Wayne LeMar Sitlinger1

M, #36903, b. 7 January 1941, d. 24 September 2023
Last Edited=26 Sep 2023
Relationship
5th cousin 1 time removed of Max Edwin Klinger
Charts
Descendants of Elizabeth Schwalm
     Wayne LeMar Sitlinger was born on 7 January 1941, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1 He was the son of Emory Isaiah Sitlinger and Henrietta Weiss.1 Wayne LeMar Sitlinger was baptized on 13 March 1941, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1 He died on 24 September 2023, Nottingham Village, Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA, at age 82.2
Funeral home obituary:
Wayne L. Sitlinger
January 7, 1941 - September 24, 2023
Wayne L Sitlinger, age 82, of Gratz, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Nottingham Village, Northumberland.
He was born on Tuesday, January 7, 1941, in Lykens Twp., a son of the late Emory Sitlinger and the late Henrietta (Wise) Sitlinger.
Wayne served in the US Marine Corps.
He worked at TRW and Chromalloy, Harrisburg, prior to his retirement.
He was a life member of VFW Post 2385, Gratz and the Gratz Fire Company.
Wayne enjoyed sprint car racing and football.
He was preceded in death by his parents; by a son, Kevin Talhelm Sitlinger, three brothers, Robert Sitlinger, Russell Sitlinger, and Carl Sitlinger, and five sisters, Tillie Bobroski, Arlene Sitlinger, Bonnie Bowman, Evelyn Shaffner and Phyllis Sitlinger.
He is survived by his wife Barbara I (Miller) Sitlinger, to whom he was married for 51 years.
He is also survived by a step son, Jeffrey Morgan of Gratz; a brother, Alvin Sitlinger of Valley View; a sister, Margaret Reitz of Mechanicsburg; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc, Valley View, on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 11:00 am, with Vicki Shaffner officiating. The family requests that you wear your favorite Steelers or racing shirt.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial with Military Honors will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Valley View.
Memorial contributions can be made to Gratz Fire Company, Gratz PA 17030.
Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.2
He was buried on 7 October 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.3
Father*Emory Isaiah Sitlinger1 b. 19 Feb 1903, d. 4 Feb 1991
Mother*Henrietta Weiss1 b. 14 Jul 1905, d. Oct 1982

Citations

  1. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  2. [S1147] Online Obituary for Wayne L. Sitlinger, Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc, Valley View, PA; https://www.buffingtonreed.com/obituaries/Wayne-Sitlinger/…
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary, for Kevin W. Sitlinger Talhelm, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Millersburg, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/Kevin-W-Talhelm

Henrietta Weiss1,2

F, #36912, b. 14 July 1905, d. October 1982
Last Edited=26 Sep 2023
     Henrietta Weiss is also referred to as Henrietta Wise in some sources. She was born on 14 July 1905, Dauphin County, PA.2 She was baptized on 5 September 1905, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2 She married Emory Isaiah Sitlinger on 5 May 1923, Salem Lutheran Parsonage, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1,2 Henrietta Weiss was buried in October 1982, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2 She died in October 1982, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.2

Children of Henrietta Weiss and Emory Isaiah Sitlinger

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 459. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.