was a Hegins Township supervisor for 29 years until retiring.
  Mr. Straub was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins and Valley View fire companies, Valley View F&AM Lodge 797, Hegins Park Labor Day Committee, Tri-Valley Senior Citizens and the East-West Advisory Board of Meridian Bank. He was also a director of American Bank and Trust Co. and an officer of Hegins Park Association.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Margaret Bendigo; two daughters, Sally Ann Schwartz, San Diego, Calif., and Carolyn Schultz, Llewellyn; a brother, Robert, Dalmatia; two sisters, Minnie Romberger, Klingerstown, and Dora Huntzinger, Camp Hill; and three grandchildren.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 14 Dec 1990, Fri, Page 2.³
  
• He was buried on 17 December 1990, at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,2,3

• Father*: Edgar William Straub¹ b. 20 May 1888, d. 26 Dec 1959
• Mother*: Estella L. Strohecker¹ b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 14 Oct 1955

Dora Elizabeth Straub^1,2

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Dora Elizabeth Straub was born on 20 December 1919, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3,2
• She was the daughter of Edgar William Straub and Estella L. Strohecker.¹
• Dora Elizabeth Straub married Carl Henry Josiah Huntzinger, son of Henry Josiah Huntzinger and Meda O. Umholtz, circa 1948.^4,5
• Dora Elizabeth Straub and Carl Henry Josiah Huntzinger were divorced circa 1968.⁵
• Dora Elizabeth Straub died on 11 July 1994, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA, at age 74.^2,6,7,5

• Father*: Edgar William Straub¹ b. 20 May 1888, d. 26 Dec 1959
• Mother*: Estella L. Strohecker¹ b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 14 Oct 1955

Robert B. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 1 Jun 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert B. Straub was born on 12 March 1928, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Edgar William Straub and Estella L. Strohecker.¹
• Robert B. Straub died on 30 May 2020, Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 92.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Robert "Sport" Straub
  March 12, 1928 - May 30, 2020
  Robert B. "Sport" Straub, 92, of Dalmatia, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020, at the Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coal Township. He was born in Valley View on March 12, 1928, a son of the late Estella and Edgar Straub.
  He was employed by dairy in Washington DC for 33 years. Robert loved sports, especially baseball and the Redskins. He was a season ticket holder for 47 years, even after retiring to PA. He was a 1945 graduate of Hegins Township High School. While in High School, he won the 1945 Championship playing 3rd base. He worked for Kimmel’s Dairy, Valley View while he was going to school then entered the Navy from 1947-49 and then returned to dairy work for 33 years in Maryland. His connection with his customers was unbelievable. He received letters of excellent service from the Marriott Corporation and his own employer.
  While in Maryland, he coached Little League, Jr. and Sr. Baseball and followed his son through College Baseball, after which he started Umpiring for Montgomery County Maryland. He retired to PA in 1985 and again became involved with coaching Teener League and LMHS Baseball. Robert was involved with Dalmatia, Leck Kill and Trevorton Elementary Schools with the Dalmatia Kiwanis sponsored Stamp Clubs, K-kids, Builders Club and LMHS Key Club. He was a member of Zion Stone Valley Church, a council member and Cemetery Assoc. Secretary. Robert was a member of the Dalmatia Kiwanis Club, joining on April 26, 1986, Kiwanian of the year 1992 and 2014 and President from 1992-93 and 1996-97. He volunteered for Relay for Life and Red Cross Bloodmobile.
  Robert is survived by his wife of 72 years, Nancy L. (Ressler) Straub; nephews Lester Miller and wife Lorraine of York, Lawrence and wife Sandi Miller of Manheim and niece Anne Meckley and husband Fred of Dalmatia, Sandy Miller of Manheim and several more nieces and nephews; daughter in-law Jane Straub and granddaughters Amy and Katie and four great grandsons of Brookeville, MD. He was preceded in death by a son Brady Straub in 1986, nephew James Miller; two brothers Howard and Russell; five sisters Mae, Minnie, Minerva, Mary and Dora
  A private service will be held at Zion Stone Valley Church, Dalmatia. Interment will take place in the Stone Valley Cemetery, Dalmatia.
  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Zion Stone Valley Church.²
  

• Father*: Edgar William Straub¹ b. 20 May 1888, d. 26 Dec 1959
• Mother*: Estella L. Strohecker¹ b. 30 Oct 1890, d. 14 Oct 1955

