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     Doris Miller married Arlo W. Latsha, son of William I. Latsha and Mary M. Erdman, on 18 September 1948.³ As of 18 September 1948,her married name was Latsha.¹ Doris Miller died before 23 May 2020.³

     Clara M. Polan was born on 12 November 1915, Trevorton, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3 She was the daughter of John Polan and Clara Lenig.¹ Clara M. Polan married Walter W. Erdman, son of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm.² Her married name was Erdman.²
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Clara Erdman, Herndon, Long Ill
Mrs. Clara M. Erdman, 42, of Herndon, died in Geisinger Hospital, Danville, this morning after an illness of a year and a half during which she had been hospitalized eight times.
A native of Trevorton, the deceased was a daughter of John and Clara Polan. She was a member of the Red Cross Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her hsuband, Walter W. Erdman, and three sons: Leon, Malta; Robert, Herndon, and James, in the Air Force at Clovis, N. M. Also surviving are two grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters; Charles Polan, Middleburg; John Frank Polan, Greenfield R. D. 2; Mrs. Charles Campbell, Herndon, and Mrs. John Heintzelman, Shamokin R.D.
Funeral services will be held from the Rothermel funeral home, Herndon, on Saturday at 2 p. m with burial in Red Cross cemetery. Rev. Franz Lundahl, Lutheran pastor of Herndon, will officiate.
Friends may visit the funeral home Friday evening.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 22 Jul 1958, Tue, Page 20.³
Clara M. Polan died on 22 July 1958, Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 42.^2,1 She was buried on 26 July 1958, at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3

     Leon Walter Erdman was born on 22 August 1932, Trevorton, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3 He was the son of Walter W. Erdman and Clara M. Polan. Leon Walter Erdman married Clara Amelia Wynn, daughter of Edwin Raymond Wynn and Alma R. Zerbe, circa 1952.¹ Leon Walter Erdman died on 4 December 2017, The Gardens at Easton, Easton, Northampton County, PA, at age 85.³
Online obituary:
The family of Leon Walter "Wally" Erdman is saddened to announce his passing on Monday, December 4, 2017, at the Gardens of Easton (PA).
He was 85 years old and was born Aug. 22, 1932, in Trevorton, Pa.
Leon spent his childhood and early years in Herndon, Pa., and attended Mahanoy Joint High School where he played soccer and football.
He then located to Malta, Pa., where he raised his family and remained a lifelong resident.
Leon was retired from the former Creative Playthings, Herndon, PA.
He is survived by three sons, Dennis (Anna), of Woodbridge, Va., Douglas (Mary), of Williamsport, Pa., and Gregory (Judy) Erdman, of Wyckoff, N.J; two brothers, Robert (Martha), of Herndon and James (Ruby), of Sunbury; and a sister in-law, Rena (Wynn) Kessler, of Erdman, Pa.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Irene Mae; his parents, Walter William and Clara Mae (Polan); and his wife of 58 years, Clara Amelia (Wynn).
Leon enjoyed antiquing and "flea marketing" with his wife, loved the out of doors and listening to his country music collection. He was an avid hunter earlier in life. In his later years, he enjoyed traveling with family to events and festivals, telling stories and sharing his love of the PA German way of life and dialect.
Leon was blessed with 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, great- nieces and great-nephews. He will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by his family, friends and community.
A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at St. Luke's UCC Church, Malta. A visitation will precede the service from 10 to 11 a.m.
Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. A luncheon will follow in the church social hall.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Lukes UCC Church, 837 Mahantango Creek Road, Dalmatia, PA 17017.
The James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow is in charge of the arrangements.
To sign the on line guest book, or to post a picture of Leon, visit www.reedfh.com.
Published on December 6, 2017.³
He was buried on 9 December 2017, at St. Luke's Parish Cemetery, Malta, Northumberland County, PA.³

     Clara Amelia Wynn was born on 22 September 1935, Malta, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1 She was the daughter of Edwin Raymond Wynn and Alma R. Zerbe.² Her married name was Erdman.³ Clara Amelia Wynn married Leon Walter Erdman, son of Walter W. Erdman and Clara M. Polan, circa 1952.¹ Clara Amelia Wynn died on 2 February 2010, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 74.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Clara Amelia Wynn Erdman, 74, of Malta, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Geisinger Medical Center after a brief illness.
Born in Malta on September 22, 1935, Clara remained a lifelong resident. She was preceded in death by her parents Alma Ruth Zerbe Wynn and Edwin Raymond Wynn.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Leon Walter Erdman, a sister Rena Wynn Kessler, Erdman and three sons and daughters-in-law: Dennis and Anna Erdman, Centreville, VA, Douglas and Mary Erdman, Muncy, and Gregory and Judy Erdman, Wyckoff, NJ.
Clara was blessed with eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her primary interests were antiquing, flowers and gardening, genealogy and print collecting. She was an avid reader, especially history and enjoyed classical music and show tunes.
Clara took great pride in her family and treasured her time with them. She loved nature and animals and had a kind and generous spirit.
A celebration of life service was held Saturday, Feb. 6, at St. Luke's Church, Malta, with her nephew, Pastor Edwin Kessler officiating.
James A. Reed Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Published in The News Item on Feb. 11, 2010.¹
She was buried at Saint Lukes Parish Cemetery, Malta, Northumberland County, PA.⁴

