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Concetta Moffa¹

• Last Edited: 7 May 2020

• Concetta Moffa married Anthony Fanella.¹

Robert F. Maurer¹

• Last Edited: 4 Oct 2023

• Robert F. Maurer was born on 20 June 1871, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Gideon S. Maurer and Elisabeth Fetter.²
• Robert F. Maurer married Vesta Snyder, daughter of Johannes S. Snyder and Susanna Schreffler.¹
• Robert F. Maurer died on 6 May 1933, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 61.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Robert F. Maurer
  Robert F. Maurer, a life-long and respected resident of Pitman, died at his home Saturday night, following an illness of about six months duration.
  Surviving are his widow, one sister, Mrs. Koons, of Mt. Carmel, and the following children: Raymond, of Allentown; Lewis, of Mt. Carmel; Darvin, of Shamokin; Mrs. Allen Heim, of Pitman; Mrs. Roland Lesher, of Bethlehem and Mrs. Earl Herring, of Shamokin. He was a member of Zion's Evangelical inurch for many years.
  Funeral services were held Wednesdav at 10 o'clock from his late home followed by services in charge of the. Kev. Draper in Zion's Church. Burial was made in Zion's Church cemetery.
  Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 12 May 1933, Fri, Page 3.⁴
  
• He was buried at Zions Evangelical Congregational Church Cemetery, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Gideon S. Maurer² b. 22 Jun 1833, d. 26 Jul 1906
• Mother*: Elisabeth Fetter² b. 12 Sep 1838, d. 20 Apr 1899

Vesta Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 4 Oct 2023

• Vesta Snyder was born on 15 August 1869, Dornsife RD, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4
• She was the daughter of Johannes S. Snyder and Susanna Schreffler.²
• Vesta Snyder married Robert F. Maurer, son of Gideon S. Maurer and Elisabeth Fetter.¹
• Vesta Snyder died on 16 July 1950, Pitman RD, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 80.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Vesta Maurer Dies Unexpectedly At Pitman
  Mrs. Vesta Maurer, 80, died suddenly Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Allen Heim, in Pitman. She suffered a heart attack.
  Her husband, the late Robert Maurer, preceded her; in death 17 years ago.
  She is survived by the following children, Raymond Maurer, Allentown; Lewis Maurer, Mt. Carmel; Darvin Maurer, Shamokin; Mrs. Allen Heim, with whom she resided; Mrs. Rohland Esher, Shamokin; and Mrs. .Earl Herring, Elysburg; a brother, John Snyder, Ashland, 25 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the home. Further services Vill be held at Zion Evangelical church in Pitman with the pastor, Rev. Hiram Weaver, officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 Jul 1950, Mon, Page 2.⁵
  
• She was buried on 19 July 1950, at Zions Evangelical Congregational Church Cemetery, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,3

• Father*: Johannes S. Snyder b. 16 Dec 1824, d. 3 Nov 1901
• Mother*: Susanna Schreffler² b. 9 Apr 1826, d. 28 Jun 1902

