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     Jacob W. Erdman was born on 18 April 1819, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹ He married Catharine Seitz in 1848.^2,1 Jacob W. Erdman died on 6 October 1873, at age 54.¹ He was buried at Salem (Herb's) United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

     Catharine Seitz was born on 3 April 1829, Schuylkill County, PA.¹ She married Jacob W. Erdman in 1848.^2,3 Catharine Seitz died on 17 May 1907, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 78.¹ She was buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

     Ira Irvin Erdman is also referred to as Irvin Ira Erdman in some sources.¹ He was born on 12 December 1881, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3 He was the son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger. Ira Irvin Erdman married Mary Alta Boyer, daughter of John D. Boyer and Mary Schartel, on 15 November 1902, Saint Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4,1 Ira Irvin Erdman married Amanda B. Fessler, daughter of George Fessler, on 28 May 1908, Saint Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,1 Ira Irvin Erdman died on 2 March 1936, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 54.⁵
Newspaper obituary:
IRA ERDMAN
Ira Erdman died at his home in Valley View Monday evening at the age of 45 years. He was a native of Klingerstown, a son of Jacob and Christina Erdman. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and was affiliated with the Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen Lodges.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Amanda Erdman and two daughters, Mrs. Harold Greenwood of Mill Creek Manor and Mrs. Harry Haas of Klingerstown, both children of a former marriage. Other survivors are five brothers and a sister, John Erdman, Valley View; Mrs. Walter Davis, Miles Erdman and William Erdman of Klingerstown; Leo Erdman, Ashland and Abel Erdman of Trevorton.
Funeral services will be held from the residence Friday morning and interment will be made in Frieden's church cemetery at Hegins.
Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 05 Mar 1936, Thu, Page 4.⁶
He was buried on 6 March 1936, at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

     Mary Alta Boyer was born on 19 December 1881, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2 She was the daughter of John D. Boyer and Mary Schartel. Mary Alta Boyer married Ira Irvin Erdman, son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger, on 15 November 1902, Saint Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3,4 Mary Alta Boyer died on 7 October 1907, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 25.^1,2 She was buried on 10 October 1907, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^5,2

     Amanda B. Fessler was born on 26 November 1888, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1 She was the daughter of George Fessler.¹ Amanda B. Fessler married Ira Irvin Erdman, son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger, on 28 May 1908, Saint Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4 Amanda B. Fessler died on 8 November 1951, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 62.^2,1
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Amanda B. Erdman Dies At Valley View
Victim of a sudden heart attack, Mrs. Amanda B. Erdman, 62, Valley View, died Thursday noon at her home. She was native of Shamokin, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Fessler and resided for many years in Valley View. Her affiliations included Frieden's Lutheran Church, Hegins, and the Daughters of America. Her husband, the late Ira Erdman, building contractor and lumber dealer, died in 1936, and a daughter, Margaret, succumbed several years ago.
Surviving are two other daughters, Mrs. Harry Haas, Pitman, and Mrs. Howard Greenwood, Stoney Creek; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Delbert, Orwigsburg; a" brother, Morris Fessler, Good Spring, four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the Buffing-ton funeral home, Valley View, and continued at Frieden's church in charge of Rev. Kenneth Sharpe. Burial will be in Hegins Union cemetery.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 10 Nov 1951, Sat, Page 7.¹
She was buried on 12 November 1951, at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,1

     Otis Oliver Erdman was born on 21 July 1880.^1,2,3 He was the son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger. Otis Oliver Erdman married Edna Regina Bowman, daughter of William Lincoln Bowman and Catherine Elizabeth Maurer, in September 1918. Otis listed his wife Edna Erdman as his nearest relative when he registered for the draft in WWI in September, 1918.^4,5 Otis Oliver Erdman died on 23 March 1931, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 50; Cause of death: suicide by hanging self from rafter in barn.^6,7
Newspaper obituary:
KLINGERSTOWN MAN WILL BE BURIED TODAY
Otis Oliver Eardman, age 50 years 8 months and 2 days, was found dead in the barn of his farm home, Pillow, R. D., near Klingerstown about six o'clock, Monday morning, March 23rd. Although residing in that community for a number of years, Mr. Eardman had removed to Shamokin but had returned to the Klingerstown community about year ago.
He was born July 21 1880 and married Miss Edna Bowman of Klingerstown and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Christiana Eardman; his wife, one son, Rue, at home; six brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held from the residence at 10:00 o'clock this Thursday morning. Rev. D. E. Fetterolf pastor of the Line Mountain Lutheran Charge will officiate and burial will be made in the Klingerstown cemetery.
Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 26 Mar 1931, Thu, Page 2.⁸
He was buried on 26 March 1931, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^7,9

