Henry E. Shomper1

M, #4352, b. 3 March 1921, d. 3 February 2006
  • Last Edited: 17 Mar 2018
  • Henry E. Shomper was born on 3 March 1921, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He was baptized on 18 November 1928, Salem Reformed Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • He married Frances Madeline Klinger, daughter of Mark Franklin Klinger and Eva Alvesta Troutman, on 24 December 1945, Baltimore, Baltimore (city), MD.4,3
  • Some sources suggest that Henry E. Shomper and Frances Madeline Klinger were married Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Henry E. Shomper died on 3 February 2006, Dauphin County, PA, at age 84.3
  • He was buried on 7 February 2006, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.3

Children of Henry E. Shomper and Frances Madeline Klinger

  • Richard Leroy Shomper3
  • Shirley Jean Shomper3
  • David Lester Shomper3
  • John Edward Shomper Sr.3

Citations

  1. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 280. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  4. [S173] Steve E. Troutman, compiler, The Trautman/Troutman Family History, Volume II (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1997), Vol. II, p. 142. Hereinafter cited as Troutman Family History.

Carl Richard Klinger

M, #4353, b. 30 December 1932, d. 7 March 2022
  • Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022
  • Carl Richard Klinger was born on 30 December 1932, Big Run, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Mark Franklin Klinger and Eva Alvesta Troutman.
  • Carl Richard Klinger was baptized on 11 February 1934, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He married Patricia Ann Shaffer, daughter of Robert Shaffer and Ethel Harman, on 8 December 1956, The Little Church Around The Corner, New York, NY.3,1
  • Carl Richard Klinger died on 7 March 2022, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, at age 89.4
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Carl R. Klinger
    Carl R. Klinger, of King of Prussia, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. He was 89 years old. He was the loving husband of the late Patricia Ann (Shaffer) Klinger, sharing 65 years of marriage together before her passing in December 2021.
    Born in Big Run, PA, he was the son of the late Mark and Vesta (Troutman) Klinger.
    Carl was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked at the US Navy Yard in Philadelphia for many years as a parts specialist, along with other titles throughout his career.
    He was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pennsburg. Carl was a jack-of-all-trades as he enjoyed fixing things around his house. He also loved being in the outdoors, whether it was taking a walk or riding his bicycle.
    Surviving are a son, Lance N. Klinger and wife, Lori of Bethlehem; a grandson, Mark Klinger; and step-grandson, Joseph Kressler. In addition to his wife and parents, he is predeceased by a son, Dane A. Klinger and two sisters, Frances Shomper and Eileen Mattis.
    Services will be private at this time.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Montgomery County SPCA, 1059 Sweisford Rd, Perkiomenville, PA 18074.5

Children of Carl Richard Klinger and Patricia Ann Shaffer

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 281. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Klinger-Shaffer," Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 13 Dec 1956, Thu, Page 1.
  4. [S1147] Online Obituary for Carl R. Klinger, Mann - Slonaker Funeral Home, East Greenville, PA; https://www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com/memorials/…
  5. [S1147] Online Obituary, for Carl R. Klinger, Mann-Slonaker Funeral Home, East Greenville, PA; https://www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com/memorials/…

Catherine Elizabeth Williard

F, #4358, b. 30 April 1876, d. 26 June 1957
  • Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018
  • Catherine Elizabeth Williard was born on 30 April 1876, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA; Date listed as "April 31" in Klinger's Church baptismal records.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger.
  • Catherine Elizabeth Williard was baptized on 3 June 1876, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA; Mother's name listed as "Maria Elisa (Klinger)."1
  • She married Charles P. Moyer, son of John Moyer and Sarah Gonsert, circa 1896.3
  • At the time of the 1920 Census, the widowed Catherine was head of a household in Gratz, PA, that included 2 sons, Luther and Guy, and 2 boarders.4
  • Catherine Elizabeth Williard married John Charles Minnig, son of Jacob Minnig and Elizabeth Hornkepel, after 1920.5
  • Catherine Elizabeth Williard died on 26 June 1957, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.2
  • She was buried on 29 June 1957, at Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.6,7

