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James Marvin Eaves

• Last Edited: 19 May 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James Marvin Eaves was born on 27 February 1924, Selma, Dallas County, AL.²
• He was the son of Pierson Lee Eaves and Mary Octavia Tomlinson.¹
• James Marvin Eaves died on 11 May 2018, Georgetown, Williamson County, TX, at age 94.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  James Marvin Eaves, age 94, died on Friday May 11, 2018 in Georgetown. He was born on February 27, 1924 in Selma, Alabama to Pierson and Mary (Tomlinson) Eaves.
  Jim left high school in 1942 to work for the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He was sent to Mississippi State College, Starkville, MS, Deforest Radio Labs, Chicago, IL, and the Philco Schools, Philadelphia, PA. He was transferred to Middletown Air Depot, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1943, where he met the love of his life, Elsie Mae Klinger, his future wife. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in July 1943 where he trained as a pilot, navigator and bombardier. Jim graduated Bombardier School in April 1945. His fiancée, Elsie, traveled alone to Childress, Texas for his graduation and they were wed on April 18, 1945. In June of 1945, Jim was in an AT-11 trainer aircraft that crashed on takeoff. While being evaluated for injuries sustained in the air crash, he was diagnosed with Plasa Cell Myeloma and spent the next 2 years in Army hospitals. Jim retired with disability in 1947 from the U.S. Army Air Corps. He and Elsie returned to Selma and Jim worked in radio and TV repair. In 1948 he opened his own business. In 1958, Jim started a successful 22 year career with the Federal Aviation Administration. He began as a Communications Technician which led him to work in numerous areas in the FAA. He was sent to Radar School in Oklahoma City, OK. When he completed his instruction, he was offered a position as Radar Instructor at the Radar School in Oklahoma City. Jim enrolled in night classes at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and in 1964 he took the Civil Service Engineering exams and passed. He transferred to the Avionic Training Branch of the FAA academy in 1964 and was promoted to the grade of GS-855-12, Electronic Engineer. In January 1966 Jim transferred to the Memphis Area Office as an Electronic Engineer on the Facilities & Engineering staff. A year later he transferred to the Montgomery Field Engineering Office and in 1968 he transferred to the Atlanta Regional Office. He was promoted to Section Chief of the Radar Navaids Section in 1970. In 1972 Jim transferred to the Washington Headquarters of the FAA as a Program Engineer and was promoted to Assistant Division Chief of the Radar Engineering Division in 1974. In 1975 he was transferred to the New Orleans FAA Sector Office and assumed the duties of the Airway Facilities Sector Manager. Jim retired from the FAA on March 15, 1980, with 28 years of Federal service. Jim and Elsie enjoyed their retirement where they traveled visiting family and doing genealogy research. He enjoyed sharing his family stories and staying up to date on various science topics and current events. Jim and Elsie had two sons, James Bernard Eaves (b. 1947) and Marvin Lee Eaves (b.1962). Jim and Elsie were married for 73 years.
  Jim was preceded in death, by his parents, his brother Pierson (Pete) Eaves, and his sister, Theresa (Tatum) Norris. He is survived by his wife Elsie, by his brother Richard Tatum, his son James B. Eaves and his wife Claudia, his son Marvin L. Eaves and his wife Vicki, his grandchildren, Chris, Erin, Heather, Ryan and Ashlee, and his great-grandchildren, Kyler, Julianna, Chris and Haley. We would like to thank the staff at the Wesleyan skilled nursing and memory care and the staff at the Scott & White ICU for their compassionate and loving care.²
  
  
  

• Father*: Pierson Lee Eaves¹
• Mother*: Mary Octavia Tomlinson¹

Hilda Boyer

• Last Edited: 18 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Hilda Boyer was born in 1909, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Charles Adam Boyer and Clara E. Adams.
• Hilda Boyer married Ralph Edwin Straub, son of George Brady Straub and Catherine Senora Klinger, on 3 March 1928, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• Hilda Boyer died on 7 March 1948, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^3,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Hilda Straub Dies At Age Of 38
  Mrs. Hilda Boyer Straub, widow of Ralph Straub, died Sunday noon at her home in Lykens Township after a lingering illness. She was 38 years of age. Her husband died seven years ago.
  Mrs. Straub was born in Klingerstown the daughter of the late Charles and Clara Adams Boyer. She was a member of Klinger's Lutheran Church at Erdman.
  Surviving are six children, Russell Straub, Alexandria, Va; Jean, Clair, Glenn, William and Barbara Straub at home; two brothers, Albert Boyer, Alexandria, Va., and John Boyer, Williamstown; three sisters, Mrs. Arthur Hauck, Valley View; Mrs. Ralph Hepner, Dalmatia R. D; Mrs. Henry Reed, Lititz, and a half-brother, Herlan Boyer, of Klingerstown.
  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p. m. with a prayer service at the Reed funeral home at Pillow and continued services at Klinger's Church at Erdman. Rev. Dr. D. I. Sulfzbach will officiate. Burial will be in the Klinger's Church cemetery. Friends may call at Reed's funeral home at Pillow for the viewing after 7 p. m. Tuesday.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 08 Mar 1948, Mon, Page 7.¹
  

