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Eliza Edwards^1,2

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2008

• Eliza Edwards was born in February 1860, England.¹
• She married William Pickup circa 1880.¹

Peter Francis Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 6 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Peter Francis Klinger was born in August 1895, Pennsylvania.¹
• He was the son of Francis V. Klinger and Mary Lillie Baum.¹

• Father*: Francis V. Klinger¹ b. 24 Jun 1861, d. 23 Nov 1926
• Mother*: Mary Lillie Baum¹ b. 18 Apr 1864, d. 10 Aug 1903

Henry Keboch¹

• Last Edited: 28 May 2017

• Henry Keboch was born circa 1836, Pennsylvania.¹
• He married Rebecca Deibler, daughter of Mathias Deibler and Anna Catharina Matter.²

Mildred Pauline Engle¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mildred Pauline Engle was born on 30 April 1907, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3
• She was the daughter of Calvin Lawrence Engle and Catherine Ellen Hoffman.¹
• Mildred Pauline Engle married Ray R. Lahr, son of George Eister Lahr and Annie Susan Riegel.²
• Mildred Pauline Engle was buried on 13 December 1954, at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, OA.^3,2
• She died on 13 December 1954, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 47; Cause of death was suicide: strangulation with bailing twine, although apparently she also suffered from unterine cancer.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Mildred Lahr, 47, Dies At Home In Gratz
  Mrs. Mildred Lafir, 47, wife of Ray Lahr, Gratz, died at her home there Monday. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Friday from St. John's church in charge of Rev. L. R. Delp. Friends may visit the funeral home in Berrysburg Thursday from 7 to 9 p. m.
  Mrs. Lahr is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Spotts, Gratz; and Mary Ellen, at home; her mother, Mrs Catherine Engle, Lykens R. D; three brothers, Earl Engle, Gratz; Marlin, Millersburg R. D., and Robert, Elizabethville; a sister, Mrs. Thomas Bressler, Hegins R. D. and two grandchildren.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 15 Dec 1954, Wed, Page 8.⁴
  

• Father*: Calvin Lawrence Engle¹ b. 12 Jun 1884, d. 1 Feb 1950
• Mother*: Catherine Ellen Hoffman¹ b. Feb 1888, d. 4 Mar 1973

Earl Edward Engle¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Earl Edward Engle was born on 31 January 1910, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Calvin Lawrence Engle and Catherine Ellen Hoffman.¹
• Earl Edward Engle married Marguerite Sylverius Mauser, daughter of Fremont J. Mauser and Annie Edna Welker, on 14 October 1929, Dauphin County, PA.³
• In 1930, Earl was living with his parents in Washington Township, Dauphin County, and worked on a farm. Earl apparently had married a year or two before, but his wife's name is not listed in the Census. There is a listing for a granddaughter of Katie and Calvin named Geraldine, who was likely Earl's daughter.⁴
• Earl Edward Engle died in 1987.⁵
• He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Calvin Lawrence Engle¹ b. 12 Jun 1884, d. 1 Feb 1950
• Mother*: Catherine Ellen Hoffman¹ b. Feb 1888, d. 4 Mar 1973

Marlin Daniel Engle¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Marlin Daniel Engle was born on 16 October 1915, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Calvin Lawrence Engle and Catherine Ellen Hoffman.¹
• Marlin Daniel Engle married Mary E. Shade, daughter of Elmer Jacob Shade and Carrie Blanche Stiely.³
• Marlin Daniel Engle died on 13 March 1993, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.^2,4
• He was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Calvin Lawrence Engle¹ b. 12 Jun 1884, d. 1 Feb 1950
• Mother*: Catherine Ellen Hoffman¹ b. Feb 1888, d. 4 Mar 1973

