Charles E. Espenshade1,2

M, #53015, b. 19 July 1929, d. 18 October 1991
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2018
  • Charles E. Espenshade was born on 19 July 1929.2
  • He married Betty Jane Mae Klinger, daughter of Alfred Stanley Klinger and Mary May Scheib.1
  • Charles E. Espenshade died on 18 October 1991, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 62.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Charles E. Espenshade, 62, of 465 M Street, Lower Paxton Twp., died Friday in Community General Osteopathic Hospital.
    He was a foreman for AMP Inc. and was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
    Surviving are his wife, Betty Jane Klinger Espenshade, and a son, David C. of Grantville.
    Services will be held at 12: 30 p.m. Wednesday at Zimmerman-Auer Funeral Home, Lower Paxton Twp. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
    Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and noon to 12: 30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
    Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Dauphin Unit, 1500 N. Second St., Harrisburg 17102.
    Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA) - October 20, 1991.3
  • He was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.3

Child of Charles E. Espenshade and Betty Jane Mae Klinger

  • David C. Espenshade4

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Alphus S. Klinger. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Charles E. Espenshade, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, October 20, 1991.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Betty J. Espenshade, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, May 15, 1996.

Marlin Woodrow Klinger1,2

M, #53030, b. 28 July 1918, d. 19 October 1990
  • Last Edited: 27 May 2021
  • Marlin Woodrow Klinger was born on 28 July 1918, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Charles Clarence Klinger and Mary Salome Brosius.1
  • Marlin Woodrow Klinger married Edith I. Kahler, daughter of Edwin Kahler and Mazie Adams.1
  • Marlin Woodrow Klinger died on 19 October 1990, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 72.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    DORNSIFE Marlin W. "Knobby" Klinger, 72, of Dornsife RD 1 died Friday in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
    He was Washington Twp. road supervisor and a retired farmer; attended Rebuck area schools; and was a member of Himmels Lutheran Church, Rebuck, and the Herndon Senior Citizens.
    Surviving are his wife, Edith Kahler Klinger; four sons, Woodrow of Herndon RD 1, Luke of Herndon RD 2, Charles of Millersburg RD 1 and David M. of Dornsife RD 1; a sister, Mildred Kieffer of Dornsife RD 1; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
    Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in his church. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
    Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of his church, Rebuck 17867.
    Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD 1, is handling arrangements.1
  • He was buried on 23 October 1990, at Himmel Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • Father*: Charles Clarence Klinger1 b. 18 Oct 1890, d. 15 Jan 1919
  • Mother*: Mary Salome Brosius1 b. 1893, d. 1971

Children of Marlin Woodrow Klinger and Edith I. Kahler

  • Woodrow Klinger1
  • Charles E. Klinger1
  • Luke H. Klinger1
  • David M. Klinger1

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Marlin W. Klinger. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011.

Edith I. Kahler1

F, #53031, b. 18 September 1917, d. 11 February 1998
  • Last Edited: 27 May 2021
  • Edith I. Kahler was born on 18 September 1917, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • She was the daughter of Edwin Kahler and Mazie Adams.2
  • Edith I. Kahler married Marlin Woodrow Klinger, son of Charles Clarence Klinger and Mary Salome Brosius.1
  • Edith I. Kahler died on 11 February 1998, Nottingham Village, Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA, at age 80.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Edith I. Klinger, 80, RR1 Dornsife
    DORNSIFE -- Edith I. Klinger, 80, of RR1 Dornsife died at 9:28 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Nottingham Village, Northumberland, where she was admitted Dec. 9. She had been ill since October.
    She was born Sept. 18, 1917, in Leck Kill, a daughter of the late Edwin P. and Mazie A. (Adams) Kahler. Her husband, Marlin W. "Knobby" Klinger, died Oct. 19, 1990.
    She was educated in Leck Kill area schools.
    Mrs. Klinger retired from CBS, Herndon, in 1979.
    She was a friember of Himmcl's Lutheran Church and Sunday school. Rebuck, where she was a choir member and member of the Women of the Church group.
    She was also a member of the Herndon Area Senior Citizens and Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife.
    Mrs. Klinger enjoyed quilting, fishing and jigsaw puzzles.
    Surviving are four sons, Woodrow L. of RR1 Herndon. Luke H. of RR2 Herndon. Charles E. of RR2 Millersburg and David M. of RR1 Dornsife; eight grandchildren: 18 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Millie E. Kahler and Lottie Schwalm, both of Mountain View Manor, RR1 Shamokin.
    The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck. by her pastor, the Rev. Frederick Faust. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
    Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the church. The Idella Rebekah Lodge will conduct a service at 8 p.m., Friday at the church.
    Contributions may be made to Himmel's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund. Rebuck, Pa. 17867.
    Arrangements were by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RR1 Klingerstown.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 12 Feb 1998, Thu, Page 15.2

Children of Edith I. Kahler and Marlin Woodrow Klinger

  • Woodrow Klinger1
  • Charles E. Klinger1
  • Luke H. Klinger1
  • David M. Klinger1

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Marlin W. Klinger. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Edith I. Klinger, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 12 Feb 1998, Thu, Page 15.