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Ambrose J. McDonald¹

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ambrose J. McDonald was born on 8 February 1922.¹
• He was the son of William P. McDonald and Helen (?)²
• Ambrose J. McDonald married Miriam Alice Klinger, daughter of George Elmer Klinger and Laura May Minnich, after 1940.^1,2
• Ambrose J. McDonald died on 19 January 1997, at age 74.¹

• Father*: William P. McDonald²
• Mother*: Helen (?)²

William P. McDonald¹

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William P. McDonald was born on 5 January 1950, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Ambrose J. McDonald and Miriam Alice Klinger.¹
• William P. McDonald died on 12 January 2013, Stockton-on-Tees, England, at age 63.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  January 12, 2013
  William P. "Bill" P. McDonald, 63, of Stockton-on-Tees, England, formerly of Tremont, passed away suddenly at home on Jan. 12.
  Born in Pottsville, Jan. 5, 1950, he was a son of the late Ambrose and Meriam Klinger McDonald, Tremont.
  He was a 1968 graduate of Pine Grove Area High School and was raised in the Catholic faith.
  Bill was a veteran of the Air Force.
  He worked more than 30 years as a groundsman for the council of Stockton.
  Surviving are his wife, Vera "Vicky"; a sister, Laurie Maley, Tremont; an uncle, Arch, Belle Vernon; a nephew, Christopher Maley, Scranton; and a niece, Courtney Melber, Yardley.
  Services in England took place at the Chapel of St. Bede, Teeside.
  Services locally for Bill will take place privately with the family.
  Published in Republican & Herald on February 15, 2013.¹
  

• Father*: Ambrose J. McDonald¹ b. 8 Feb 1922, d. 19 Jan 1997
• Mother*: Miriam Alice Klinger¹ b. 28 Jun 1918, d. Jul 1985

Ferne M. Irving¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ferne M. Irving was born on 23 March 1928, Zerbe Township, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of William G. Irving and Margaret Griffiths.²
• Ferne M. Irving married Franklin C. Klinger, son of Walter Preston Klinger and Lydia H. Maurer.¹
• Ferne M. Irving died on 27 January 2018, Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, PA, at age 89.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ferne M. Klinger, 89, formerly of Robesonia, passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg. She was the wife of the late Franklin C. Klinger, who died July 10, 2012.
  Born in Zerbe, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret (Griffiths) Irving.
  She was a past member of St. Paul's UCC, Robesonia, and currently a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and Messiah Lifeways, Mechanicsburg.
  She is survived by two daughters, Kathy, wife of Gifford Briner, Mechanicsburg, and Lesley Klinger, Hummelstown; four grandchildren: Nikkoel Stohler, Margaret Stohler and Dennis Earhart Jr., and Audrey, wife of Todd Bear; and three great-grandchildren: Landon Stohler, Kaitlyn Pates and Kera Earhart.
  She was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth and Robert Irving; a son-in-law, Dennis Earhart Sr; and a grandson, Brock Earhart.
  Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31st, at Lamm & Witman Funeral Home, 243 W. Penn Ave.,
  Wernersville. Burial will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven.
  Published in Reading Eagle on Jan. 29, 2018.⁴
  
• She was buried on 31 January 2018, at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,2

• Father*: William G. Irving²
• Mother*: Margaret Griffiths²

Donald Eugene Artz Sr.¹

• Last Edited: 28 May 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Donald Eugene Artz Sr. was born on 23 January 1928, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Guy Roscoe Artz and Ethel M. Huntzinger.¹
• Donald Eugene Artz Sr. married Marie Cathryn Klinger, daughter of Walter Preston Klinger and Lydia H. Maurer, on 5 August 1950, Allegheny County, PA.^2,1
• Donald Eugene Artz Sr. died on 6 October 1986, Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY, at age 58.^3,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Donald E. Ariz
  Donald E. Artz 58, of 118 E. Third Oswego, N.Y., formerly of Hegins, died Monday night in Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y.
  He was born in Hegins, Jan. 23, 1928, a son of the late Guy and Ethel Huntzinger Artz.
  He was a 1945 graduate of Hegins Township High School and a 1949 graduate of Pennsylvania State University.
  Mr. Artz was an engineer, employed by Alcan, until he retired in 1984.
  His first wife, the former Marie Klinger, died Nov. 11, 1982.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Margaret Jones; a son, Donald Jr., Oswego; a daughter, Karen Jo Ruston, of California; three grandchildren; a brother, Blair, Hegins.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Oswego. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Friedens Cemetery, Hegins. The Rev. Donald Schwartz, Friedens Lutheran Church, will officiate. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of local arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican, October 8, 1986, Page 2.³
  
• He was buried at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,4

• Father*: Guy Roscoe Artz¹ b. 21 May 1899, d. 5 Feb 1966
• Mother*: Ethel M. Huntzinger¹ b. 12 Apr 1904, d. Feb 1974

Jeanne Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jeanne Klinger is also referred to as Eleanor Jean Klinger in some sources.^2,3
• She was born on 10 July 1931.^4,5
• She was the daughter of Walter Preston Klinger and Lydia H. Maurer.¹
• Jeanne Klinger married Robert Howard Taylor on 19 April 1947, Yakima County, WA.^3,6,7
• Jeanne Klinger married Al Nichols circa 1954.^4,3
• Jeanne Klinger died on 31 December 2013, Texas at age 82.⁵

