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Charles Harter¹

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2021

• Charles Harter married Helena Walter.¹

Helena Walter¹

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2021

• Helena Walter married Charles Harter.¹

Leonard L. Ralph¹

• Last Edited: 10 Nov 2021

• Leonard L. Ralph married Fannie I. West.¹

Fannie I. West¹

• Last Edited: 10 Nov 2021

• Fannie I. West married Leonard L. Ralph.¹

Harold R. Wehry Sr.¹

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2021

• Harold R. Wehry Sr. was born on 26 July 1912, Hepler, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He married Carol E. Warner in 1938.²
• Harold R. Wehry Sr. married Arlene Jane Williams on 24 December 1983.¹
• Harold R. Wehry Sr. died on 11 November 1997, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Harold Wehry Sr., 85, RR1 Klingerstown
  KLINGERSTOWN -- Harold R. "Huddle" Wehry Sr., 85, of RR1 Klingerstown died at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. II, 1997, at Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, where he was a patient since Sunday. He had lived at Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, since June 19.
  He was born July 26, 1912, in Hepler, the son of the late Walter D. and Florence P. (Diehl) Wehry. His first wife, the former Carol E. Warner, died Jan. 20, 1980. On Dec. 24, 1983, at RR1 Klingerstown, he married the former Arlerie J. Williams.
  Mr. Wehry was educated in the Klingerstown area schopls.
  In 1986, he retired from farming.
  He was a member, of Salem United Church of Christ, RR1 Klingerstown. A member of the Klingerstown and Mahantongo fire companies and Woodmen of the World Lodge 433, Pitman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and singing.
  In addition to his wife, surviving are seven sons, Walter C, Harold R. Jr., Lloyd E. and Randolph S., all of RR1 Klingerstown, and Harry W., John L. and Tyrone S., all of RR1 Dornsife; four stepchildren, Kerry, Williams and Lori Morgan, both of Lebanon, Robin Sanet of Philadelphia and Shelly Sitlinger of Millersburg; 28 grandchildren: seven step-grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
  He was preceded in death by one daughter, Betty E. Oxenrider, on Oct. 28, 1973, and an infant sister.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Salem United Church of Christ, RR1 Klingerstown, by his pastor, the Rev. Mark Rothermel. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, RR1 Klingerstown.
  Visitors may call from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the church.
  Contributions may be made to Salem United Church of Christ," RR1, Klingerstown, Pa. 1794,1. Arrangements were by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RR1 Klingerstown.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 13 Nov 1997, Thu, Page 17.¹
  

Carol E. Warner^1,2

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2021

• Carol E. Warner was born on 8 January 1922, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married Harold R. Wehry Sr. in 1938.¹
• Carol E. Warner died on 20 January 1980, Klingerstown RD1, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 58.¹
• She was buried on 23 January 1980, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

