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Marilyn D. Kissinger¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Marilyn D. Kissinger was born on 8 November 1952, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Harold Grant Kissinger and Catherine Emma Klinger.¹
• Marilyn D. Kissinger died on 16 March 2011, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 58.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  DANVILLE — Marilynn D. Young, 58, of 112 N. Maple St., Mount Carmel, died quietly Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Geisinger Medical Center.
  Born in Harrisburg Poly-clinic Hospital, Nov. 8, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Catherine (Klinger) Kissinger.
  She lived in Lancaster County the greatest part of her life and has resided in Mount Carmel for the past 15 years. She was employed as a production worker for Charles Chips prior to becoming a housewife.
  On Aug. 29, 1988, in Pastor Hoover's residence in Coatesville, she married Rodger Young, who survives.
  She was a 1971 graduate of Elizabethtown High School and was a member of the New Life Church of God on Second Street in Mount Carmel.
  Marilynn enjoyed assisting at church with the services and making crafts with the children.
  She loved crocheting and making afghans for family members.
  In addition to her husband, Rodger, she is survived by three children, Donnie Ney and his wife, Tracy, of Huntington, W.Va., Jeremiah J. Ney and his wife, Angela, of Mount Carmel, and Ashley Ney, at home; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, Donald Kissinger and his wife, Susan, of Maytown, and Ronald Kissinger and his wife, Tina, of Marietta, and nieces and nephews.
  Published in News Item on March 19, 2011.²
  

• Father*: Harold Grant Kissinger¹
• Mother*: Catherine Emma Klinger¹ b. 6 Aug 1924, d. 4 Jul 1997

Dorothy Clara Smith¹

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Dorothy Clara Smith was born on 19 July 1926, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Charles H. Smith and Carrie Irene Oxenrider.²
• Dorothy Clara Smith married Floyd Elmer Klinger, son of Charles R. Klinger and Beulah M. Hain, on 18 January 1947.¹
• Dorothy Clara Smith died on 12 November 2010, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 84.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  MILLERSBURG - Dorothy C. Klinger, age 84, a resident at the Manor @ Susquehanna Village passed away on Friday, November 12 at the Manor.
  She was born in Ashland, PA, the daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Ochenrider Smith.
  She was retired from the former Calvin Klein garment factory.
  She was the widow of Floyd E. Klinger who passed away just two months ago.
  Survivors include a daughter Mae Shade and her husband Leroy of Millersburg; a sister Jean Romberger of Klingerstown; grandson Jeffrey Shade and his wife Shelby of Millersburg and granddaughter Julie Deppen and her husband Scott of Halifax; great grandchildren Courtney, Seth and Connor.
  The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 17 from 10:30-11 AM at the Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Millersburg. Services will follow at 11:00 AM with Rev. Rick Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Halifax.
  Donations can be made to Capital Region Unit, 3211 N. Front St., Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
  Published in Patriot-News on November 13, 2010.²
  
• She was buried on 17 November 2010, at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Charles H. Smith² d. b 2 Nov 1934
• Mother*: Carrie Irene Oxenrider² b. 18 Apr 1903, d. 2 Nov 1934

Leroy Arthur Shade¹

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Leroy Arthur Shade was born on 7 August 1947, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He was the son of Albert Leroy Shade and Sula May Johns.¹
• Leroy Arthur Shade was baptized on 23 November 1947, St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.³
• He died on 3 August 2022, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 74.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Leroy A. Shade
  August 7, 1947 - August 3, 2022
  MILLERSBURG - Leroy A. Shade, age 74, of Millersburg, died August 3, 2022, at home surrounded by his family.
  He was born on August 7, 1947 in Berrysburg, PA the son of the late Albert and Sula (Johns) Shade.
  Leroy was married to Mae (Klinger) Shade for 52 years.
  He retired as an Equipment Operator from PP&L with over 40 years of service.
  Leroy served his country in the US Air Force.
  Leroy attended Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Gratz. He was a member of several local car clubs.
  He enjoyed cars, tractors, mowers, and anything with a motor. He also enjoyed spending time with his family.
  In addition to his wife he is survived by his son Jeffrey Shade and his wife Shelby of Elizabethville, daughter Julie and her husband John Stroup of Halifax, and grandchildren Courtney, Seth, and Connor.
  He was preceded in death by his brother Dennis.
  A graveside service will be held at Riverview Memorial Gardens on August 9, 2022 at 10:30AM, with Pastor Steve Blayer officiating.
  The family requests that memorial donations be made in Leroy's name to Odaat (One Dog At a Time) 225 Meadow Woods Dr, Lewistown, PA 17044.
  Arrangements are being cared for by the staff of Minnich Funeral. We are honored to serve this family at our Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Millersburg location. To sign the guestbook go to www.minnichfuneral.com.²
  