• Father*: Charles Adam Boyer b. 1880, d. 19 Oct 1931
• Mother*: Clara E. Adams b. 1882, d. 1938

Hilda Ellen Wenrich¹

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hilda Ellen Wenrich was born on 16 March 1906, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Charles Wenrich and Katie Hoffman.
• Hilda Ellen Wenrich married Harry Austin Straub, son of George Brady Straub and Catherine Senora Klinger, on 8 September 1923, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• Hilda Ellen Wenrich died on 28 August 1993, Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 87.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Hilda E. Straub
  Hilda E. Straub, 87, RD1 Lykens, died Saturday at Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
  Born in Spring Glen, March 16, 1906, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Katie Hoffman Wenrich.
  She was a member of Zions Lutheran Church, RD Lykens, and its Rainbow class. She was a former member of Tri-Valley Senior Citizens and Gratz-Lykens Township Senior Citizens.
  Surviving are her husband, Harry A., to whom she married almost 70 years; six sons, Charles, Harry Jr., both of RD Lykens, Ronald, Larry, both of RD Klingerstown, Delroy, Valley View, and Glen, RD Dornsife; two daughters, Arabell Klinger, Spring Glen, and Mary Sypa, Osceola Mills; a sister, Ruth Klinger, Ashland; 24 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from Zions Lutheran Church, RD Lykens. The Rev. Myron Schevey will officiate. Interment will be in Zions Church Cemetery, RD Lykens. James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 30 Aug 1993, Mon, Page 2.⁴
  
• She was buried on 31 August 1993, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^2,4

• Father*: Charles Wenrich
• Mother*: Katie Hoffman

William Wallace Schlegel

• Last Edited: 30 Dec 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Wallace Schlegel was born on 6 October 1904, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of James D. Schlegel and Lizzie Peiffer.¹
• William Wallace Schlegel married Saloma Louesa Straub, daughter of George Brady Straub and Catherine Senora Klinger, circa 1926.⁴
• William Wallace Schlegel died on 19 May 1945, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 40.^5,2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  William W. Schlegel Dies At Valley View
  William Wallace Schlegel well known resident of Valley View, died at his home Saturday morning. He was born in Northum berland County October 6, 1904, a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Schlegel and had resided in Valley View for 12 years. He was engaged as a miner.
  Surviving are his wife, Lulu, his parents; these children, Willard, in the Army Air Corps at Keesler Field, Miss; Jean and James, of Klingerstown, R. D; Mrs. H. A. Davis, Klingerstown; Mrs. Clyde Minnig, Mrs. Raymond Seiger and Carl, of Donaldson; Samuel, of Spring Glen, and Roy, in the Army in Germany.
  Funeral services will be held at Klinger's Union Church, Erdman, at 2 p. m., Wednesday, in charge of Rev. Dr. D. L Sultzbach. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 21 May 1945, Mon, Page 2.³
  
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^6,7

• Father*: James D. Schlegel¹ b. 6 Nov 1870, d. 16 Dec 1954
• Mother*: Lizzie Peiffer b. 11 Mar 1877, d. 24 May 1952

Maude Irene Kessler¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2023

• Maude Irene Kessler was born on 16 February 1887, Lavelle, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4
• She was the daughter of Charles H. Kessler and Hanna Sibila Klinger.²
• Maude Irene Kessler married Clarence Mark Klinger, son of Alfred Klinger and Hanna Mattern, on 1 March 1906, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Maude Irene Kessler died on 31 July 1944, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 57.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. C. N. KLINGER
  Mrs. Maude Irene Klinger, aged 57, the wife of Clarence Klinger, a life-long resident of Barry Township, died at her home on Monday. The deceased was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kessler and was a faithful member of the United Brethren Church of Barry Township.
  She is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Herbert Ludwig, Allen Klinger, tax collector of Barry; Guerney and Clair Klinger, all residents there; Mrs. Harry Kissinger. Tower City; Mrs. Clarence Maurer and Mrs. George Ebert, Hegins Township; Mrs. Lawrence Shuey, Buck Run; Pvt. Calvin Klinger, Camp McClain, S-2/c Stanley Klinger, Ames, Iowa. Twenty-five grandchildren and these sisters and brothers also survive: Mrs. John Wetzel and Mrs. Edward Heim, Drums; Mrs. Charles Barry Township; Mrs. Lawrence Weinreich, Mowry; Miss Mary Kessler, Selinsgrove; the Rev. Elias Kessler, Antioch, W. and Robert Kessler, Gordon.
  The funeral took place at 10:00 o'clock this morning from the Klinger residence in Barry Township, with further services in the United Brethren Church. The Rev. C. I. Summy conducted both services and burial was made in the parish cemetery.
  The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald, August 4, 1944, Pages 1, 6.⁵
  
