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     Barbara L. Schreffler was born on 13 September 1922.¹ She was the daughter of Harry B. Schreffler and Myrtle Bobb.² Barbara L. Schreffler married Elwood Robert Klinger, son of Joel Orlando Klinger and Adeline Bruella Wiest, on 5 October 1943, Dauphin County, PA.^3,2 Barbara L. Schreffler died on 15 February 1979, Frey Village Nursing Center, Middletown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 56.^1,4
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Ellwood R. Klinger
Mrs. Barbara Klinger, 56, of 1148 Cypress St., Middletown, died Thursday at Frey Village Nursing Center, Middletown.
She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Middletown.
Surviving are her husband, Ellwood R. Klinger; two daughters, Mrs. Karen M. Turner of Mechanicsburg, and Mrs. Sue A. Hartman of Dillsburg; six sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hull and Mrs. Betty Withers, both of Linglestown, Mrs. Sara Naylor and Mrs. Mary Huffman, both of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Elsie Bowman of Lykens, and Mrs. Nancy Kone of Camp Hill; two brothers, Neal Schreffler of Dover, and George Schreffler of Lykens, and five grandchildren.
Services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home at 260 E. Main St., Middletown. The Rev. Philip A. Lynch, her pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco.
A private viewing will be held at the convenience of the family.
The Evening News, February 16, 1979, Page 8.⁴
She was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.⁵

     Mary Mae Slattery was born on 3 June 1914, Ireland.^5,4 She was the daughter of Thomas Slattery.⁴ Mary Mae Slattery married Leon Edward Klinger, son of Joel Orlando Klinger and Adeline Bruella Wiest, on 26 October 1935, Manhattan, NY.^6,7,8 Mary Mae Slattery died on 21 March 1983, West Palm Beach, FL, at age 68.^5,4
Newspaper obituary:
Mary Mae Klinger
Mary Mae Klinger, 69, of Henryville, died Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla.
She was born in Ireland, Jan. 3, 1914, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Slattery.
Mrs. Klinger was of the Catholic faith.
She was preceded in death by a son, Joel, in 1966.
Surviving are her husband, Leon formerly of the Klingerstown area a daughter, Mary, wife of John Murray, Huntington Station, Long Island, N.Y; three grandchildren, and relatives in Ireland.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Merlin Sjoberg, Klingerstown, will officiate. Interment will be in Zioh (Klinger's) Lutheran Cemetery, Lykens area.
Pottsville Republican, March 22, 1983, Page 2.¹
She was buried on 25 March 1983, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁹

     Joel Thomas Klinger was born on 6 March 1940, Queens, Queens County, NY.^1,2,3 He was the son of Leon Edward Klinger and Mary Mae Slattery.¹ Joel served in the Army from September, 1963 to September, 1965. He was a PFC in the US Army fro.⁴ Joel Thomas Klinger died on 20 May 1966, New York at age 26.^2,5 He was buried on 24 June 1966, at Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY.^6,7