Sara J. Engle¹

• Last Edited: 21 Dec 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sara J. Engle was born on 25 November 1927, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Calvin Lawrence Engle and Catherine Ellen Hoffman.¹
• Sara J. Engle married Thomas Harold Bressler, son of Burd E. Bressler and Annie M. Shadle, on 29 November 1947, Dauphin County, PA.⁴
• Sara J. Engle died on 19 December 2020, Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 93.³
• Funeral home obituary:
  Sara J. Bressler
  November 25, 1927 - December 19, 2020
  Sara J Bressler, age 93, of Hegins, passed away peacefully from this world Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg after contracting pneumonia. She now rejoins her loving husband as they will spend their 1st Christmas together in 21 years and complete their journey.
  She was born on Friday, November 25, 1927, in Lykens, a daughter of the late Calvin L Engle and the late Catherine E (Hoffman) Engle.
  She was a graduate of the former Berrysburg High School.
  Sara was a cafeteria worker at Tri-Valley High School and also worked on the family farm.
  She was a member of Christ United Church of Christ, Fountain.
  She was also a member of the Tri-Valley Senior Citizens and the former Red Hats Group of her church.
  Sara enjoyed crafts, baking, and spending time with her family.
  Her husband, Thomas H Bressler, passed away in 1999. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Gayle; and by five siblings Earl, Marlin, Robert, Lawrence, and Mildred.
  She is survived by two daughters, Christine J Bowman and her husband Jerry of Valley View, and Jan M Fairchild and her husband Jim of Lithia, FL; three sons, Tommy L Bressler and his wife Karen of Hegins, Scott L Bressler of Hegins and his companion Jami Fisher, and Jon L Bressler and his wife Diane of Hegins; nine grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
  Private services for her family and church family will be held at Christ United Church of Christ, Fountain, with Rev. Michael C Klahr officiating. Due to the current pandemic all attending will be asked to wear a mask and practice social distancing.
  Burial will be made in Fountain Community Cemetery.
  In lieu of flowers visit a shut in or nursing home resident. Memorial contributions can be made to Christ United Church of Christ Fountain, P.O. Box 57, Hegins, PA 17938.
  Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.³
  
• She was buried at Fountain Community Cemetery, Fountain, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Calvin Lawrence Engle¹ b. 12 Jun 1884, d. 1 Feb 1950
• Mother*: Catherine Ellen Hoffman¹ b. Feb 1888, d. 4 Mar 1973

Harvey J. Frank¹

• Last Edited: 6 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harvey J. Frank was born on 27 September 1888, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Joseph A. Frank and Mary Ellen Miller.²
• Harvey J. Frank married Maggie Edna Lehman, daughter of Charles Daniel Lehman and Katie Klinger, circa 1909.¹
• Harvey J. Frank died on 15 August 1961, Dauphin County, PA, at age 72.²
• He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Joseph A. Frank²
• Mother*: Mary Ellen Miller²

Edwin E. Buffington¹

• Last Edited: 14 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Edwin E. Buffington is also referred to as Edwin B. Buffington in some sources.²
• He was born on 4 December 1912, Pennsylvania.^1,3
• He was the son of Milton O. Buffington and Maude E. Klinger.¹
• Edwin E. Buffington married Sallie Schwalm, daughter of Rufus M. Schwalm and Flora Adams, on 6 August 1938, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^4,2
• Prior to his death, Edwin was living in the vicinity of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Edwin E. Buffington died on 7 December 1998, at age 86.^3,5

• Father*: Milton O. Buffington¹ b. 8 Nov 1883, d. 25 Aug 1955
• Mother*: Maude E. Klinger¹ b. Nov 1877, d. 3 May 1952

Elmer Michael Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elmer Michael Klinger is also referred to as Michael E. Klinger in some sources.²
• He was born on 19 September 1874, Northumberland County, PA.³
• Some sources record that Elmer Michael Klinger was born Different sources list Elmer's birth date variously, ranging between 1874 and 1878. The Zion (Klinger's) Church burial records suggest a birth date of 30 September 1874, while the cemetery listings give a date of 1876. The Census records give a range of birth dates from about 1876 through September 1878. Still other sources give a birth date of 9 September 1876. circa 1877, Pennsylvania.^2,1,4,5,6,7
• He was the son of Jonas Klinger and Maria Wolfe.²
• Several sources identify an "Elmer" Klinger, born circa 1876, as a son of Jonas and Maria (Wolf) Klinger. The 1880 Census for Lykens Township, Dauphin County, lists Jonas and Maria's children as "Michael E." Klinger (born c. 1877) and Clara A. Klinger (born c. 1879). While there appear to be no further records of "Michael E." Klinger, an "Elmer" or "Elmer M." Klinger, born Sep. 1878, appears in subsequent Census listings for Lykens Township. The Census listings for Jonas and Maria consistently indicate that they had only 2 children, and only one of them survived past 1900. These facts suggest that Michael E. Klinger, identified in the 1880 Census, is the person later listed as Elmer Klinger.^7,5,4,1
• Elmer Michael Klinger married Mary Catherine Engle, daughter of Isaac Engle and Isabelle Russell, circa 1894. Some sources give Catherine's maiden name as "Engle."^8,7
• At the time of the 1900 Census, Elmer and Catherine were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Elmer was a carpenter. They had been married 5 years and had 2 children.⁹
• The 1910 Census lists Elmer as an "engineer" in a lumbermill. He and Catherine's household included 5 children: Charles, Luther, Stanley, Jennie, and Verna.⁵
• In 1920, Elmer was a grain thresher in Lykens Township. His household included his wife Catherine and 4 of their children: Charles, Luther, Stanley, and Roy.⁴
• In 1930, Elmer was working as a lumberman in a sawmill. He and Catherine's household included only their youngest son Roy.¹
• Elmer Michael Klinger died on 30 September 1954, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^6,3
• He was buried on 5 October 1954, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^6,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  ELMER KLINGER
  Elmer Klinger, age 80 years, died at his home at Erdman Thursday evening.
  A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Klinger, he was a native of Northumberland County. He was a member of Klinger's Reformed Church, Erdman. His wife, Mrs. Catherine Engle Klinger, died last November.
  Survivors are three sons and two daughters, Luther, Charles and Roy Klinger, and Mrs. Verna Klinger, all of Lykens R. D; and Mrs. Jennie Deibert of Valley View; thirty-two grandchildren and thirty-five great-grandchildren.
  Services were held from the Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, Tuesday afternoon, with further services in Klinger's Church at Erdman. Rev. R. J. Harrity, pastor of the Lykens Reformed Charge, and Rev. Dr. D. I. Sultzbach, pastor of the Sacramento Lutheran Parish, officiated. Interment was made in the church cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 07 Oct 1954, Thu, Page 1.¹⁰
  

