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Charles Wilson Harner¹

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2019

• Charles Wilson Harner was born on 27 October 1875, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He died on 24 August 1959, Northumberland County, PA, at age 83.¹
• He was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.¹

Wellington Harner¹

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Wellington Harner was born in September 1896.¹
• He was the son of David Albert Harner and Sarah Ellen Klinger.¹
• Wellington Harner died before 1985.²

• Father*: David Albert Harner¹ b. 17 Feb 1861, d. 10 Jan 1928
• Mother*: Sarah Ellen Klinger¹ b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 20 Jan 1936

Gurney Alvin Harner^1,2

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gurney Alvin Harner was born on 25 February 1890, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of David Albert Harner and Sarah Ellen Klinger.¹
• Gurney Alvin Harner married Phoebe Becker in 1913.⁴
• Gurney Alvin Harner married Carrie Albert Averill, daughter of Frank Charles Averill and Mary S. Grove, after 1922.⁵
• Gurney Alvin Harner died on 19 February 1952, Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 61.³
• He was buried on 23 February 1952, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4

• Father*: David Albert Harner¹ b. 17 Feb 1861, d. 10 Jan 1928
• Mother*: Sarah Ellen Klinger¹ b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 20 Jan 1936

Ida Harner¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ida Harner was born on 12 August 1894.^1,2
• She was the daughter of David Albert Harner and Sarah Ellen Klinger.¹
• Ida Harner married William Elias Oswald, son of Henry Oswald and Julianne Engle.³
• Ida Harner died on 18 November 1970, Allentown General Hospital, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, at age 76.^2,4

• Father*: David Albert Harner¹ b. 17 Feb 1861, d. 10 Jan 1928
• Mother*: Sarah Ellen Klinger¹ b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 20 Jan 1936

Bertha Harner¹

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Bertha Harner also went by the name of Bertie.
• She was born on 22 March 1896.^1,2
• She was the daughter of David Albert Harner and Sarah Ellen Klinger.¹
• Bertha Harner married John Elias Romberger, son of William O. Romberger and Elizabeth Woll, after 1910.³
• Bertha Harner died in May 1986, at age 90.²
• She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.⁴

• Father*: David Albert Harner¹ b. 17 Feb 1861, d. 10 Jan 1928
• Mother*: Sarah Ellen Klinger¹ b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 20 Jan 1936

Hattie Idella Harner¹

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hattie Idella Harner was born on 24 April 1899, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of David Albert Harner and Sarah Ellen Klinger.¹
• Hattie Idella Harner married William Harrison Lehman, son of George Washington Lehman and Emma Amelia Bixler, in 1918.^2,3
• Some sources suggest that Hattie Idella Harner and William Harrison Lehman were married in 1925.³
• Hattie Idella Harner died on 1 March 1985, Shamokin State General Hospital, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 85.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Hattie Lehman
  SHAMOKIN -- Mrs. Hattie Idella Lehman, 85, of 1021 E. Packer St. died last evening in the Shamokin State General Hospital following a lengthy illness.
  Born in Mount Carmel, April 24, 1899, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Sarah E. Klinger Harner.
  She was a resident of Shamokin since 1918. She married Harry William Lehman in 1918.
  Mrs. Lehman was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, Shamokin.
  She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Mertz of Tharptown and Mrs. John Stout of Shamokin; eight grandchildren two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Bertha Romberger of Mount Carmel.
  The funeral will be conducted Monday in Shamokin.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 02 Mar 1985, Sat, Page 8.²
  
• She was buried at Northumberland Memorial Parl, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.⁴

• Father*: David Albert Harner¹ b. 17 Feb 1861, d. 10 Jan 1928
• Mother*: Sarah Ellen Klinger¹ b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 20 Jan 1936

William Elias Oswald¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Elias Oswald was born in 1888, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Henry Oswald and Julianne Engle.¹
• William Elias Oswald married Ida Harner, daughter of David Albert Harner and Sarah Ellen Klinger.¹
• William Elias Oswald died on 25 November 1938, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  W.E. OSWALD OF THIS CITY PASSES AWAY
  William Ellas Oswald, 50, one of this community's highly esteemed residents, died from a complication of diseases, yesterday afternoon at 5:20 o'clock at his home, 236 south Locust street.
  He was born in Hegins, a son of Juliann (Engle) Oswald and the late Henry Oswald.
  To survive, he leaves his wife, Ida Harner; a daughter, Mrs. Lucy Bender, of Harpers, and three sons, Albert and Marlin, at home, and William, of Masten.
  He also leaves his mother, who resides in Hegins; and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Sarah Sherry, of Pitman; Mrs. Bertha Furman, of Hegins; Dewey, of Hegins and Herman, of Jonestown.
  Mr. Oswald was a member of Grace Reformed Church.
  Mount Carmel Item (Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania), 26 Nov 1938, Sat, Page 8.²
  
