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German Daniels

• Last Edited: 28 Jan 2018

• German Daniels was born on 28 January 1886, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of William Breslin Daniels and (?) German.
• German Daniels married Sallie E. Welker circa 1905, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.
• German Daniels died in 1947, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: William Breslin Daniels b. 18 Apr 1863, d. 30 Sep 1907
• Mother*: (?) German b. c 1864

Jean Mary Klinger

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jean Mary Klinger was born on 11 November 1925, on Theodore Klinger's farm near Berrysburg, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Homer Wilber Klinger and Madie Mae Daniels.
• Jean Mary Klinger married Lee Williams on 27 December 1947, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA.²
• Jean Mary Klinger died on 13 April 2000, DeKalb Medical Center, Decatur, DeKalb County, GA, at age 74.²
• She was buried on 16 April 2000, at Melwood Cemetery, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, GA.²

• Father*: Homer Wilber Klinger b. 16 Apr 1903, d. 10 Mar 1927
• Mother-Pri*: Madie Mae Daniels b. 4 Dec 1903, d. 14 Feb 1974

Alvin R. Daniel

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Alvin R. Daniel was born on 5 August 1904, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Israel Daniels and Emma Jane Williard.
• Alvin R. Daniel married Mabel F. Bretzius.⁴
• Alvin R. Daniel died in September 1976, at age 72.^4,2
• He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Israel Daniels b. 10 Oct 1859, d. 22 May 1917
• Mother*: Emma Jane Williard b. 3 May 1884, d. 11 Dec 1973

Riley Oscar Schmeltz

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2022

• Riley Oscar Schmeltz is also referred to as Riley Oscar Smeltz in some sources.¹
• He was born on 14 January 1875, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of John Schmeltz and Hannah Cheste Schwalm.¹
• Riley Oscar Schmeltz married Kate Alice Daniels, daughter of Milton Daniels and Louisa Coleman, on 30 September 1899.
• Riley Oscar Schmeltz died on 12 December 1943, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 68.³
• He was buried on 16 December 1943, at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  RILEY O. SMELTZ
  Riley O. Smeltz, age 68 years, died at his home in Hegins, on Sunday. He was a son of the late John and Hannah (Schwalm) Smeltz.
  Survivors are ' his wife, Mrs. Katie Smeltz, and the following children, Mrs. Clark Huntzinger, Mrs. Harry Artz, Mrs. Charles Huntzinger, Leo and Robert Smeltz, all of Hegins, and Mrs. Richard Strohecker, of Mowery. Other survivors are sixteen grandchildren, three brothers and one sister, Monroe and Emanuel Smeltz, and Mrs., David Snyder, of Valley View, and Daniel Smeltz; of Sacramento.
  Funeral services will be held this Thursday afternoon with the Rev. C. E. Brodell officiating. Interment will be made in the Lutheran Church Cemetery Hegins.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 16 Dec 1943, Thu, Page 1.¹
  

• Father*: John Schmeltz b. 1 Mar 1837, d. 23 Jun 1911
• Mother*: Hannah Cheste Schwalm¹ b. 24 Mar 1847, d. 9 Mar 1923

