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Henry Josiah Huntzinger¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2023

• Henry Josiah Huntzinger was born on 20 October 1894, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Alvin Benton Huntzinger and Sallie Carrie Saltzer.²
• Henry Josiah Huntzinger married Meda O. Umholtz.^1,2
• Henry Josiah Huntzinger died on 15 April 1933, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 38, in a mine accident.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  HEGINS MAN LOST LIFE IN MINE HOLE SATURDAY
  Henry J. Huntzinger, age 88 of Hegins, was killed instantly when caught by a fall of rock and coal while working in a mine shaft on the Good Springs mountain Saturday evening. His brother Ralph, working with him was not seriously injured. Although rescuers worked frantically Huntzinger was dead when his body was recovered.
  He was a son of Alvin B. and Sallie (Saltzer) Huntzinger, born in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, October 20, 1894, and was confirmed a member of Frieden's Lutheran Church in early youth. He was graduated from the Hegins Township High School as a member of the class of 1911 and later attended the West Chester Normal School. He was married to Miss Meda O. Umholtz June 30, 1917, and for a time the couple resided in Elizabethville.
  Mr. Huntzinger was a World War Veteran, and a member of the Gratz Post, American Legion. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and was affiliated with the P. O. S. of A. fraternal order. His age was 38 years, 5 months and 25 days.
  Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Huntzinger of Hegins; his wife, two children, Hilda and Carl Huntzinger, both at home; three brothers, Ralph and Melvin Huntzinger of Hegins and Ernest Huntzinger of Ashland and five sisters; Mrs. Guy Artz, Mrs. Clair Gleis and Mrs. Marlin Rickert, all of Hegins; Mrs. Paul Clouser of Tremont and Renee Huntzinger, at home.
  Funeral services were held from his parents home at 9.30 o'clock Wednesday morning, with subsequent services in the Gratz Lutheran and Reformed Church. Rev. Dr. C. P. Wehr, pastor of the Lykens Valley Reformed Charge officiated and members of the Gratz Legion Post conducted military rites at the grave. Interment made in the Gratz cemetery was in charge of the W. H. Bowman funeral service.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 20 Apr 1933, Thu, Page 1.²
  

• Father*: Alvin Benton Huntzinger² b. 25 Mar 1873, d. 1942
• Mother*: Sallie Carrie Saltzer² b. 23 Apr 1876, d. 8 Jan 1938

Meda O. Umholtz¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2023

• Meda O. Umholtz was born on 7 November 1895, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She married Henry Josiah Huntzinger, son of Alvin Benton Huntzinger and Sallie Carrie Saltzer.^1,3
• Meda O. Umholtz died on 17 September 1993, Rothermel Nursing Home, RD Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 97.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Meda Lahr
  Meda Lahr, 97, of Rothermel Nursing Home, RD Hegins, died at the home Friday.
  Born in Gratz, Nov. 7, 1895, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Anna Radel Umholtz.
  She was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Elizabethville.
  Surviving are a son, Carl Huntzinger, Mount Wolf; a daughter, Hilda Herb, Valley View; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz, with the Rev. Barry Ridge officiating. Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery. James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 Sep 1993, Sat, Page 2.²
  

Virginia M. Chamberlain¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Virginia M. Chamberlain was born in 1921, Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹
• She married James Milton Fetterolf, son of Charles Elias Fetterolf and Minnie P. Underkoffler, in 1944.¹
• Virginia M. Chamberlain died in 2005.¹

Lynda Fetterolf¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lynda Fetterolf was born on 9 September 1945.¹
• She was the daughter of James Milton Fetterolf and Virginia M. Chamberlain.¹
• Lynda Fetterolf died on 8 January 2022, at age 76.¹
• She was buried at Forestville Cemetery, Forestville, Hartford County, CT.¹

• Father*: James Milton Fetterolf¹ b. 20 Feb 1921, d. 1968
• Mother*: Virginia M. Chamberlain¹ b. 1921, d. 2005

Eugene Buck Pinheiro¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Eugene Buck Pinheiro was born on 18 June 1905, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.²
• He married Irene Esther Fetterolf, daughter of Charles Elias Fetterolf and Minnie P. Underkoffler, in 1936, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.^1,3
• Eugene Buck Pinheiro died on 19 June 1983, at age 78.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  PINHEIRO
  June 19, 1983, EUGENE B., of the Cartton House, husband of Revo Pinheiro (nee Ward) and father of Jack and E. Barry Pinheiro; also survived by a sister, Julia P. Hoffman and 4 grandchildren. Services for relatives and friends. Wed. 11 AM at, OLIVER H. BAIR'S, 1112 Samom St. Parking on premises Int. private. In lieu of flowers contributions in his name may be made to the charity of your choice.
  The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 20 Jun 1983, Mon, Page 16.⁴