• Father*: Walter Preston Klinger¹ b. 4 Jul 1893, d. 2 Oct 1975
• Mother*: Lydia H. Maurer¹ b. 25 Apr 1902, d. 7 Mar 1974

Al Nichols^1,2

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Al Nichols was born in 1924.³
• He married Jeanne Klinger, daughter of Walter Preston Klinger and Lydia H. Maurer, circa 1954.^1,3
• Al Nichols died circa 2010.³

Gideon Erdman¹

• Last Edited: 1 Jan 2023

• Gideon Erdman is also referred to as Gedion Erdman in some sources.
• He was born on 23 December 1854, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of John George Erdman and Judith W. Starr.²
• Gideon Erdman married Elizabeth Williams, daughter of Harry Williams and Polly Henry, in 1875.^4,5
• Some sources suggest that Gideon Erdman and Elizabeth Williams were married circa 1877.¹
• Gideon Erdman died on 19 December 1941, Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 86.^6,7,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Gideon Erdman, 87, Dies At Klingerstown Home
  Ill for a long time, suffering with a complication of diseases, Gideon Erdman, 87, died Friday night at 9 o'clock at the home of his son, Farus Erdman, at Klingerstown.
  Mr. Erdman was a retired farmer and was a lifetime resident of the Klingerstown section.
  Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Edgar Hepler, of Lykens; Samuel Erdman, of Urban; Lewis Erdman, of Klingerstown and Farus Erdman, of Klingerstown.
  Funeral services will be held from the home Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with further services at the Salem Lutheran and Reformed church at Rough and Ready. Rev. Fred Blank, of Leck Kill, will be in charge. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 20 Dec 1941, Sat, Page 2.⁷
  
• He was buried on 23 December 1941, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2

• Father*: John George Erdman² b. 2 Oct 1828, d. 21 Mar 1896
• Mother*: Judith W. Starr² b. 23 Aug 1828, d. 8 Mar 1915

Elizabeth Williams^1,2

• Last Edited: 1 Jan 2023

• Elizabeth Williams was born on 21 June 1853.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Harry Williams and Polly Henry.³
• Elizabeth Williams married Gideon Erdman, son of John George Erdman and Judith W. Starr, in 1875.^4,5
• Some sources suggest that Elizabeth Williams and Gideon Erdman were married circa 1877.¹
• Elizabeth Williams died on 8 November 1933, Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 80.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  DEATH CLAIMS RURAL WOMAN
  Mrs. Elizabeth Erdman Expired at Home After Long Illness.
  Mrs. Elizabeth Erdman, wife of Gideon Erdman, Mahantonga, died at her home at 7:30 Thursday evening of a complication of diseases following an illness of two years. She was 81.
  She was born in Schwova Creek, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams and spent her entire life in and about that community. Her death severed a marital union of 58 years as she was married to Gideon Erdman in 1875. She was a member of the Reformed church at Rough and Ready.
  Surviving to mourn her passing, besides her husband, are four sons and a daughter, Donald Erdman, Trevoiton; Samuel Erdman, Urban; Faris Erdman, Louis Erdman, Mahantonga, and Mrs. Mary Hepler; of and seventeen great grandchildren Hepler. Thirty-two grangchildren also survive.
  The funeral will be held at 1O:OO tomorrow morning from the home of Faris Erdman, Mahantonga.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 11 Nov 1933, Sat, Page 2.⁵
  
• She was buried on 12 November 1933, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Harry Williams³
• Mother*: Polly Henry³

Emery E. Erdman¹

• Last Edited: 8 Aug 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emery E. Erdman was born on 31 July 1921, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2,3,4
• He was the son of Farus Riley Erdman and Mazie Mae Engle.¹
• Emery E. Erdman married Betty May Klinger, daughter of Eston Emanuel Klinger and Verna Mae Klinger, on 22 November 1943, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE.^4,3,2
• Emery E. Erdman died on 26 June 1983, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 61.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Erdman Rites
  Services for Emery Erdman, 61, of Klingerstown area, who died Sunday evening at Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday from Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown. The Rev. Bruce Dalious, pastor of Salem United Church of Christ Church, Klingerstown, will officiate. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Klingerstown area.
  Born in the Klingerstown area, July 31, 1921, he was a son of Mazie Engle Erdman, Klingerstown area, and the late Farus R. Erdman.
  He was a coal miner and laborer, and had been last employed by the Muskin Shoe Factory, Millersburg, until becoming disabled in 1972.
  He was a member of Salem UCC Church.
  He married the former Betty M. Klinger on Nov. 22, 1943, in Wilmington, Del.
  Surviving, in addition to his wife , and mother, are a son, Ronald D., Millersburg; two brothers, Clair, Mechan-icsburg, and Darwin, Lykens area; eight sisters, Elsie, wife of Blair Kissinger, Lykens area, Violet, wife of Earl Kahler, and Vena, wife of Merlin Hoch, both of Dornsife area, Leona, wife of Nevin Musick, Halifax area, Ruby, wife of Lamar Reitz, and Elaine, wife of Dean Dietrich, both of Klingerstown area, Bernice, wife of Clair Koppenhaver, Gratz, and Leda, wife of Dale Wolfgang, Millersburg; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 28 Jun 1983, Tue, Page 2.⁴
  
• He was buried on 30 June 1983, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^5,4

• Father*: Farus Riley Erdman¹ b. 31 Mar 1888, d. 1 Feb 1968
• Mother*: Mazie Mae Engle¹ b. 8 May 1904, d. 19 Nov 1997