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Joseph Neagley¹

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2020

• Joseph Neagley married Elizabeth Lenker.¹

Elizabeth Lenker¹

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2020

• Elizabeth Lenker married Joseph Neagley.¹

Anna Mae Schwenk^1,2

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Anna Mae Schwenk was born on 27 February 1886, Chillisquaque, Northumberland County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of John E. K. Schwenk and Agnes Mary Neagley.¹
• Anna Mae Schwenk married James Laing Kalleen in 1909.^1,3
• Anna Mae Schwenk died on 2 September 1934, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN, at age 48.^2,4
• She was buried on 4 September 1934, at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.^2,4

• Father*: John E. K. Schwenk¹ b. 24 Aug 1854, d. 5 Aug 1937
• Mother*: Agnes Mary Neagley¹ b. 23 May 1857, d. 30 Oct 1931

James Laing Kalleen^1,2

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James Laing Kalleen was born on 26 June 1877, Burlington, Haltin Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.²
• He married Anna Mae Schwenk, daughter of John E. K. Schwenk and Agnes Mary Neagley, in 1909.^1,2
• James Laing Kalleen died in September 1952, Miami-Dade County, FL, at age 75.²
• He was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.²

Nancy S. Kalleen¹

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Nancy S. Kalleen was born on 27 March 1911, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.^1,2,3
• She was the daughter of James Laing Kalleen and Anna Mae Schwenk.¹
• Nancy S. Kalleen married Robert Emerson Russell in 1936.⁴
• Nancy S. Kalleen was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.³
• She died on 6 September 1997, Batavia, Kane County, IL, at age 86.^2,3

• Father*: James Laing Kalleen¹ b. 26 Jun 1877, d. Sep 1952
• Mother*: Anna Mae Schwenk¹ b. 27 Feb 1886, d. 2 Sep 1934

Robert Emerson Russell¹

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Emerson Russell was born on 21 August 1912, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.¹
• He married Nancy S. Kalleen, daughter of James Laing Kalleen and Anna Mae Schwenk, in 1936.¹
• Robert Emerson Russell died on 18 September 1982, Saint Joseph, Barrien County, MI, at age 70.¹
• He was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.¹

Agnes Louise Kalleen¹

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Agnes Louise Kalleen was born on 3 July 1912, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.^1,2
• She was the daughter of James Laing Kalleen and Anna Mae Schwenk.¹
• Agnes Louise Kalleen married Jacob Guyre Wilcox.^3,4
• Agnes Louise Kalleen died on 1 June 2003, at age 90.⁴
• She was buried at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, CA.⁴

• Father*: James Laing Kalleen¹ b. 26 Jun 1877, d. Sep 1952
• Mother*: Anna Mae Schwenk¹ b. 27 Feb 1886, d. 2 Sep 1934

Jacob Guyre Wilcox¹

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jacob Guyre Wilcox was born on 9 January 1907.¹
• He married Agnes Louise Kalleen, daughter of James Laing Kalleen and Anna Mae Schwenk.^1,2
• Jacob Guyre Wilcox died on 3 April 1998, at age 91.¹
• He was buried at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, CA.¹