• He was buried on 28 November 1938, at Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.¹

• Father*: Henry Oswald¹
• Mother*: Julianne Engle¹

Henry Oswald¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Henry Oswald married Julianne Engle.¹

Julianne Engle¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Julianne Engle married Henry Oswald.¹

Lucy H. Oswald¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lucy H. Oswald was born on 27 February 1911.^2,3,4
• She was the daughter of William Elias Oswald and Ida Harner.¹
• Lucy H. Oswald married Richard G. Bender.⁵
• Lucy H. Oswald died on 6 April 1998, at age 87.^4,3,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lucy H. Bender
  Lucy H. Bender, 87, of 103 Lea St., Macungie, died Monday, April 6, in St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown Campus. She was the wife of the late Richard G. Bender.
  She was employed by Dorney Park for more than 22 years until retiring in 1981.
  Born in Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, she was a daughter of the late William and Ida (Harner) Oswald.
  Survivors: Daughter, Patricia M. Deysher, with whom she resided; son, Richard C. of Eaton, Ohio; brother William of Dover, N.J., five grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.
  Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday, K.V. Knopp Funeral Home, 46 E. Susquehanna St., Allentown. Call 9-9:30 a.m. Friday.
  Contributions: Charity of one's choice.
  The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania), 07 Apr 1998, Tue, Page 10.⁵
  
• She was buried at Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.²

• Father*: William Elias Oswald¹ b. 1888, d. 25 Nov 1938
• Mother*: Ida Harner¹ b. 12 Aug 1894, d. 18 Nov 1970

Albert Henry Oswald¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Albert Henry Oswald was born on 26 June 1915, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of William Elias Oswald and Ida Harner.¹
• Albert Henry Oswald died in April 1966, at age 50.³

• Father*: William Elias Oswald¹ b. 1888, d. 25 Nov 1938
• Mother*: Ida Harner¹ b. 12 Aug 1894, d. 18 Nov 1970

Marlin D. Oswald¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Marlin D. Oswald was born on 20 March 1929, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of William Elias Oswald and Ida Harner.¹
• Marlin D. Oswald died on 29 March 1956, Dover, Morris County, NJ, at age 27.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  COUNTY NATIVE DIES IN BLAST
  Marlin Oswald, 27, Husband Of Former Northumberland Girl, Dies In New Jersey.
  Marlin D. Oswald, 27, husband of the former Shirley Leppert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Leppert, Northumberland, died of burns Thursday at 4:15 p.m., two hours after he was trapped in the Pickatinny Ordnance Works, Dover, N. J., when a powder blending machine caught fire and exploded.
  Oswald, a native of Mt. Carmel. had been employed at the Army arsenal for five years, as a civilian employe.
  A veteran of Naval service during World War II, Oswald and Miss Leppert were married in 1947. Following his discharge from service they moved to Dover, where they have resided since. There are two children, Carolyn, five, and James, two.
  It was reported that the blast blew out one entire side of the building, and that Oswald was working near the center of the building when the fire broke out, Three other persons in the plant escaped.
  He was taken to Dover General Hospital, where he succumbed within two hours. He suffered second degree burns of the face and arms.
  Mr. and Mrs. Leppert left for Dover as scon as they received word of their son-in-law's death yesterday. Mr. Leppert operates stores in Northumberland and Mifflintown.
  FuneraL services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from R.L. Davis funeral home, Northumberland. Rev. Jesse K. Gunder. pastor of Camp Curtin Methodist Church, Harrisburg, formerly pastor of Northumberland Methodist Church, will officiate at the rites, with interment in West Side cemetery, Shamokin- Dam.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 30 Mar 1956, Fri, Pages 1, 6.³
  
• He was buried at West Side Cemetery, Shamokin Dam, Snyder County, PA.²

• Father*: William Elias Oswald¹ b. 1888, d. 25 Nov 1938
• Mother*: Ida Harner¹ b. 12 Aug 1894, d. 18 Nov 1970

William Harrison Oswald¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Harrison Oswald was born on 25 May 1918, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of William Elias Oswald and Ida Harner.¹
• William Harrison Oswald died on 4 April 2001, at age 82.²

• Father*: William Elias Oswald¹ b. 1888, d. 25 Nov 1938
• Mother*: Ida Harner¹ b. 12 Aug 1894, d. 18 Nov 1970

Richard G. Bender¹

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Richard G. Bender was born on 7 April 1905.^1,2
• He married Lucy H. Oswald, daughter of William Elias Oswald and Ida Harner.¹
• Richard G. Bender died on 23 March 1985, at age 79.^1,2
• He was buried at Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.²