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Elizabeth Klinger

• Last Edited: 10 Nov 2021

• Elizabeth Klinger was born on 10 March 1756, Reading, Berks County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Johann Philip Klinger and Eva Elizabeth Beilstein.
• Elizabeth Klinger married Johann Conrad Weiser, son of Frederick Weiser and Anna Amelia Zeller, on 12 November 1775.³
• There is an extensive listing of the descendants of Elizabeth Klinger and John Conrad Weiser on pages 358 - 812 of the book, Weiser Families in America, published in 1997 by the John Conrad Weiser Family Association. The following listings of Elizabeth's descendants are highly selective.³
• Elizabeth Klinger died on 12 March 1820, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 64.⁴
• Some sources record that Elizabeth Klinger died on 12 March 1820 Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.
• She was buried on 15 March 1820, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA; Her grave lies next to that of "Conrad Weiser." Her gravestone says: " Hier ruhet Elisabeth Weiser eine geboren Klinger, Ehefrau von Conrad Weiser in Reading, geboren March 10, 1[7]56 und starb March 12, 1820, 64 yahren - 2 tage." The grave of their daughter "Elisabeth" lies beside her husband's.

• Father*: Johann Philip Klinger b. 11 Jul 1723, d. 30 Sep 1811
• Mother*: Eva Elizabeth Beilstein b. 27 May 1730, d. c 1815

George Hoffman

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• George Hoffman was born on 19 August 1813.¹
• He was the son of John George Hoffman and Rebecca Kunsman.
• George Hoffman married Lydia Klinger, daughter of Johann Philip Klinger and Catharina (?).
• George Hoffman died on 4 November 1890, at age 77.^2,3
• He was buried at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4

• Father*: John George Hoffman b. 5 Feb 1771, d. 23 Jan 1828
• Mother*: Rebecca Kunsman b. 4 Jun 1773, d. 29 Oct 1837

Joseph Klinger

• Last Edited: 10 Aug 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Joseph Klinger was born on 24 November 1844, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of John A. Klinger and Susannah Romberger.
• Joseph Klinger married Sarah J. (?)²
• Joseph Klinger died on 10 December 1897, at age 53.¹

• Father*: John A. Klinger b. 23 Mar 1811, d. 16 Dec 1872
• Mother*: Susannah Romberger b. 18 Dec 1815, d. 30 Mar 1891

