Ray Emory Klock1

M, #3428, b. 23 April 1925, d. 14 June 1987
  • Last Edited: 17 Jan 2025
  • Ray Emory Klock was born on 23 April 1925, Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Daniel Nelson Klock and Martha May Erdman.
  • Ray Emory Klock married Jean L. Brosius, daughter of Henry L. Brosius and Sarah C. Kieffer, on 1 January 1947, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.3,4
  • Ray Emory Klock died on 14 June 1987, Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA, at age 62.5,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Ray E. Klock
    Ray E. Klock, 62, of Dornsife area, died at 6 p.m. Sunday in his home. He was ill for trie last two years.
    He was born in Little Mahanoy Township, April 23, 1925, a son of the late Daniel and Martha Erdman Klock.
    He owned and operated Klock's Parts Center, Sunbury, retiring in May 1985. At one time he owned Brosius Mills, Rebuck, and was later a manager of Brosius Motors, Dornsife area.
    He was a 1943 graduate of Trevorton High School.
    Mr. Klock was a member of Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck, where he served as treasurer for 20 years, until December 1986.
    He was a member of Herndon Lodge 702, F&AM, Harrisburg Consistory and Harrisburg Shrine, Herndon and Klingerstowh Fire companies, and Crissman Hunting CLub, Mifflin County.
    He was married to the former Jean L. Brosius on Jan. 1, 1947, at Red Cross.
    He was preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret Erdman, Mae Troutman, and Grace Bordner.
    Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Linda Wittes, Selinsgrove area, and Trisha Wolfe, Sunbury area; a son, Gregory, Sunbury area; four grandsons; a brother, Walter Klock, Dornsife area.
    Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Himmel's Church. The Rev. Paul Billow will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 15 Jun 1987, Mon, Page 2.6,4
  • He was buried at Himmel Chuch Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.6

Children of Ray Emory Klock and Jean L. Brosius

  • Linda M. Klock
  • Trisa Lee Klock
  • Gregory R. Klock

Citations

  1. [S228] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 3, no. 4 (1988): p. 87.
  2. [S1207] United States Selective Service System, online www.ancestry.com, United States Selective Service System (The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis), downloaded 2011.
  3. [S260] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 7, no. 3 (2003): p. 82.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ray E. Klock, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 15 Jun 1987, Mon, Page 2.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for wife Jean Brosius (2002).
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Onlne obituary for Ray E. Klock. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Jean L. Brosius1

F, #3429, b. 12 August 1927, d. 14 October 2002
  • Last Edited: 17 Jan 2025
  • Jean L. Brosius was born on 12 August 1927, near Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA.3
  • She was the daughter of Henry L. Brosius and Sarah C. Kieffer.2
  • Jean L. Brosius married Ray Emory Klock, son of Daniel Nelson Klock and Martha May Erdman, on 1 January 1947, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.1,4
  • Jean L. Brosius died on 14 October 2002, at home, RR 1, Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA, at age 75.5,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Jean L. Klock, 75, RR1 Dornsife
    KLOCK -- Jean L. Klock, 75, of RR1 Dornsife died at 2:56 a.m. Monday morning, Oct. 14, 2002, at her home following a four-month illness.
    She was a daughter of Sarah C. (Kieffer) Brosius of RR1 Dornsife and the late Henry L. Brosius. She was married to Ray E. Klock, who preceded her in death June 14, 1987.
    She was a 1946 graduate of Pine Park High School, Leck Kill.
    Mrs. Klock was a homemaker. She was a member of Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife.
    Mrs, Klock was a member of Himmel's Lutheran Church, Rebuck.
    Surviving, in addition to her mother, are two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda M. and James Wittes of RR3 Selinsgrove and Trisa L. and Gary Wolfe of RR1 Sunbury; one son and daughter-in-law, Gregory R. and Judy Klock of RR5 Sunbury; four grandchildren, Conn and Joel Meckley and Christopher and Brian Wolfe; one stepgrand-daughter, Pam Baker; four greatgrandchildren, Camryn, Gavin, Isabella and Travis Meckley; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Shawn and Sarah Baker; two sisters, Margie Bordner and Virginia Klinger, both of RR1 Herndon; one brother, Guy H. Brosius of Silverado, Calif; nieces; and nephews.
    The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Himmels Church, Rebuck, by the Rev. Frederick Faust, her pastor.
    Burial will be in the church cemetery.
    Contributions may be made to Evangelical Hospice, 1 Hospital Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837.
    Funeral arrangements were by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RRl Klingerstown.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 15 Oct 2002, Tue, Page 15.6
  • She was buried on 18 October 2002, at Himmel's Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.5,1
  • Father*: Henry L. Brosius2 b. 28 Dec 1905, d. 31 May 1994
  • Mother*: Sarah C. Kieffer2 b. 21 Feb 1910, d. 28 Apr 2004

