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Arlene J. Binkley¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Arlene J. Binkley was born on 11 July 1927, Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Leroy Binkley and Elsie Boyer.²
• Arlene J. Binkley married Luther Ralph Klinger, son of Ralph Elias Klinger and Nellie M. Strubhar, circa 1947.¹
• Arlene J. Binkley died on 28 June 2022, Tremont Health & Rehab Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 94.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Arlene J. (Binkley) Klinger
  July 11, 1927 ~ June 28, 2022 (age 94)
  Arlene J. Klinger, 94, of Pine Grove, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in the Tremont Health & Rehab Center.
  Born on July 11, 1927 in Tremont Twp., she was a daughter of the late Leroy Binkley and Elsie Boyer Binkley Glore.
  Arlene was a graduate of Tremont Twp. High School and a member of St. Paul's UCC, Ravine.
  She was a waitress at the former Maxine's Restaurant in Ravine.
  Preceding her in death were her husband of 52 years, Luther R. Klinger, a daughter, Janice Minnich, and a brother, John Glore.
  Surviving are four sons, Luther and wife Charlotte Klinger, Kevin and wife Ann Klinger, both of Pine Grove, Gary and wife Linda Klinger of Bedford, Dean and wife Robin Klinger of Schuylkill Haven; a daughter April and husband Dean Reinbold of Pine Grove; 9 grandchildren, Melinda, Valerie, Bobbi Lynn, Brad, Chelsey, Katie, Kelli, Gary Jr. and Angie; numerous great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and a sister Joyce Haley of Ravine.
  Graveside Services and interment will be held at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at the convenience of the family with Craig Kramer officiating.
  In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer contributions be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ Memorial Fund, 244 Tremont Rd., Pine Grove, PA 17963 in her memory.
  The H. L. Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., Pine Grove is in charge of arrangements and you may send condolences online at www.hlsnyderfuneralhome.com.²
  
• She was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.²

• Father*: Leroy Binkley²
• Mother*: Elsie Boyer²

Janice Eileen Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 30 May 2026

• Relationship: 5th great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Janice Eileen Klinger was born on 18 September 1950, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Luther Ralph Klinger and Arlene J. Binkley.¹
• Janice Eileen Klinger married Robert Paul Schaeffer on 16 August 1969, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Ravine, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• Janice Eileen Klinger married Stanley A. Minnich circa May 1994.^4,5,1
• Janice Eileen Klinger died on 15 April 2012, at age 61.^2,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Janice E. Minnich
  April 15, 2012
  On Sunday, the gates of Heaven were opened and called our angel, Janice E. Minnich, home.
  Janice, Schuylkill Haven, was 61.
  Born in Pottsville, Sept. 18, 1950, she was a daughter of Arlene Binkley Klinger, Pine Grove, and the late Luther R. Klinger.
  A 1968 graduate of Pine Grove High School, Janice worked as a head cook for the former Transcontinental Connect.
  Janice was a member of Christ Evangelical Free Church, Bethel, and also a member of the St. Paul's Players.
  Janice cherished life, loved to laugh and always put others before herself. She loved spending time with her family and friends and was a blessing to all those who knew and loved her. She also loved to sing, go to yard sales and travel.
  Her husband, Stanley A. Minnich, preceded her in death on July 30, 2006.
  Surviving are a daughter, Bobbi Schaeffer and her companion, A.J. Mattern, Schuylkill Haven; a son, Brad Schaeffer and his companion, Regina Thatcher, Granite Falls, Wash; two grandsons, Matthew Alcisco and Landon Mattern; four brothers, Luther Klinger and his wife, Charlotte, Pine Grove, Gary Klinger and his wife, Linda, New Ringgold, Kevin Klinger and his wife, Ann, Pine Grove, and Dean Klinger and his wife, Robin, Schuylkill Haven; a sister, April and her husband, Dean Reinbold, Pine Grove; nieces and nephews.
  Celebration of life services will be held at the convenience of the family The family would prefer, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in her memory to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Cancer Institute, co University Development, P.O. Box 852, Hershey, PA 17033. H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald, April 17, 2012, Page A12.²
  

• Father*: Luther Ralph Klinger¹ b. 3 Mar 1924, d. 12 Feb 1999
• Mother*: Arlene J. Binkley¹ b. 11 Jul 1927, d. 28 Jun 2022

Stanley A. Minnich^1,2

• Last Edited: 30 May 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Stanley A. Minnich was born on 27 June 1948, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.¹
• He married Janice Eileen Klinger, daughter of Luther Ralph Klinger and Arlene J. Binkley, circa May 1994.^3,1,2
• Stanley A. Minnich died on 30 July 2006, Aubuirh, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 58.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Stanley A. Minnich
  July 30, 2006
  Stanley A. Minnich, 58, of Papoose Drive, Auburn, died Sunday at his home.
  Born in Lebanon, June 27, 1948, he was a son of Ray and Betty Yerger Minnich, Pine Grove.
  He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Lickdale, and had attended Northern Lebanon High School.
  He was a truck driver for Roadway Trucking and a member of the Teamsters. He was also a member of the Stoney Mountain Hunting Club.
  He was preceded in death by a grandson, Justin Minnich.
  Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his companion and wife of 20 years, Janice Klinger Minnich; two sons, Brian, husband of Stacey Minnich, Muir, and Neil Minnich, companion of Mary Ellen Jaskulski, Nanticoke; two stepchildren, Bobbi Schaeffer, companion of A.J. Mattern, and Brad Schaeffer, Auburn; four grandchildren, Zachary Minnich, Cierra Minnich, Joshua Minnich and Matthew Alcistos; two brothers, Arthur Minnich and Albert Minnich, both of Pine Grove; and two sisters, Dorothy Kre-itzer, Fredericksburg, and Lucile Minnich, Palmyra.
  Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1185 Summer Hill Road, Auburn, with the Rev. Kathleen A. Ash-Flashner and the Rev. Richard Rogers officiating.
  The family would prefer, in lieu of flowers, donations be given to either the American Cancer Society, Schuylkill Unit, 16 N. Fourth St., Minersville, PA 17954, or to Pinnacle Health Hospice, 301 One Norwegian Plaza, Pottsville, PA 17901, in his memory H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald, August 1, 2006, Page A17.¹