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James Joseph Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James Joseph Wetzel was born on 26 March 1940, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Mary W. Magdeburg.¹
• James Joseph Wetzel died on 20 May 2004, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 64.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  James J. Wetzel
  James J. Wetzel, 64, of West , Market Street, Pottsville, died Thursday night at home.
  Born in Ashland, March 26, 1940, he was a son of the late Henry Wetzel and Mary Magdeburg Tophoney and a stepson of the late Louis Tophoney. He attended Pottsville High School.
  He was employed by D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc., Pottsville, as a maintenance worker until retiring in 2002. He was the former owner of G & W Auto Body, Pottsville.
  He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Walter Griffiths AMVETS, an active member of Yorkville Hose Company and a social member of West End Hose Company, all of Pottsville. He was a member of the Teamsters Union and Masonic Lodge 730.
  He was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald; a daughter, Mary Ann Wetzel.
  Surviving are his wife of 41 years, the former Anna Marie Keip; two brothers, Robert, Frackville, and Richard, Ashland; three sisters, Rosella Tobias, Pottsville, Sue Ann Wagner, Minersville, and Mary Agnes Zerbey, Pottsville; a niece, Brenda Moran, Forestville, whom he raised; several other nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Schlitzer-Allen-Pugh Funeral Home Inc., Pottsville, with the Rev. Carl A. Folk officiating. Interment will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 22 May 2004, Sat, Page 11.²
  
• He was buried on 25 May 2004, at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3

• Father*: Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.¹ b. 26 Mar 1915, d. 26 Feb 1982
• Mother*: Mary W. Magdeburg¹ b. 7 Apr 1914, d. 18 Aug 1996

Grace Charlotte Yoder¹

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Grace Charlotte Yoder was born on 7 March 1921, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Abraham Yoder and Erma Neiswinter.²
• Grace Charlotte Yoder married Paul Lamar Wetzel, son of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.¹
• Grace Charlotte Yoder died on 4 January 1986, at age 64.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Grace C. Wetzel
  Grace Charlotte Wetzel, 64, of the Ashland area, died Saturday in Ashland State General Hospital.
  She was born in Ashland, March 7, 1921, a daughter of the late Abraham and Erma Neiswinter Yoder.
  Mrs. Wetzel was a member of Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church, Barry Township, and Gordon Senior Citizens.
  Surviving are her husband, Paul ; a son, Paul Jr., at home; a brother, George Yoder, Ashland; two sisters, Miriam Whery, Ashland, arid Catherine Suski, Hershey, and a half-sister, Ethel Haley, Catawissa; nieces and nephews.
  Memorial services will be held at noon Saturday in Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church. The Rev. L.H. Bollinger, pastor, will officiating. Frederick T. Kull Funeral Home Inc., Ashland, has charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican, 06 Jan 1986, Mon, Page 2.²
  

• Father*: Abraham Yoder²
• Mother*: Erma Neiswinter²

Abraham Yoder¹

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019

• Abraham Yoder married Erma Neiswinter.¹

Erma Neiswinter¹

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019

• Erma Neiswinter married Abraham Yoder.¹

Rosella L. Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Rosella L. Wetzel was born circa 9 August 1937, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Mary W. Magdeburg.¹
• Rosella L. Wetzel married Charles James Tobias Sr., son of Raymond W. Tobias and Margaret I. Coulson, circa November 1956.^3,1,4
• Rosella L. Wetzel died on 13 February 2023, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,5
• Online obituary:
  Rosella L. Tobias
  August 7, 1937 ~ February 13, 2023 (age 85)
  Rosella L. Tobias (Wetzel), 85 of Pottsville, passed away peacefully in her sleep.
  Born in Ashland, August 9, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Henry Wetzel and Mary Magdeburg (Tophoney) and a step daughter of the late Louis Tophoney.
  She worked as an aid at the former Good Samaritan Hospital and York Terrace Nursing Home. She enjoyed Bingo and gambling.
  She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Tobias Sr; a son Charles Jr; a son Louis; a daughter Jeannette Edwards and a grandson, Thomas Noel.
  Surviving is a daughter Linda McCall wife of Jeff McCall of Pottsville; 2 brothers, Robert and Richard Wetzel and a step sister Mary Agnes Zerby; 9 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
  A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, at 10AM from the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, 328 Sunbury St., Minersville. Relatives and friends can call from 8AM to 10AM Tuesday at the Funeral Home. Interment will be in Schuylkill Memorial Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven.
  Posted by Skook News at 2/18/2023 02:29:00 PM .^2,5
  

• Father*: Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.¹ b. 26 Mar 1915, d. 26 Feb 1982
• Mother*: Mary W. Magdeburg¹ b. 7 Apr 1914, d. 18 Aug 1996

