Person Page - 2002

Robert L. Lontz¹

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert L. Lontz was born in 1932.²
• He died in 1981.^3,2
• He was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.²

James R. Miller¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James R. Miller was born on 23 December 1937, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Lester Leroy Miller and Minerva Catherine Straub.¹
• James R. Miller died on 21 November 2014, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA, at age 76.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  James R. Miller
  James R. Miller, age 76, of Lititz, PA, formerly of Valley View, PA, went home to be with Jesus Friday, November 21, 2014, at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster.
  Born in Lykens, PA, he was the son of the late Lester and Minerva Straub Miller Sr. He and his wife, Sandra Lee Romberger Miller, were married almost 50 years.
  James served in the US Army.
  He spent his entire working with the New Holland Farm Machine Company and served as a service parts manager in the large parts distribution center.
  James was an avid sportsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling and golf. In his early years he played professional baseball in the Washington Senators Farm System, only to have a promising career interrupted by the army draft. To this day, James is considered one of the best left-handed pitchers ever to come out of the Schuylkill/Dauphin area. In later years James helped develop and promote a successful Seniors Golf League at the Lykens Valley Golf Course in Millersburg, PA.
  James attended the Worship Center in Leola, PA for 27 years. For many of those years he was active in their traffic control and greeter programs.
  Surviving in addition to his loving wife is his wonderful daughter Jennifer wife of Andrew Thompson; two grandchildren, Mariah and Luke Thompson all of Lititz, PA, two brothers, Lester Miller, Jr. hus- band of Lorraine of York, PA, Lawrence Miller husband of Sandi of Manheim, PA; one sister Anne Meckley wife of Fred of Herndon, PA; an Aunt and Uncle, Robert and Nancy Straub of Dalmatia, PA and several nieces and nephews.
  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend James's Life Celebration Funeral Service at the Worship Center, 2384 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 on Wednesday, November 26, 1 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Sam Smucker officiating. Interment will be in Brunnerville United Methodist Church Cemetery in Brunnerville, PA. Friends may call at the Worship Center on Wednesday from 9:30 AM until time of service.
  LNP Always Lancaster (Lancaster, PA), 24 Nov 2014, Mon, Page 15.¹
  
• He was buried at Brunnerville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brunnerville, Lancaster County, PA.³

• Father*: Lester Leroy Miller¹ b. 29 Oct 1911, d. 9 Mar 1979
• Mother*: Minerva Catherine Straub¹ b. 10 Jul 1915, d. 21 Oct 1986

Margaret Merle Bendigo^1,2

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Margaret Merle Bendigo was born on 11 August 1918, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of Gurney Bendigo and Sadie Bixler.²
• Margaret Merle Bendigo married Russell E. Straub, son of Edgar William Straub and Estella L. Strohecker.¹
• Margaret Merle Bendigo died on 26 July 2001, Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 82.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Margaret M. Straub
  Margaret M. Straub, 82, of 801 E. Main St., Hegins, died Thursday at Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
  Born in Hegins, Aug. 11, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Gurney and Sadie Bixler Bendigo. She was a graduate of Hegins Township High School and Bowling Green (Ky.) Business School.
  She was a retired supervisor for Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Harrisburg.
  She was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins, and Hegins Fire Company Auxiliary.
  Her husband, Russell "Strap," died in 1990.
  Surviving are two daughters, Sally Schwartz, San Diego, Calif., and Carolyn Schultz, Hegins; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Warren Egebo will officiate. Interment will be in Friedens Cemetery, Hegins.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 27 Jul 2001, Fri, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried on 30 July 2001, at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Gurney Bendigo²
• Mother*: Sadie Bixler²

Gurney Bendigo¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

• Gurney Bendigo married Sadie Bixler.¹

Sadie Bixler¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

• Sadie Bixler married Gurney Bendigo.¹

Carolyn M. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carolyn M. Straub was born on 27 January 1945, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Russell E. Straub and Margaret Merle Bendigo.¹
• Carolyn M. Straub died on 3 January 2017, Green Valley Nursing and Rehabilittion Center, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 71.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Obituary for Carolyn M Schultz
  Carolyn M Schultz, age 71, of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Green Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pitman.
  She was born on Saturday, January 27, 1945, in Lebanon, a daughter of the late Russel Straub and the late Margaret Bendigo Straub.
  She was a graduate of Tri-Valley High School.
  Carolyn was a seamstress in area garment factories, prior to her retirement.
  She was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins.
  Carolyn enjoyed fishing and needlework.
  She is survived by her husband Peter Schultz; two sons, Peter Schultz of Wernersville and Stacey S Schultz of Hegins; a grandson, Lance Schultz of Hegins; and a sister, Sally Schwartz of Calimesa, CA.
  Private family services were held at the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with Rev. Warren Egebo officiating.
  Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.²
  

• Father*: Russell E. Straub¹ b. 20 Nov 1917, d. 12 Dec 1990
• Mother*: Margaret Merle Bendigo¹ b. 11 Aug 1918, d. 26 Jul 2001