Alice Frances Goodman¹

• Last Edited: 18 Nov 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Alice Frances Goodman was born in 1895.⁴
• She was the daughter of Nathan Goodman and Sarah (?)^2,3
• Alice Frances Goodman married Geirmon Andrew Straub, son of Tobias Albert Straub and Mary E. Lowe, on 22 March 1913, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^1,5
• Alice Frances Goodman was buried at St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.⁴
• She died in 1975.⁴

• Father*: Nathan Goodman³ b. 18 May 1842, d. 22 Nov 1910
• Mother*: Sarah (?)² b. 1 Jul 1852, d. 8 Jan 1931

Charles Alvin Straub¹

• Last Edited: 18 Nov 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Alvin Straub was born on 7 August 1914, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Geirmon Andrew Straub and Alice Frances Goodman.¹
• Charles Alvin Straub was baptized on 5 September 1914, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He died on 27 April 1943, at age 28, in action in North Africa. He was a private in the 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division (Service Number: 33234146). One newspaper reported:
  HEBE SOLDIER DIES IN NORTH AFRICAN ACTION
  Private Charles A. Straub, 29, Killed In Action April 29 During Tunisian Campaign, War Department Announces.
  Private Charles A. Straub, 29, of near Hebe, was listed today by the War Department as having died in action in North Africa. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geirman A. Straub, of Herndon, R. D. 1, had received word May 18 that he was missing in action. A week later. May 25, they received another telegram that he had died in action April 29. His death was confirmed today by a casualty list released in Washington.
  The last letter the Straub family had from the son was April 27, two days before he was killed. Previous to that they had received several letters from him after his arrival in Africa about the first of the year.
  Private Straub was drafted a year ago by the Sunbury board and had trained at Fort Meade, Md., and Fort Bragg, N. C, before being sent to Africa. He was in the Field Artillery in this country, but was transferred to the Infantry upon his arrival overseas.
  Previous to going into the service he had worked as a carpenter at the Pennsylvania Ordnance Works at Allenwood. Private Straub was born and raised on the Straub farm about a mile from Hebe. He attended the Hebe school, and was a member of the Lutheran Church at Hebe. His parents and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Elwin Rom-berger, of Lykens; Stanley Straub, of Millersburg; Mrs. Clyde Snyder, Nelson, Marion, Lee and Iva Straub at home, survive.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 10 Jun 1943, Thu, Page 1.^3,2,4,5,6,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  LOSES LIFE IN NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN
  Private Charles A. Straub. 29. has been listed by the War Department as having died in action in North Africa, April 29th.
  His parents, Mr. and Mrs. German A. Straub, of near Hebe, had been previously notified that he was listed as 'missing in action', but later received notification of his death.
  In addition to his parents, he is survived by the following brothers and sisters, Stanley Straub, Millersburg; Mrs. Elwin Romberger, Lykens; Mrs. Clyde Snyder, Marion, Lee, Iva, and Nelson, of Hebe.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 17 Jun 1943, Thu, Page 1.⁸
  
• He was buried at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, near Tunis, Tunisia.⁵

• Father*: Geirmon Andrew Straub¹ b. 22 Jun 1886, d. 12 Jul 1970
• Mother*: Alice Frances Goodman¹ b. 1895, d. 1975

Leon Samuel Straub^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015

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

• Leon Samuel Straub was born on 12 January 1921, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He was the son of Samuel Homer Straub and Kate Alverta Deibert.
• Leon Samuel Straub was baptized on 5 May 1921, Berrysburg Evangelical Congregational Circuit, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He married Martha Irene Williard, daughter of Moses Alvin Williard and Catherine Irene Sitlinger, circa 1961, PA.^1,2
• Leon Samuel Straub died in March 2002, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.²
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Samuel Homer Straub b. 6 Jul 1895, d. 22 Sep 1944
• Mother*: Kate Alverta Deibert b. 1 Nov 1897, d. 27 Dec 1968

Ailene M. Straub^1,2

• Last Edited: 29 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ailene M. Straub was born in 1919.¹
• She was the daughter of Raymond A. Straub and Florence L. Klock.¹
• Ailene M. Straub died before 27 March 2013.³

• Father*: Raymond A. Straub¹ b. 16 Dec 1896, d. 21 Sep 1985
• Mother*: Florence L. Klock¹ b. 1898, d. 28 May 1973