Children of Catherine Elizabeth Williard and Charles P. Moyer

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 159. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241401; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 54; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  5. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 604. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  6. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."
  7. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 51999; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  8. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 086791-64; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Dorsey Angeline Williard

F, #4359, b. 6 February 1881, d. 7 May 1952
  • Last Edited: 19 Dec 2018
  • Dorsey Angeline Williard is also referred to as Dorothy Angeline Williard in some sources.1
  • She was born on 6 February 1881, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger.
  • Dorsey Angeline Williard was baptized on 26 March 1881, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • She married Edwin Guerney Klinger, son of William S. Klinger and Susannah Schadel.
  • In 1920, Dorsey (Dorothy) and Gurney were living in Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, where Edwin was a carpenter at a coal colliery. Their household consisted of the following persons: Gurney Klinger, 40; Dorothy, 39; Edwin, son, 19; Irwin, son, 17; Ellen, daughter, 16; Clinton, son, 14; Ralph, son, 12; and Arthur, son, 10.4
  • Dorsey Angeline Williard died on 7 May 1952, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 71.3
  • She was buried on 10 May 1952, at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA.3

Children of Dorsey Angeline Williard and Edwin Guerney Klinger

Citations

  1. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  2. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 165. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  3. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 47583; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  4. [S192] 1920 US Census, Reilly Twp., Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1651; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 313.

Emma Jane Williard

F, #4360, b. 3 May 1884, d. 11 December 1973
  • Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018
  • Emma Jane Williard was born on 3 May 1884, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger.
  • Emma Jane Williard was baptized on 8 June 1884, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She married Israel Daniels, son of Joel Daniels and Anna Maria Carolina Klinger, on 8 May 1904, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3,4
  • At the time of the 1910 Census, Emma was married to "Israel Daniel," age 51, his second marriage. They were living in Gratz, Dauphin County, where Israel was a farmer. According to the Census, they had been married about 5 years. Their household included: Israel Daniel, 51; Emma J., 26; Alvin R., son 5; Artie H., son, 21 , married less than 1 year; and Carlos F., son, 14.2
  • In 1920, Emma was a widow and head of a household, living on Main Street in Gratz, Dauphin County, with her son Alvin, who was a laborer in a coal mine.5
  • Emma Jane Williard married Claude Samuel Buffington, son of John Jacob Buffington and Clara L. Kissinger, after 1920; At the time of the 1920 Census, Claude was single, living on Main Street in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, where he managed a barber shop.6
  • Some sources suggest that Emma Jane Williard and Claude Samuel Buffington were married circa 1916 Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, but this appears to be inconsistent with the Census records.7
  • In 1930, Emma and Claude were living in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, where Emma was a seamstress at a shirt factory and Claude was a barber.8
  • Emma Jane Williard died on 11 December 1973, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.9,10,11
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Emma Buffington
    Mrs. Emma J. Buffington, 89, of Gratz, died at her home Tuesday. She was a member of Simeon's United Lutheran Church.
    Surviving is a son, Alvin R. Daniel, of Gratz.
    Services will be held Saturday afternoon at Simeon's United Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Logan officiating. Interment will be in Gratz Union Cemetery.
    Pottsville Republican, 12 Dec 1973, Wed, Page 2.11
  • She was buried on 15 December 1973, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.11,12

Child of Emma Jane Williard and Israel Daniels

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 169. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S199] 1910 Census , Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 693.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Israel Daniel, Elizabethville Echo, 31 May 1917, Thu, Page 1.
  4. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), pp. 140, 487 & 605. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  5. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 824.
  6. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 822.
  7. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, pp. 140, 605.
  8. [S186] 1930 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2026; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 3.0.
  9. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 54.
  10. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  11. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Emma Buffington, Pottsville Republican, 12 Dec 1973, Wed, Page 2.
  12. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133986185/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Homer Arthur Lebo