     Connie Lahr was born on 8 April 1955.¹ She was the daughter of Elijah Lahr and Faye A. Dangler.¹ Her married name was Erdman.¹ Connie Lahr died on 18 July 2004, at home, Wrightsville, PA, at age 49.¹ She was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.¹

     William Reilly Schwalm is also referred to as William Reily Schwalm in some sources.^6,5 He was born on 12 September 1886, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^7,3 He was the son of Albert Peter Schwalm and Mary Paul.^4,5 Some sources record that William Reilly Schwalm was born on 30 September 1886, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.⁶ He was baptized on 22 April 1888, Salem Lutheran and Refomed Church Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵ Other sources record that William Reilly Schwalm was born on 12 September 1888.⁵ Some sources suggest that William was the son of Albert's wife Barbara Clark, but she would have been about 12 years old when he was born. Baptismal records at Salem Church in Rough and Ready clearly list Albert and "May" [i.e., Mary] Paul" as William's parents. William's obituary lists his mother as "Mary [Paul] Erdman."^5,8 At the time of the 1900 Census, William, then 13 years old was not living in the household of his father Peter and wis wife Barbara but rather in the household of Judith Erdman and her daughter Myrah, Williams grandmother. William was listed as a "grandson."⁹ He married Alma Sarah Coleman, daughter of Daniel Alfred Coleman and Ida Salara Koppenhaver, in 1906.^2,10,8 William Reilly Schwalm died on 23 January 1969, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 82.¹¹
Newspaper obituary:
William R. Schwalm
William Reilly Schwalm, 82, of Spring Glen, died Thursday evening at his home. His illness had been a lengthy one.
Born in Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland Co., Sept. 12, 1886, Mr. Schwalm was a son of the late Albert and Mary Erdman Schwalm.
He was married to the former Alma Coleman of Sacramento in 1906 when the couple moved to Spring Glen. He was employed by Susquehanna Colliery Co., Williamstown, as a fireman for 40 years. Later he was a janitor at the Hubley Twp School, Spring Glen, until his retirement.
Mr. Schwalm was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church and Sunday School, Spring Glen and a charter mem ber of Sprine Glen Redmen's Lodge.
Surviving are his wife and the following children, Mae, wife of Henry Frye, Jonestown, RD; Hilda, wife of Stanley Harner, Valley View; James, Tower City; Elva, wife of Morris Huntzinger, Valley View; Eva wife of Edward L. Beury, Ashland; Leroy, Mechanicsburg, RD4; 19 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; two half brothers, David Engle and John Erdman, Klingerstown, RD Three 1 sons receded him in death, one in infancy; Charles in 1948 and Raymond in 1966.
Funeral services Monday aft ernoon at St Mark's United Methodist Church, Spring Glen with the Rev. L. R. Helt officiating. Interment in St Paul's Union Cemetery, Sacramento. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 24 Jan 1969, Fri, Page 14.⁸
He was buried on 27 January 1969, at Saint Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹²

     Stephen Able Schwalm was born on 2 January 1896, Uper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,1,4 He was the son of Albert Peter Schwalm and Barbara A. Clark. Stephen Able Schwalm married Lulu M. Brown, daughter of John F. Brown and Emma E. Kiehl, on 9 November 1918, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.^5,6 At the of the 1920 Census, Setphen was listed as married but living in his parent's household in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, while his wife Lulu and his daughter Ida were living with Lulu's parents in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.^7,8 Stephen Able Schwalm died of typhoid fever on 10 January 1924, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 28.^9,4 He was buried on 13 January 1924, at Zion (lKlinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁴
Newspaper obituary:
Stephen Schwalm, aged 28, died at Klingerstown last Friday of typhoid fever. His widow and two children, his parents, five brothers and five sisters mourn his loss. Burial in Klinger's Church Cemetery; services being conducted by the Rev. Beam.
Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 17 Jan 1924, Thu, Page 1.¹⁰

