Person Page - 1697

William Lewis Frederick Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Lewis Frederick Knecht was born on 23 October 1865, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,4
• He was the son of Charles Frederick Knecht and Pauline Eisensteck.¹
• William Lewis Frederick Knecht married Sarah Alice Klinger, daughter of William H. Klinger and Maria Matilda Kauffman, circa 1888.^1,5
• William Lewis Frederick Knecht died on 24 February 1949, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  William F. Knecht
  Special to The Inquirer
  POTTSVILLE. Pa., Feb. 25. -- William F. Knecht, 83, president of Tower City National Bank and former publisher of the weekly Tower City Herald, died last night at his home, 137 Wisconsin ave., Tower City, after a year's illness.
  A native of Pottsville and a son of the late Charles and Pauline Eisensteck Knecht, he founded the Herald in 1898, and published it until 1922 when taken over by his son, William K., the present owner. He was married 61 years ago to Alice Klinger, who survives him with these children: Roy, of Heavener Okla; William K., of Tower City Mrs. Albert Erb, of Pottstown; Merle of Ardmore, teacher in Lower Merion Schools; Mrs. Philip Bortz, of Hershey, and Carl, of Huntingdon; a brother, Harry, of West Collingswood, N. J., and a sister, Mrs. John Leonard, of Tower City.
  The funeral will be held on Mon day noon with Rev. Israel Yost, St Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City.
  The Philadelphia Inquirer, 26 Feb 1949, Sat, Page 5.³
  
• He was buried on 28 February 1949, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4

• Father*: Charles Frederick Knecht¹ b. 6 May 1841, d. 6 Sep 1915
• Mother*: Pauline Eisensteck¹ b. 23 Jun 1844, d. 23 Jun 1909

Charles Frederick Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2018

• Charles Frederick Knecht was born on 6 May 1841, Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany.²
• He married Pauline Eisensteck.³
• Charles Frederick Knecht died on 6 September 1915, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 74.²
• He was buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.²

Pauline Eisensteck¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2018

• Pauline Eisensteck was born on 23 June 1844, Germany.²
• She married Charles Frederick Knecht.¹
• Pauline Eisensteck died on 23 June 1909, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 65.²
• She was buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.²

Roy Leo Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 20 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Roy Leo Knecht was born on 10 June 1888, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,1
• He was the son of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.
• Roy Leo Knecht died on 5 April 1962, at age 73.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Roy L. Knecht Services Held
  HEAVENER -- Services were held Sunday for Roy L. Knecht, 73, retired Heavener postmaster, civic leader and longtime Boy Scout worker.
  Knecht, who was postmaster for 20 years and also served two terms as a county commissioner, died Thursday at the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee after a short illness. He was World War I veteran.
  Survivors include his wife, Josie; two sons; two daughters, including Mrs. Mary Alice Harl of Calvin; two brothers, three sisters and 10 grandchildren.
  The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), 09 Apr 1962, Mon, Page 33.⁴
  
• He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Heavener, Le Fore County, OK.³

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

Charles Albert Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles Albert Knecht was born on 17 September 1890.¹
• He was the son of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.¹
• Charles Albert Knecht died on 20 March 1895, at age 4.¹
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht¹ b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger¹ b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