• He was buried on 9 August 2022, at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Albert Leroy Shade¹ b. 22 May 1916, d. 8 Jun 1963
• Mother*: Sula May Johns¹

Albert Leroy Shade¹

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 2023

• Albert Leroy Shade was born on 22 May 1916, Washington Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He died on 8 June 1963, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 47.²
• He was buried at Saint John's Lutheran Church Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.²

Helen A. Engle¹

• Last Edited: 8 Aug 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Helen A. Engle was born on 4 May 1908, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4
• She was the daughter of Edward Engle and Sadie L. Schreffler.²
• Helen A. Engle married Luther E. Klinger, son of Elmer Michael Klinger and Mary Catherine Engle, circa 1925.^1,5
• Helen A. Engle died on 18 August 1987, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Klinger Rites
  Services for Helen A. Klinger, 79, of Erdman, who died Tuesday in Harrisburg Hospital, will be held at U aim. Friday in Zion Lutheran Church, Lykens area. The Rev. Walter Hafer Jr. Klingerstown, will officiate. Interment will be in Zion Church Cemetery. There will be no calling hours this evening.
  She and her husband, Luther, operated a plumbing and electrical appliance business in Erdman for more than 40 years.
  Mrs. Klinger was born in Sacramento, May 4, 1908, a daughter of the late Edward and Sadie Schreffler Engle.
  She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
  A daughter, Pauline Herb, died in 1964.
  Surviving, in addition to her husband, are two sons, Ernest, Lykens area, and Robert, Dalmatia; a daughter, Shirley Kahler, Dornsife area; 21 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leon and Raymond Engle, both of Klingerstown area; three sisters, Mazie Erdman, Klingerstown area, Viola Guinther, Ashland, and Jennie Kahler, Dornsife area.
  Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 20 Aug 1987, Thu, Page 2.⁴
  
• She was buried on 21 August 1987, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4

• Father*: Edward Engle²
• Mother*: Sadie L. Schreffler

Ernest Luther Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2021

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

• Ernest Luther Klinger was born on 26 July 1925, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Luther E. Klinger and Helen A. Engle.¹
• Ernest Luther Klinger was baptized on 4 October 1925, Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He married Alma Mae Rothermel, daughter of Charles Edwin Rothermel and Mary Cardella Shaffer, circa 1946.²
• Ernest Luther Klinger died on 30 October 2011, at age 86.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ernest Luther Klinger, 86, of Lykens Township passed away peacefully in the company of family members Sunday, October 30, 2011. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Alma (Rothermel) Klinger.
  Born July 26, 1925 in Klingerstown he was a son of the late Luther and Helen (Engle) Klinger. He attended Kessler's School and Hubley Township School. Ernie was self-employed working as a plumber, electrician, farmer and also ran a barber shop with his father. He was always self-employed and either worked alone or with his father his entire life.
  He was a member of Zion Lutheran (Klinger's) Church and served on the church council. He was proud to have been responsible for placing the Archangel Gabriel on the church steeple. Ernie was a 50 year member of the Herndon F&AM Lodge 702, where he served as a Past Master, a member of the Harrisburg Valley Consistory, a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge 551 of Dornsife, where he had served as a Past Noble Grand. He was a life member of the NRA, a long time member of the Erdman Sportsman Association, and was the last Charter member of the Spruce Spring Camp in Mifflin County. He served on the Lykens Township Planning Committee and served on the Gratz Fair Board for close to 60 years.
  Ernie was proud to be the leader of Boy Scout Troop 152 of Erdman for many years and also the Gratz Boy Scout Troop for a number of years.
  When he wasn't working he enjoyed hunting and playing euchre.
  In December of 1989 he lived out his dream by completing and moving into his log home and was proud to have taken care of the grass mowing and upkeep until 3 years ago.
  Surviving are his daughter Mary C. Leitzel of Mechanicsburg; a son Stephen E. Klinger of Lykens; and a nephew that Ernest and Alma raised, Edwin L. Herb of Halifax; a grandson Michael E. Leitzel; and three great-grandchildren Seth M., John P., and Sarah A. Leitzel; a sister Shirley Kahler of Dornsife; and many nieces and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by a sister Pauline Herb and a brother Robert Klinger.
  A closed casket viewing will be held on Friday, November 4, 2011 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, where the funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Jan Mills officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax.
  Memorial Contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran (Klinger's) Church, P.O. Box 71 Klingerstown, PA 17941.
  Published in Patriot-News on November 1, 2011.²
  