Joseph Ritchie¹

• Last Edited: 7 May 2020

• Joseph Ritchie married Mary Szychowski.¹

Mary Szychowski¹

• Last Edited: 7 May 2020

• Mary Szychowski married Joseph Ritchie.¹

Howard Jacob Kahler^1,2

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2023

• Howard Jacob Kahler was born on 18 June 1901.²
• He was the son of Daniel Kahler and Rosa M. Hoffman.³
• Howard Jacob Kahler married Phoebe Matilda Lubold, daughter of Jacob Philip Lubold and Marietta Bowman.¹
• Howard Jacob Kahler died on 23 May 1945, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 43. Howard died as a result of injuries received in an auto accident on May 20, 1945, at Gratz, PA.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  HOWARD J. KAHLER
  Funeral services for Howard J. Kahler, age 43, of Millersburg R.D., who died in the Harrisburg Hospital Wednesday evening, were held from the Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown R.D., Monday afternoon. Further services were held in Himmel's Church at Rebuck, with Rev. Charles T. Herman, pastor of the Urban Lutheran Parish officiating. Interment was made in the church cemetery.
  Mr. Kahler, and seven other persons, were injured in a highway accident at Gratz, May 20th, which involved cars operated by Elwood Wiest, of Herndon, and Robert Bensinger, of Klingerstown R. D. Mr. Kahler sustained a fractured skull and other injuries.
  He is survived his wife, Mrs. Phoebe M. Kahler, four sons and one daughter, Darwin Kahler, of the U. S. Navy, Bruce, Lester, Daniel and Violet Kahler, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel [Daniel] Kahler, of Rebuck; two brothers, and five sisters: Robert Kahler, Rebuck; Clyde Kahler, Hegins; Mrs. Elwood Wiest and Mrs. Arthur Carl, Herndon R. D., Mrs. Edward Drumheller, Mrs. Herbert Feger, and Mrs. Howard Adams, of Rebuck.
  Elizabethville Echo, May 31, 1945, Page 1.⁵
  

• Father*: Daniel Kahler³ b. 1 Sep 1875, d. 9 Dec 1947
• Mother*: Rosa M. Hoffman³ b. 1879, d. 1954

Phoebe Matilda Lubold^1,2

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2023

• Phoebe Matilda Lubold was born on 4 September 1908, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴
• She was the daughter of Jacob Philip Lubold and Marietta Bowman.³
• Phoebe Matilda Lubold married Howard Jacob Kahler, son of Daniel Kahler and Rosa M. Hoffman.²
• Phoebe Matilda Lubold died on 27 May 1975, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA, at age 66.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Phoebe Kahler
  DALMATIA -- A funeral will be conducted Friday in Elizabethville for Mrs. Phoebe M. Kahler, 66, of Dalmatia who died Tuesday in her home.
  She was the widow of Howard Kahler.
  Survivors are three sons, Jacob of Millersburg, Daniel of Pillow and Ronald, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Bohner of Dalmatia, Mrs. Charles Mairs of Mechanicsburg and Mrs. George Klinger of Wiconisco; a sister, Mrs. Sally Minnier of Selinsgrove; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
  The Daily Item, May 29, 1975, Page 8.⁵
  
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Jacob Philip Lubold³ b. 30 Oct 1860, d. 30 Mar 1913
• Mother*: Marietta Bowman³ b. 21 Oct 1867, d. 19 Sep 1952

Abraham Starr¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Abraham Starr married Rebecca Schlegel.¹

Rebecca Schlegel¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Rebecca Schlegel married Abraham Starr.¹

Peggy M. Geist¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Peggy M. Geist was born on 24 June 1920, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Earl R. Geist and Emma Florence Hilda Dietz.¹
• Peggy M. Geist married Burlington B. Latshaw Jr., son of Burlington B. Latshaw and Sally Stettler, in 1943, Christ Lutheran Church, Upper Darby, Delaware County, PA.^1,3
• Some sources suggest that Peggy M. Geist was married on 25 May 1942 Upper Darby, Delaware County, PA.²
• She died on 16 September 2004, Schuylkill Center, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 84.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Peggy M. Latshaw, 84, RR Dornsife
  DORNSIFE -- Peggy M. Latshaw, 84, formerly of RR Dornsife, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville, where she was a guest for the past two months.
  She was born in Leck Kill on June 24, 1920, a daughter of the late Earl and Florence (Deitz) Geist. She lived with her daugh ter, Ruth Ann, in St. Clair for the past three years before entering the center.
  On April 25, 1942, in Upper Darby, Pa., she married the Rev. Burlington B. Latshaw Jr., who preceded her in death July 3, 1985.
  She was a 1938 graduate of Trevorton High School.
  Mrs. Latshaw was a homemaker.
  During her husband's ministry, she lived in Shen[en]doah, Va., Charlestown, W. Va., Valley View, Pa., Red Hill. Pa., and Summer Hill, Pa. They retired to RR Dornsife.
  She was a member of Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck.
  Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law. the Rev. Burlington B. III and Marion Latshaw of Pottstown; one daughter and son-in-law, Ruth Ann and James Kerick of Saint Clair; three grand-daughters, Josanna Rutkowski, Jessica Latshaw and Diane Shippen; three great-grandchildren; nieces; and nephews.
  Visitors may call from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck. The funeral will be conducted at 1 1 a.m. Monday at the church by the Rev. Frederick Faust.
  Burial will be in Himmel's Lutheran Cemetery, Rebuck.
  Contributions may be made in her memory to Himmel's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, General Delivery, Schwaben Creek Road, Rebuck, PA 17867.
  Funeral arrangements were by Robert G. Foust Jr. Funeral Home, 841 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton, PA 17881.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 18 Sep 2004, Sat, Page 8.²
  