• She was buried on 4 August 1944, at Salem EUB Church Cemetery, Weishample, Schuylkill County, PA.^6,5

• Father*: Charles H. Kessler² b. 31 Jul 1867, d. 15 Feb 1940
• Mother*: Hanna Sibila Klinger² b. 22 Oct 1867, d. 6 Jan 1888

Keith Kermit Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 21 Dec 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Keith Kermit Klinger was born on 21 July 1952, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of Kenneth Kermit Klinger and Betty E. Stiely.
• Keith Kermit Klinger was baptized on 7 September 1952, St. Andrew's Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He died on 27 October 2013, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 61.^4,3,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Keith K. Klinger, 61, of Tower City passed away Sunday at his home.
  Born in Lykens, July 21, 1952, a son of Betty E. Stiely Klinger, Tower City and the late Kenneth K. Klinger.
  Keith retired from Reese's, Hershey.
  He was a 1970 graduate of Williams Valley High School; a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Tower City; 700 Club and a lifelong member of NRA. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating. He was an experienced kayaker and guide. He also played guitar in various local bands including Nickel Plate Road and Capone.
  In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by an infant son Eric.
  Surviving in addition to his mother, are his daughter, Tanya L. Sims and her husband Ryan, of Lykens; two brothers, his twin, Karl, Tower City and Roger, Williamstown; two granddaughters, Sydney and Erica Sims; his former wife, Helen Klinger, WV; nieces and nephews.
  Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 31st at 11:00 am from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Homes, Inc. Tower City with Pastor David McElwee. Burial will be in the St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View. Visitation will be from 10:30-11 am at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to NRA Processing Center P. O. BOX 420648, Palm Coast, FL 32142 or 700 Club or St. Labre Indian School, Ashland, MT 59004.
  Published in Patriot-News on Oct. 29, 2013.^6,7
  
• He was buried on 31 October 2013, at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Kenneth Kermit Klinger b. 3 Dec 1924, d. 23 Mar 1991
• Mother*: Betty E. Stiely b. 25 Oct 1924, d. 22 Dec 2014

Karl Kenneth Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Karl Kenneth Klinger was born on 21 July 1952, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of Kenneth Kermit Klinger and Betty E. Stiely.
• Karl Kenneth Klinger was baptized on 7 September 1954, St. Andrew's Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He died on 16 September 2014, Schuylkill Medical Center-East, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 62.^4,3
• He was buried on 20 September 2014, at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵
• Online obituary:
  Karl K. Klinger, 62, of Tower City, passed away Tuesday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East, Pottsville.
  Born in Lykens, July 21, 1952, a son of Betty Steily Klinger, Tower City and the late Kenneth Klinger.
  Karl was a 1970 graduate of Williams Valley High School. He retired from Reese's, Hershey.
  He was an experienced kayaker and guide with Jim Thorpe River Adventures. He also played guitar in various local bands including Nickel Plate Road and Capone.
  In addition to his father he was predeceased by his twin brother Keith, 2013.
  Surviving in addition to his mother, are two daughters, Kussandra Klinger, Mechanicsburg and Janelle Limric (Sean), Summerdale; a brother, Roger Klinger, Williamstown; 5 grandchildren 3 nieces and 1 nephew.
  Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 20th at 10 am from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Homes, Inc. Tower City. Burial will be in the St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View.
  Dimon Funeral Home, Valley View.³
  

• Father*: Kenneth Kermit Klinger b. 3 Dec 1924, d. 23 Mar 1991
• Mother*: Betty E. Stiely b. 25 Oct 1924, d. 22 Dec 2014

