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Robert Theodore Gockley¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Theodore Gockley was born on 7 April 1952, Lancaster County, PA.¹
• He was the son of John Richard Gockley and Maryellen Schwalm.¹
• Robert Theodore Gockley died on 20 April 1952, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA.²
• He was Newspaper obituary:
  ROBERT T. GOCKLEY
  Robert Theodore Gockley, 2- week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Richard Gockley, 899 Pleasure Rd., died at 9 55 p. m. yesterday at Lancaster General Hospital. Mrs. Gockley is the former Maryellen Schwalm.
  Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 21 Apr 1952, Mon, Page 2. on 21 April 1952.³
• He was buried on 22 April 1952, at Riverview Burial Park, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA.¹

• Father*: John Richard Gockley¹
• Mother*: Maryellen Schwalm¹ b. 13 Jun 1928, d. Apr 1978

Penrose F. Eisenbrown¹

• Last Edited: 4 Mar 2024

• Penrose F. Eisenbrown married Sarah (?)¹

Sarah (?)¹

• Last Edited: 4 Mar 2024

• Sarah (?) married Penrose F. Eisenbrown.¹

Infant Daughter Janet Isobel Rahn^1,2

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Infant Daughter Janet Isobel Rahn was born on 31 July 1924, Reading, Berks County, PA.¹
• She died on 1 August 1924, Reading, Berks County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Francis Rahn and Sarah E. Eisenbrown.¹
• Infant Daughter Janet Isobel Rahn was buried at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, PA.^2,1

• Father*: Harry Francis Rahn¹ b. 15 Mar 1897, d. 29 Dec 1982
• Mother*: Sarah E. Eisenbrown¹ b. 4 Jan 1897, d. 6 Jan 1984

Oscar M. Faust¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Oscar M. Faust was born on 8 April 1871, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Jared Bohn Faust and Hannah Schwalm.¹
• Oscar M. Faust died on 12 April 1873, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 2.¹
• He was buried at Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Jared Bohn Faust¹ b. 27 Aug 1846, d. 18 Nov 1911
• Mother*: Hannah Schwalm¹ b. 17 Sep 1851, d. 24 Mar 1926

Arthur Raymond Deibler¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2024

• Arthur Raymond Deibler was born on 1 November 1874, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He married Hanna Matilda Snyder on 21 September 1901, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• Arthur Raymond Deibler died on 30 May 1960, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 85.²
• He was buried on 2 June 1960, at Grand View Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^5,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  ARTHUR RAY DEIBLER
  Arthur Ray Deibler, 85, well-known retired school teacher and church worker, died Monday morning at his home in Valley View.
  A native of Berrysburg, he was born November 1, 1874, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Deibler.
  Following his graduation from Millersville State Teachers College in 1898, he taught in Upper Dauphin and Lower Northumberland Counties. He later served as principal of Valley View High School.
  He left the teaching profession for a time and was employed as outside foreman and chief clerk for the P. & R. C. & I. Co. at Valley View, returning in 1940 to teaching and taught in Eldred Township until his retirement in 1955.
  For many years he served on the council of Trinity Lutheran Church at Valley View, was superintendent of its Sunday School and teacher of the Men's Bible Class.
  He was a member of Millersburg Moose Lodge, and American Legion and Fire Company, both of Vallev View.
  His wife, the runner Hannah Snyder, died in 1937.
  Surviving are these children: Russell of Joliett; Mrs. Ray Herb of Metuchen, N. J; Frank, Chester, Ralph and Donald, all or Valley View; Mrs. Wendell Crabe, of Harrisburg; 13 two sisters, Mrs. Edna Bowman of Philadelphia, and Mrs, Mabel Willard, of Chestnut Hill, and a brother, Homer, of Holly Hill, Fla.
  His funeral was held Thursday morning from the Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, with interment in Union Cemetery at Pillow. The Rev. Burlington B. Latshaw, Jr., pastor of Trinity Church at Valley View, officiated at the services.
  The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald, June 3, 1960, Page 2.²
  

Hanna Matilda Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 18 Feb 2024

• Hanna Matilda Snyder was born on 8 February 1882.²
• She married Arthur Raymond Deibler on 21 September 1901, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• Hanna Matilda Snyder died on 23 March 1937, Windsor Township, Berks County, PA, at age 55.²
• She was buried on 27 March 1937, at Grand View Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

Frank Schaeffer¹

• Last Edited: 5 Dec 2021

• Frank Schaeffer married Elizabeth Fegley.^1,2

Elizabeth Fegley^1,2

• Last Edited: 5 Dec 2021

• Elizabeth Fegley married Frank Schaeffer.^1,3

Edward B. Chapman¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Edward B. Chapman was born in 1908.^4,5
• He was the son of John B. Chapman and Dora J. Kiehl.^2,3
• Edward B. Chapman married Grace Alice Schaeffer, daughter of Wilson F. Schaeffer and Ethel M. Saltzer, circa 1930.^1,4
• Edward B. Chapman was killed in action on 10 February 1945, Luxembourg. He was a private in the 319th Infantry, 80th Division.⁶
• He was buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, A headstone in Edward'shonor was erected in Saint Peters Evangelical and Reformed Cemetery in Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.^7,5