• Father*: Earl R. Geist¹ b. 9 Nov 1895, d. 9 Mar 1979
• Mother*: Emma Florence Hilda Dietz¹ b. 10 Oct 1900, d. 19 Jul 1987

Burlington B. Latshaw Jr.^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Burlington B. Latshaw Jr. was born circa 1918, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.³
• He was the son of Burlington B. Latshaw and Sally Stettler.³
• Burlington B. Latshaw Jr. married Peggy M. Geist, daughter of Earl R. Geist and Emma Florence Hilda Dietz, in 1943, Christ Lutheran Church, Upper Darby, Delaware County, PA.^1,4
• Burlington B. Latshaw Jr. died on 3 July 1985, Northumberland County, PA.³
• He was buried on 6 July 1985, at Himmel Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Rev. Burlington B. Latshaw Jr., 67; was Lutheran pastor in Red Hill, 1969-75
  The Rev. Burlington B. Latshaw Jr., 67, of Star Route, Dornsife, Northumberland County, retired Lutheran minister and pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Red Hill, 1969-75, died Wednesday in his home. He was the husband of Peggy M. (Geist) Latshaw.
  A 1941 graduate of Muhlenberg College, he graduated from Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, in 1947. He began his parish ministry at Shenandoah (Va.) Lutheran Parish, and then served parishes in West Virginia, and Valley View and Summer Hill, both in Schuylkill County.
  The Rev. Latshaw served on the first executive board of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod as well as local synodical and national church body committees. He was an elected delegate to four national conventions of the Lutheran Church in America.
  Born in Jackson Township, Northumberland County, he was a son of the late Burlington B. and Sally (Stettler) Latshaw.
  He was a member of Himmel's Luther an Church, Rebuck, Northumberland County.
  An Air Force pilot, he served in World War II.
  Surviving with his widow are a son, the Rev. Burlington B. Ill, North Wales; a daughter, Ruth Ann, wife of James Kerick . of St. Clair, Schuylkill County; three brothers, Paul of Dornsife, Curtis of Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, and Luther of Elizabethville, Dauphin County; five sisters, Mrs. Anna Fisher of Danville, Montour County, Mrs. Ada Long of Shamokin, Northumberland County, Mrs. Irma Snyder of Etters, York County, Mrs. Mary Strauss of Jonestown, Dauphin County, and Mrs. Mae McGourty of Merritt Island, Fla., and two grandchildren.
  Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday (today) in Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck. There will be a calling period from noon Saturday until services.
  The Robert G. Foust Funeral Home, Trevorton, Northumberland County, is in charge of arrangements.
  The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania), 06 Jul 1985, Sat, Page 88.³
  

• Father*: Burlington B. Latshaw³
• Mother*: Sally Stettler³

Burlington B. Latshaw¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Burlington B. Latshaw married Sally Stettler.¹

Sally Stettler¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Sally Stettler married Burlington B. Latshaw.¹