Children of Jean L. Brosius and Ray Emory Klock

  • Linda M. Klock
  • Trisa Lee Klock
  • Gregory R. Klock

Citations

  1. [S260] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 7, no. 3 (2003): p. 82.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for daughter Jean (2002).
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, (2002).
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Ray E. Klock, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 15 Jun 1987, Mon, Page 2.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary.
  6. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Jean L. Klock, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 15 Oct 2002, Tue, Page 15.

Anna Lucetta Erdman

F, #3439, b. 28 April 1902, d. 11 October 1992
  • Last Edited: 27 Jan 2025
  • Anna Lucetta Erdman was born on 28 April 1902, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm.
  • Anna Lucetta Erdman married Harry Franklin Bucher, son of Andrew L. Bucher and Elizabeth Latsha, circa February 1919; A newspaper article noted:
    That her age is sixteen years and her occupation "farming" was the statement of Anna L. Erdman of Herndon. in obtaining a marriage license from and Recorder John I. Carr, yesterday. marry Henry Bucher, 19 years old of Red Cross, some miles east of Herndon. The consent of the parents of both was obtained.
    Mount Carmel Item, February 19, 1919, Page 2.3,4
  • Anna Lucetta Erdman died on 11 October 1992, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 90.1,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Anna L Bucher, 90, Dornsife RD
    Shoe factory retiree
    DORNSIFE -- Anna L. Bucher, 90, formerly of Dornsife RD, died at 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, 1992, at Sunbury Community Hospital, where she was admitted on Saturday. She was a resident at Mountain View Manor, Trevorton Road, for seven years.
    Born April 28, 1902, in Jackson Township, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Sevilla Schwalm Erdman. In 1919, she married Harry Bucher. He died in 1959.
    She lived in Dornsife area most of her life.
    She worked at Muskin Shoe Factory, Millersburg, for many years before retiring.
    Mrs. Bucher was educated in Jackson Township schools.
    She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Red Cross; ladies aide society of the church; charter member of Dornsife Idella Rebekah Lodge No. 58; past noble grand of .the lodge; member of Tri-County Past Noble Grands Association; and member of Herndon Senior Citizens.
    She is survived by three daughters, Arlene Deppen of Elizabethville, Lena Konyar of Trevorton and Shirley Maurer of Williamsburg, Va; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by a son, Paul; a grandson; a great-grandson; seven sisters; and three brothers.
    The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Red Cross, by the Rev. Glenn B. Keidel Jr. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross.
    Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the church and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the church. Dornsife Idella Rebekah Lodge No. 58 will conduct a service at 8 Thursday at the church.
    Arrangements were made by the Robert G. Foust Funeral Home, 841 W. Shamokin St., Trevorton.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 12 Oct 1992, Mon, Page 11.5
  • She was buried on 16 October 1992, at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.1,5