     Abel Alexander Erdman was born on 27 May 1886, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger. Abel Alexander Erdman married Fannie McCormick, daughter of Robert McCormick and Margaret Hutcherson, on 14 July 1917, Black Hawk County, IA.³ When he registered for the draft in WW I, Abel was living in Davenport, IA, with his wife Fannie.⁴ Abel Alexander Erdman married Mary Catherine Skopaz, daughter of Anthony Skopaz and Bertha Wilhelm, on 18 August 1923, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.^1,5 Abel Alexander Erdman died on 19 September 1956, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 70.²
Newspaper obituary:
Abel A. Erdman, 70, Dies Unexpectedly
Abel Alexander Erdman, 70, of Trevorton Road, a former empoye of McKinney Construction Company, this city, for about 10 years, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon in his home from a heart attack. He had been in failing health for the last two years.
A native of Klingerstown, he was born May 27, 1886, the son of the late Jacob and Christiana Klinger Erdman. He attended rural schools and was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church along Trevorton road.
He lived in Klingerstown for 21 years and then moved to the mid-west, staying there for 15 years before returning to this area.
He was married in Rebuck, August 18, 1923, to the former Mary Skopaz. He was a member of Forest Hill Fire Company and the United Carpenters and Jointers of America. He retired two years ago.
Surviving are his widow, a son Kenneth, of Shamokin; two daughters, Betty, at home, and Mrs. Lester Harper, Saginaw. Mich; two brothers, Leo, Rochester, N. Y., and William, Elizabethville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday at 11 a. m. from the Farrow funeral home, Shamokin, with Rev. R. S., Heberlig, pastor of Zion EUB Church, officiating. ' Interment will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p. m.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 20 Sep 1956, Thu, Page 6.⁶
He was buried on 22 September 1956, at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.⁷

     Mary Catherine Skopaz was born on 7 October 1895, Germany.^3,2 She was the daughter of Anthony Skopaz and Bertha Wilhelm.² Mary Catherine Skopaz married Clair Terrence Klinger, son of Preston Wiest Klinger and Emma L. Aunspach, circa 1918.⁴ Mary Catherine Skopaz married Abel Alexander Erdman, son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger, on 18 August 1923, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.^5,6 Mary Catherine Skopaz died on 7 February 1976, Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY, at age 80.²
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Mary Erdman
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Mrs. Mary Catherine Erdman, 80, of 501 Warren Place, Ithaca, N.Y., formerly of Trevorton Road, died suddenly Saturday at 7:00 a.m. in her residence.
Born in Germany, Oct. 7, 1895, Mrs. Erdman was a daughter of the late Anthony and Bertha (Wilhelm) Skopaz. She was a resident of the Trevorton Road area until 1971, when she moved to Ithaca, N.Y., to live with her son, Kenneth. She was married in 1922 in Leck Kill to Abel A. Erdman, who died Sept. 19, 1956. Mrs. Erdman was a member of Zions United Methodist Church, Trevorton Road.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth, Ithaca, N.Y; two daughters, Mrs. Lester (Gertrude) Harper, Saginaw, Mich., and Mrs. Edward (Betty) Kasody, Pittsburgh; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, a brother, Dominic (Dommer) Skopaz, Shamokin, and a sister, Mrs. Joseph (Matilda) Burba, Hanover, Md.
Arrangements are in charge of Farrow Funeral Directors, Shamokin.
The News-Item (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 09 Feb 1976, Mon, Page 7.^2,7
She was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.⁸

     Alvin Alfred Erdman was born on 25 January 1885, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹ He was the son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger. Alvin Alfred Erdman died on 10 December 1899, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 14.^2,1 He was buried on 12 December 1899, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA; Alvin (Alfred) was buried the same day his father died of apparently the same illness.^1,3,4