William Kenneth Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Kenneth Knecht was born on 3 May 1892, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.¹
• William Kenneth Knecht married Agnes C. Norbeth, daughter of Dominikas Norbuntas and Agnes Vingis Brown, on 8 January 1915, Sebastian County, AR.⁴
• William Kenneth Knecht died on 17 August 1970, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 78.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  W. K. Knecht Funeral Set For Friday
  Funeral services for William K. Knecht, 78. E. Grand Ave., Tower City. "West Schuylkill Herald" and "Schuylkill Haven Call" editor, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday from Dreisigacker Funeral Home with the Rev. Nevin Gearhart, pastor of English Lutheran Church, Pottsville, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City.
  Mr. Knecht died yesterday morning at Pottsville Hospital where he was a patient since Aug. 9.
  He was a member and president of Tower City School Board from 1925 until Tower City and Porter Township district combined in 1956. He was then elected president of the Porter Tower Joint School Board. He served 12 years as a member of the Schuylkill County School Board, was its president and also president of the Schuylkill County School Directors Assn.
  Knecht was a charter member and past president of the Tower City - Porter Rotary Club, Poteau Lodge No. 62, Free and Accented Masons, Poteau, Okla; the Reading Consistory, Knights of Pythias and was a director of the Warne Hospital.
  He served two four-year terms as a member of the House of Representatives from the 2d district serving on the education committee during the period of school consolidation and was a member of the Boroughs, Mines and Minerals committees. His public activities were curtailed by a heart attack in 1959 and he did not seek reelection in 1961. He retired from the School Board in 1961 also.
  He retired as president of the Tower City National Bank in January of this year, having served as director from 1934 and president since 1960.
  He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Evangelical Church, served as Sunday School superintendent for 22 years; was on the church council for 28 years, and taught the Adult Sunday School class.
  Knecht was president, fire chief and trustee of the Volunteer Fire Company, Tower City.
  He was born in Tower City, May 3, 1892, the son of the late William F. and Alice Klinger Knecht. He graduated from the Tower City schools and in 1912 from Kutztown State Normal School. He was a teacher and principal in the Calhoun and Monroe schools, LeFlore County, Okla., from 1912 to 1922.
  He married the former Agnes C. Norbeth, of Calhoun, Jan. 8, 1915, and in 1922 they came to Tower City when he purchased the "West Schuylkill Herald" from his father. He and his wife celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1965.
  In 1940 Knecht in partnership with his son, Fred V. Knecht, purchased the "Schuylkill Haven Call" and later, the "Orwigsburg News", combining the "West Schuylkill Press" with the partnership. Two years ago he sold his interest in the paper to his son but continued as editor.
  Surviving are his widow, his son, two daughters, Janet, wife of James C, May, Hudson, Ohio; and Betty, wife of Nils Hansson, Gothenburg, Sweden; 10 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; a brother, Carl, Tyrone: three sisters, Mrs. Mildred Erb, Pottstown; Louise, wife of Philip Borke, Hershey; Merle Knecht, Tower City.
  Pottsville Republican, 18 Aug 1970, Tue, Page 14.³
  
• He was buried on 21 August 1970, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht¹ b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger¹ b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

Jesse Gilbert Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jesse Gilbert Knecht was born on 15 June 1894, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.¹
• Jesse Gilbert Knecht died on 4 October 1918, Winchester, England, at age 24, while serving with the 509th Motor Truck Company of the US Army.^1,3
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht¹ b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger¹ b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

Myra Annetta Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Myra Annetta Knecht was born on 20 September 1899.¹
• She was the daughter of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.¹
• Myra Annetta Knecht died on 9 May 1900.¹
• She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht¹ b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger¹ b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

Mildred Alice Knecht

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mildred Alice Knecht was born on 1 March 1901.¹
• She was the daughter of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.
• Mildred Alice Knecht married Albert Faust Erb, son of George B. Erb and Alice (?), before 1930.^1,2
• Mildred Alice Knecht died on 5 December 1997, at age 96.¹
• She was buried at Highland Memorial Park, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.¹

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

Merle Arline Knecht

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Merle Arline Knecht was born on 10 July 1904, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.
• Merle Arline Knecht died on 31 October 1998, Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 94.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Knecht rites
  Graveside services for Merle A. Knecht, 94, formerly of Tower City, a school teacher for 34 years, who died Saturday at Orwigsburg Center, where she lived four years, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the family plot in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City. The Rev. Daniel Cammarn will officiate. Dimon Funeral Homes Inc., Tower City, is in charge of arrangements.
  Born in Tower City, she was a daughter of the late William F. and Alice Klinger Knecht.
  During World War I, when two "of her brothers were called to serve in the Army, she dropped out of school to help her father as a linotype operator in printing the weekly West Schuylkill Herald newspaper, Tower City. Two years later, she returned to Tower City High School to graduate in 1922.
  She attended Keystone State Normal School now Kutztown University, and graduated with a teaching degree in 1924.
  She began her 34-year teaching career in the first grade in Morrisville. Two years later, she was an elementary teacher in West Collingswood, N.J., for four years and then joined the faculty at Lower Merion Township School District, suburban Philadelphia area.
  She spent five summers taking courses at Penn State University and Columbia University, New York City, to earn her bachelor's degree and be certified to teach Spanish. She took sabattical leave in 1944-45 to do graduate work in psychology and Spanish at Ohio State University, Columbus.
  She resumed teaching in the elementary grades until 1954 when she was. named Spanish teacher in the Lower Merion Junior High School. She retired in 1958 and returned to Tower City, where she took elderly neighbors and friends for medical appointments and to senior citizens meals until she was 86.
  She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tower City.
  She was preceded in death by four brothers, Roy L., William K., Karl E. and Gilbert F. Knecht; two sisters, Mildred Erb and Louise Borke. She was the last member of her immedi-ate family.
  Surviving are 12 nieces and nephews.
  Pottsville Republican, 03 Nov 1998, Tue, Page 2.²
  