• Father*: Jonas Klinger² b. Apr 1845, d. 26 Feb 1911
• Mother*: Maria Wolfe² b. 18 Jan 1838, d. 29 Jul 1913

Dorothy Barbara Kuentzler¹

• Last Edited: 26 Feb 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Dorothy Barbara Kuentzler was born on 21 August 1929, Branchdale, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Albert C. Kuentzler and Barbara V. Pothering.²
• Dorothy Barbara Kuentzler married Mahlon R. Artz, son of Lawrence Henry Artz and Hannah Kimmel, circa 1952.¹
• Dorothy Barbara Kuentzler died on 23 February 2022, Nashua, NH, at age 92.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Dorothy B. Artz
  Dorothy Barbara (Kuentzler) Artz passed away in the early morning hours of Feb. 23, 2022, with family at home.
  She was the beloved wife of the late Mahlon R. Artz, who died in 2007. They were married for 55 years.
  Born Aug. 21, 1929, at home in Branchdale, to the late Albert C. and Barbara V. (Pothering) Kuentzler Jr., Dorothy was the eldest of five girls.
  She graduated from Branch Twp. High School, Llewellyn, in the Class of 1947, St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, Reading, in the Class of 1950, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from New England College, Henniker, N.H., in the Class of 1977.
  Dorothy's career as a registered nurse spanned 50 years. She worked in various hospitals in Pennsylvania, NYC, California, Maryland, New Hampshire, as well as for an insurance company and lastly for Greenbriar Nursing Home, Nashua, N.H. Dorothy was an excellent nurse, both in practice and compassion. She was very proud of her strict nurse training and attended St. Joseph's Nursing reunions through 2016. There was no one else like Nurse Dorothy.
  She was a devout Roman Catholic who rarely missed an opportunity to share her faith with everyone she met. Dorothy was most generous with her family and was always trying to help anyone in need.
  In addition to her husband, Dorothy was predeceased by sister, Dolores Kuentzler; sister, Mary Rosalie (Kuentzler) Crouse and husband, Carlton F; sister, Joan (Kuentzler) Moyer and husband, Harry; brother-in-law, Richard R. Moyer; in-laws, Lawrence H. and Hannah (Kimmel) Artz; niece, Jacqui D. Artz.
  Surviving are her four cherished children, Jeffrey (Susan), Cynthia (James), Lawrence (Marianne) and Stephanie (Mark); seven grandchildren, Daniel (Amanda), Stephen, Jonathan (Danielle), Christina, Martha, Matthew and Katie; four great-grandchildren, Haileigh, Elliana, Lincoln and Zoie. Also surviving is one sister, Arlene (Kuentzler) Moyer; brother-in-law, Ernest R. Artz; sister-in-law, Linda (Artz) Robinson; many nieces, nephews and cousins in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and beyond.
  We thank all the wonderful caregivers over the past five years who gave so much joy and compassion to Dorothy as well as her family. May God bless all of you.
  Family are invited to the FARWELL Funeral Home at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. Louis de Gonzague Church, Nashua, N.H. Interment will follow in the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, N.H. Friends are invited to attend and will meet at the church. Donations may be made in her memory to St. Louis de Gonzague Church, 48 W. Hollis St., Nashua, NH 03060. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com. Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL Funeral Service Inc., 18 Lock St., Nashua, N.H.
  Published by Republican & Herald from Feb. 25 to Feb. 26, 2022.²
  
• She was buried on 3 March 2023, at New Hamshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH.²

• Father*: Albert C. Kuentzler²
• Mother*: Barbara V. Pothering²