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     Sadie Cecilia Lenker was born on 6 September 1886, Williamstown, Dauphin County, `PA.<sup>4,5,3</sup> She was the daughter of John Lenker and Annie Georgianna Kling.<sup>3</sup> Sadie Cecilia Lenker married Charles Allen Klinger, son of Jefferson Klinger and Mary Alice Grimes, on 30 June 1908, Williamstown, Dauphin County, `PA.^1,4,6 Sadie Cecilia Lenker died on 7 November 1972, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, `PA, at age 86.^5,4
Newspaper obituary:
Sadie C. Klinger
Mrs. Sadie C. Klinger, 86, of East Market St., Williamstown died Tuesday in the Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg.
She was born Sept. 6, 1886 in Williamstown, a daughter of the late John and Annie (Kling) Lenker. She was a member of the East Street United Methodist Church, Williamstown.
Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Lee Ann Watkins, Tower City; Mrs. Helen Rettinger, Sch. Haven; Mrs. Ruth McCormick, Lykens; Mrs. Mary Sansone, Harrisburg; Mrs. Donna Updegrave, Broomall; Mrs. Joyce Scherer, Greenbury, Pa; two sons, Arthur and Harold, both of Williamstown; a sister, Mrs. Grace Wagner, Williamstown; 12 grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday morning from the J. Franklin Lyons Funeral Home, Williamstown. Rev. H. Merle Saxman, her pastor, officiating. Interment in Williamstown Cemetery.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 08 Nov 1972, Wed, Page 2.⁷
She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

     John Lenker married Annie Georgianna Kling.¹

     Annie Georgianna Kling married John Lenker.¹

     Leana Klinger also went by the name of Midge.² She was born on 7 July 1909, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3,4 She was the daughter of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Leana Klinger married Joseph Lamar Watkins, son of James B. Watkins and Nancy Jane McCarthy, on 20 April 1935, Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA.^4,5
Newspaper obituary:
Leana Watkins
Leana "Midge" Watkins, ManorCare Health Services, Camp Hill, formerly of Tower City, died early Monday morning at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L.
Surviving are a son, J. Scott, Tower City; a daughter, Jayne W. Hartenstein, Tower City; four sisters, Donna Updegrove, Lancaster, Joyce Scherer, Pittsburgh, Ruth McCormick, Lykens, and Helyn Rettinger, Schuylkill Haven; a brother, Harold Klinger, Williamstown; two grandchildren.
Services will be private. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, RD Tower City. Corl Funeral Homes Tower City, is in charge of arrangements.
Republican and Herald, March 25, 1997, Page 2.⁶
Leana Klinger died on 25 March 1997, Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 87.^6,4 She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.⁷

     Arthur Allen Klinger was born on 19 June 1912, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3 He was the son of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Arthur Allen Klinger married Margaret Emily Hosgood, daughter of John Hosgood and Sara Wert.¹ Arthur Allen Klinger died on 8 January 1978, Wiiliamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 65.^4,5
Newspaper obituary:
Arthur A. Klinger
Arthur A. (Mose) Klinger, 65, 123 E. Broad St., Williamstown, died Sunday at his home.
Mr. Klinger was born June 19, 1912 in Williamstown, son of the late Charles and Sadie Lenker Klinger. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a retired employee of AMP Inc. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, United Methodist Church and Liberty Hose Company No. 1, all of Williamstown.
His wife, Margaret, died in 1964.
Surviving are a son, Terry, Philadelphia; a daughter, Mrs. Joanne Hopple, Lansdale; six grandchildren; one brother and six sisters, Harold, Williamstown; Mrs. Leanna Watkins, Tower City; Mrs. Helen Rettinger, Schuylkill Haven; Mrs. Ruth McCormick, Lykens; Mrs. Mary Sansane, Paxtang; Mrs. Donna Updegrove, Broomall; Mrs. Joyce Scherer, Pittsburgh.
Services will be held Thursday at the convenience of the family from the J. Franklin Lyons Funeral Home, Williamstown, with the Rev. Robert S. Fox officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. No viewing will be held.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 10 Jan 1978, Tue, Page 2.⁶
He was buried on 12 January 1978, at Fairview Cemetery, Wiiliamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^4,5