Mark R. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 23 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mark R. Straub was born on 16 June 1921, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Raymond A. Straub and Florence L. Klock.¹
• Mark R. Straub married Pauline E. Meyers, daughter of William Meyers and Carrie Long, circa 1947.²
• Mark R. Straub died on 14 August 2007, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 86.²
• Mark R. Straub, 86, of East Spring Street, Donaldson, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
  Born in Tremont, June 16, 1921, he was a son of the late Raymond and Florence Klock Straub.
  He was a 1939 graduate of Tremont High School.
  During World War II, he served as a tech sergeant in the Army Air Corps. He received the European-African-Middle Eastern Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
  He was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church, Tremont, and the VFW.
  Preceding him in death were a son, Ronald M. Straub Sr; a daughter, Judy Ganly; three brothers, Lester, Lawrence and David Straub; two sisters, Helen Klinger and Ailene Fegley.
  He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Pauline Meyers Straub; one daughter, Carolyn Wagner, Donaldson; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dean Straub, Tremont, and Delbert Straub, Lancaster; a sister, Esther Culbert, Sewell, N.J.
  Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 17, from H. L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove, with Pastor Maureen C. Duffy-Guy and the Rev. Robert Kehrli officiating. Burial was in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Pine Grove.
  The family prefers donations in his memory be given to the St. John's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 6 W. Main St., Tremont, PA 17981.²
  
• He was buried on 17 August 2007, at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Raymond A. Straub¹ b. 16 Dec 1896, d. 21 Sep 1985
• Mother*: Florence L. Klock¹ b. 1898, d. 28 May 1973

Lawrence N. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 29 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lawrence N. Straub was born on 17 June 1923, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Raymond A. Straub and Florence L. Klock.¹
• Lawrence N. Straub died on 25 January 1997, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA, at age 73.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lawrence N. Straub
  Lawrence N. "Larry" Straub, 73, of 408 N. Queens St., Lancaster, formerly of the Tremont area, died Saturday at his home.
  Born in Tremont, June 17, 1923, he was a son of the late Ray A. and Florence Hock Straub.
  He was an Army veteran of World War n, serving in the chemical warfare department of the 3rd Army in Europe.
  He had been a salesman at Watt and Schad Department Store and Hager's Department Store, Lancaster, before retiring in 1975.
  He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Tremont, an associate member of Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster, a member of Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lancaster, and its Patients Club and Brennan Keip American Legion Post 384, Tremont.
  He was preceded in death by a brother, Lester, and two sisters, Helen Klinger and Alene Fegley.
  Surviving are a sister, Esther Culbert, Sewell, N.J; four brothers, Mark, Donaldson, David, Houston, Tex., Delbert, Lancaster, and Dean, Tremont.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from Minnig-Berger Funeral Home, Tremont. The Rev. Paul Schaediger will officiate. Interment will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Tremont.
  Pottsville Republican, 27 Jan 1997, Mon, Page 2.²
  
• He was buried at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Raymond A. Straub¹ b. 16 Dec 1896, d. 21 Sep 1985
• Mother*: Florence L. Klock¹ b. 1898, d. 28 May 1973

David Straub¹

• Last Edited: 23 Aug 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• David Straub was born in 1925.¹
• He was the son of Raymond A. Straub and Florence L. Klock.¹
• David Straub died before 14 August 2007.²

• Father*: Raymond A. Straub¹ b. 16 Dec 1896, d. 21 Sep 1985
• Mother*: Florence L. Klock¹ b. 1898, d. 28 May 1973

Clair Charles Straub¹

• Last Edited: 13 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clair Charles Straub was born on 21 December 1929.^1,2
• He was the son of Ralph Edwin Straub and Hilda Boyer.¹
• Clair Charles Straub died on 8 January 2017, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, at age 87.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Springfield, VA. - Clair Charles Straub, 87, died Jan. 8 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.
  He is survived by his wife of 63 years, June (Shoop) Straub; a daughter, Cynthia Napper; a son, Michael Straub; and four grandchildren.
  He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a postal manager for 35 years.
  Services were held Jan. 14 at Demaine Funeral Home, Springfield, Va.
  Interment will be at a later date in Berrysburg.
  Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association online or mailed to: American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060-9979.
  The Upper Dauphin Sentinel, 17 Jan 2017.³
  
• He was buried at Sweitzers Memorial Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Ralph Edwin Straub¹ b. 28 Aug 1901, d. 29 Jun 1941
• Mother*: Hilda Boyer¹ b. 1909, d. 7 Mar 1948