Elizabeth Mai Kalleen¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Mai Kalleen was born on 8 April 1915, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.^1,2
• She was the daughter of James Laing Kalleen and Anna Mae Schwenk.¹
• Elizabeth Mai Kalleen married Richard Monticue Steele, son of Roy Wilton Steele and Norma Monticue, on 31 August 1940.^3,2
• Elizabeth Mai Kalleen died on 24 October 2005, Knightstown, Henry County, IN, at age 90.²
• Online obituary:
  Elizabeth Mai (Betty) Kalleen Steele
  April 8, 1915 – October 24, 2005
  Betty Steele died Monday, October 24, at her home in Knightstown, Indiana. She was born April 8, 1915, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of the late Anna Mae (Schwenk) and James Laing Kalleen.
  A 1932 graduate of Shortridge High School, she attended Butler University for two years and graduated from Northwestern University in 1937 with a bachelor's degree in Sociology. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.
  Betty was a librarian with the Indianapolis Public Library, primarily at the Shoals Branch. After marrying Richard Monticue (Dick) Steele on August 31, 1940, and moving to Knightstown, she joined Dick's Aunt Clara Monticue working at the Knightstown Public Library and later became Head Librarian. She was also a member of the Library Board of Trustees for several terms after she left the library staff. In 1958, she took her talent for working with children to the Knightstown Elementary School. She became a "very important person" to hundreds of second graders over the next 20 years and was honored with the Teacher of the Year Award.
  Betty was an active member of the Knightstown United Methodist Church, serving in many roles over the years and most recently as a member of Martha Circle. Betty was active in Tri Kappa, was a member of Shakespeare Club until her death, and belonged to the Knightstown Historical Society. Among her hobbies, knitting, reading, and crossword puzzles were favorite pastimes.
  Betty is survived by her son, David Laing Steele, daughter-in-law, Diane (Graves) Steele, of Knightstown, and grandchildren, Drew Davies Steele of St. Louis, Missouri, and 1Lt. Kalleen Halverson Steele of Kunsan Air Base, Korea. She also leaves nieces and nephews Bob Russell (Batavia, IL), Jim Russell (Roswell, GA), Cheryl (Kalleen) Beerbower (Fishers, IN), Chip Kalleen (Indianapolis, IN), Bob Wilcox (Sherman Oaks, CA), Julie Bubul (Oracle, AZ), Jenny (Bubul) Brown (Oak Harbor, WA), Steve Bubul (St. Paul, MN), and Rick Steele (Springfield, VA), and their families.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, her daughter, Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Steele, her parents, and her siblings and in-laws: Nancy (Kalleen) and Robert Russell, Agnes (Kalleen) and Jacob Wilcox, James Laing Kalleen, Jr. and Betty (Pfister), Mary Isabel (Steele) and Jake Bubul, and Theodore and Jane (Preston) Steele.
  She was a source of love and inspiration to her family and friends throughout her long, rich life, which will be celebrated during visitation on Friday, October 28, 2005, from 3:00 to 7:00, and funeral on Saturday, October 29, at 10:00 at Todd Funeral Home, Butcher Chapel, in Knightstown. The graveside service and burial will follow at Glen Cove Cemetery in Knightstown.
  Memorial contributions may be made in the name of Betty Steele to the Alzheimer's Association, to the Knightstown Public Library, or to the Knightstown United Methodist Church.
  Children: David Laing Steele.²
  
  
• She was buried on 29 October 2005, at Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry County, IN.²

• Father*: James Laing Kalleen¹ b. 26 Jun 1877, d. Sep 1952
• Mother*: Anna Mae Schwenk¹ b. 27 Feb 1886, d. 2 Sep 1934

Richard Monticue Steele^1,2

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Richard Monticue Steele was born on 12 February 1913, Washington, DC.³
• He was the son of Roy Wilton Steele and Norma Monticue.³
• Richard Monticue Steele married Elizabeth Mai Kalleen, daughter of James Laing Kalleen and Anna Mae Schwenk, on 31 August 1940.^1,2
• Richard Monticue Steele died on 4 May 1991, Knightstown, Henry County, IN, at age 78.³
• He was buried at Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry County, IN.³

• Father*: Roy Wilton Steele³
• Mother*: Norma Monticue³

Elizabeth Ann Steele¹

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Ann Steele was born on 27 October 1942, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.¹
• She was the daughter of Richard Monticue Steele and Elizabeth Mai Kalleen.¹
• Elizabeth Ann Steele died on 4 July 2004, Tucson, Pima County, AZ, at age 61.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Steele
  October 27, 1942 - July 4, 2004
  Betsy Steele died Sunday, July 4, in Tucson, Arizona, following a series of illnesses. She was born October 27, 1943, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Elizabeth Mai (Kalleen) Steele and the late Richard Monticue Steele of Knightstown, IN.
  A 1960 graduate of Knightstown High School and a 1965 graduate of Butler University, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma She was welfare worker in Indianapolis, and then a Vista Volunteer, serving Native Americans in Winnebago, Nebraska. Working for the Methodist Church, she served Native Americans in North Carolina and Oklahoma and survivors of the Buffalo Creek, WV flood disaster.
  In 1979 she received a master's degree in counseling from Arizona State University. She worked with teenagers at New Directions for Young Women, which became the Family Counseling Agency. July 1, 2004, marked her 20th anniversary.
  She was certified as a Professional Counselor by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health and the National Professional Counselors Commission. She was a member of the American Counseling Association, the Arizona Counseling Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Personnel and Guidance Associations and the National Association of Women Deans, Administrators and Counselors.
  Her volunteer activities included counseling for the Tucson AIDS Project, participating in the HIVAIDS Therapists' Networking Group and volunteering at the teaching hospital associated with the University of Arizona's College of Medicine.
  Betsy is survived by her mother, Betty Steele, her brother and sister-in-law, David and Diane Steele, all of Knightstown; niece and nephew Kalleen (USAF) and Drew (St. Louis, MO) and aunt Betty Kalleen (Fishers). She also leaves loved ones Sue and Laura Moran (Tucson, AZ) and cousins Julie Bubul (Oracle, AZ), Rick Steele (Springfield, VA), Jenny Brown (Oak Harbor, WA), Steve Bubul (St. Paul, MN), Bob Russell (Geneva, IL), Jim Russell (Roswell, GA), Chip Kalleen (Indianapolis), Cheryl Beerbower (Fishers), Bob Wilcox (Sherman Oaks, CA), their spouses and children.
  She was preceded in death by her father, Richard Steele, and her aunts and uncles, Mary Isabel (Steele) and Jake Bubul, Theodore and Jane (Preston) Steele, Nancy (Kalleen) and Robert Russell, Agnes (Kalleen) and Jacob Wilcox, and James L. Kalleen.
  Visitation will be on July 10, 2004 at 9:00 A.M. at the Todd Funeral Home Butcher Chapel in Knightstown, followed by the funeral at 10:00 A.M., and the graveside service and burial at Glen Cove Cemetery in Knightstown.
  Memorial contributions may be made in the name of Betsy Steele to the Knightstown Public Library, the American Diabetes Association, or the Tucson Center for Women and Children 2555 E. Adams, Tucson, Arizona 86716.
  The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), 07 Jul 2004, Wed, Page 17.²
  