     Margaret Emily Hosgood was born on 28 March 1918, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^3,2 She was the daughter of John Hosgood and Sara Wert.² Margaret Emily Hosgood married Arthur Allen Klinger, son of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Margaret Emily Hosgood died on 2 November 1964, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 46.^3,2
Newspaper obituary:
MRS. ARTHUR KLINGER
WILLIAMSTOWN-Mrs. Margaret E. Klinger, 46, wife of Arthur A. Klinger, 123 E. Broad St. here, died Monday at Polyclinic Hospital.
Survivors also include a daughter, Mrs. JoAnn Hopple, Philadelphia; a son, Terry Klinger, with the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C; three grandchildren; five sisters, Priscilla Riegel, Wiconisco, Mrs. Laura Warlow, Pocono, Mrs. Alice Raudenbush, Philadelphia, Mrs. Elsie James and Mrs. Mildred Michalo, both of Colorado; and three brothers, Lester and Dean Hosgood, both of Philadelphia, and Thomas Hosgood, Wiconisco.
Services will be held Thursday| at 11 a.m. at the funeral 201 E. Market St., Williamstown, with the Rev. F. E. Robatin, pastor West Street Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown. Friends may call p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
The Evening News, November 3, 1964, Page 15.^4,5
She was buried on 5 November 1964, at Fairview Cemetery, Wiiliamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^3,2

     Helyn M. Klinger was born on 18 May 1914, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3,2 She was the daughter of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Helyn M. Klinger married Robert Benton Rettinger, son of James B. Rettinger and Eva Seip.³ Helyn M. Klinger died on 8 January 2000, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 85.^3,2
Newspaper obituary:
Helyn Rettinger
Helyn M. Rettinger, 85, of 301 E. Market St., Schuylkill Haven, died Saturday evening at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, where she had been a patient for nine days.
Born in Williamstown, May 18, 1914, she was a daughter of Charles and Sadie Lenker Klinger. She was a 1932 graduate of Williamstown High School
She was a member of the former St. Matthew Choir, Business and Professional Women's Club of Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill Haven Women's Club, and Christian Women's Club of Schuylkill County.
Her husband, Robert B., died Oct. 13, 1961.
Surviving are a son, James R., Rocky River, Ohio; a daughter, Janet L. DeWald, Schuylkill Haven; three sisters, Ruth McCormick, Lykens, Donna Updegrave, Lancaster, and Joyce Sherer, Jeannette; a brother, Harold Klinger, Williamstown; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m." Tuesday at Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Schuylkill Haven. The Rev. Harold L. Hand Jr. will officiate. Interment will be in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven. Geschwindt-Stabingas Funeral Home Inc., Schuylkill Haven, is in charge of arrangements.
Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 10 Jan 2000, Mon, Page 3.⁴
She was buried on 11 January 2000, at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.²

     Ruth Alberta Klinger was born on 6 March 1917, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Ruth Alberta Klinger married Joseph E. McCormack.¹ Ruth Alberta Klinger died on 24 January 2015, at her home Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 97.¹
Newspaper obituary:
LYKENS • Ruth A. McCormick of Lykens passed away Saturday January 24, 2015 at home. She was born March 6, 1917 at Williamstown, Pa. to the late Charles and Sadie Lenker Klinger.
She was retired from the former Lebro Shirt Factory and is of Methodist Faith.
Ruth is survived by a daughter Barbara A. Davis, grandchildren that were the apple of her eyes; Deborah Bush and husband Kenneth, Ronald Davis and wife Wendy, Steven Davis and wife Lori, Kathleen Yerges and husband Charles Jr., Ann Marie Buffington and husband Randy; seven great-grandchildren and nine great great-grandchildren; a sister Donna Updegrave; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Joseph E. McCormick; son-in-law Gary F. Davis; and grandchildren Charles “Chuckie” Yerges III and Isabella Davis.
Funeral services will be private and in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Ruth’s honor to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1513 Cedar Cliff Drive, Suite 100, Camp Hill, Pa. 17011.
John R. Shultz Funeral Home Lykens has charge of the arrangements.
Upper Dauphin Sentinel (http://www.sentinelnow.com/Obits.shtml) (January 27, 2015).¹

     Joseph E. McCormack married Ruth Alberta Klinger, daughter of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Joseph E. McCormack died before 2015.¹

     Gary F. Davis died before 2015.¹

     Charles Yerges III was the son of Charles Yerges Jr. and Kathleen Davis.¹ Charles Yerges III died before 2015.¹

     Mary Alice Klinger was born on 9 December 1919, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Mary Alice Klinger died on 8 October 1995, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.^3,2
Newspaper obituary:
Mary A. Sansone, 75, of Swatara Twp., died Sunday in Polyclinic Medical Center.
She was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Penbrook, and its Golden Age Club.
Surviving are her husband, Joseph A. Sansone; a brother, Harold Klinger of Williamstown; and five sisters, Midge Watkins of Tower City, Helen Redinger of Schuylkill Haven, Ruth McCormick of Lykens, Donna Updegrave of Lancaster and Joyce Scherer of Greensburg.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday in her church. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, West Hanover Twp.
Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Neill Funeral Home, Paxtang, where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Dauphin County Unit, 1500 N. Second St., Harrisburg 17102.
Published in Patriot-News on October 9, 1995.⁴
She was buried at Resurrection Cemetery, West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