Johann Philip Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 10 Nov 2021

• Charts: Peter Klinger's Pedigree

• Johann Philip Klinger was born on 11 July 1723, Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Hesse, Germany.²
• He was the son of Johannes Klinger and Agatha Heist.
• Johann Philip Klinger married Anna Elizabeth Heist on 22 October 1744, Reichelsheim.
• Philip arrived in Philadelphia September 24, 1751, aboard the Ship Neptune, which carried a total of 284 passengers. Philip's wife Anna apparently died before the landing and is buried in Philadelphia.³
• Morton Montgomery's History of Berks County (published 1886), pp. 653-54, lists John Philip, Alexander, and Peter Klinger as the first patentees of three lots in Reading, which was laid out in 1748. The first lots were sold in 1751, and the three Klingers, apparently, purchased their lots in 1753. John Philip purchased Lot number 203, while Alexander purchased the adjacent Lot number 204. Peter purchased Lot number 349. Lots 203 and 204 were located on the north and south sides of East Penn Street, between what were then Lord Street and Vigor Streets. Today these are 10th and 11th Streets, respectively. These street names have changed. In 1763, the three brothers each acquired an additional lot (Philip, 176, Alexander 207, Peter 222).
  An obituary for Alexander's daughter Elizabeth, who was born in Philadelphia in July 1750, further suggests that at least Alexander's family moved to Reading around the end of 1751 or early 1752. It is not known if Philip's family accompanied them or moved to Reading at a different time.⁴
• Johann Philip Klinger married Eva Elizabeth Beilstein, daughter of John Jacob Beilstein and Anna Elizabeth Rettich, on 21 May 1754, Neunkirchen, Germany.
• Montgomery's History of Berks County (published 1886), pp. 655, lists John Philip, Alexander, and Peter Klinger on a 1759 List of Taxables. According to Montgomery, this is the earliest tax assessment list for the County.⁵
• A 1767 Berks County Tax list includes both Alexander and his brother Philip, who are listed as "Taverners." Alexander is shown in "Reading Town" as owning 2 house, with two lots, and 1 cow. The tax was 5. Philip, also listed in Reading Town, has 2 houses, 2 lots, and 1 cow. His tax was 6.⁶
• A 1768 Tax List for Berks County lists Philip as a "taverner" who owned 1 house and 1 lot. His brother Alexander, also listed as a taverner, is shown as owning two houses and one and one-half lots.⁷
• A newspaper item published by Philip Klinger noted:
  CAME, on the 11th of December, 1775, to the plantation of Philip Klinger, living near Shamokin, on the Point Creek, one mile distant from the Double Eagle, about 26 miles below Sunbury, A GREY H0RSE, about 3 cr 4 years old, about 13 or 14 hands high, and hath a white head. The owner proving his property and paying charges, may have him again, by applying to PHILIP KLINGER.
  The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 03 Apr 1776, Wed, Page 3.⁸
• Philip's name does not appear on the 1779 register of property in Reading, although his brother Alexander's does. Similarly, on the 1780 Berks County tax lists, Alexander's name appears, but Philip's does not. Both of their names are missing from the 1781 and 1784 tax lists in Berks County, but Alexander's name appears on the 1785 Berks County lists, while Philip's does not.
  The name of a "Philip Clinger" appears on the Supply Tax List for 1779 in the "Wisconisco District" of Lancaster County (now part of Dauphin County). Dauphin County was not formed until 1785. He is shown as owning 100 acres of land, 3 horses, and 3 cattle.
  Mary K. Klinger's article notes that both Johann Philip and Alexander served in the Berks County Militia during the Revolutionary War. Apparently they guarded prisoners captured at Saratoga.
  Mary K. Klinger writes, "Sometime between the last date of their militia service in 1781 and 1790, both families took the Tuplehocken [sic] Trail across the mountains. Alexander acquired land in the Mahantango Valley East of present Klingerstown while his children made their home in an about the town. It was named for his son Johannes." (p. 34) Klingerstown itself lies in the present Schuylkill County, while the Mahantango Creek, west of Klingerstown, forms the boundary between Northumberland and Dauphin County.
  A 1781 Tax List for Reading includes only 2 Klingers, Peter and "Jno." This suggests that Philip and Alexander had already left Reading by then.
  