Charles James Tobias Sr.^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles James Tobias Sr. was born on 25 May 1935, Branchdale, Schuylkill County, VA.⁴
• He was the son of Raymond W. Tobias and Margaret I. Coulson.⁴
• Charles James Tobias Sr. married Rosella L. Wetzel, daughter of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Mary W. Magdeburg, circa November 1956.^4,1,5
• Charles James Tobias Sr. died on 28 July 1994, St. Joseph Hospital, Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 59.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Charles J. Tobias, former company project manager
  Charles J. Tobias, 59, of the Schuylkill Haven area, died Thursday morning at St. Joseph Hospital Reading.
  Born in Branchdale, May 25, 1935, he was a son of the late Raymond W. and Margaret I. Coulson Tobias.
  He was a career military man having served 20 years with the Marine Corps on active duty until 1972. He then served 10 years in the Marine Corps Reserves until 1982. He was a master sergeant serving in the Korean War and two tours of duty in Vietnam.
  He was employed for 15 years by Mazzuca Enterprises Pottsville, having last worked as a project manager and estimator, retiring in 1993.
  A sister, Dorothy Rabuck, died in 1993.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Rosella L. Wetzel to whom he was married 37 years; two sons, Charles J. Jr. and Louis V., both of Pottsville; two daughters, Linda L O'Brien, at home, and Jeanette M. Edwards, Pottsville; a brother, Raymond, West Palm Beach, Fla; eight grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from Schuylkill Memorial Park Branch of Schlitzer-Allen-Pugh Funeral Home Inc., Schuylkill Haven, with military honors to follow. The Rev. David R. Brumbaugh will officiate. Interment will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 29 Jul 1994, Fri, Page 2.⁴
  
• He was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,6

• Father*: Raymond W. Tobias⁴
• Mother*: Margaret I. Coulson⁴

Sue Ann Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sue Ann Wetzel is also referred to as Rita Wetzel in some sources.¹
• She was born circa 1939, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Mary W. Magdeburg.¹
• Sue Ann Wetzel died on 8 May 2009, Tremont Health and Rehabiliatation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Sue Ann Wagner
  May 8, 2009
  Sue Ann Wagner, 70, formerly of Minersville, died Friday morning at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.
  Born in Ashland, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Mary Magdeburg Wetzel.
  She attended Frackville High School.
  She was last employed as a sewing machine operator for Miss Pennsylvania, Pottsville.
  She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Pottsville.
  She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald and James Wetzel.
  Surviving are three sons, Jon Fekette, San Diego, Calif, Vaughn Fekette, husband of Kelly Washington, and Scott Fekette, husband of Lynn, Minersville; two daughters, Rosalie Justus, North Carolina, and Brenda Moran, wife of Thomas, Minersville; two brothers, Richard Wetzel and Robert Wetzel, both of Frackville; two sisters, Rosella Tobias, Port Carbon, and Mary Agnes Zerbe, Pottsville; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
  Services will be private at the convenience of the family Dutcavich Funeral Home, Minersville, is entrusted with arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 09 May 2009, Sat, Page A9.²
  

• Father*: Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.¹ b. 26 Mar 1915, d. 26 Feb 1982
• Mother*: Mary W. Magdeburg¹ b. 7 Apr 1914, d. 18 Aug 1996

Mary Ann Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Ann Wetzel was the daughter of James Joseph Wetzel and Anna Marie Keip.¹
• Mary Ann Wetzel died before May 2004.¹

• Father*: James Joseph Wetzel¹ b. 26 Mar 1940, d. 20 May 2004
• Mother*: Anna Marie Keip¹

Kelly Ann Moyer^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kelly Ann Moyer was born on 4 August 1967, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of Herman Lamar Moyer and Barbara Ann Richards.²
• Kelly Ann Moyer died on 12 June 2016, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC, at age 48.³
• Online obituary:
  KELLY ANN (MOYER) FEKETTE
  August 4, 1967 ~ June 12, 2016 (age 48)
  Kelly Ann Fekette, 48, of Fayetteville, N.C., formerly of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Sunday at her residence.
  Kelly was born in Schuylkill Haven, Aug. 4, 1967, a daughter of Barbara Ann Richards Moyer and the late Herman Lamar Moyer.
  She was the wife of Vaughn Edward Fekette, whom she married May 16, 1987.
  She was a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven.
  She worked as a paralegal and HR Specialist for the United States Government at Fort Bragg, N.C.
  In addition to her husband and mom, she is survived by a daughter, Kiana N. Fekette; a son, Nicholas J. Fekette; a sister, Krista Smith.
  A Celebration of Life funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ebling-Stabingas Funeral Home, 26 Chestnut St., Cressona. A viewing for family and friends will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will follow in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven. The family requests donations to the Susan B. Komen Foundation in her honor, P.O. Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309.³
  
• She was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Herman Lamar Moyer²
• Mother*: Barbara Ann Richards²