Children of Anna Lucetta Erdman and Harry Franklin Bucher

  • Paul Robert Bucher b. 7 Sep 1919, d. 26 Dec 1970
  • Arlene S. Bucher+ b. 4 Aug 1923, d. 9 Jan 2011
  • Lena Elizabeth Bucher b. 5 Nov 1932, d. 16 Mar 2011
  • Shirley Loraine Bucher

Citations

  1. [S239] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 1 (1993): p. 84.
  2. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com,.
  3. [S1214] Donald C. Reed, Descendants of Johannes Schwalm and Allied Families., CD-ROM (Lancaster, PA: Donald C. Reed, 2011), Descendants of Johannes Schwalm, p. 88. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Johannes Schwalm vol 3.
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, "GIRL FARMER 16 YEARS OLD GETS LEAVE TO WED," Mount Carmel Item, February 19, 1919, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-carmel-item/… : accessed January 27, 2025).
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Anna L. Bucher, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 12 Oct 1992, Mon, Page 11.

Sadie Elizabeth Erdman

F, #3440, b. 23 May 1904, d. 17 September 1988
  • Last Edited: 2 Mar 2020
  • Sadie Elizabeth Erdman was born on 23 May 1904.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Daniel Erdman and Sevilla Elizabeth Schwalm.
  • Sadie Elizabeth Erdman was baptized on 29 September 1904, St Johns Evangelical Lutheran, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • She married William A. Kahler, son of George Kahler and Emma Jane Hoch.3
  • Sadie Elizabeth Erdman married Charles E. Spade, son of Joseph Spade and Sarah Beetle, on 1 December 1951, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.4
  • Sadie Elizabeth Erdman lived in Herndon, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.1
  • She died on 17 September 1988, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 84.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Sadie E. Spade, 84
    HERNDON - Mrs. Sadie E. Spade, 84, Herndon, died Saturday afternoon in Sunbury Community Hospital, where she was admitted earlier the same day. She had been in ill health since May.
    Born at Herndon RD1, May 22, 1904, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Savilla (Schwalm) Erdman. Her first husband, William Kahler, died in 1935, and her second husband, Charles E. Spade, died in 1975.
    She was educated in the Herndon area schools. She was a member of Himmels United Church of Christ Church, Rebuck, and had been an active member of the Women of the Church; member of Idella Rebekah Lodge, Dornsife RD1; and the Herndon Senior Citizens.
    Mrs. Spade is survived by a companion, H. Elmer Dietz of Millersburg; one son, Carl W. Kahler of Dalmatia; two daughters, Mrs. Arleah Erdman of Summerdale and Mrs. Marlene Herrold of Herndon; two stepchildren, Mrs. Elenore Erdman of Dornsife RD1 and John Spade of Dornsife; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Anna Bucher of Shamokin RDL
    A son, Earl Kahler, died in 1985, and an infant son, Mark, preceded her in death. Six sisters and two brothers also preceded her in death.
    The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Himmels Church, Rebuck, by the Rev. Harry Colver of Lewisburg RD1, interim pastor. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
    Visitors may call in the church from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday. The Idella Rebekah Lodge will hold a service at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the church.
    Contributions may be made in her memory to the Himmels Church Memorial Fund, Rebuck.
    Funeral arrangements were made by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD1.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 19 Sep 1988, Mon, Page 8.5

Children of Sadie Elizabeth Erdman and William A. Kahler

  • Earl D. Kahler+ b. 3 Apr 1921, d. 9 Jan 1985
  • Mark George Kahler b. 23 Dec 1922, d. 26 Jun 1923
  • Carl William Kahler b. 12 May 1925, d. 27 Oct 2006
  • Arleah C. Kahler
  • Marlene J. Kahler

Citations

  1. [S231] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 4, no. 1 (1989): p. 101.
  2. [S932] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985.
  3. [S186] 1930 US Census, Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2091; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 2341825.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Charles E. Spade, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 03 May 1975, Sat, Page 2.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Sadie E. Spade, The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 19 Sep 1988, Mon, Page 8.