     Infant Erdman was born in 1883. Infant Erdman was the child of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger. Infant Erdman died on 4 December 1883.¹

     Howard Homer Erdman was born on 12 September 1888, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹ He was the son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger. Howard Homer Erdman married Bessie Margaret Williams, daughter of Alexander S. Williams and Amanda Matilda Kline, on 5 May 1923, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3 Howard Homer Erdman died on 23 December 1925, Uniontown (Pillow), Dauphin County, PA, at age 37; The cause of death as determined by a coroner's inquest was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. One newspaper reported:
Fox Hunter Found Dead On Mountain Near Pillow
"TAKES OWN LIFE," DECISION AT CORONER'S INQUEST, WEDNESDAY
Last Monday morning, Howard Erdman, aged about 35, who resides near Hepler, Schuylkill County, left the home of a relative, unaccompanied, for a fox hunting trip on the mountain near Pillow. When he failed to return in a reasonable time, alarm was felt and a searching party was organized.
Nine hours after Erdman had left the house, the searching party came upon his body a half a mile distant from the house. The body was found in underbrush, and a double-barrel shot gun nearbv with one barrel discharged. It was apparent that Erdman had received the full effect of the discharge of the weapon and it was first thought that the gun was accidentally discharged in the underbrush. The shot struck the man full in the head.
Had Been In Ill Health
Erdman had gone to the home of a relative, Alexander Williams, near Pillow to spend the Christmas holidays and before leaving the house on Monday had complained of feeling ill. It is said that, the man had been in bad health for quite some time and it is thought this fact lead him to take this action. Having left the house at nine o'clock in the morning, his body was found at 6.30 the same evening.
E. W. Dockey, Justice of the Peace, Pillow, four miles from the scene of the fatality was notified and the body was placed in charge of a local undertaker for burial.
Coroner's Inquest Decides On Suicide
On Wednesday afternoon at the inquest, the Coroner's Jury decided that Erdman had taken his own life. Because of the fact that the shotgun was lying by the man's side, Coroner Kreider announced that the jury reached the decision of suicide The investigations were made by Justice of the Peace, Elmer W. Dockey of Pillow and Coroner Kreider of Harrisburg.
Funeral Services Held Saturday.
Funeral services were held from the Williams home, Saturday after noon, December 26th and interment was made in the cemetery of St. Michaels Lutheran Church at Klingerstown, the Rev. Fetterolf, pastor, of Pitman, conducting the services The deceased is survived by his wife and one child, one year of age.
Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 31 Dec 1925, Thu, Page 1. Another paper reported:
MAN FOUND DEAD IN MOUNTAINS BY YOUNG SON
Howard Erdman, 35, Fails to Return From Fox Hunting Trip
FINDS DISCHARGED GUN
Pillow, Dec. 24. - Howard Erdman, 35, was found dead of a gunshot wound lying in the underbrush a half mile from the home of a relative in Lykens township, near here, yesterday. Erdman's home is near Hepler, Schuylkill county.
Erdman left his relative's home to go fox hunting. When he had not returned late yesterday a searching party was organized. The body was found at 6.30 o'clock last night.
Alexander Williams, the relative, and Miles Erdman, 12, the man's son, were in the searching party. Near the body was a shotgun with one barrel discharged. It was evident that the man had received the full load of shot at close range.
For the last several months Erdman had complained of feeling ill. Two weeks ago he went to the Williams' home for a visit over the Christmas holidays He took his 12-year-old son, Miles, with him.
E. W. Dockey, justice of the peace at Pillow, was notified and the body was turned over to an undertaker. Coroner Kreider and. Dockey are investigating.
Harrisburg Telegraph, December 24, 1925, Page 1.^4,5,6,7 He was buried on 26 December 1925, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^8,1
Newspaper obituary:
Howard [Erdman], Suicide; "Not Responsible For Rash Act"
Howard Erdman, who resided about one mile north of Gratz, in the district of Klingerstown R. D., committee suicide on Monday, Dec. 22nd, according to the findings of a coroner's jury on the case which verdict "Suicide by self inflicted gun shot wound in head. On account of sickness not really responsible for rash act".
Erdman who was visiting his father-in-law, Alexander Williams near Pillow, left the home to go hunting. When he failed to return in reasonabel [sic] time fear was felt and a searching party organized. The party found his body about one-half mile from the house with a gun shot wound in the head and it was thought death was caused by accident. The body was found at 6:30 P. M., just nine hours after Erdman had left.
Erdman was aged 35 years and is survived by his wife, one son and his mother. His funeral was held Saturday, Dec. 26th, services being conducted at the home of Walter Davis at Klingerstown by the Rev D. E. Hill, and burial was made in Klingerstown cemetery.
The Standard, January 8, 1926, Page 2.⁹