Palmer Daniel Smeltz¹

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Palmer Daniel Smeltz is also referred to as Palmer Daniel Schmeltz in some sources.²
• He was born on 13 March 1916, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Riley Oscar Schmeltz and Kate Alice Daniels.
• Palmer Daniel Smeltz married Helen Irene Lubold, daughter of George James Lubold and Bessie Eva Schwalm, on 23 July 1937, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• Palmer Daniel Smeltz married Ioma Catherine Ochs, daughter of Charles Ochs and Edna Kessler, on 20 August 1966.²
• Palmer Daniel Smeltz died on 22 April 1987, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 71.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Palmer D. Smeltz Sr.
  Palmer D. Smeltz Sr., 71, of 1012 E. Main St, Hegins, died late Wednesday afternoon in Ashland State General Hspital.
  He was born in Hegins Township, March 13, 1916, a son of the late Riley and Kate Daniels Smeltz.
  He was a 1933 graduate of the former Hegins Township High School.
  Mr. Smeltz was a member of St Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View.
  Retired, he was employed by Rossini Coal Co. as a dragline operator.
  His first wife, the former Helen Lubold, died in 1965. Surviving are his second wife, the former Iona Ochs Coleman; two sons, Palmer Jr., Fleetwood, and James, St. Peter's, Pa; a daughter, Bette Walter, Pottstown; a stepson, Gary Coleman, Winchester, Ky; three stepdaughters, Carol Holzinger, Lanham, Md., Marcelle Stiely, Klingerstown, and Linda Fetterolf, Hegins area; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild; two brothers, Leo, Inderness, Fla., and Robert, Wilmington, Del; two sisters, Alma Huntzinger, Valley View, and Mary Strohecker, Hatboro.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St Andrew's United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. Donald Fishel will officiate. Interment will be in St Andrew's Cemetery. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 23 Apr 1987, Thu, Page 2.⁵
  

• Father-Pri*: Riley Oscar Schmeltz b. 14 Jan 1875, d. 12 Dec 1943
• Mother-Pri*: Kate Alice Daniels b. 30 Jun 1881, d. 2 Apr 1957

Ioma Catherine Ochs^1,2

• Last Edited: 20 May 2015

• Ioma Catherine Ochs was born on 2 April 1921, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Charles Ochs and Edna Kessler.²
• Ioma Catherine Ochs married Palmer Daniel Smeltz, son of Riley Oscar Schmeltz and Kate Alice Daniels, on 20 August 1966.³
• Ioma Catherine Ochs died on 14 April 2009, at her residence on Main Street, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ioma Catherine Coleman Smeltz, 88, of 1524 W. Main St., Valley View, passed away Wednesday at her residence.
  Born in Pitman, April 2, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Charles Ochs and the late Edna Kessler Ochs.
  She received her LPN certification from the Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing. She retired as an LPN from the former Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
  She was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Palmer D. Smeltz, in 1987; a brother, Alton Ochs; a sister, Betty Otto.
  She is survived by a son, Gary R. Coleman, Winchester, Ky; three daughters, Carole M. Holzinger, Hegins, Marcelle E. Stiely, Klingerstown, and Linda S. Zimmerman, Hegins; four grandsons, Todd R. Stiely, Valley View, Michael S. Stiely, Halifax, Craig A. Coleman, Lexington, Ky., and Justin J. Fetterolf, Ashland; three granddaughters, Tara N. Zimmerman, Hegins, Deana L. Coddington, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sonya L. Schlegel, Brookeville, Md; a stepgrandson, Brandon C. Zimmerman, Hegins; a stepgranddaughter, Jennifer M. Zimmerman, Spring City; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Alberta N. Blyler, Valley View, Ludella N. Tobias, Sinking Springs, and Twila Artz, Fountain.
  Services will be private at the convenience of the family at the Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with the Rev. Gerald Frey. Burial will be in Church of God Cemetery, Valley View. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.
  Published in the Republican & Herald on 4/16/2009.²
  
• She was buried at Church of God Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Charles Ochs² d. b 2009
• Mother*: Edna Kessler² d. b 2009

Verdie S. Klinger

• Last Edited: 2 Apr 2018

• Verdie S. Klinger is also referred to as Vertie and Bertie in some sources.
• She lived in Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.
• She was born in 1891, George Klinger homestead.
• She was the daughter of William S. Klinger and Susannah Schadel.
• Verdie S. Klinger married Stanford N. Daniels, son of Milton Daniels and Louisa Coleman, on 2 November 1912.
• Verdie S. Klinger died in 1968.¹
• She was buried at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: William S. Klinger b. 30 Jul 1854, d. 23 Oct 1925
• Mother*: Susannah Schadel b. 9 Apr 1854, d. 22 Feb 1926