• Father*: John B. Chapman²
• Mother*: Dora J. Kiehl³

Shirley D. Chapman¹

• Last Edited: 5 Dec 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Shirley D. Chapman was born on 29 February 1932, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Edward B. Chapman and Grace Alice Schaeffer.¹
• Shirley D. Chapman married Glenn A. Furman, son of Asher K. Furman and Elizabeth D. Young, on 25 August 1951, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• Shirley D. Chapman was buried on 30 April 1984, at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.⁶
• She married Carl Richard Baum, son of Morris Baum and Clara A. Holsberg, on 23 January 1988.⁷
• Shirley D. Chapman died on 28 November 2021, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Shirley Baum
  1932 - 2021
  Shirley Chapman Furman Baum, 89, of Palmyra passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, at the Hershey Medical Center.
  Born in Tremont, PA on February 29, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and Grace A. (Schaeffer) Chapman. She graduated from Tremont High School in 1949. Shirley worked for Thrift Drug Store in Palmyra and Lebanon Valley National Bank, now called Fulton Bank. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Palmyra, and a 2015 member of the United States Navy Memorial.
  Surviving is a son, Craig A. Furman and wife Lydia Cornelius of Owings Mills, MD, a daughter, Lori Furman Keener, wife of Brent of Hummelstown, a stepdaughter, Donna Jones, wife of Donald of Hilton Head, SC, five grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Glenn Furman, her late husband, Carl R. Baum, a stepdaughter, Barbara DeMeo, wife of John DeMeo of Phoenix, MD, a sister, Michelle Bonawitz Wetzel, wife of the late Richard Wetzel, and a granddaughter, Tanya Shirey Fox.
  Funeral Services will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Good Samaritan Fund of Londonderry Village, 1200 Grubb Road Palmyra, PA 17078, or the Four Diamonds Fund by visiting https://www.fourdiamonds.org/ in her memory. Kreamer Funeral and Crematory, Annville is overseeing arrangements. www.pennlive.com/obits
  Published by Patriot-News from Dec. 2 to Dec. 5, 2021.²
  

• Father*: Edward B. Chapman¹ b. 1908, d. 10 Feb 1945
• Mother*: Grace Alice Schaeffer¹ b. 6 May 1912, d. 12 Oct 1971

Glenn A. Furman¹

• Last Edited: 5 Dec 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Glenn A. Furman was born on 7 February 1930.¹
• He was the son of Asher K. Furman and Elizabeth D. Young.²
• Glenn A. Furman married Shirley D. Chapman, daughter of Edward B. Chapman and Grace Alice Schaeffer, on 25 August 1951, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• Glenn A. Furman died on 26 April 1984, at age 54.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Glenn A. Furman
  Glenn A. Furman, 54, of 708 N. Railroad St., Palmyra, died Thursday, April 26, 1984, in the Hershey Medical Center after a 10-month illness.
  He was bom in Tremont, Schuylkill County, a son of Elizabeth Young Furman, Palmyra, and the late Asher K. Furman. For 18 years he had been a service salesman for Gulf Oil Corp. for the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and for the past seven and a half years was employed as a painter for Butler Manufacturing, Cleona. He was a graduate of Tremont High School Class of 1949.
  He is survived by his wife, Shirley Chapman Furman; a son, Craig A., Palmyra; a daughter, Lori F. Shirey, Lebanon; granddaughters Julie, Jennifer and Tanya, and a brother, Austin S., Harrisburg. Another brother, Covert Furman, was killed in World War II.
  The Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), 27 Apr 1984, Fri, Page 19.⁴
  
• He was buried at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Lebanon County, PA.¹

• Father*: Asher K. Furman²
• Mother*: Elizabeth D. Young²

Carl Richard Baum¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carl Richard Baum was born on 3 October 1925, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA.³
• He was the son of Morris Baum and Clara A. Holsberg.²
• Carl Richard Baum married Shirley D. Chapman, daughter of Edward B. Chapman and Grace Alice Schaeffer, on 23 January 1988.¹
• Carl Richard Baum died on 1 July 2011, Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, Palmyra, Lebanon County, PA, at age 85.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Carl R. Baum, 85, of 218 Community Circle, Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, Palmyra, died Friday, July 1, 2011, in the Home. He was the husband of Shirley C. F. Baum.
  Born in Derry Twp., on October 3, 1925, he was the son of the late Morris and Clara Holsberg Baum. He was the retired President of Bomberger's Bologna Company and also worked at the Lebanon Steel Foundry for 10 years.
  Carl was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WW II, serving on a destroyer in the South Pacific. He graduated from Hershey High School in 1943, Lebanon Valley College in 1950, with a degree in Chemistry and Biology, and received his Associates degree, from Hershey Junior College.
  Carl was a member of First United Methodist Church, Palmyra, served two terms on the Palmyra School Board, and served on the Palmyra Recreation Association. He was a member and past president of the Pennsylvania Meat Packers Association, and honorary member of the Eastern Meat Packers Association, and member and past president in 1990, of the Lebanon Country Club.
  Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters Donna wife of Donald Jones and Barbara Stevens both of Hilton Head, NC, and two grandchildren, Darcie and Darah Jones. He was the last of his immediate family.
  Memorial services will be held on Friday, at 10:00 a.m., from First United Methodist Church, 520 E. Birch Street, Palmyra, PA 17078. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Palmyra. Contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, in Carl's memory.
  Published in Patriot-News on July 4, 2011.²
  

• Father*: Morris Baum²
• Mother*: Clara A. Holsberg²

Michelle Louise Bonawitz^1,2

• Last Edited: 14 Jan 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Michelle Louise Bonawitz was born on 7 July 1948.²
• She was the daughter of Robert Ellsworth Bonawitz and Grace Alice Schaeffer.¹
• Michelle Louise Bonawitz married Richard Lamar Wetzel, son of Lamar William Wetzel and Bernice Anita Davis, on 11 October 1969.^1,3,4
• Michelle Louise Bonawitz died on 25 May 2019, at age 70.²
• She was buried at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Mims, Brevard County, FL.²

• Father*: Robert Ellsworth Bonawitz¹ b. 11 Oct 1911, d. 8 May 1987
• Mother*: Grace Alice Schaeffer¹ b. 6 May 1912, d. 12 Oct 1971