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Charles H. Smith¹

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2021

• Charles H. Smith married Carrie Irene Oxenrider, daughter of Henry Archie Oxenrider and Hannah Elizabeth Stiely, in April 1924.^1,2,3
• Charles H. Smith died before 2 November 1934.^1,4

Carrie Irene Oxenrider^1,2

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2021

• Carrie Irene Oxenrider was born on 18 April 1903, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of Henry Archie Oxenrider and Hannah Elizabeth Stiely.
• Carrie Irene Oxenrider married Charles H. Smith in April 1924.^1,4,5
• In 1930, Carrie and her two daughters were living with her parents, Henry and Lizzie Oxenrider in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA. In 1940, after Carrie's death, her daughters Jean and Dorothy were living with their widowed grandfather Henry Oxenrider.^6,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Carrie Smith Dies at Rough and Ready
  Mrs. Carrie Smith, 30 years, died at the home of her father Harry Oxenrider at Rough and Ready this morning from tuberculosis. She had been ill for some time.
  She was preceded in death by her husband and is survived by her father, a brother, Earl Oxenrider and two daughters, Jean Smith and Dorothy Smith.
  Funeral services will be held from the Oxenrider home Monday morning. Rev. Beam of the Reformed church will officiate.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 02 Nov 1934, Fri, Page 11.⁸
  
• Carrie Irene Oxenrider died on 2 November 1934, Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 31.³
• She was buried on 5 November 1934, at Salem (Herb's) United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: Henry Archie Oxenrider b. 28 Aug 1881, d. 2 Sep 1950
• Mother*: Hannah Elizabeth Stiely b. 26 Dec 1884, d. 11 Jan 1934

Jean Elizabeth Smith

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jean Elizabeth Smith was born on 31 October 1924, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Charles H. Smith and Carrie Irene Oxenrider.
• Jean Elizabeth Smith was baptized on 10 February 1925, Salem Reformed Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She married Quentin Stanley Romberger, son of Stanley Clark Romberger and Verna Mae Klinger, on 18 May 1946, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴
• Jean Elizabeth Smith was buried on 3 February 2013, at St. Michael's Luheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵
• She died on 3 February 2013, Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA, February 4, 2013
  — KLINGERSTOWN — Jean E. Romberger, 88, of Klingerstown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at the Friendly Nursing Home in Pitman.
  She was born Oct. 31, 1924, in Klingerstown, a daughter of the late Charles and Carrie (Oxenrider) Smith. She was married to Quentin Romberger who passed away in 1991.
  Jean was first employed as a factory worker for Western Electric in Baltimore and retired in 1985 from the Pillow Shirt factory where she had worked for many years.
  She was a member of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Klingerstown.
  Jean enjoyed reading, watching TV, sewing and planting flowers in her younger years.
  She is survived by two daughters, Diane Gallagher, of Bloomsburg, and Donna Romberger, of Klingerstown; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
  She was preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Klinger
  A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, where the funeral will follow at 11 with the Rev. Jonathan Jenkins officiating.
  Interment will follow in St. Michael’s Cemetery.
  Memorial contributions in Jean’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693.
  The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, has charge of the arrangements.²
  

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

Quentin Stanley Romberger¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Quentin Stanley Romberger was born on 22 March 1920, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Stanley Clark Romberger and Verna Mae Klinger.
• Quentin Stanley Romberger married Jean Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Charles H. Smith and Carrie Irene Oxenrider, on 18 May 1946, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴
• Quentin Stanley Romberger died on 24 June 1991, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 71.^2,5,6
• He was buried on 27 June 1991, at St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁶
• Newspaper obituary:
  Quentin S. Romberger, 71, R.D. 1 Klingerstown, died Monday June 24, at his home.
  Born at Klingerstown, on March 22, 1920, he was a son of the late Stanley and Verna Mae (Klinger) Romberger.
  Mr. Romberger was a former employee of Bethlehem Steel, a farmer, and later marketed produce for area farmers until his retirement in 1982.
  He was educated in the Jordan Township schools and was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church at Klingerstown and also a member of the Gratz VFW.
  He was united in marriage to Jean Elizabeth Smith on May 18, 1946, at Leck Kill.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George (Diane) Gallagher of Berwick, and Miss Donna Romberger of R.D. 1, Klingerstown, four brothers, Roland Romberger of R.D. 1 Herndon, Lee Romberger of Star Route, Dalmatia, Roy Romberger of Valatia, N.Y. and Mark Romberger of Hegins, two sisters, Mrs. Earl (Marion) Troutman R.D. 1, Herndon, and Mrs. Larry (Barbara) Koppenhaver of R.D. Halifax; and four
  grandchildren.
  Services were held Thursday, June 27, from St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, with the Rev. Walter L. Hafer, Jr. of Klingerstown, officiating. Interment was in the adjoining church cemetery.
  The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home of R.D. 1 Klingerstown had charge of funeral arrangements.⁶
  

• Father*: Stanley Clark Romberger b. 14 Jan 1901, d. 20 Sep 1957
• Mother*: Verna Mae Klinger b. 30 Mar 1901, d. 11 Jul 1979

Jeffrey Griffiths (?)¹

• Last Edited: 15 Nov 2010

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jeffrey Griffiths (?) died before 2010.¹