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     Stella Mae Klinger was born on 13 February 1903, Klingerstown RD, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2,3 Some sources record that Stella Mae Klinger was born on 13 March 1903. She was baptized on 19 April 1903, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹ She married Daniel Emanuel Klinger on 13 July 1918, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴ At the time of the 1930 Census, Stella and Daniel were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, with their 2 children, Leon (age 11) and Alvin (age 9). Daniel was working as a coal miner.⁵ Prior to her death, Stella was living in or near Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.² Stella Mae Klinger died on 21 May 1976, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 73.^6,7,8 She was buried on 24 May 1976, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁹
Newspaper obituary:
VALLEY VIEW - Services for Mrs. Stella Mae Klinger, 73, widow of Daniel Klinger, of West Maple Street, were held at Zion's (Klinger's) Church at Erdman on Monday, May 24 [1976]. Rev. Robert Eastlack officiated. Interment was in Klinger's Cemetery.
Mrs. Klinger was bom at RD, Klingerstown February 13, 1903, a daughter of the late William O. and Mabel Klinger Klinger. Her husband died in 1957.
Surviving are two sons, Leon of Sacramento and Alvin of Valley View; a stepson, Marlin of Spring Glen; 11 grandchildren; 18 great­grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Clark, Valley View; Mrs. Luther Brown, Leek Kill; Mrs. Stanley Wolfgang, RD Herndon; five brothers: Homer, of Mount Carmel; Paul and Ralph, both of RD, Klingerstown; Ray of Leck Kill and Guy of Sunbury.
Mrs. Klinger was a member of Zion's Lutheran Church.
Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, was in charge of arrangements.³

     Daniel Emanuel Klinger was born on 29 September 1899, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2 He married Stella Mae Klinger on 13 July 1918, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.³ At the time of the 1930 Census, Daniel and his wife Stella were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, with their 2 children, Leon (age 11) and Alvin (age 9). Daniel was working as a coal miner.⁴ Daniel Emanuel Klinger died on 3 March 1956, Good Spring, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 56.^2,5 Some sources record that Daniel Emanuel Klinger died on 2 March 1956.^6,7 He was buried on 7 March 1956, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^8,9
Newspaper obituary:
GOOD SPRING HOTELMAN DANIEL KLINGER DIES
Daniel Emanuel Klinger, 56, Good Spring hotel keeper, died suddenly Saturday, 11:30 a. m., at his home. Death was due to a heart condition.
Born in Jackson Twp., Northumberland county, September, 1899, Mr. Klinger was a son of Mrs. Katie Gordon Klinger and the late Elias M. Klinger. He owned and operated a hotel at Sacramento, then at Lykens before moving to Good Spring in 1950.
He was a member of Klinger's Union Church at Erdman and the Moose Lodge of Tower City.
Surviving are his wife, three sons, Leon, Sacramento; Alvin, Valley View, and Marlin, Spring Glen; 14 grandchildren, his mother, six sisters, one brother.
Funeral services were held from the (Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, Wednesday afternoon with furth[e]r services in Klinger's Church. Dr. D. I. Sultzbach officiated.
West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Pennsylvania). 09 Mar 1956, Fri, Page 1.⁵