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Guy Ernest Schreffler¹

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Guy Ernest Schreffler was born on 25 October 1931, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Daniel Edwin Schreffler and Florence Irene Schreffler.²
• Guy Ernest Schreffler married Mae Irene Wolfgang, daughter of Stanley A. Wolfgang and Helen Irene Klinger, on 24 March 1951.^1,3
• Guy Ernest Schreffler and Mae Irene Wolfgang were divorced in June 1972 Northumberland County, PA.⁴
• Guy Ernest Schreffler married Helen Catherine Oxenrider, daughter of Francis Gordon Oxenrider and Katie Minerva Snyder, on 4 May 1974, PA.¹
• Guy Ernest Schreffler was buried on 6 January 2019, at St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.^2,5
• He died on 30 December 2019, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 88.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Guy E Schreffler
  October 25, 1931 - December 30, 2019
  Guy E. Schreffler passed away at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA on Monday morning, December 30, 2019 after suffering a severe stroke two days prior. Guy was born in October 1931 at his parent’s home in Leck Kill, PA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel & Irene Schreffler and sister Elva & brothers, Merle, Ervin, Darvin & Delbert and his 2nd wife Helen Oxenrider Hamilton.
  Guy is survived by son, Ernest (Diane) of Halifax, daughter, Joyce (Roger) McRae of Montgomery, stepson, Jack (Sue) Hamilton of Port Trevorton, stepdaughter, Connie (Trace) Adams of Elizabethville.
  Grandchildren: Steven (Jessica) Schreffler, Brian (Lesley) Romberger, Keith (Alicia) Janson, & Melissa (Chad) Mix.
  Step Grandchildren: Kyna Steinmeier, Jack Hamilton, Jr., Justin Hamilton, & Shannon Hamilton
  Great Grandchildren: John, Alec, Gavin, Brielle, Avery, Justin, Cameron, Jackson, Zachary, Bentley, Braxton, & Addison.
  Special Friend: Larona Smink and family
  Guy was employed in many occupations during his lifetime from Farmer, Feed Truck Driver at Stehr Brothers Mill, School Bus Driver for Mahanoy Joint / Line Mountain, Bread Packager at Holsum Bakeries, Mill Operator at Wenger’s Feed, & Wood Worker at Creative Playthings. During his retirement, if you want to call it that, he remained active helping Rothermel Funeral Home with parking and transporting, Digging potatoes for Masser’s Produce, helping unload 1 day old chicks / peeps into their new houses for Jeff Snyder, and assisted other farmers when needed during planting & harvesting. He was also known for his wine making using raw substances like, Dandelion, Clover Blossom, Crown Vetch, Peach, Banana to name just a few.
  Guy was also member of the Mahantongo Fire Company in Pitman, PA. He was a past treasurer of the Fire Company and President of the Firemen’s Relief Association. He also drove the Ambulance for many years. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World Chapter #133.
  Friends & Family may pay their respects from 9:00am to 11:00amon Monday, January 06, 2020 at Christ Evangelical & Reformed Church, 5189 Schwaben Creek Rd, Leck Kill, PA. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 AM. Interment will take place at St John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, 4330 Schwaben Creek Rd, Leck Kill, PA after the conclusion of memorial services.
  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Christ Evangelical & Reformed Church or the Mahantongo Fire Company.²
  

• Father*: Daniel Edwin Schreffler² b. 13 Jul 1893, d. 20 Feb 1968
• Mother*: Florence Irene Schreffler² b. 15 Nov 1897, d. 9 May 1971

Katie Minerva Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2021

• Katie Minerva Snyder was born on 7 February 1898, Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of William Henry Snyder and Lillie Frances Brosius.¹
• Katie Minerva Snyder married Francis Gordon Oxenrider, son of Elias Oxenrider and Helena Rothermel, circa 1918, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• Katie Minerva Snyder died on 10 September 1993, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 95.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Katie M. Oxenrider
  Katie M. Oxenrider, 95, formerly of Herndon, Rebuck, Pitman and Klingerstown area, died Friday afternoon in Sunbury Community Hospital, where she had been a patient since July 9. Prior to entering the hospital, she was a resident at Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, since Sept. 16, 1992.
  Born at RD1 Dornsife, Feb. 7, 1898, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Lizzie Brosius Snyder. She was educated in Greenbrier schools.
  She was a member of Christ United Church of Christ, Leck Kill.
  Mrs. Oxenrider was a homemaker and had previously been employed by the former Muskin Shoe factory, Millersburg.
  Her husband, Francis G. Oxenrider, died April 16, 1964. She was preceded in death by four sons, MerL Ammon, Wayne and Harry Oxenrider; a daughter, Mae Adams, an infant twin boy and two stepsons, Charles and Leon Oxenrider and a stepdaughter, Ida Oxenrider. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, Sadie Klinger, Minnie Zeiders, Lusetta Snyder and Lona Roth; three brothers, Ed Snyder, Leon Snyder and Norman Snyder.
  Surviving are four daughters, Eleanor Rebuck, RD1 Herndon, Elsie Waters, York, Helen Schreffler, Rebuck, and Nancy Wetzel, RD1 Pitman; three sons, Almond, RD1 Klingerstown, Mark and Carl, both of RD1 Herndon; a stepdaughter, Edna Stiely, RD1 Dornsife; two stepsons, James G. Oxenrider, RD1 Klingerstown, and John Oxenrider, Millersburg; a sister, Eleanor Rebuck, Rebuck; three brothers, Wilson Snyder, Shamokin, Emory Snyder, RD1 Elizabethville, and Almond Snyder, Dornsife; 44 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; 24 great-great grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ United Church of Christ Church, Leck Kill. The Rev. Kevin Duffy-Guy, RD1 Klingerstown, will officiate. Interment will be in St. John's Reformed Cemetery, Leck Kill. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RD1 Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 Sep 1993, Sat, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried on 13 September 1993, at St. John's Lutheran & Reformed Church Cemetery, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.^1,4

• Father*: William Henry Snyder¹ b. 5 May 1869, d. 9 Apr 1954
• Mother*: Lillie Frances Brosius¹ b. 23 May 1877, d. 14 Aug 1945