• She was buried on 7 November 1998, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

Louise Beatrice Knecht

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Louise Beatrice Knecht was born on 20 March 1908, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.
• Louise Beatrice Knecht married Philip Samuel Borke, son of George Borke and Anna Katherine Hamelelhe.¹
• Louise Beatrice Knecht died on 10 June 1994, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA, at age 86.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Louise K. Borke
  Louise K. Borke, 88, of 107 E. Caracas Ave., Hershey, died Saturday at Schuylkill Manor Nursing Homes Inc., Pottsville.
  Born in Tower City, she was a daughter of the late William F. and Alice Klinger Knecht. She attended Tower City schools and was a graduate of Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown.
  She first taught school in Pine Grove area and then returned to Tower City to teach in the elementary grades. She taught for 25 years in the special school for children in the Hershey school system.
  She was a member of Older Adult Senior Citizens Club of Hershey, local and national chapters cf AARP, Senior Citizens Club of Hershey and Dauphin County Retired Public School Employees Association.
  Her husband, Philip S., died in 1989.
  Surviving are two sisters, Mildred Erb, Pottstown, and Merle Knecht Tower City; 13 nieces and nephews.
  Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hershey.
  Pottsville Republican, 14 Jun 1994, Tue, Page 2.²
  
• She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

Karl Emmett Knecht

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Karl Emmett Knecht was born on 2 May 1911, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.
• Karl Emmett Knecht was baptized on 25 December 1911, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He married Sara Ellen Mattern, daughter of John Franklin Mattern and Lizzie May Fiss, in 1941.³
• Karl Emmett Knecht died on 27 April 1974, Tyrone, Blair County, PA, at age 62.^4,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Karl Knecht
  Karl E. Knecht, 62, a native of Tower City, suffered a fatal heart attack at his home, 1019 Cameron Ave., Tyrone, on Saturday morning.
  He was born May 2, 1911 and was the youngest of the children of the founder of the "West Schuylkill Herald", the late William F. Knecht and his wife, the former Alice Klinger.
  Mr. Knecht was a member of the 1928 graduating class of Tower City High School. After school hours and for a year following graduation, he worked for the "Herald". He entered Penn State University where he earned his degree in journalism.
  He was employed as a reporter for the "Mount Union Times" and "Huntingdon Daily News". In 1954, he moved to Tyrone, where he established the Knecht Printing and Stationery Company, a business he operated until his death.
  His wife, the former Sara Mattern of Mapleton, died in 1967.
  Surviving are four children, Karl M., of Greenbelt, Md; Martha, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Katherine Folckemer, of Ebensburg; John C, a student at Penn State University; three sisters, Mrs. Mildred Erb, Pottstown; Mrs. Louise Borke, of Hershey and Merle A. Knecht of Tower City, nephew, Fred Knecht of Schuylkill Haven.
  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Johnson Funeral Home at Tyrone. Rev. Kane, pastor of First English Lutheran Church, officiated. Interment was in Bellewood Memorial Gardens at Bellewood.
  Pottsville Republican, 30 Apr 1974, Tue, Page 2.²
  
• He was buried at Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood, Blair County, PA.⁴

