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Harry Carlton Dietrich^1,2

• Last Edited: 24 Nov 2022

• Harry Carlton Dietrich was born on 23 October 1886, Haifax RD, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Isaac Christian Dietrich and Sarah Elizabeth Hoffman.²
• Harry Carlton Dietrich married Dora Alvina Shiley.¹
• Harry Carlton Dietrich died on 7 April 1969, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 82.^3,1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  H. CARL DIETRICH
  H. Carl Dietrich, 82, of 305 Center St., Wiconisco, died sn Monday at Harrisburg Hospital.
  He was born in Armstrong Valley, Halifax RD, son of the late Isaac and Sarah Hoffman Dietrich.
  He was a retired miner.
  He is survived by three sons; Harry, Carl and Charles, all at Wiconisco; one daughter, Mary Shaffer, at home, who is visiting her husband, Petty Officer Mark C. Shaffer in the U.S. Navy in Japan; two brothers, James; Windber; Joseph, Williamstown RD; one sister, Mrs. Irene Whitcomb, Williamstown; one step-brother, Howard, Wiconisco; 13 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren and 2 step-great grandchildren.
  Services will be held at the Roy W. Schaffstall Funeral Home, 406 Market St., Lykens, Friday morning at 11:00 a. m. with Elmer A. Troutman, officiating. Burial will be made in the Wiconisco Cemetery.
  Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 10 Apr 1969, Thu, Page 1.³
  
• He was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Isaac Christian Dietrich² b. 26 May 1857, d. 5 Apr 1940
• Mother*: Sarah Elizabeth Hoffman² b. 17 Jun 1857, d. 1889

Dora Alvina Shiley^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 24 Nov 2022

• Dora Alvina Shiley was born on 27 May 1886, Jackson Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• She married Harry Carlton Dietrich, son of Isaac Christian Dietrich and Sarah Elizabeth Hoffman.¹
• Dora Alvina Shiley died on 24 December 1965, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.^1,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Harry C. Dietrich
  Mrs. Dora A. Dietrich, 79, of Centre St., Wiconisco, died Friday, in Harrisburg City Hospital.
  Born in Jackson Township, Halifax RD1, Mrs. Dietrich was a daughter of the late Jacob and Ellen Zimmerman Shiley.
  She was a member of Jehovah Witnesses.
  Surviving are her husband Harry C. Dietrich; three sons, Harry F., Carl and Charles. all of Wiconisco- two daughters. Mrs. Violet Bender, Harrisburg; and Mrs. Mary Shaffer, at home; 12 grandchildren ana: his-six great-grandchildren.
  Funeral was held Monday morning from Roy W. D. Schaffstall Funeral Home, Lykens. Elmer Troutman, of Jehovah Witnesses, officiated. Interment was in Wiconisco Cemetery
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 27 Dec 1965, Mon, Page 28.⁴
  
• She was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.³

Meda E. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 10 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Meda E. Straub was born on 19 July 1921, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Geirmon Andrew Straub and Alice Frances Goodman.¹
• Meda E. Straub married Charles Franklin Miller, son of Daniel Miller and Carrie Williams, circa September 1960.^1,2
• Meda E. Straub died on 9 June 2013, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 91.^1,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  LYKENS • Meda E. Miller, 91, formerly of Lykens, died June 9 at the Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg.
  She was born July 19, 1921 in Hebe, a daughter of the late Garman and Alice Goodman Straub.
  She was a member of David’s United Church of Christ, Hebe.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Charlie” Miller; three brothers, Charles, Stanley and Nelson Straub; and two sisters, Mary Romberger and Marion Strohecker.
  She is survived by two daughters, Judy Klinger of Tower City and Ruth Hoffman of Berrysburg; a sister, Iva Hoffman of Millersburg; a brother, Lee Straub of Hebe; and several grandchildren.
  Services were held June 12 from Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Homes, Inc., Tower City.
  Burial was in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco.
  Contributions may be made to David’s UCC, (Hebe), 1907 Klingerstown Road, Herndon 17830.
  Upper Dauphin Sentinel (http://www.sentinelnow.com/Obits.shtml) (June 18, 2013).
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  Meda E. Miller, formerly of North Street, Lykens, passed away Sunday in Millersburg.
  She was the widow of Charles "Charlie" Miller, who died in 2011.
  She was also preceded in death by brothers, Charles, Stanley and Nelson Straub; sisters, Mary Romberger and Marion Strohecker.
  Surviving are two daughters, Judy A. Klinger and her husband, Jack, Tower City, and Ruth Hoffman and her husband, Bill, Berrysburg; sister, Iva Hoffman; brother, Lee Straub; and grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Homes Inc., Tower City. Interment will be in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco. A viewing will be from 1 to 2 p.m. at the chapel.
  Published in Republican & Herald on June 11, 2013.^1,3
  