  It is also not clear precisely when Philip and his family moved the Lykens Valey area in eastern Dauphin County. Records of the Lykens Valley Lower Church (St. David's Reformed Church) in Killinger, PA, include a reference to a "Philip Klinger" as sponsor of the baptism of John Philip Rauschkolb, in June 1779. Although it is unlcear which Philip Klinger this is, it appears likely that at least some of the Klinger's had migrated from Berks County at least by 1779.
  The first baptism in the published record at Klinger's Church is dated 16 Sep 1787. It is for one of Philip's grandsons, "Johen George", son of Philip's son George and his wife Elizabeth (Brosius). It is probable that the congregations were actually started sometime before that date.
  Mary Klinger's book, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, p. 41, notes that Philip owned four contiguous tracts of land, warranted to him between 1771 and 1796 and patented between 1793 and 1796, covering more than 1,100 acres "along Pine Creek to the south of the [Klingerstown] gap in Mahantongo Mountain at Spread Eagle . . . present day Klingerstown." Klingerstown lies about a half mile north of the gap in the Mahantango Mountain, where Pine Creek flows through the moutain. Klingerstown lies in the extreme northwest corner of Schuylkill County. Erdman, in Dauphin County lies just south of the gap. Most of the area north of the Mahantango Mountain is in Northumberland County. The area referred to as the "Mahantongo Valley" must be in Northumberland County, as the Mahantongo Creek lies on the north, or Northumberland County side, of the Mahantongo Mountain It is not clear whether Philip's lands extended as far north as Klingerstown. At roughly 1,100 acres, John Philip's land would have covered a bit less than 2 square miles.^9,10,11
• Philip served from June 1780 through July 1781 with the Berks County Militia, guarding prisioners first in Reading and then in Lancaster. In 1782 he was with Sgt Eisenbeis' detachment of the Berks County Militia guarding prisioners.
  DAR Listing:
  KLINGER, JOHN PHILIP Ancestor #: A066071
  Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
  Birth: 7-11-1723 THE PALATINATE EUROPE
  Death: 9-30-1811 GRATZ DAUPHIN CO PENNSYLVANIA
  Service Source: PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 5, PP 291, 292
  Service Description: 1) SGT GEORGE EISENPEIS, ENS NICHOLAS CONRAD;
  2) DETACHMENT OF BERKS CO MILITIA GUARDING PRISONERS.^12,13
• A 1787 tax list for Mahanoy Township Northumberland County, reprinted in the Pennsylvania Archives, lists "Alexander Clinger," "Philip Clinger," and "Alex'r Clinger" as "non-residents." The two Alexanders are shown as owners of 150 acres and 300 acres respectively, while Philip is shown as the owner of 300 acres.
  A 1781 Tax List for Reading includes only 2 Klingers, Peter and "Jno." This suggests that Philip and Alexander had already left Reading by then.
  The first baptism in the published record at Klinger's Church is dated 16 Sep 1787. It is for one of Philip's grandsons, "Johen George", son of Philip's son George and his wife Elizabeth (Brosius). It is probable that the congregations were actually started sometime before that date.
  John Philip's homestead was in present day Dauphin County, close to the village of Erdman and near Klinger's Church, which sits south and east of Erdman.
  The site of Philip's first permanent home in Dauphin County lies along what is now Fearnot Road on parcel ID # 39-003-007 in Dauphin County. This 58.85 acre parcel spans from the north side of Fearnot Road south across Klinger Church Road to the property that Philip's son Peter owned. The parcel abuts the Klinger Church property on the north, west, and south sides of the Church, and includes a small part located in Schuylkill County.
  There are reports that Philip originally lived in a dugout on the side of the hill on which the Church stands, but by the time the 1798 "window tax" was assessed, he had built a 40x35 foot, two-story wooden frame house on the property. That house, demolished in 1922, was built on 2 cleared acres of the 550 acres that he owned.
  On June 10, 1810, Philip and his wife conveyed 371 of those acres to their son Alexander Klinger. In 1837, Alexander and Magdalena conveyed 89 acres 62 perches of that land to their granddaughter Emma (Klinger) Reed, her husband John Reed, and her brothers Samuel and John Klinger as tenants in common.
  Eventually, Emi (Emma) and John Reed came to own the entire 89 arce 62 perches tract. On her death, Emi, having no children, willed the property to her servant Elizabeth (Strohecker) Paul. In 1917, Elizabeth and her husband Irvin Paul transferred 60 acres and 1 perch of this land to Edwin Ray Klinger, who owned the property property in 1922, when Philip's original two-story house was torn down and replaced with a more modern bungalow, which still stands along Fearnot Road. During the construction, Edwin and his wife Verdie (Mausser) lived in a second home on the same property that served as a summerhouse for the original home.
  Mary Klinger's book, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, p. 41, notes that John Philip owned four contiguous tracts of land, warranted to him between 1771 and 1796 and patented between 1793 and 1796, covering more than 1,100 acres "along Pine Creek to the south of the [Klingerstown] gap in Mahanto[N]go Mountain at Spread Eagle . . . present day Klingerstown." Klingerstown lies about a half mile north of the gap in the Mahantango Mountain, where Pine Creek flows through the moutain. Klingerstown lies in the extreme northwest corner of Schuylkill County. Erdman, in Dauphin County lies just south of the gap. Most of the area north of the Mahantango Mountain is in Northumberland County. The area referred to as the "Mahantongo Valley" must be in Northumberland County, as the Mahantongo Creek lies on the north, or Northumberland County side, of the Mahantongo Mountain It is not clear whether John Philip's lands extended as far north as Klingerstown. At roughly 1,100 acres, John Philip's land would have covered a bit less than 2 square miles.^14,15
• Johann Philip Klinger died on 30 September 1811, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.^16,2
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹⁶

• Father*: Johannes Klinger b. 18 Nov 1694, d. 22 Sep 1774
• Mother*: Agatha Heist b. 2 Apr 1699, d. 10 Apr 1780

