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     Charles Adam Bordner was born on 27 June 1922, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.^5,4 He was the son of Clarence Bordner and Edna Wilt.⁴ Charles Adam Bordner married Grace Arabella Klock, daughter of Daniel Nelson Klock and Martha May Erdman, in 1942.^1,6
     The 2000 Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, p. 96, lists a death notice for a Charles A. "Bud" Bordner,among the descendants of Frederick Stein Schwalm. It is possible that this person is the same as the "Chris Bornder," listed on p. 174 of Johannes Schwalm The Hession, as the husband of Grace Klock. Several internet genealogies, at www.rootsweb.com, suggest that Charles A. Bordner was married to Grace Klock.
Charles A. Bordner, of Seli nsgrove, PA, was the son of Frederick Clarence Bordner and Edna Wilt. He was born c. 1922 and died 25 July 1999 at Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, PA. Burial was at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, PA.^2,1 Charles Adam Bordner died on 25 July 1999, at age 77.⁵
Newspaper obituary:
Charles A. Bordner, 77, Selinsgrove
SELINSGROVE -- Charles Adam "Bud" Bordner, 77, of Orange St., died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 1999, at Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, where he had been admitted earlier this month.
He was born June 27, 1922, in Herndon, a son of the late Frederick Clarence and Edna (Wilt) Bordner. He was married to Grace A. Klock, who preceded him in death on Nov. 25, 1978.
He attended the Herndon High School.
He served in the Navy during World War II, aboard the USS Philadephia. He was honorably discharge in 1946.
Mr. Bordner moved from Herndon to Selinsgrove in 1957. He retired in 1987 from Selinsgrove Auto Parts. Earlier he was employed by Schreffler Pontiac-Buick-Cadillac, Sunbury, and by Bohner Chevrolet, Dornsife, where he worked as a service manager, mechanic and machinist.
He enjoyed camping and attending his Navy ship reunions. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6631. Selinsgrove; life member of the Dauntless Hook and Ladder Fire Company, Selinsgrove; member of the Dalmatia American Legion Post; 51-year member of the Lower Northumberland County Motor Club; a member of Layfette Lodge Free Accepted Masons 194, Selinsgrove; the Scottish Rite, Valley of Williamsport; and the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Sunbury Forest 65.
Mr. Bordner was a member of Sharon Lutheran Church, Selinsgrove.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Dorthea and Ronald Stahl, of RR2 Port Trevorton; one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Patricia, of RR3 Selinsgrove; long-time friend, Evelyn Hackenburg, of Shamokin Dam; one brother, Belford "Hap," of Hunter Station; one sister, Arvella Grimm, of Mechanicsburg; four grandchildren, Katrina Barton, of Covington, Rodney Stahl, of Boalsburg, Kristin Aucker, of Port Trevorton, and Lauren Finnerty, of Selinsgrove; seven great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren. Shelly, Stacey and Kim; four step-great-grandchildren; nieces; and nephews.
Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at V.L. Seebold Funeral Home, 601 N. High St., Selinsgrove, where a Masonic service will be conducted at 8 p.m. The funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home by his brother, lay-minister Belford Bordner.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, at "Red Cross," Dornsife.
Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Northeastern Pa. District, 1704 Warren Ave., Williamsport, Pa. 17701.⁷
He was buried at Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.⁵