     Meda Mae Schwalm was born on 2 June 1899, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Albert Peter Schwalm and Barbara A. Clark. Meda Mae Schwalm married William Harvey Schwalm, son of Daniel Harvey Schwalm and Mary Selara Alice Klinger, on 9 March 1918, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4,5,6 Meda Mae Schwalm died on 28 March 1986, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 86.^1,2
Newspaper obituary:
Schwalm Rites
Services for Meda M. Schwalm, 86, of Elm Street, Valley View, who died Friday night in her home, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday from Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Dr. Donald Fishel will officiate. Interment will be in Zion Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens area.
She was born in Klingerstown, June 2, 1899, a daughter of the late Albert and Barbara Clark Schwalm.
She was a member of St Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View. Her husband, William H., died in 1980. She was preceded in death by a son, Leon, in January, three daughters, Helen, in 1980, Annice, in 1979 and Lorraine in 1926.
Surviving are two sons, William, Hatboro, and Bruce, Leola; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; a sister, Tillie Schwalm, Klingerstown.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 31 Mar 1986, Mon, Page 2.²
She was buried on 1 April 1986, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^7,2

     Her married name was Schlegel.² Bertha Viola Schwalm was born on 28 February 1901.^3,1,4 She was the daughter of Albert Peter Schwalm and Barbara A. Clark. Bertha Viola Schwalm married Jacob O. Schlegel, son of James D. Schlegel and Lizzie Peiffer.²
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Schlegel, Of Valley View
Mrs. Bertha Schlegel, 67, of 1724 W. Main St., Valley View. died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville.
She was born Feb. 28, 1901, at Klingerstown, daughter of the late Albert and Barbara Clark Schwalm.
Mrs. Schlegel had been em ployed at Bertha Viola Schwalmhilmark Manufacturing Co., Valley View. She was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Erdman, and the International Ladies' Gar ment Workers Union.
She is survived by her husband, Jacob; a son, Mark, of Valley View; two daughters, Mrs. Theodore Freeman of Riverdale, Md., and Mrs. Lawrence Bowman, of Crofton, Md; seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. William Schwalm, of Valley View; Mrs. Beulah Heim, of Dornsife RD, and Miss Tillie Schwalm, of Klingerstown RD; and three brothers Ira Schwalm, of Spring Glen, and Walter and Guy Schwalm, both of Klingerstown Rd.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from the Zion United Church of Christ, Erdman. Rev. Larry Potteiger, or Hegins, will officiate, and burial will be made in the adjoining church cemetery. Friends and relatives may call Tuesday evening at the Miller funeral home, 905 Main St., Valley View.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 17 Jun 1968, Mon, Page 15.^5,6
She died on 15 June 1968, Good Samaritan Hospitalq, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 67.^7,1,4,6 She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.¹

     Beula A. Schwalm was born on 27 January 1903.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Albert Peter Schwalm and Barbara A. Clark. Her married name was Maurer. Beula A. Schwalm married Charles Clarence Maurer, son of Daniel Herb Maurer and Ida S. Maurer, circa 1922.⁴ Her married name was Heim. Beula A. Schwalm married Harlan Raymond Heim, son of Mary Mauser, in January 1934.⁵ Beula A. Schwalm died on 22 January 1981, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 77.^1,5
Newspaper obituary:
Heim Rites
Services for Mrs. Beula Schwalm Heim, 77, RD1 Dornsife, who died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday in Geisinger Medical Center, will be held Saturday morning from Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RD1 Klingerstown. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, RD1 Klingerstown. The Rev. David Bailey, Evangelical Congregational pastor from Herndon, will officiate. There will be no calling hours Friday evening.
Mrs. Heim was a patient at Geisinger since Monday and had been in ill health for six years.
She was born at RD1 Klingerstown, Jan. 29, 1903, a daughter of the late Albert and Barbara Clark Schwalm.
She attended the Living Word Tabernacle, Hegins.
Mrs. Heim was preceded in death by her first husband, Clarence C. Maurer, on April 10, 1930. She was married in January 1934 to Harlen Heim.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a daughter, Jane Maurer, RD1 Dornsife; four sons, Lester Maurer, RD Dalmatia, Clarence Maurer, Star Route, Dalmatia, arid Raymond and Ernest Heim, both of RD1 Dornsife; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Meda (Schwalm) Schwalm, Valley View, and Tillie Schwalm, RD1 Klingerstown, and two brothers, Ira Schwalm, Spring Glen, and Guy Schwalm, RD1 Klingerstown.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 23 Jan 1981, Fri, Page 3.⁵
She was buried on 24 January 1981, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^6,5