• Father*: Richard Monticue Steele¹ b. 12 Feb 1913, d. 4 May 1991
• Mother*: Elizabeth Mai Kalleen¹ b. 8 Apr 1915, d. 24 Oct 2005

Roy Wilton Steele¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Roy Wilton Steele married Norma Monticue.¹

Norma Monticue¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Norma Monticue married Roy Wilton Steele.¹

James Laing Kalleen Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James Laing Kalleen Jr. was born on 16 January 1923, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.¹
• He was the son of James Laing Kalleen and Anna Mae Schwenk.¹
• James Laing Kalleen Jr. married Betty Jane Harness, daughter of Leon Clay Harness and Bertha Leah Sanders, in 1945.²
• James Laing Kalleen Jr. died on 14 July 1994, Carmel, Marion County, IN, at age 71.¹
• He was buried on 18 July 1994, at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.¹

• Father*: James Laing Kalleen¹ b. 26 Jun 1877, d. Sep 1952
• Mother*: Anna Mae Schwenk¹ b. 27 Feb 1886, d. 2 Sep 1934

Betty Jane Harness¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Betty Jane Harness was born on 16 April 1922, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH.¹
• She was the daughter of Leon Clay Harness and Bertha Leah Sanders.¹
• Betty Jane Harness married James Laing Kalleen Jr., son of James Laing Kalleen and Anna Mae Schwenk, in 1945.¹
• Betty Jane Harness died on 8 September 2004, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN, at age 82.¹
• She was buried on 13 September 2004, at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.¹
• Betty's step-father was Oscar Pfister, who her mother married after Leon's death.¹

• Father*: Leon Clay Harness¹
• Mother*: Bertha Leah Sanders¹

Leon Clay Harness¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Leon Clay Harness married Bertha Leah Sanders.¹

Bertha Leah Sanders¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Bertha Leah Sanders married Leon Clay Harness.¹

Milton K. Schwenk¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Milton K. Schwenk was born in 1850.¹
• He was the son of Abraham S. Schwenk and Eva Catharina Klinger.¹
• Milton K. Schwenk married Mary Emma (?)²
• Milton K. Schwenk died on 29 June 1899, Manhattan, New York County, NY.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Death of Lieut. Milton K. Schwenk.
  He was a Former Resident Lewisburg.
  Lieut. Milton K. Schwenk, a former resident of Lewisburg, died on Wednesday of last week, at his home in New York City. He was about to undergo an operation for appendicitis, and an ambulance was at the door to take him to St. Luke's Hospital, where the surgeons were waiting. His strength collapsed and he was dead before the men with the litter reached his bedside.
  Mr. Schwenk was born in Schuylkill, Pa., was graduated in 1871 from the Naval Academy and served for ten vears on the Alliance. He headed the Arctic expedition in search of Captain DeLong's party. After the Arctic expedition he wbb detailed as an instructor to the schoolship St. Mary's. In 1886 he was detailed to the Alert. Off the Isthmus of Panama he accidentally shot himself in the hand. He retired in 1889. He was for many years a resident of Lewisburg, living with the family on the corner of Seventh aand Market Streets.
  The funeral was held on Saturday at New York City, and was attended by his four brothers, General Samuel Schwenk, United States Army; Dr. Peter J. Schwenk, Aaron Schwenk and John E. K. Schwenk, who accompanied the body to the cemetery. His sister, Emmira Schwenk; his widow and his daughter were the other relatives at the graveside.
  Commissioner McCartney and a delegation from the Street Cleaning Department in which the dead officer had been employed under Colonel Waring, attended the funeral, with a delegation from a Royal Arcanum lodge.
  Lewisburg Journal (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania), 07 Jul 1899, Fri, Page 1.³
  