     Donald Leroy Bordner was born on 13 August 1944, Northumberland County, PA.¹ He was the son of Charles Adam Bordner and Grace Arabella Klock. Donald Leroy Bordner died on 20 August 2012, Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, Union County, PA, at age 68.¹
Newspaper obituary:
SELINSGROVE — Donald L. Bordner, 68, of 81 Kuster Road, passed away at 1:35 a.m. Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at Evangelical Communtiy Hospital, Lewisburg, after a lengthy illness.
He was born Aug. 13, 1944, in Sunbury, a son of the late Charles A. "Bud" and Grace A. (Klock) Bordner. On Dec. 29, 2009, he married the former Rosetta M. Hoffman who survives.
He was a 1963 graduate of Selinsgrove High School.
Donald had been first employed at the Penn Valley Airport, then as a car salesman for Schreffler Cadillac/Buick/Pontiac/GMC Trucks, Sunbury, and Smith Cadillac/Pontiac, Selinsgrove. He retired in 2007 as the owner/operator of AMS, Port Trevorton.
He was a member of Arbogast Lutheran Church, Mount Pleasant Mills, the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1229, Middleburg, the Snyder County Historical Society, and a life member of the NRA.
Donald was an avid hunter, enjoyed helping at Kid's Grove in Selinsgrove, and caring for his farm animals, namely his longhorns, his Clydesdale, mule and pony. He catered pork bar-b-que's just for the love of it.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Lauren M. and John Finnerty, of Selinsgrove; three grandchildren, Aidan, Liam and Fiona; one sister and brother-in-law, Dorthea M. and Ronald Stahl, of Kreamer; five stepchildren; four stepgrandchildren; one nephew; two nieces; and numerous cousins.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the V.L. Seebold Funeral Home, 601 N. High St., Selinsgrove, where the funeral will follow at 11 with the Rev. Patrick L. Sipes officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Selinsgrove.
Contributions to honor Donald's memory may be made to Kid's Grove, 914 Orange St., Selinsgrove, PA 17870.
The Sunbury Daily Item.¹
He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, PA.¹

     Ray Emory Klock was born on 23 April 1925, Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA.² He was the son of Daniel Nelson Klock and Martha May Erdman. Ray Emory Klock married Jean L. Brosius, daughter of Henry L. Brosius and Sarah C. Kieffer, on 1 January 1947, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4 Ray Emory Klock died on 14 June 1987, Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA, at age 62.^5,1
Newspaper obituary:
Ray E. Klock
Ray E. Klock, 62, of Dornsife area, died at 6 p.m. Sunday in his home. He was ill for trie last two years.
He was born in Little Mahanoy Township, April 23, 1925, a son of the late Daniel and Martha Erdman Klock.
He owned and operated Klock's Parts Center, Sunbury, retiring in May 1985. At one time he owned Brosius Mills, Rebuck, and was later a manager of Brosius Motors, Dornsife area.
He was a 1943 graduate of Trevorton High School.
Mr. Klock was a member of Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck, where he served as treasurer for 20 years, until December 1986.
He was a member of Herndon Lodge 702, F&AM, Harrisburg Consistory and Harrisburg Shrine, Herndon and Klingerstowh Fire companies, and Crissman Hunting CLub, Mifflin County.
He was married to the former Jean L. Brosius on Jan. 1, 1947, at Red Cross.
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret Erdman, Mae Troutman, and Grace Bordner.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Linda Wittes, Selinsgrove area, and Trisha Wolfe, Sunbury area; a son, Gregory, Sunbury area; four grandsons; a brother, Walter Klock, Dornsife area.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Himmel's Church. The Rev. Paul Billow will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 15 Jun 1987, Mon, Page 2.^6,4
He was buried at Himmel Chuch Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.⁶

     Her married name was Klock.¹ Jean L. Brosius was born on 12 August 1927, near Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA.³ She was the daughter of Henry L. Brosius and Sarah C. Kieffer.² Jean L. Brosius married Ray Emory Klock, son of Daniel Nelson Klock and Martha May Erdman, on 1 January 1947, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.^1,4 Jean L. Brosius died on 14 October 2002, at home, RR 1, Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA, at age 75.^5,1
Newspaper obituary:
Jean L. Klock, 75, RR1 Dornsife
KLOCK -- Jean L. Klock, 75, of RR1 Dornsife died at 2:56 a.m. Monday morning, Oct. 14, 2002, at her home following a four-month illness.
She was a daughter of Sarah C. (Kieffer) Brosius of RR1 Dornsife and the late Henry L. Brosius. She was married to Ray E. Klock, who preceded her in death June 14, 1987.
She was a 1946 graduate of Pine Park High School, Leck Kill.
Mrs. Klock was a homemaker. She was a member of Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife.
Mrs, Klock was a member of Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck.
Surviving, in addition to her mother, are two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda M. and James Wittes of RR3 Selinsgrove and Trisa L. and Gary Wolfe of RR1 Sunbury; one son and daughter-in-law, Gregory R. and Judy Klock of RR5 Sunbury; four grandchildren, Conn and Joel Meckley and Christopher and Brian Wolfe; one stepgrand-daughter, Pam Baker; four greatgrandchildren, Camryn, Gavin, Isabella and Travis Meckley; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Shawn and Sarah Baker; two sisters, Margie Bordner and Virginia Klinger, both of RR1 Herndon; one brother, Guy H. Brosius of Silverado, Calif; nieces; and nephews.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Himmels Church, Rebuck, by the Rev. Frederick Faust, her pastor.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Evangelical Hospice, 1 Hospital Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837.
Funeral arrangements were by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RRl Klingerstown.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 15 Oct 2002, Tue, Page 15.⁶
She was buried on 18 October 2002, at Himmel's Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.^5,1