• She was buried on 12 June 2013, at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Geirmon Andrew Straub¹ b. 22 Jun 1886, d. 12 Jul 1970
• Mother*: Alice Frances Goodman¹ b. 1895, d. 1975

Charles Franklin Miller^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 10 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Franklin Miller was born on 29 April 1919, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He was the son of Daniel Miller and Carrie Williams.²
• Charles Franklin Miller married Helen A. Miller, daughter of Joel Miller and Lula (?), on 7 April 1939, Fredericksburg, VA.^4,5
• Both the 1940 and 1950 Census for Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, list the household of Charles F. and Helen A. Miller. In 1950, the had 2 daughters, Jane A. Miller and Judith A. Miller.^4,6
• Charles Franklin Miller married Meda E. Straub, daughter of Geirmon Andrew Straub and Alice Frances Goodman, circa September 1960.^1,7
• Charles Franklin Miller died on 23 January 2011, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 91.^1,8
• Newspaper obituary:
  MILLERSBURG - Charles F. Miller, age 91, formerly of Lykens, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Harrisburg Hospital.
  He was born April 29, 1919 in Wiconisco, son of the late Daniel and Carrie Williams Miller. A 1937 graduate of Wiconisco High School; he was employed by the former Lykens Dairy and Don's Food Rite, Lykens; a member of David's U.C.C. Church (Hebe); Lykens American Legion Post No. 124; a Navy Veteran of World War II and enjoyed gardening, playing cards, reading and solving puzzles.
  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Daniel and sisters, Margaret Nolan, Ruth and Anna Rudisill.
  Charlie is survived by his wife: Meda Miller, Millersburg, 2 daughters: Judy Klinger and her husband, Jake, Tower City; Jane Andrews, Bellefonte, a sister: Helen Keen, Wiconisco; 2 grandchildren: Tara Yohannan, Colorado; Tammy Trayer, Idaho; 2 great-grandchildren.
  Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 28th, at the John R. Shultz Funeral Home, 406 Market St., Lykens, with The Rev. Raymond W. Holland III, his pastor, officiating.
  Viewing will be from 1 p.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.
  Interment in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco.
  Memorial Contributions in his memory may be made to David's U.C.C. Church (Hebe), 1907 Klingerstown Rd., Herndon, PA 17830.
  www.pennlive.com/obits
  Published in Patriot-News on January 25, 2011.^9,10
  
• He was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Daniel Miller² d. b 2011
• Mother*: Carrie Williams² d. b 2011

Stanley L. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 28 Dec 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Stanley L. Straub was born on 4 February 1917, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Geirmon Andrew Straub and Alice Frances Goodman.¹
• Stanley L. Straub married Winifred C. Byerly.³
• Stanley L. Straub died on 16 March 2003, Kinkora Pythian Home, Duncannon, Perry County, PA, at age 86.^1,3
• He was buried on 19 March 2003, at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Stanley L. Straub, 86, formerly of Marysville, died Sunday, March 16, 2003 in Kinkora Pythian Home, Duncannon.
  He was a retired plumber from Conrail and a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Marysville.
  Surviving are his wife, Winnifred C. Byerly Straub; two daughters, Phyllis J. Brooks of Marysville and Janet L. Straub of Harrisburg; two sons, Ronald L. of Tempe, Ariz., and Terry E. of Akron, Pa; two brothers, Nelson of Elizabethville and Lee of Hebe, Pa; three sisters, Marian Stroehecker of Herndon, Meda Miller of Lykens and Iva Hoffman of Elizabethville; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
  Services were held March 19 in his church. Burial was in Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill.
  Perry County Times, March 27, 2003.²
  
• Stanley, who lived in Marysville, PA, was a retired plumber from Conrail.²
  

• Father*: Geirmon Andrew Straub¹ b. 22 Jun 1886, d. 12 Jul 1970
• Mother*: Alice Frances Goodman¹ b. 1895, d. 1975