Homer Allen Deibler1

M, #4567, b. 28 April 1916, d. 8 December 1951
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2009
  • Homer Allen Deibler was born on 28 April 1916, RD, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of John Deibler and Laura Umholtz.
  • Homer Allen Deibler married Alberta Mae Howard, daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger, on 27 February 1943, Rife, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Homer Allen Deibler died on 8 December 1951, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 35.
  • He was buried at Zion (Hoover's) Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Rife, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Father*: John Deibler
  • Mother*: Laura Umholtz

Children of Homer Allen Deibler and Alberta Mae Howard

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. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.

Paul Leon Brown

M, #4570, b. 5 February 1918, d. 22 October 1988
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2009
  • Paul Leon Brown was born on 5 February 1918, RD, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Sylvester C. Brown and Ruth Amelia Snyder.
  • Paul Leon Brown married Alberta Mae Howard, daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger, on 30 June 1956.
  • Paul Leon Brown died on 22 October 1988, at age 70.2
  • He was buried at Zion (Hoover's) Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Rife, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of Paul Leon Brown and Alberta Mae Howard

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 279. 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."

Patricia Dianne Brown

F, #4571, b. 31 August 1958, d. 27 October 1982
  • Last Edited: 5 Jan 2008
  • Patricia Dianne Brown was born on 31 August 1958, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Paul Leon Brown and Alberta Mae Howard.
  • Patricia Dianne Brown died on 27 October 1982, at age 24.2

Child of Patricia Dianne Brown and Thomas Edward Deitrich

  • Brent Thomas Deitrich

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.

Marlin Leroy Buffington1

M, #4573, b. 23 January 1920, d. 9 July 1993
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2021
  • Marlin Leroy Buffington was born on 23 January 1920, RD, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Milton O. Buffington and Maude E. Klinger.
  • Marlin Leroy Buffington married Pearl Geraldine Howard, daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger, on 15 January 1947, Salem Lutheran Church Parsonage, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Prior to his death, Marlin was living in the vicinity of Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.4
  • Marlin Leroy Buffington died on 9 July 1993, at age 73.4
  • He was buried at Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.5

Children of Marlin Leroy Buffington and Pearl Geraldine Howard

  • Leonard Lee Buffington b. 20 Nov 1946, d. 3 Mar 1968
  • Jeffrey Buffington
  • Craig Buffington
  • Keith Alan Buffington
  • Tina Buffington

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. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Buffington-Howard," Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 16 Jan 1947, Thu, Page 1.
  4. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116443901/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Leonard Lee Buffington