     Grace Abbie Erdman was born on 19 October 1900, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3 She was the daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. Grace Abbie Erdman was baptized on 22 January 1901, St Johns Evangelical Lutheran, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹ As of 1920,her married name was Lenig.³ She married Herbert Lenig in 1920.³ Grace Abbie Erdman died on 31 March 1974, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 73.^4,5,3
Newspaper obituary:
Grace A. Lenig
SUNBURY - Mrs. Grace A. Lenig, 73, Augustaville, Sunbury RD3, died Sunday at 4:40 p.m. in the Sunbury Community Hospital where she had been admitted March 1.
Born in Jackson "township Oct. 19, 1900, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Sevila Schwalm Erdman.
In 1920, she married Herbert Lenig, who is a guest in the Broad Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Frackville.
A resident of Sunbury RD3 for the past four years, Mrs. Lenig previously lived in High Spire. She was a member of St Peter's (White) Lutheran Church, Sunbury RD, the Golden Age Club of Sunbury and the Sunbury American Legion Auxiliary.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Ernest Lenig of Hometown; two daughters, Mrs. Paul Clark of Cerritos, Calif., and Mrs. Edith Bordner of Harrisburg; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five sisters Mrs. Isaac Byerly of Sunbury RD1, Mrs. Daniel Klock, Mrs. Sadie Spade, Mrs. Anna Bucher and Mrs. William Latsha, all of Dornsife RD.
The funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Robert Foust Funeral Home, Trevorton, by the Rev. James A. Mummert.
Burial will be in the Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
The family will receive friends in the Foust Funeral Home, Trevorton, Tuesday evening.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 01 Apr 1974, Mon, Page 8.³
She was buried on 3 April 1974, at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.^4,3

     Anna Lucetta Erdman was born on 28 April 1902, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. Her married name was Bucher.³ Anna Lucetta Erdman married Harry Bucher.³ Anna Lucetta Erdman died on 11 October 1992, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 90.^1,4
Newspaper obituary:
Anna L Bucher, 90, Dornsife RD
Shoe factory retiree
DORNSIFE -- Anna L. Bucher, 90, formerly of Dornsife RD, died at 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, 1992, at Sunbury Community Hospital, where she was admitted on Saturday. She was a resident at Mountain View Manor, Trevorton Road, for seven years.
Born April 28, 1902, in Jackson Township, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Sevilla Schwalm Erdman. In 1919, she married Harry Bucher. He died in 1959.
She lived in Dornsife area most of her life.
She worked at Muskin Shoe Factory, Millersburg, for many years before retiring.
Mrs. Bucher was educated in Jackson Township schools.
She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Red Cross; ladies aide society of the church; charter member of Dornsife Idella Rebekah Lodge No. 58; past noble grand of .the lodge; member of Tri-County Past Noble Grands Association; and member of Herndon Senior Citizens.
She is survived by three daughters, Arlene Deppen of Elizabethville, Lena Konyar of Trevorton and Shirley Maurer of Williamsburg, Va; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Paul; a grandson; a great-grandson; seven sisters; and three brothers.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Red Cross, by the Rev. Glenn B. Keidel Jr. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross.
Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the church and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the church. Dornsife Idella Rebekah Lodge No. 58 will conduct a service at 8 Thursday at the church.
Arrangements were made by the Robert G. Foust Funeral Home, 841 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 12 Oct 1992, Mon, Page 11.⁴
She was buried on 16 October 1992, at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.^1,4