     Harold R. Klinger also went by the name of Barney.² He was born on 29 April 1921, Wiiliamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Harold R. Klinger married June M. Carl, daughter of Walter Lawrence Carl and Katie Marie Kahler.³ Harold R. Klinger died on 7 February 2013, Schoolyard Square, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 91.²
Funeral home obituary:
WILLIAMSTOWN - Harold R. "Barney" Klinger, 91, formerly of Williamstown and Tower City, passed away Thursday at Schoolyard Square, Pine Grove.
Born in Williamstown, April 29, 1921, a son of the late Charles and Sadie Klinger.
Harold was a graduate of the former Williamstown High School. He was an Army veteran of W.W.II. He was a member of the Williamstown American Legion.
He retired from Ft. Indiantown Gap and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, 131st Transportation Company.
He was of the Methodist Faith. Harold was an avid fisherman, who enjoyed fishing in Clarks Valley and the river.
He was pre-deceased by his wife, June M. Carl Klinger, 2007; brother, Arthur Klinger; sisters, Midge Watkins, Mary Sansone, Joyce Scherer and Helyn Rettinger.
Surviving are a daughter, Kay Klinger and her husband Barry, Idaho; one granddaughter, Pamela M. Fetterhoff and her husband Scott, Tower City; one great granddaughter, Ashley M. Lavolia and her husband Joe, Elizabethtown; two sisters, Donna Updegrave, Manheim and Ruth McCormick, Lykens. Nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 12th at 11:00 am from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Homes, Inc. Tower City with Rev. Natalya Cherry. Burial with military honors will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Viewing will be from 10:30-11:00 at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Christ United Methodist Church, P.O. Box F, Tower City, PA 17980. To sign the guest book visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.⁴
He was buried on 12 February 2013, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²

     Joyce Elaine Klinger was born on 3 February 1926, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Allen Klinger and Sadie Cecilia Lenker.¹ Joyce Elaine Klinger married Lewis B. Scherer Sr. circa 1952.³ Joyce Elaine Klinger died on 25 February 2004, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA, at age 78.²
Newspaper obituary:
Joyce E. (Klinger) Scherer, 78, of Jeannette, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg.
She was born Feb. 3, 1926, in Williamstown, the youngest of eight children to Charles and Sadie (Lenker) Klinger.
Surviving are her loving husband of 52 years, Lewis B. Scherer Sr; her four children, Jane E. Martin and her husband, Jay, of Atlanta, Ga., Lewis B. Scherer Jr. and his fiancee, Yenda, and her son, Philip Barrios, of Garden Grove, Calif., Mary Beth "Betsy" Hostert and her husband, Tim, of Greensburg, and Charles "Chuck" Scherer, of Asheville, N.C; and three grandchildren, Jonathan, Sarah and Anna.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sisters, Midge Watkins, Helen Rettinger and Mary Sansone; and brother, Arthur Klinger.
She is survived by her sisters, Donna Updegrave and her husband, Ted, and Ruth McCormick; her brother, Harold Klinger and his wife, June; and sisters-in-law, Bertha Batejan and Frieda Mirsch and her husband, John.
Joyce is fondly remembered for her infinite kindness to so many people throughout the years.
After graduation from high school, she attended St. Joseph's Nursing School in Philadelphia, and earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. The majority of her nursing career was spent at Women's Medical, in Philadelphia. With the birth of her family, she relinquished her starched hospital whites for Keds and shorts but she continued to "nurse" neighbors, friends and relatives either with her medical expertise or one of her excellent meals. Many a Pa. State Trooper found a hot meal waiting at the end of a cold winter night or a friend could never pass by without an impromptu banquet being served.
Perhaps most noteworthy was her irreplaceable sense of humor. No matter how bleak a situation might appear, Joyce could always make one see the brighter side.
She was a member of Grace United Church of Christ, Jeannette.
Friends and family will be received at the VAIA FUNERAL HOME INC., at Twin Valley, 463 Athena Drive, Delmont, 724-468-1177, Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. (For directions, go to www.VaiaFuneralHome.com.)
Joyce's funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Robin Keating, of Grace United Church of Christ, and Dr. Robert S. McKie, of Trinity United Church of Christ, co-officiating. Entombment will follow at Twin Valley Memorial Park Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arnold Palmer Cancer Pavilion, 2000 Village Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Published in The Leader Times, Kittanning, PA, February 28, 2004.³
She was buried at Twin Valley Memorial Park Mausoleum, Delmont, Westmoreland County, PA.^3,4