Gertrude M. Schultz¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gertrude M. Schultz was born on 22 May 1915, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Charles H. Schultz and Mary E. Herb.²
• Gertrude M. Schultz married Ray Elmer Dietz, son of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr, on 24 December 1932.¹
• Gertrude M. Schultz died on 25 October 2010, Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 95.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Gertrude M. "Gertie" Dietz
  October 25, 2010
  Gertrude M. "Gertie" Schultz Dietz, 95, of Klingerstown, died Monday at the Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman, where she had been a resident the past eight months.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray E. Dietz, who died March 9, 1998.
  Born in Klingerstown, May 22, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Mary Herb Schultz.
  She attended Karterman School as well as Leck Kill High School.
  A life member of Salem Church of Rough and Ready she served as a kitchen committee chairman for many years, and was also a member of the Klingerstown Fire Company, Upper Mahantongo Fire Company and the Mahantango Valley Ambulance Association.
  She enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting and crocheting.
  Surviving are three children, James A. Dietz and his wife, Patricia, Klingerstown, Kay V. Williard, Klingerstown, and Jean L. Savidge and her husband, Richard, Hegins; four sisters, Irene Bernas, Kulpmont, Geraldine Heim, Valley View, Norma Fetterolf, Hegins, and Betty Schleig, Shamokin RD; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
  In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Ray Dietz; a son, Earl Dietz, who died when he was 11 years old; a sister, Ruby Kessle; three brothers, Kermit, Charles and Palmer Schultz.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Salem Church of Rough and Ready Church Road, Klingerstown, with the Rev. Mark Rothermel officiating. Viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Klingerstown. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, has charge of arrangements. To leave an online condolence, visit wwwwebfh.comsrrfh.
  Republican and Herald, October 27, 2010, Page A9.²
  

• Father*: Charles H. Schultz² b. 21 Jun 1891, d. 9 Oct 1978
• Mother*: Mary E. Herb² b. 20 Mar 1897, d. 3 Dec 1966

Ray Franklin Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ray Franklin Dietz was born on 28 March 1933, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Ray Elmer Dietz and Gertrude M. Schultz.¹
• Ray Franklin Dietz died on 24 September 1933, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1
• He was buried on 27 September 1933, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Ray Elmer Dietz¹ b. 6 Nov 1909, d. 9 Mar 1998
• Mother*: Gertrude M. Schultz¹ b. 22 May 1915, d. 25 Oct 2010

Earl K. Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Earl K. Dietz was born on 24 February 1943, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Ray Elmer Dietz and Gertrude M. Schultz.¹
• Earl K. Dietz died on 19 April 1954, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 11.^2,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Klingerstown RD Boy Dies in Hospital
  Earl K. Dietz, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dietz, Klingerstown R. D., died yesterday afternoon in University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, of a complication resulting fnm a brain tumor.
  The Klingerstown boy, a son ot Ray and Gertrude (Schultz) Dietz, was born February 24, 1943, in Mount Carmel. He was a fifth grade student in Katerman school, Klingerstown R.D., and a member of Salem Reformed Sunday School, Rough and Ready. He was admitted to the University of Pennsylvania Hospitai two weeks ago.
  Survivors include the parents, a brother, James; two sisters, Catherine and Jean, all at home, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yost [?], Klingerstown, R.D.
  Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 1:30 in the Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown. Services will be continued in Salem Rerformed Church and burial will be in the cemetery adjoining the church. Rev. John Light, Leck Kill, will officiate. Friendsmay call at the funeral home Friday evening.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch, April 20, 1954, Page 2.³
  
• He was buried on 24 April 1954, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4

• Father*: Ray Elmer Dietz¹ b. 6 Nov 1909, d. 9 Mar 1998
• Mother*: Gertrude M. Schultz¹ b. 22 May 1915, d. 25 Oct 2010

Chester H. Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Chester H. Snyder was born on 17 October 1019, Lavelle, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He married Roma Mae Haas, daughter of Palmer C. Haas and Mamie Jemimah Dietz, on 15 June 1933, Salem Reformed Church, Leck Kill, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Chester H. Snyder died on 22 July 1983, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 963.²
• He was buried at Rolling Green Memorial Park, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.²