     Sadie Elizabeth Erdman was born on 23 May 1904.^1,2 She was the daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. Sadie Elizabeth Erdman was baptized on 29 September 1904, St Johns Evangelical Lutheran, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.² Her married name was Kahler.³ She married William A. Kahler.³ As of 1 December 1951,her married name was Spade.⁴ Sadie Elizabeth Erdman married Charles E. Spade, son of Joseph Spade and Sarah Beetle, on 1 December 1951, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.⁴ Sadie Elizabeth Erdman lived in Herndon, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹ She died on 17 September 1988, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 84.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Sadie E. Spade, 84
HERNDON - Mrs. Sadie E. Spade, 84, Herndon, died Saturday afternoon in Sunbury Community Hospital, where she was admitted earlier the same day. She had been in ill health since May.
Born at Herndon RD1, May 22, 1904, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Savilla (Schwalm) Erdman. Her first husband, William Kahler, died in 1935, and her second husband, Charles E. Spade, died in 1975.
She was educated in the Herndon area schools. She was a member of Himmels United Church of Christ Church, Rebuck, and had been an active member of the Women of the Church; member of Idella Rebekah Lodge, Dornsife RD1; and the Herndon Senior Citizens.
Mrs. Spade is survived by a companion, H. Elmer Dietz of Millersburg; one son, Carl W. Kahler of Dalmatia; two daughters, Mrs. Arleah Erdman of Summerdale and Mrs. Marlene Herrold of Herndon; two stepchildren, Mrs. Elenore Erdman of Dornsife RD1 and John Spade of Dornsife; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Anna Bucher of Shamokin RDL
A son, Earl Kahler, died in 1985, and an infant son, Mark, preceded her in death. Six sisters and two brothers also preceded her in death.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Himmels Church, Rebuck, by the Rev. Harry Colver of Lewisburg RD1, interim pastor. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitors may call in the church from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday. The Idella Rebekah Lodge will hold a service at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the church.
Contributions may be made in her memory to the Himmels Church Memorial Fund, Rebuck.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD1.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 19 Sep 1988, Mon, Page 8.⁵

     Mason Edward Erdman was born on 5 April 1907, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. Mason Edward Erdman died on 14 June 1950, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA, at age 43.²
Newspaper obituary:
Mason Erdman Dies Suddenly At Herndon
Mason Erdman, 43, died suddenly at 11 o'clock Wednesday night at the home of his brother, Walter Erdman, in Herndon, from complications.
He had been in ill health for about four months. Prior to his illness he had been employed at the Herndon Novelty Works.
He is survived by the following seven sisters, Mrs. Stewart Long, Allentown: Mrs. Isaac Bverly, of Northumberland; Mrs. Daniel Klock, Mrs. Harry Bucher, Mrs, Sadie Kahler and Mrs. William Latsha, all of Dornsife, R. D; Mrs. Herbert Lenig, Highspire; one brother, Walter with whom he resided and an aunt, Mrs. Preston Clark, of Valley View.
Services will be held Sunday at 1 p. m. from the Rothermel Fun eral Home at Herndon and burial will be in the Red Cross Cemetery. Rev. Charles A. Snyder, Lutheran minister of Herndon, will officiate. Viewing will be on Saturday evening at the funeral home.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 15 Jun 1950, Thu, Page 2.³

Newspaper obituary:
Herndon Resident Claimed by Death
Mason Erdman, 43, died in the home of his brother, Walter Erdman, Herndon, from a complication, after an illness of four months.
Erdman, who was employed at Herndon Novelty Works before he was stricken ill, is survived by seven sisters, Mrs. Stewart Long, Allentown; Mrs. Isaac Byerly, Northumberland; Mrs. Daniel Klock, Mrs. Harry Bucher, Mrs. Sadie Kahler and Mrs. William Latsha, Dornsife, R. D; Mrs. Herbert Lenig, High spire; one brother, Walter, and an aunt, Mrs. Preston Clark, Valley View.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon, beginning at 1:00, in Rothermel Funeral Home, Herndon. Burial will be in the Red Cross Cemetery. Rev. Charles Snyder, Herndon, will officiate. Viewing will be in the funeral home tomorrow evening.
Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 16 Jun 1950, Fri, Page 3.⁴
He was buried on 18 June 1950, at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.² Never married.²