• He was buried at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, NY.¹
• On June 29, 1899, The New York Times published an obituary for Milton that contained a number of mistakes. In 2011, a grerat-nephew of Milton's contacted the New York Times and pointed out some of the errors. A New York Times writer detailed the story and the correct information in a Blog entry that can be read at https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/getting-the-story-of-a-mans-life-right-at-last/?searchResultPosition=1.⁴
  

• Father*: Abraham S. Schwenk¹ b. 10 Jan 1816, d. 10 Mar 1885
• Mother*: Eva Catharina Klinger¹ b. 29 May 1820, d. 10 Nov 1887

Mary Emma (?)¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Emma (?) was born in 1850.¹
• She married Milton K. Schwenk, son of Abraham S. Schwenk and Eva Catharina Klinger.¹
• Mary Emma (?) died on 30 June 1904, Manhattan, New York County, NY.^1,2
• She was buried at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, NY.¹

M. Arlene Herner¹

• Last Edited: 27 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• M. Arlene Herner was born on 14 October 1929, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Valentine E. Herner and Mabel L. Williams.^1,2
• M. Arlene Herner died on 5 March 2023, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 93.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  M. Arlene Lesher
  October 14, 1929 - March 5, 2023
  M Arlene Lesher, age 93, of Ridge Road, Pitman, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 at her residence.
  She was born on Monday, October 14, 1929, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Valentine E Herner and the late Mabel L (Williams) Herner.
  She was a 1947 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School.
  Arlene was a seamstress for Playtimers, Elizabethville, prior to her retirement.
  She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, Hegins.
  Arlene was also a member of Woodman of the World, Pitman and the Mahantongo Fire Company.
  She was preceded in death by her parents; by her step mother, Verna Herner; and by two brothers, Bruce Herner and Valentine Herner.
  She is survived by her husband Paul H Lesher, to whom she was married for 75 years.
  She is also survived by two daughters, Judy A Schreffler and her husband Jack of Pitman and Carol L Brosius of Pitman; a son, Paul B Lesher and his wife Beverly of Mt. Airy, MD; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be held at St. John's United Methodist Church, Hegins, on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at 11:00 am, with Rev. Benjamin Scholl and Rev. Daniel Herner officiating.
  A viewing will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturday at the church.
  Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Hegins.
  Memorial contributions can be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 285, Hegins, PA 17938.
  Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc., Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.²
  
• She was buried on 11 March 2023, at St. John's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Valentine E. Herner¹
• Mother*: Mabel L. Williams²

Valentine E. Herner¹

• Last Edited: 27 Apr 2023

• Valentine E. Herner married Mabel L. Williams.²

Carl J. Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 20 May 2021

• Carl J. Snyder was born on 27 March 1933, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He was the son of John W. Snyder and Hannah A. Herb.²
• Carl J. Snyder married Alice Kehler on 4 October 1952.⁴
• Carl J. Snyder died on 18 May 2021, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Carl J. Snyder
  Carl J. Snyder, 88, of Pitman, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at his home.
  Carl was born in Pitman, on March 27, 1933, a son of the late Hannah A. (Herb) and John W. Snyder.
  He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice (Kehler) Snyder, who passed away June 4, 2012.
  He was a lifelong dairy farmer and owned and operated Carl-A Farms in Pitman.
  He was preceded in death by two daughters, Debra A. Kroh, in 1994 and Carol J. Rebuck, in 2006; three grandchildren, Baby Rebuck and Baby Kroh and Karli Snyder, in 2021; three brothers, Tim, Ralph and P. Dean Snyder; two sisters, June Kehres and Margie Schwartz.
  He is survived by a daughter, Beverly Lesher and her husband, Paul, of Md; four sons, Pastor Donald Snyder and his wife, Tammy, of Carlisle, Steve Snyder and his wife, Melissa, of Coatesville, Mark Snyder and his wife, Tammy, of Hegins, and Tracy Snyder and his wife, Michele, of Pitman; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
  Viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, May 21, at Zion E.C. Church, Pitman, with the funeral service following at 11 a.m. with Don Snyder officiating. Interment will follow in Zion E.C. Cemetery, Pitman.
  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Karli M. Snyders Scholarship Fund, C/O Zion E.C. Church, PO Box 53, Pitman, PA 17964. Please make checks payable to Zion E.C. Church and add Karli's Memorial on the memo line.
  The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, has been entrusted with the arrangements. To sign the online guest book please visit www.srrfh.com.
  Published by Republican & Herald on May 20, 2021.³
  
• He was buried on 21 May 2021, at Zion Evangelical Congregational Church Cemetery, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,5

• Father*: John W. Snyder² b. 23 Feb 1893, d. Apr 1971
• Mother*: Hannah A. Herb² b. 1904, d. 1955