Roger Lee Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 16 Aug 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Roger Lee Klinger was born on 5 May 1960, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He was the son of Kenneth Kermit Klinger and Betty E. Stiely.
• Roger Lee Klinger died on 3 June 2020, from injuries sustain in an automobile accident Lebanon County, PA, at age 60.³
• Funeral home obituary:
  Roger Lee Klinger
  May 5, 1960 - June 3, 2020
  Roger Lee Klinger, 60, of Pine Grove, formerly of Williamstown and Tower City, passed away Wednesday, June 3rd from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Lebanon County.
  Born in Pottsville, May 5, 1960, a son of the late Kenneth and Betty Steily Klinger.
  Roger was a 1978 graduate of Williams Valley High School. He was employed as forklift operator at UPS, Harrisburg.
  He enjoyed playing bass guitar and was a member in the former Capone Band.
  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his two brothers, Keith and Karl Klinger.
  Surviving are his children, Randi L. Heaney and her husband Michael, Dalmatia; Jaime L. Gilham and her husband Cliff, Texas; Justin Klinger, Elizabethtown and Amanda Noll and her husband Jason, Harrisburg; three nieces, Tanya Sims, Kussandra Klinger and Janelle Limric. 8 grandchildren.
  Services will be held at the convenience of the family from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home, Inc., Tower City. Burial will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View. To send condolences to the family please visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.³
  
• He was buried at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Kenneth Kermit Klinger b. 3 Dec 1924, d. 23 Mar 1991
• Mother*: Betty E. Stiely b. 25 Oct 1924, d. 22 Dec 2014

Ethel Mae Kopp^1,2

• Last Edited: 23 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ethel Mae Kopp was born on 12 November 1927, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Frank Kopp and Helen Snyder.³
• Ethel Mae Kopp married Ralph W. Klinger, son of Gurney Allen Klinger and Gertrude Mabel Troutman, circa 1952.^4,5
• Ethel Mae Kopp lived in Evelyn Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She died on 22 March 2005, Milton Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.²
• She was buried on 28 March 2005, at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Frank Kopp³
• Mother*: Helen Snyder³

Wendy Lee Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 23 Nov 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Wendy Lee Klinger was born on 20 December 1955, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• She was the daughter of Ralph W. Klinger and Ethel Mae Kopp.
• Wendy Lee Klinger died on 11 April 2001, at age 45.^5,4
• She was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Corry, Erie County, PA.⁶

• Father-Pri*: Ralph W. Klinger b. 16 Jan 1927, d. 1 Mar 2013
• Mother*: Ethel Mae Kopp b. 12 Nov 1927, d. 22 Mar 2005

Thomas R. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 1 Feb 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Thomas R. Klinger was born on 27 December 1953, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• He was the son of Ralph W. Klinger and Ethel Mae Kopp.²
• Thomas R. Klinger died on 21 February 2013, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Thomas R. Klinger, 59, Swatara Township, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at his home.
  Born December 23, 1953 in Lykens, PA, he was the son of Ralph Klinger, Harrisburg and the late Mae (Kopp) Klinger. He was a graduate of Central Dauphin East High School and Messiah College; and was a computer programmer at D&H Distributing.
  Tom was a long time member of Trinity EC Church in Rutherford Heights where he was a leader of their Stephen Ministry, a teacher for the Seeker Sunday School Class, a member of the choir and a former trustee. He was a loving husband, a caring father, and a loyal friend who touched the lives of many and dedicated his own life to faith, family and ministry.
  In addition to his father, he is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Margaret M. "Pixie" (Smith) Klinger; his son, Andrew T. (and his wife, Brenna J.) Klinger, Harrisburg; his daughter, Sarah E (and her husband, Nelson R.) Llewellyn, Laurel, MD and one granddaughter, Kaelynn M. Klinger.
  Services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in his church, 165 N. 67th St., Harrisburg, 17111 with the Rev. Dr. Keith A. Blank, his pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. There will be a viewing at the church Wednesday from 9:00 am until 10:45 am.
  Contributions in his memory should be made to the Stephen Ministry at Trinity.
  Kimmel Funeral Home, Harrisburg, is handling arrangements.
  Published in Patriot-News, February 24, 2013.⁵
  
• He was buried on 27 February 2013, at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^4,6

• Father*: Ralph W. Klinger b. 16 Jan 1927, d. 1 Mar 2013
• Mother*: Ethel Mae Kopp² b. 12 Nov 1927, d. 22 Mar 2005

Loretta Wiest

• Last Edited: 6 Mar 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Loretta Wiest is also referred to as Lauretta in some sources.¹
• She was born on 21 January 1916, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Charles R. Wiest and Bertha Sula Klinger.
• Loretta Wiest died in August 1979, at age 63.^3,2

• Father*: Charles R. Wiest b. 1898, d. 1962
• Mother*: Bertha Sula Klinger b. 7 Mar 1897, d. 7 Mar 1950