     Bessie Margaret Williams was born on 17 September 1902, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander S. Williams and Amanda Matilda Kline.¹ Bessie Margaret Williams married Howard Homer Erdman, son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger, on 5 May 1923, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3 Bessie Margaret Williams died on 13 December 1972, Shamokin State Hospital, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 70.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Bessie Landau
SHAMOKIN -- Mrs. Bessie Margaret Landau, 70, Hillcrest Apartments, Dewart St., Shamokin, died Wednesday morning at 5:00 in Shamokin State General Hospital, where she was a patient periodically since last year. Death terminated an extended illness.
Born in Hebe, September 17, 1902, Mrs. Landau was a daughter of the late Alexander and Tillie Williams. She was married to Lee Landau, who died in 1965. She attended Hebe public schools.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Neva) Wetzel, Shamokin, and Mrs. John (Faye) Cawthern, Columbus, Ohio; two sons, Chester Querry, Harrisburg, and Charles Querry, Ringtown; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two brothers, Robert and John Williams, Bethlehem, and three sisters, Stella Noll, Shamokin, and Helen and Gertrude, both of Williamsport.
Lucas Funeral Directors 120 S. Market St., Shamokin, are in charge of arrangements.
The News-Item (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 13 Dec 1972, Wed, Page 2.¹
She was buried at Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^1,4

     William Walter Erdman is also referred to as William E. Erdman in some sources.² He was born on 15 November 1889, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,4 He was the son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger.¹ William Walter Erdman married Mabel Minnie Wolfgang, daughter of Simon Wolfgang and Catherine Ochs.⁵ William Walter Erdman died on 17 February 1964, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 74.^6,7
Newspaper obituary:
William W. Erdman. Of Elizabethville
William W. Erdman, 74, of Elizabethville, died Monday at his home there. He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Klingerstown RD.
Surviving are his wife. Mabel; seven sons, Guy, Klingerstown RD; Jay and Kenneth, Vallev View; Eugene, Herndon RD; Roy, Hegins RD; Leo, Spring Glen, and Clair, Gratz; two daughters, Mrs. Marlin Rockwell, Ashland; Mrs. Merlin Derck, Herndon RD, and a brother. Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Elizabethville.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 18 Feb 1964, Tue, Page 20.⁸
He was buried on 21 February 1964, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^7,6

     Mabel Minnie Wolfgang is also referred to as Bertha I. in some sources.² She was born on 7 December 1895, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.³ She was the daughter of Simon Wolfgang and Catherine Ochs.¹ Mabel Minnie Wolfgang married William Walter Erdman, son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger.⁴ Mabel Minnie Wolfgang died on 11 March 1989, at age 93.³
Newspaper obituary:
Mabel M. Erdman, 93
HERNDON - Mabel M. Erdman, 93, of the Herndon RD area, formerly of Spring Glen, died Saturday evening at the Mansion Nursing Home, Sunbury, where she had been a resident for five years.
Born in Klingerstown RD1, Dec. 7, 1895, she was a daughter of the late Simon and Catherine (Ochs) Wolfgang. Her husband, William W. Erdman, died Feb. 17, 1964.
Mrs. Erdman was educated in the Upper Mahantongo Township Schools and was a member of Salem United Church of Christ Church, Klingerstown RD1. She was a life member of the Daughters of America, Hegins, and the Tri-Valley Senior Citizens, Valley View.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Helen Reinoehl of Klingerstown RD1, Mrs. Tillie Rockwell of Ashland and Mrs. Lila Derck of Herndon RD2; three sons, Jay and Kenneth, both of Valley View, and Leo of Spring Glen; 31 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren.
Four sons, Guy, Eugene, Ray and Clair, and two grandsons preceded her in death.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RDI, by the Rev. Wayne Wagner. Wesleyan pastor of Rebuck. Burial will be in Jacob's Cemetery, Pitman RD1.
Visitors may call in the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 13 Mar 1989, Mon, Page 8.¹
She was buried on 15 March 1989, at Jacobs Cemetery, Line Mountain, Northumberland County, PA.^1,5