     Twin. Mary M. Erdman was born on 13 July 1909, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA; Listed as second born of twins, the 14th child of her mother and the 10th currently alive.^1,2 She was the daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. As of 1926,her married name was Latsha.^1,3 Mary M. Erdman married William I. Latsha, son of John Latsha and Agnes Smith, in 1926.^1,3,4 Mary M. Erdman died on 17 June 1978, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 68.^5,1
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Mary M. Latsha
DORNSIFE - Mrs. Mary M. Latsha, 68, Dornsife RD, Little Mahanoy Township, was pronounced dead on arrival at 1: 15 p.m. Saturday at the Sunbury Community Hospital. She was stricken ill at her home and was transported to the hospital by the Trevorton Ambulance.
Mrs. Latsha had been ill the past few months and was recently hospitalized at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
She was born in Jackson Township, July 13, 1909, the daughter of the late Daniel and Sevllla Schwalm Erdman. She had been a resident of Jackson and Little Mahanoy townships all her life.
She married William I. Latsha, who survives, in 1926.
Mrs. Latsha was a member of St, Peter's Lutheran Church of Red Cross, the Sunbury Chapter 266 Order of Eastern Star, Idella Rebecca Lodge 58 of Dornsife, was past noble grand of the lodge, and was active in the Ladies Aid Society of the church and served as its secretary for many years.
In addition to ber husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Kratzer of Sunbury and Mrs. John Reffeor of Sunbury RD; four sons, Arlo of Trevorton, Merlin of Dornsife RD, Mark of Herndon and Ronald of Sunbury RD; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Isaac Byerley of Trevorton, Mrs. Anna Bucher and Mrs. Sadie Spade, both of Dornsife RD.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday from St. Peter's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Glen B. Keidel Jr. officiating.
Burial will be In St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross.
Friends and relatives may call at the church from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from noon until the time of the service Wednesday.
Memorial gifts may be sent to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Red Cross. Funeral arrangements are by the Robert G. Foust Funeral Home, Trevorton.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 19 Jun 1978, Mon, Page 8.³

     Twin. Walter W. Erdman was born on 13 July 1909, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA; Listed as first born of twins, the 13th child of her mother and the 9th currently alive.¹ He was the son of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm. Some sources record that Walter W. Erdman was born on 13 July 1908, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.² He married Clara M. Polan, daughter of John Polan and Clara Lenig.³ Walter W. Erdman died on 29 May 1961, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 51.² He was buried on 1 June 1961, at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.²

     Herbert Lenig was born in 1894.¹ He married Grace Abbie Erdman, daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm, in 1920.² Herbert Lenig died in 1979.¹ He was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.¹

     Ernest Leonard Lenig was born on 18 April 1922, Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Herbert Lenig and Grace Abbie Erdman. Ernest Leonard Lenig married Arlene M. Smeltz, daughter of Lee R. Smeltz and Gertie M. Latsha, on 6 June 1942, Herndon, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4 Ernest Leonard Lenig died on 9 February 1994, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 71.¹ He was buried on 12 February 1994, at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.⁵

     Her married name was Lenig.² Arlene M. Smeltz was born on 7 February 1925, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.³ She was the daughter of Lee R. Smeltz and Gertie M. Latsha.¹ Arlene M. Smeltz married Ernest Leonard Lenig, son of Herbert Lenig and Grace Abbie Erdman, on 6 June 1942, Herndon, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4 Arlene M. Smeltz died on 11 July 2009, St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, at age 84.³ She was buried on 11 July 2009, at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.³
Newspaper obituary:
Arlene M. Lenig, 84, Allentown
ALLENTOWN — Arlene M. Lenig, 84, of Allentown and formerly of Northumberland, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Allentown. She was a resident at Cedar Brook Nursing Home, Allentown, for the past two years.
She was born Feb. 7, 1925, in Jackson Township, a daughter of the late Lee and Gertrude (Latsha) Smeltz. On June 6, 1942, in Herndon, she married Ernest L. Lenig who preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 1994.
Arlene was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Northumberland and a former member of the Northumberland Senior Citizens.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Theresa Lenig of Breinigsville and Daniel and Ruth Lenig of Macungie; one daughter, Diane Daubert of Northampton; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Marie and Clair Williard of Herndon and Charlotte and Mark Ferster of Dornsife; and nieces and nephews.
There will be a visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Third and Queen streets, Northumberland, followed by a funeral service at 11 with the Rev. Dale Biesecker officiating.
Burial will be in the Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Arlene’s memory to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 Queen St., Northumberland, PA 17857.
Funeral arrangements are by the Robert G. Foust Jr. Funeral Home, 841 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton.³