M, #4362, b. 10 July 1905, d. 12 December 1956
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2020
  • Homer Arthur Lebo also went by the name of Hump.1
  • He was born on 10 July 1905, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Ira Milton Lebo and Kate Alta Polm.
  • Homer Arthur Lebo married Verna May Klinger, daughter of Theodore Klinger and Mary McClata Williard, on 19 April 1924, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • At the time of the 1940 Census, Homer and Verna were living in Elizabethville, PA, where Homer was a coach builder at a wagon company. Their household included 5 children.4
  • Homer Arthur Lebo died on 12 December 1956, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 51.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    HOMER A. LEBO
    Homer A. Lebo, West Main Street, Elizabethville, died Tuesday morning, at the age of 51 years. Mr. Lebo had been in ill health a number of years.
    Mr. Lebo was a son of I. Milton and Kate (Polm) Lebo. A native of Berrysburg, he had been a resident of this community forty years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, and the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, Millersburg.
    Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Verna Klinger Lebo; four sons, Theodore and Robert Lebo, both of Elizabethville; Arnold, with the Air Force in Panama, and James, stationed with the Navy in England.
    Also surviving are his mother, one brother, James, of Harrisburg; a sister, Mrs. Nevin Romberger, Elizabethville R. D., and three grandchildren.
    Services will be held from the Buffington Funeral Home at 2:00 o'clock Friday afternoon. Rev. Thomas A. Berg, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church will officiate, and interment will be in the St. John's Church Cemetery.
    Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 13 Dec 1956, Thu, Page 1.5
  • He was buried on 14 December 1956, at St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.5,1

Children of Homer Arthur Lebo and Verna May Klinger

Citations

  1. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 281. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  4. [S941] 1940 US Census, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3480; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 22-10.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Homer A. Lebo, Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 13 Dec 1956, Thu, Page 1.

Homer Arthur Lebo

M, #4363, b. 25 October 1924, d. 5 November 1924
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2009
  • Homer Arthur Lebo was born on 25 October 1924, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Homer Arthur Lebo and Verna May Klinger.
  • Homer Arthur Lebo died on 5 November 1924, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was buried at St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.2

Citations

  1. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  2. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Theodore Milton Lebo

M, #4364, b. 7 May 1926, d. 30 April 1998
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2020
  • Theodore Milton Lebo also went by the name of Ted.1
  • He was born on 7 May 1926, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Homer Arthur Lebo and Verna May Klinger.
  • Theodore had 4 step-children, who were children of Theodore's wife Shirley Sue Leitzel and her first husband Whitey Schreffler. These were Douglas (b. 19 May 1951); Dolores (b. 17 April 1953), Daniel (b. 22 November 1955), and Donald (b. 28 February 1957). It is unknown whether Theodore formally adopted them or not.2
  • Prior to his death, Theodore was living in or near Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Theodore Milton Lebo died on 30 April 1998, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 71.3,4
  • He was buried at St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.1,4

Citations

  1. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 281. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36594077/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Robert Arthur Lebo

M, #4365, b. 9 January 1928, d. 11 January 1995
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2022
  • Robert Arthur Lebo was born on 9 January 1928, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Homer Arthur Lebo and Verna May Klinger.
  • Robert Arthur Lebo died on 11 January 1995, Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL, at age 67.2,3

Child of Robert Arthur Lebo and Myrtle Viola Long

  • Robert Arthur Lebo

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 282. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Deaths: Osceola," The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida), 13 Jan 2016, Wed, Page B4.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157285797/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Arnold Klinger Lebo