     Ira Irvin Schwalm was born on 30 July 1909, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,1 Some sources record that Ira Irvin Schwalm was born on 31 July 1909.⁴ He was the son of Albert Peter Schwalm and Barbara A. Clark. Ira Irvin Schwalm married Mildred Elizabeth Rothermel, daughter of Charles Edwin Rothermel and Mary Cardella Shaffer, circa 1933.⁵ Ira Irvin Schwalm died on 23 February 1983, Pottsville General Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 73.²
Newspaper obituary:
Ira I. Schwalm
SPRING GLEN - Ira I. Schwalm, 73, of Spring Glen, died Wednesday in Pottsville General Hospital.
He was born, July 31, 1909, a son of the late Albert and Barbara Clark Schwalm. He was married to Mildred Rothermel Schwalm, who survives.
He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Paul of Valley View, Mark of Spring Glen Star Route, and Roy of Broad Channel, N. Y; a brother, Guy of Klingerstown RD; two sisters, Meda of Valley View, and Tillie of Klingerstown RD; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman, by the Rev. Merlin Sjoberg. Burial will be in Klinger's Cemetery, Erdman. Friends may call in the Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, this evening from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 25 Feb 1983, Fri, Page 8.^6,7
He was buried on 26 February 1983, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^5,7

     John Alfred Schwalm was born on 25 January 1907, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,4 He was the son of Albert Peter Schwalm and Barbara A. Clark. John Alfred Schwalm married Margaret Alice Klinger, daughter of Jacob Francis Klinger and Grace Susannah Stiely, on 16 January 1927, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,5,6 John Alfred Schwalm died on 1 April 1961, A.C. Milliken Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 54.^7,8,4 He was buried on 5 April 1961, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^9,8,10,4
Newspaper obituary:
JOHN SCHWALM
John A. Schwalm, age 54 years, of Klingerstown R. D., died in a Pottsville hospital on Saturday.
A son of the late Albert and Barbara (Clark) Schwalm, he was born at Klingerstown January 25, 1907.
He was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ, Lykens Township, and the Klingerstown Fire Company.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Klinger Schwalm; four children, Mrs. William Lentz of Dalmatia R. D; Lawrence, of Elizabethville; Leroy, of Klingerstown, and Norma, at home; and six grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, Walter Schwalm of Klingerstown R. D; Ira Schwalm, of Spring Glen; and four sisters, Mrs. Harlan Heim of Dornsife, R. D; Miss Tillie Schwalm, Klingerstown R. D., Mrs. Jacob Schlegel and Mrs. William Schwalm both of Valley View.
Services were held from Zion United Church of Christ at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday af ternoon. The pastor, Rev. Joseph Heiney officiated and interment was made in the church cemetery.
Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 06 Apr 1961, Thu, Page 1.⁴

     Leon Austin Schwalm is also referred to as Leo Schwalm in some sources.² Leon Austin Schwalm is also referred to as Lee in some sources. He was born on 18 November 1904, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4,5 He was the son of Albert Peter Schwalm and Barbara A. Clark. Leon Austin Schwalm married Nora Fietta Snyder, daughter of Jordan Simon Snyder and Mary Jane Kembel. Leon Austin Schwalm died on 26 February 1939, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 34.^4,5 He was buried on 2 March 1939, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^4,5

     Gurney Guy Schwalm was born on 14 January 1912, Kliingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,4 He was the son of Albert Peter Schwalm and Barbara A. Clark. Gurney Guy Schwalm married Florence F. Borkoski, daughter of Robert Borkoski and Anna Popoloski, on 7 April 1953.^5,1
Newspaper obituary:
Gurney G. Schwalm
Gurney G. Schwalm, 47, of Dornsife R.D., died on Monday 12:30 a.m. in his home. He had been in ill health since December.
Mr. Schwalm was born in the Klingerstown R D. area on Jan. 14. 1912, a son of the late Albert and Barbara Clark Schwalm.
Employed in the steel mills at Steelton, he was a member of Zion's United Church of Christ, Erdman, Lykens, R.D., and the Klingerstown Fire Co. No. 1 of Klingerstown.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Surviving are. his wife, the former Florence Borkoskie: two children: James 18 months and Susan, two montns: four sisters: Mrs. William Schwalm and Mrs. Jacob Schlegel, both of Valley View; Mrs. Harlan Heim of Dornsife R. D; Tillie Schwalm, of Klingestown R.D; three brothers: John Schwalm and Walter Schwalm, both of Klingerstown. R D; and Ira of Spring Glen.
Funeral Thursday afternoon from Zion United Church of Christ at Erdman. Interment will be made in adjoining Church cemetery. The Rev. Joseph Heiney of Lykens will officiate at services. Lawrence Rothermel Home of Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 16 Feb 1959, Mon, Page 16.⁶
Gurney Guy Schwalm died on 16 February 1959, Washington Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 47.^5,1,7 He was buried on 19 February 1959, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^3,7