     Leo Leonard Erdman was born on 27 March 1899, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger. Leo Leonard Erdman was baptized on 18 June 1899, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA. He married Tama A. Schlegel, daughter of Abraham Schlegel and Mary Ritzman, on 15 April 1922, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3 Leo Leonard Erdman died on 4 January 1969, Rochester, Monroe County, NY, at age 69.^4,5
Newspaper obituary:
Leo Erdman, 70, Native Of Area
Leo L. Erdman, 70, of Rochester, N.Y. and the father of Ellis E. "Woody" Erdman, president and chairman of the Board of Trans National Communications, owners of Lewisburg Radio Station WUDO in Lewisburg, died Saturday in Rochester following a long illness.
A native of Klingerstown, Mr. Erdman was the son of the late Jacob Erdman and Christiana Klinger Erdman, the latter surviving.
As a youth, Mr. Erdman learned carpentry and construction work from his brothers and in 1920 took up shipbuilding in the Perth Amboy. N.J. area.
In 1923, he entered the general construction field with the Reading Coal and Iron Company. In 1954, he moved into the home construction field with the firm of Coaldwell and Cook, Rochester, N.Y. He retired from active work in 1965.
He was a member of Lodge 294 of the Free and Accepted Masons of Ashland and St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, the former Tama Schlegel and three children, Mrs. Joseph Close, of Rochester, Paul B. Erdman, Rochester and Ellis E. Erdman, of Ithaca, N.Y. Paul B. Erdman is the founder and senior partner of the professional engineering firm of Erdman and Anthony, of Harrisburg and Rochester. N.Y.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. from the Lawrence E. Rothermel funeral home, Klingerstown RD, with Rev. Doyle Luckenbaugh, pastor of the United Church of Christ, Leck Kill, officiating.
Interment will be in the St, Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown.
Friends will be received at the Rothermel funeral home on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 06 Jan 1969, Mon, Page 4.⁶
He was buried on 8 January 1969, at St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^7,2

     Tama A. Schlegel is also referred to as Laura in some sources.² She was born on 29 May 1903, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.^3,1 She was the daughter of Abraham Schlegel and Mary Ritzman.¹ Tama A. Schlegel married Leo Leonard Erdman, son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger, on 15 April 1922, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,2 Tama A. Schlegel died on 20 November 1992, Penn Lutheran Village, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, PA, at age 89.^3,1
Newspaper obituary:
Erdman rites
Services for Tama A. Erdman, 89, formerly of Selinsgrove and Rochester, N.Y., who died Friday morning at Penn Lutheran Village, Selinsgrove, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday from Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RD1 Klingerstown. The Rev. William S. Henderson will officiate. Interment will be in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery, Klingerstown. There will be no calling hours Sunday evening.
Born at Urban, RD1 Herndon, May 29, 1903, she was a daughter of the late Abraham and Mary Ritzman Schlegel. She resided in the Selinsgrove area since October 1978.
She retired in 1968 as a clerical worker for R. Forman Co., Rochester, N.Y., Her husband, Leo, died Jan. 4, 1969.
Surviving are two sons, Paul B., Arkport, N.Y., and Ellis E., Free-ville, N.Y; a daughter, Joan Close, Selinsgrove, with whom she resided prior to entering the nursing home; two brothers, Clarence Schlegel, Selinsgrove, and Owen Schlegel, RD1 Halifax; two sisters, Clara Hamaker, Houston, Texas, and Lean Ressler, RD1 Halifax; six "grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Nov 1992, Sat, Page 2.¹
She was buried at St, Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