• Father*: William Lewis Frederick Knecht b. 23 Oct 1865, d. 24 Feb 1949
• Mother*: Sarah Alice Klinger b. 28 Mar 1868, d. 23 May 1961

Gilbert William Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gilbert William Knecht was born on 2 July 1920, Monroe, Le Fore County, OK.¹
• He was the son of Roy Leo Knecht and Josie Bonning.¹
• Gilbert William Knecht died on 21 September 2013, Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK, at age 93.¹
• He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK.¹

• Father*: Roy Leo Knecht¹ b. 10 Jun 1888, d. 5 Apr 1962
• Mother*: Josie Bonning¹

Agnes C. Norbeth¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Agnes C. Norbeth was born on 1 January 1896.³
• She was the daughter of Dominikas Norbuntas and Agnes Vingis Brown.²
• Agnes C. Norbeth married William Kenneth Knecht, son of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger, on 8 January 1915, Sebastian County, AR.¹
• Agnes C. Norbeth died in March 1976, at age 80.³
• She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Dominikas Norbuntas²
• Mother*: Agnes Vingis Brown²

Frederick Vernon Knecht¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Frederick Vernon Knecht was born on 6 November 1915, Calhoun, Le Flore County.¹
• He was the son of William Kenneth Knecht and Agnes C. Norbeth.¹
• Frederick Vernon Knecht died on 9 July 2010, at age 94.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Fred V. Knecht
  Fred V. Knecht, of Orwigsburg, formerly of Schuylkill Haven, publisher of The Call and The Press & Herald newspapers of southern Schuylkill County, passed away on July 9 at the age of 94.
  A Celebration of Life & Remembrance service was held at 3 p.m. Aug. 7 at Geschwindt-Stabingas Funeral Home Inc., 25 E. Main St., Schuylkill Haven, with the Rev. Harold Hand officiating. A visitation for family and friends was held at the funeral home Saturday. Friends and acquaintances were invited to a buffet meal and time of sharing at Fred's former home at 202 S. Warren St., Orwigsburg, immediately following the service. Personal remembrances are invited at either location.
  Published in The News Item (Shamokin, PA), Aug. 12, 2010.⁴
  

• Father*: William Kenneth Knecht¹ b. 3 May 1892, d. 17 Aug 1970
• Mother*: Agnes C. Norbeth¹ b. 1 Jan 1896, d. Mar 1976

Albert Faust Erb¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Albert Faust Erb was born on 9 January 1893.¹
• He was the son of George B. Erb and Alice (?)²
• Albert Faust Erb married Mildred Alice Knecht, daughter of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger, before 1930.^1,3
• Albert Faust Erb died on 21 February 1969, at age 76.¹
• He was buried at Highland Memorial Park, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.²

• Father*: George B. Erb²
• Mother*: Alice (?)²

Philip Samuel Borke¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Philip Samuel Borke was born on 31 July 1908, Lemoyne, Cumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of George Borke and Anna Katherine Hamelelhe.¹
• Philip Samuel Borke married Louise Beatrice Knecht, daughter of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger.¹
• Philip Samuel Borke died in September 1984, Hershey, Dauphin County, PA, at age 76.¹
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: George Borke¹
• Mother*: Anna Katherine Hamelelhe¹

Sara Ellen Mattern¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sara Ellen Mattern was born in 1916, Beaver Springs, Snyder County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of John Franklin Mattern and Lizzie May Fiss.¹
• Sara Ellen Mattern married Karl Emmett Knecht, son of William Lewis Frederick Knecht and Sarah Alice Klinger, in 1941.²
• Sara Ellen Mattern died in 1967, Tyrone, Blair County, PA.²
• She was buried at Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood, Blair County, PA.²

• Father*: John Franklin Mattern¹ b. 2 Sep 1892, d. 19 Aug 1976
• Mother*: Lizzie May Fiss¹ b. 28 Sep 1891, d. 14 Feb 1981