M, #4366, b. 17 August 1928, d. 19 April 1979
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2022
  • Arnold Klinger Lebo also went by the name of Arnie.1
  • He was born on 17 August 1928, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2,3,4,5
  • He was the son of Homer Arthur Lebo and Verna May Klinger.
  • Some sources record that Arnold Klinger Lebo was born on 17 August 1929, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.6
  • He was baptized on 6 October 1929, St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He died on 19 April 1979, Hudson, FL, at age 50.7
  • Newspaper obituary:
    LEBO, ARNOLD K., 50, of 23 Vivian Drive, Hudson, died Thursday (April 19, 1979). Born in Harrisburg, Pa., he came here four years ago from Michigan. He was a private and military airplane pilot. He was retired from the Air Force. He was a member of VFW Post 1687 and Loyal Order of Moose 835 in Wayne Mich. Survivors include his wife Esther; three daughters, Pam Leader, Hummeltown, Pa., and Penny and Kim, both of Punta Gorda; three brothers, Ted, Elizabethville, Pa., Robert, Montrose, Pa., and James, Adams, Ala; and his mother Verna Howard, Elizabethville. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the North Funeral Home, Hudson Chapel, where services will be at 3 p.m. with Rev. Roy Lidbom of the Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Wayne, Mich.
    Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), 21 Apr 1979, Sat, Page 20.8
  • He was buried on 24 April 1979, at Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Wayne County, MI.1

Children of Arnold Klinger Lebo and Virginia Mae Murphy

  • Penelope Ann Lebo
  • Pamela Gail Lebo
  • Kim Louise Lebo

Citations

  1. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."
  2. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Number: 162-22-6283; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  4. [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, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189555280/arnold-k-lebo. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  6. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 282. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  7. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Arnold K. Lebo, Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Florida), 21 Apr 1979, Sat, Page 20.

James Donald Lebo

M, #4367, b. 2 January 1933, d. 22 January 2014
  • Last Edited: 5 Mar 2014
  • James Donald Lebo was born on 2 January 1933, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Homer Arthur Lebo and Verna May Klinger.
  • James Donald Lebo married Patricia A. Stuppy, daughter of Walter Stuppy and Agnes Kramer.2
  • James Donald Lebo died on 22 January 2014, Adamsville, AL, at age 81.3
  • James retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service and was retired from the Alabama State Police. He also taught school in the Alabama School System.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    James D. Lebo
    January 2, 1933 - January 22, 2014
    ADAMSVILLE, Ala. • James D Lebo, 81, died Jan. 22.
    He was born in Pennsylvania to Verna and Homer Lebo of Elizabethville.
    He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service and was retired from the Alabama State Police. He also taught school in the Alabama School System.
    He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Putnam-Lebo.
    He is survived by a son, James Lebo; two daughters, Faune Cole and April; three step-daughters: April Schaeffer, Candy English and Cindy Hoke of Williamstown; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
    Upper Dauphin Sentinel.3

Children of James Donald Lebo and Betty J. Hare

  • Faune Lebo
  • April Louise Lebo
  • James Robert Lebo

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 282. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S1046] Piutnam-Lebo, Patricia, Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, June 24, 2011. Hereinafter cited as Patricia Putnam-Lebo Obituary.
  3. [S1045] Lebo, James D., Obituary, Upper Dauphin Sentinel, Millersburg, PA, accessed February 27, 2014. Hereinafter cited as James D. Lebo Obituary.

Burma Mae Lebo

F, #4368, b. 27 February 1936, d. 3 May 1940
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2009
  • Burma Mae Lebo was born on 27 February 1936, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Homer Arthur Lebo and Verna May Klinger.
  • Burma Mae Lebo died on 3 May 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 4.2
  • She was buried at St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.3

Citations

  1. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), Personal knowledge of Verna Klinger Lebo, mother. Verna now lives in, p. 281. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Isaac Leroy Howard

M, #4377, b. 22 March 1898, d. 31 January 1988
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2020
  • Isaac Leroy Howard was born on 22 March 1898, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of William Henry Howard and Sadie Ellen Romberger.
  • Isaac Leroy Howard married Hattie Irene Klinger, daughter of Theodore Klinger and Mary McClata Williard, circa 1918, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • Isaac Leroy Howard married Verna May Klinger, daughter of Theodore Klinger and Mary McClata Williard, on 19 June 1971, St John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Isaac Leroy Howard died on 31 January 1988, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Isaac L. Howard
    Isaac L. Howard, 89, of 48 W. Main St, Elizabeth ville, died Sunday in Harrisburg Hospital.
    He was a retired farmer and a retired employee of Swab Wagon Co.
    He was a member of St John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Verna Klinger; five daughters, Lauretta Boyer, Millersburg area, Mary Ellen Hoover, Harrisburg, Alberta Brown and Pearl Lenker, both of Pillow, and Pearl Buffington, Halifax " area; four sons, Eugene, Middletown, Harold, Elizabethville, and Richard and Donald, both of Millersburg area; three stepsons, Theodore Lebo and Robert Lebo, both of Elizabethville, and James Lebo, Adamsville, Ala; 48 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren.
    Services win be held at 11 am. Wednesday in St John's Church. The Rev. Jay B. Eickhoff win officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville, is in charge of arrangements.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 01 Feb 1988, Mon, Page 3.4
  • He was buried on 3 February 1988, at St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.4,5