     Miles Monroe Erdman was born on 13 February 1898, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹ He was the son of Jacob Joseph Erdman and Christiana Klinger. Miles Monroe Erdman was baptized on 8 April 1898, St. Michael's Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.² He married Mabel Ellen Heim, daughter of Samuel P. Heim and Mary Mauser.^3,4 Miles Monroe Erdman died on 14 May 1940, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 42; Newspaper account:
Rural Resident Takes Own Life
Miles Monroe Erdman, 42, of Upper Mahanoy Township, was found dead early today at the family home, a victim of hanging at his own hand.
His body was discovered at four a.m. by a son.
The man had taken a rope, tied one end of it around his neck and the other about a bannister of a stairway.
Northumberland County Coroner Sidney Kallaway who was notified and opened an investigation said Erdman had been in ill health for some time.
Immediate survivors include a widow and seven children.
Mount Carmel Item (Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania), 14 May 1940, Tue, Page 11.^5,6,7,1
Newspaper obituary:
MILES M. ERDMAN
Miles M. Erdman, age 42 years died at his home, Klingerstown, R. D., early Tuesday. He had engaged in the carpenter trade and was an assistant mail carrier.
Survivors are his wife and the following children, Helen, Lena, Earl, Ruth, Walter, Ruby, and Gloria, all at home; a sister, Mrs. Walter Davis of Klingerstown, and three brothers, Leo Erdman, of Ashland, R. D; William Erdman of Klingerstown R. D and Abel Erdman of Shamokin R. D.
Funeral services will be held from the residence Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with further services in the Klingerstown Church. Rev. Samuel Stauffer, pastor of the Lutheran Parish will officiate, and interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 16 May 1940, Thu, Page 1.⁸
He was buried on 17 May 1940, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^9,10

     John D. Boyer is also referred to as John T. Boyer in some sources. He was born circa 1847.¹ He married Mary Schartel.² John D. Boyer died on 9 March 1901.³

     Helen Laurette Erdman was born on 6 April 1903, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Ira Irvin Erdman and Mary Alta Boyer. Helen Laurette Erdman married Harry C. Haas, son of Simon P. Haas and Emma Seiler, on 6 June 1921.³ Helen Laurette Erdman died on 25 January 1990, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 86.²
Newspaper obituary:
Helen L. Haas, 86
KLINGERSTOWN - Helen L. Haas, 86, Klingerstown RD1, died Thursday morning, Jan. 25, 1990, in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she had been a patient since Monday.
Born in Klingerstown April 6, 1903, she was a daughter of the late Irvin Ira and Mary (Boyer) Erdman. Her husband, Harry C. Haas, died April 1.
She taught in the Upper Mahantango Township schools for many years. She was last employed as a cook at Reed's Inn, Gratz, until retiring in 1965. She also served as a local registrar of vital statistics for many years.
Mrs. Haas was a member of Salem United Church of Christ Church, Klingerstown RD1, where she was a former choir member and Sunday school teacher for many years. She also was a member of the Ladies Guild of the church.
She is survived by two sons, Donald E. and Harry A. Jr., both of Klingerstown RD1; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister and an infant brother.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Salem United Church of Christ Church, Klingerstown RD1, by the Revs. Bruce and Bonnie Dalious. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitors may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday in the church. Contributions may be made to the Salem Church Memorial Fund, Klingerstown RD1.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD1.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 26 Jan 1990, Fri, Page 6.²
She was buried on 29 January 1990, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.²

     Sadie Ruth Erdman was born on 15 May 1905.¹ She was the daughter of Ira Irvin Erdman and Mary Alta Boyer. Sadie Ruth Erdman was baptized on 6 August 1905, Saint Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.² She married Howard J. Greenwood, son of Ernest Greenwood and Sylvia Sawyer.³ Sadie Ruth Erdman married Walter Franklin Umholtz, son of William P. Umholtz and Catherine M. Thomas, on 12 February 1960, Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.⁴ Sadie Ruth Erdman died in January 1985, at age 79.^5,6

     Nevin Jacob Erdman was born on 16 July 1907. He was the son of Ira Irvin Erdman and Mary Alta Boyer. Nevin Jacob Erdman died on 6 October 1907.¹ He was buried at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²