John Franklin Mattern¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2018

• John Franklin Mattern was born on 2 September 1892, Troxelville, Snyder County, PA.²
• He was the son of James Milton Mattern and Mary Ella Spangler.²
• John Franklin Mattern married Lizzie May Fiss, daughter of Charles P. Fiss and Sarah Jane Middleswarth, on 27 June 1915, Snyder County, PA.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Prominent area banker J. Frank Mattern died unexpectedly at his home in Mapleton at 5:30 this Thursday morning. August 19, 1976. He was 83.At the time of his death, he was chairman of the board of the First National Bank of Mapleton. After beginning his banking career in 1912 at Beaver Springs, Mr. Mattern became the first cashier of the new Mapleton banking establishment in 1918. A native of Troxlerville, Snyder County, he was born September 2,1892 to James M. and Ella (Spangler) Mattern. On June 27, 1915, he married the former Lizzie Fiss. Surviving are his widow and two sons, Robert, Wyomissing. A daughter, Mrs. Sara Knecht, and a son, James preceded in death. There are nine grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother and sister, J Richard, Drums and Mrs. William (Bulah) Knop, Baltimore, Md.
  He belonged to the St. Luke Lutheran Church in Mount Union, and served on the Church Council for many years.
  He was a member and treasurer of the following organizations: F&AM Chapter No. 688, Mount Union; Standing Stone Royal Arch, Huntingdon and P.O.S. of A., Mapleton. He also belonged to the Jaffa Shrine, Altoona, and the Knights Templar, Huntingdon, and was a charter member of the Mapleton Fire Company. Active in civic affairs, he served on both the Mapleton Municipal Authority and the newly-formed Huntingdon County Area Vocational Technical School Building Authority. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 21, from the St. Luke Lutheran Church, Mount Union. The Rev. Russell Norris will officiate. Burial will be in the Haven Rest Memorial Park, Shirleysburg, R.D. Friends will be received at the Heath funeral home in Mount Union from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, and at the church on Saturday from 1 p.m. until time for service. Masonic memorial rites will be conducted at 7:30 p.m.Friday at the funeral home.It is requested that flowers be omitted. Memorial contributions should be sent to the church of the donor's choice.
  Huntingdon Daily News, Thursday, August 19, 1976, Huntingdon, PA.²
  
• John Franklin Mattern died on 19 August 1976, Mapleton, Huntingdon County, PA, at age 83.²
• He was buried at Haven Rest Memorial Park, Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, PA.²

• Father*: James Milton Mattern² b. 1896, d. 1947
• Mother*: Mary Ella Spangler² b. 1865, d. 1952

Lizzie May Fiss¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2018

• Lizzie May Fiss was born on 28 September 1891, Troxelville, Snyder County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Charles P. Fiss and Sarah Jane Middleswarth.²
• Lizzie May Fiss married John Franklin Mattern, son of James Milton Mattern and Mary Ella Spangler, on 27 June 1915, Snyder County, PA.^3,4
• Lizzie May Fiss died on 14 February 1981, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA, at age 89.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lizzie M. Mattern, 89, of Mapleton Depot, died at 11:02 p.m. Saturday, Feb! 14, 1981, at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 28, 1891 in Troxelville, Snyder County, a daughter of Charles and Sarah (Middlewarth) Fiss. She was united in marriage with J. Franklin Mattern on June 27, 1915. Mr. Mattern preceded her in death on Aug. 19, 1976. Surviving are two sons, Robert F. Mattern of Hollidaysburg, and Donald E. Mattern of Wyomissing; nine grandchildren and three-great grandchildren. A daughter, Sara Knecht, and a son, James Mattern, preceded their mother in death. Mrs. Mattern was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. Mount Union, and belonged to Mount Union Chapter No. 280. Order of the Eastern Star, where she was past worthy matron.
  The funeral service will take place Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 1:30 p.m. from St. Luke Lutheran Church, Mount Union, with the Rev. Clinton Chu officiating. Interment will be made in Haven Rest Memorial Park, Shirleysburg R.D. Eastern Star memorial services will be held at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at the church. The Robert D. Heath Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the benevolent fund of the St.Luke's Lutheran Church in Mount Union.
  Huntingdon Daily News, Monday, February 16, 1981, Huntingdon, PA.²
  
• She was buried at Haven Rest Memorial Park, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA.²

• Father*: Charles P. Fiss² b. 1858, d. 1932
• Mother*: Sarah Jane Middleswarth² b. 1858, d. 1941