• He was buried on 4 November 2011, at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Luther E. Klinger¹ b. 15 May 1904, d. 9 Jun 1989
• Mother*: Helen A. Engle¹ b. 4 May 1908, d. 18 Aug 1987

Pauline Marie Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Pauline Marie Klinger was born on 26 September 1927.¹
• She was the daughter of Luther E. Klinger and Helen A. Engle.¹
• Pauline Marie Klinger was baptized on 29 November 1927, Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She married Charles Elsworth Herb, son of Edwin Lee Herb and Ida Minerva Rebuck.^2,3
• Pauline Marie Klinger was buried at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Pauline Herb
  Area Mother of 12 Children Dies
  A 37-year-old Herndon R. D. mother of 12 children died at 11:15 this morning in Sunbury Community Hospital.
  Mrs. Pauline Herb, wife of Charles Herb, had been a patient in the hospital for several days after a lingering illness.
  Surviving are the husband, 12 children, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Klinger, Lykens R. D. 1; one sister, Mrs. Roy Kahler. Lykens R. D. 1, and two brothers, Ernest Klinger. Lykens R. D. 1, and Robert Klinger. Dalmatia.
  The Rothermel Funeral Home Herndon, has charge of funeral arrangements.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 05 Oct 1964, Mon, Page 3.⁵
  
  
• She died on 5 October 1964, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 37.^5,2,4

• Father*: Luther E. Klinger¹ b. 15 May 1904, d. 9 Jun 1989
• Mother*: Helen A. Engle¹ b. 4 May 1908, d. 18 Aug 1987

Betty J. Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Betty J. Witmer was born on 28 April 1936, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr.¹
• Betty J. Witmer married James C. Buggy.^2,1
• Betty J. Witmer died on 20 August 2009, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 73.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lykens - Betty J. Buggy, age 73, a resident of The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, formerly of Lykens, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Harrisburg Hospital. She was a 1954 graduate of the former Lykens High School; a retired employee of Reiff & Nestor Co; a member of Our Lady Help Of Christians Church and enjoyed reading.
  Betty was born April 28, 1936 in Lykens, daughter of the late Harry and Mable Knorr Witmer and was the wife of the late James C. Buggy.
  She is survived by 4 sons: James C. Buggy, Halifax; Jerome P. Buggy, Middletown; William M. Buggy, Hong Kong; Kenneth J. Buggy, Hummelstown. 2 daughters: Lisa M. Barry, Reading; Ann E. Wiest, Tower City. 10 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; numerous brothers and sisters.
  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 25th at her church, 732 East Main St., Lykens, with Fr. C. Anthony Miller as celebrant.
  Viewing will be from 9:00 A.M. until the time of the Mass Tuesday at he church.
  Interment in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorial Contributions in memory of Betty J. Buggy may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
  John R. Shultz Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. www.pennlive.com/obits.
  Published in Patriot-News on August 22, 2009.¹
  
• She was buried on 25 August 2009, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Harry Ephraim Witmer¹ b. 3 Jun 1888, d. 17 Oct 1963
• Mother*: Mabel Ruth Knorr¹ b. 21 Oct 1910, d. 4 Jun 1970

James C. Buggy¹

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James C. Buggy was born on 26 February 1936.¹
• He married Betty J. Witmer, daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr.^1,2
• James C. Buggy died on 16 October 1999, at age 63.¹