John Barrett¹

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2021

Arthur Hubler¹

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2021

• Arthur Hubler married Anna (?)¹

Anna (?)¹

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2021

• Anna (?) married Arthur Hubler.¹

Chad K. Hain¹

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Chad K. Hain was born on 3 August 1977, Danville, Montour County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Kenneth E. Hain and Joyce A. Brosius.¹
• Chad K. Hain died at age 20, on 22 March 1998, Centre County, PA, in a cabin fire near Madisonburg.
  One newspaper report stated:
  Fire kills at least 11
  Police still looking into cause
  From CDT staff reports
  MILES TOWNSHIP— In the worst disaster in Centre County history at least 11 people died in a cabin fire Sunday morning about two miles north of Madisonburg.
  Most of the victims were high school and college students from Northumberland County.
  “I’ve never heard of a worse disaster in Centre County" said Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers who said last Sunday that there were at least 11 dead "at this time.”
  "There’s a hole in everyone’s heart" said cabin coowner John E Wehry of Herndon who lost two nieces and a nephew in die blaze "I guess the good Lord wants die good kids first."
  Radio station KYW-AM in Philadelphia reported that a gas furnace exploded at die cabin, but Rockview state police said that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
  Police would not release any other information.
  Wehry said that police originally believed there was an explosion. but they rescinded that. If there had been an explosion, Wehry said pieces would have been scattered far away, and the officers did not see that.
  Wehry said the cabin had a propane gas fireplace. but the tank was far away from the house. “It definitely was safe,” he said.
  Wehry also said die cabin had many windows and doors. He said he didn't understand why the victims didn’t get out.
  "Were they asphyxiated? Were they overcome by smoke?” Wehry asked. "Were the kids maybe smoking, and one fell asleep?"
  Sayers said forensic pathologists, including a dental examiner, have been called in to help identify the bodies
  "They’re burnt beyond recognition," Wehry said. "They’re going to need dental records.”
  Wehry was able to name six of the victims: Amanda Wehry, 18, a senior at Line Mountain High School in Herndon; Toni Wehry, a senior at Millersville University; Tyrone Wehry Jr, 23; Toby Wiest, 22; David Wiest, 21; and Chad Haines, 21, a carpenter and construction worker.
  The Weists are believed to be sons of Northumberland County Judge William Wiest, sources told the Sunbury Daily Item.
  Centre Community Hospital officials said the exarmners had requested the victims' dental records.
  When asked if foul play was suspected, Sayers said, "No comment I. I do not want to make any statement until I talk to police tomorrow.”
  . . . . .
  Sayers said he saw nothing unusual when he arrived at the cabin, but said he was focusing on the bodies, not the fire.
  Police said the cabin on Madisonburg Mountain off state Route 445 was engulfed in flames when they arrived at 5:20 a.m. Sunday.
  "The building was completely gone,” said Milesburg fire police Captain John Henninger.
  Investigators were at the house until dusk and planned to return at sunrise today.
  The two-story oak and pine cabin sat on a secluded, heavily wooded site about 100 yards off the winding two-lane road that crosses Nittany Mountain from the village of Nittany to the village of Madisonburg.
  Its crumpled metal roof sat askew on what remained of the cabin’s frame and foundation. A coupleof propane gas tanks and a nearby picnic pavilion appeared to be unscathed by the fire.
  The students, who were on spring break, arrived at the cabin Friday night and were planning to go home Sunday, Wehry said.
  “They were all friends, that bunch” said Wehry. "They went to the camp quite often.”
  Wehry said the group liked to fish, hike and play cuds when they spent time at die cabin.
  They loved to cook. They always were trying to make their favorite recipes and brag about it.
  “When there’s 11 young people that have to go, it’s really rough.”
  . . . .
  Wehry said the cabin had been in his family for almost 50 years. Last fall the cabin was enlarged and remodeled.
  “We put siding new windows,” Wehry said. “We had it nice. It wasn’t elaborate It was two rooms. Upstairs for sleeping, downstairs was a kitchen and dining room. It could have slept maybe 40, 45. We spent Thanksgiving there.”
  Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania), 23 Mar 1998, Mon, Pages 1, 10.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Chad K. Hain
  Chad K. Hain, 20, of RR1 Dornsife, died Sunday as the result of a cabin fire in Centre County.
  Born in Danville, Aug. 3, 1977, he was a son of Kenneth E. and Joyce A. Brosius Hain, RR1 Dornsife. He was a 1995 graduate of Line Mountain High School.
  He was employed as a carpenter by Pine Creek Structures, Spring Glen.
  He was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Meckley's Slow Pitch Softball Team, Herndon, St. Michael's and Salem churches Softball teams and was a coach for the Odyssey of the Mind team at Line Mountain High School.
  Surviving, in addition to his parents, are two sisters, Kelly Klinger, RR1 Dornsife, and Tammy Bonawitz, RR1 Herndon; maternal grandparents, Leon and Ruth Reed Brosius, Klingerstown; paternal grandfather, Charles E. Hain, RR1 Dornsife; three nieces; a nephew.
  Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Lutheran Church. The Revs. Walter Haffer and Charles Oldland in will officiate. Interment will be in St. Michael's Cemetery. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 25 Mar 1998, Wed, Page 3.¹
  

• Father*: Kenneth E. Hain¹
• Mother*: Joyce A. Brosius¹

Leon L. Brosius¹

• Last Edited: 14 Nov 2021

• Leon L. Brosius was born on 14 June 1923.¹
• He was the son of Landis Brosius and Fairetta Fetter.¹
• Leon L. Brosius married Ruth M. Reed on 21 June 1947.¹
• Leon L. Brosius died on 13 April 2004, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 80.¹

• Father*: Landis Brosius¹
• Mother*: Fairetta Fetter¹