Children of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 278. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S186] 1930 US Census, Lykens Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2027; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 967.0.
  3. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Isaac L. Howard, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 01 Feb 1988, Mon, Page 3.
  5. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Lauretta Faye Howard

F, #4378, b. 31 August 1919, d. 7 November 2000
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2009
  • Lauretta Faye Howard was born on 31 August 1919, RD, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Lauretta Faye Howard married George W Boyer in April 1941, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.
  • Lauretta Faye Howard died on 7 November 2000, at age 81.2
  • She was buried at Oakhill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of Lauretta Faye Howard and George W Boyer

  • Carolyn Darneta Boyer
  • Gerald Ronald Boyer

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 278. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Norwood Cleon Howard

M, #4379, b. 22 October 1920, d. 19 February 1939
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2009
  • Norwood Cleon Howard was born on 22 October 1920, RD, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Norwood was unmarried. According to Mary Klinger's book (p. 278), he was "killed in a coal hole (bootlegging) on Hegins Mountain."1
  • Norwood Cleon Howard died on 19 February 1939, Good Springs, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 18.1
  • He was buried at St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.2

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 278. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S737] Elsie Kinger Eaves, "E-Mail Correspondence," e-mail message from Elsie Kinger Eaves, October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "Elsie K. Eaves."

Mary Ellen Howard

F, #4380, b. 29 November 1921, d. 7 August 2006
  • Last Edited: 4 Dec 2021
  • Mary Ellen Howard was born on 29 November 1921, RD, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Mary Ellen Howard married John Elwood Hoover, son of Paul Clayton Hoover and Lizzie Mae Klinger, on 28 October 1942, Brownsville, TX.1
  • Mary Ellen Howard died on 7 August 2006, at age 84.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mary Ellen Hoover
    Mary Ellen Hoover
    Mary Ellen Hoover, 84, a resident at Beverly Healthcare in Lewistown and formerly of Paxtonia and McVeytown, died Monday, August 7, 2006.
    Mrs. Hoover was born in Lykens, PA, on November 29, 1921, the daughter of the late Issac and Hattie (Klinger) Howard.
    She was a homemaker, gardner, seamstress and enjoyed making dolls.
    She was a former member of Ephiphany Lutheran Church in Harrisburg, PA.
    She was the widow of John E. Hoover.
    Surviving are a daughter, Bonita Boyer of Ashland, KY; a son, John Hoover, Jr., of Easton; two sisters, Pearl Buffington of Halifax and Fearl Lenker of Pillow; three brothers, Harold Howard of Elizabethville, Donald Howard and Richard Howard, both of Millersburg; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
    Services will be at Hoover Funeral Homes, Inc., Millersburg at 11 a.m., on Friday, August 11, 2006, with Rev. Joseph Yorks officiating. Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Harrisburg. Viewing will be Friday 10-11 a.m., at Hoover Funeral Homes, Inc. To sign the online guest book go to hooverfuneralhomes.com www.pennlive.com/obits
    Published by Patriot-News on Aug. 9, 2006.3
  • She was buried on 11 August 2006, at Woodlawn Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.3

Children of Mary Ellen Howard and John Elwood Hoover

  • Bonita Lou Hoover
  • John Elwood Hoover

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 278. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary Ellen Hoover, Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA), Aug. 9, 2006; online: https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/…