M, #4574, b. 20 November 1946, d. 3 March 1968
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2021
  • Leonard Lee Buffington was born on 20 November 1946, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Marlin Leroy Buffington and Pearl Geraldine Howard.
  • Leonard Lee Buffington died on 3 March 1968, an auto accident, near Halifax, Dauphin County, PA, at age 21. Newspaper article:
    Four Killed in Motor Crash Near Halifax
    Four young people, ranging ill age, from 13 to 21, were killed in a violent one - car crash yesterday morning on Route 147, about a mile north of Halifax.
    State police at Lykens identified the victims as Leonard L. Buffington, 21, Halifax R.D.I, driver of the car; his cousin, Vicki L. Howard, 17, Millersburg R. D. 1, and two sisters from Pillow, Sallie M. Boyer, 19, and Nancy J. Boyer, 13.
    The car in which the four were riding went off a curve on the state highway between Millersburg and Halifax and crashed into a tree. The car was reduced to rubble.
    All four were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. Jacob Seigart, Halifax, deputy coroner of Dauphin County.
    Trooper Joseph Perricone said the car apparently was traveling south when it went out of control on the curve. The accident, he said, occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m.
    Dr. Seigart said Buffington was thrown from the vehicle while the three girls were trapped in the wreckage of the demolished car. The automobile had to be cut apart with a torch to extricate the girls' bodies.
    Buffington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Buffington, was separated from the service only last Monday, after having served with the United States Army in Vietnam as an interrogator. A brother, Jeffery, is serving with the Army in Vietnam.
    Miss Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Howard, and Miss Sallie M. Boyer, were members of the Senior Class at Uoper Dauohin High School at Elizabethville. The younger Boyer girl was a student at the Upper Dauphin school. The Boyer sisters were daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn L. Boyer.
    Buffington, a graduate of Halifax High School in 1964, was a member of St, John's Lutheran Church, Halifax. He is survived by his parents, three brothers, one sister and the ma- ternal grandnarents, Mr. and Mrs. Issac Howard, Elizabethville.
    Miss Howard was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Millersburg R.D., and of the Rothermel Variety Band of Millersburg.
    Surviving are her parents, a brother, paternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs. Issac Howard, Elizabethville; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hartman, Millersburg R.D., and the maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Annie Hartman, Halifax R.D. 2.
    The Boyer sisters were members of Evangelical Congregational Church. Pillow. They are survived by their parents, one brother, one sister, and their paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Boyer. Pillow.
    Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 04 Mar 1968, Mon, Pages 1, 5.3,4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    LEONARD L. BUFFINGTON
    Leonard L. Buffington, 21, of Halifax RD 1, died early Sunday in an auto accident near Halifax.
    He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, and a 1964 graduate of Halifax Area High School. He was separated from military service Feb. 26 after serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam as an interrogator.
    He is survived by his parents, Mr. ,and Mrs. Marlin Buffington; three brothers, Jeffrey, serving with the U. S. Army in Vietnam, and Craig and Keith, both at home; a sister, Tina, at home; and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Howard of Elizabethville.
    Private services will be held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. at the Berrysburg funeral home. Rev. Phillip W. Zeigler officiating. Burial will be made in St John's Cemetery, Berrysburg.
    Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania). 07 Mar 1968, Thu, Page 1.3
  • He was buried on 7 March 1968, at Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.2,3

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 279. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116443988/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Leonard L. Buffington, Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania). 07 Mar 1968, Thu, Page 1.
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Four Killed in Motor Crash Near Halifax," Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 04 Mar 1968, Mon, Pages 1, 5.

Gerald Robert Lenker1

M, #4581, b. 7 June 1927, d. 26 May 1991
  • Last Edited: 4 Jan 2019
  • Gerald Robert Lenker is also referred to as Robert Lenker in some sources.
  • He was born on 7 June 1927, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Clarence I. Lenker and Stella Wiest.
  • Gerald Robert Lenker married Fearl Kathleen Howard, daughter of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger, on 19 June 1948, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Gerald Robert Lenker died on 26 May 1991, at age 63.4,5
  • He was buried at Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.6

Children of Gerald Robert Lenker and Fearl Kathleen Howard

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. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  4. [S505] Riland, June A., Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, August 7, 2007. Hereinafter cited as June A. Riland Obituary.
  5. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75562175. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Debra Roberta Lenker

F, #4583, b. 5 September 1956, d. 10 February 1988
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2007
  • Debra Roberta Lenker was born on 5 September 1956, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Gerald Robert Lenker and Fearl Kathleen Howard.
  • Debra Roberta Lenker died on 10 February 1988, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 31.1

Citations

  1. [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.

Catherine Arine Mowery1

F, #4584, b. 18 April 1935, d. 30 August 2003
  • Last Edited: 26 May 2015
  • Catherine Arine Mowery was born on 18 April 1935, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • She was the daughter of John Mowery and Dorothy Frederick.
  • Catherine Arine Mowery married Donald William Howard, son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger.
  • Catherine Arine Mowery died on 30 August 2003, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 68.3,4
  • She was buried at Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Killinger, Dauphin County, PA.3
  • Father*: John Mowery
  • Mother*: Dorothy Frederick

Children of Catherine Arine Mowery and Donald William Howard

  • Douglas Lee Howard
  • Edward John Howard
  • Scott Leroy Howard

Citations

  1. [S1111] Howard, Donald W., Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, May 23, 2015. Hereinafter cited as Donald W. Howard Obituary.
  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. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.