Elah Marie Hartman

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elah Marie Hartman was born on 6 February 1927, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Ralph Hartman and Elah M. Hartman.
• Elah Marie Hartman married Robert Alton Howard, son of Isaac Leroy Howard and Hattie Irene Klinger, on 7 August 1943, St. John's Church.²
• Elah Marie Hartman died on 17 June 2024, Chambers Pointe Health Care Center, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA, at age 97.¹
• Funeral home obituary:
  Elah Marie Howard
  February 6, 1927 - June 17, 2024
  CHAMBERSBURG - Elah "Marie" Howard, age 97, passed away, June 17, 2024, at Chambers Pointe Health Care Center surrounded by her family's love.
  She was born on February 6, 1927, in Berrysburg, PA, the daughter of [the late] Ralph and Elah Hartman.
  Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Alton Howard, Sr., her parents, Ralph and Elah Hartman, her brother, John Hartman, her daughters, Nancy Howard and Vickie Lee Howard, and her son, Robert Alton Howard, Jr.
  Having lost two children and a husband by the age of 42, Marie's life was a testament to unwavering faith and humble service to the Lord. Despite the heart-wrenching trials she endured, she remained steadfast in her faith and was an avid reader of scripture. Marie was a godly woman filled with hope and passion for life. She was a lifelong and devoted member of Zion Lutheran Church of Rife.
  Those that knew Marie loved the genuine kindness that she radiated to all. She had the most selfless nature and put everyone before herself. Her unshakeable faith, benevolent nature, remarkable joy, and perseverance in spite of the tragedies she overcame inspired others during their own trials. Her legacy is an example that will be passed down to future generations.
  Born and raised on a dairy farm, she and her husband, Robert, went on to have a dairy farm of their own in the Upper Dauphin area until his passing. Marie then worked for many years and retired from the former Johnson-Bailie Shoe factory in Millersburg. Over the years, Marie lived in several of the towns in the valley, including Matterstown, Elizabethville, and Millersburg.
  Marie loved following her son, Bob, a.k.a. Bubba, to all of his sporting events during his school years and into his collegiate years. Marie cheered Bubba on at all the football games and wrestling matches. She devoted her life to giving her son the best life possible. Bob learned how to be strong in life through the strength in faith he witnessed from his own mother. (Psalm 23).
  Marie carried that devotion on as her son, Bob, got married and had children. She was the best grandma to Jessi and Josslyn. She loved to spoil them and was happiest seeing them happy. Her granddaughters have many lifelong memories of sleepovers with grandma that consisted of doing whatever they wanted, as grandma was never known to say the word "no". Frequenting BINGO nights and staying up late playing cards, she was very high energy and always kept up with her granddaughters. Marie had such a passion for games and having fun. She was ecstatic to become a great grandmother to twin great grandsons, Robert ("Robby") and Rockston ("Rocky") in 2022. The elation that Robby and Rocky brought to their great grandmother brought such joy to the rest of the family.
  She had many friends that she would spend time with in faith, cards and BINGO games, and trips. She was known to be a card shark and lucky winner at BINGO games. She excelled at various card games such as Pinochle, her favorite, as well as Skat, a game she enthusiastically taught her granddaughters to play.
  During her retirement years, Marie was an active member at the Millersburg Area Senior Center. She volunteered her time at many of the activities there for several decades, including overseeing and organizing bus trips for seniors down to Atlantic City for a day of fun and great food.
  Over the past 13 years, Marie battled dementia. Through all of this, Marie's true heart shined through as she remained her happy self, which is a testament to her joyous and grateful nature. She was always known to be smiling and laughing.
  Marie is survived by her devoted daughter-in-law, Stacy Ann Howard of Shippensburg, granddaughters, Jessica Lee Warner (Tristan) of Shippensburg and Josslyn Nicole Stine (Chad) of Hummelstown, and her twin great grandsons, Robert Alton Warner and Rockston Howard Warner of Shippensburg.
  There will be a Celebration of Life for all to join at Zion Lutheran Church, 143 Rife Road, Millersburg, PA 17061 on June 24, 2024, at 11:00 AM, followed by a burial to take place at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville.
  The family requests that memorial donations may be made to her lifelong church, Zion Lutheran Church of Rife.
  Arrangements are being cared for by the staff of Minnich Funeral. We are honored to serve this family at our Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville location. To sign the guestbook, go to www.minnichfuneral.com.¹
  
• She was buried on 24 June 2024, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Ralph Hartman
• Mother*: Elah M. Hartman

Nancy Lou Howard

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2002

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Nancy Lou Howard was born on 29 January 1944, RD, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She died on 30 January 1944, RD, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Robert Alton Howard and Elah Marie Hartman.

• Father*: Robert Alton Howard b. 4 Feb 1924, d. 12 Sep 1969
• Mother*: Elah Marie Hartman b. 6 Feb 1927, d. 17 Jun 2024

Vicki Lee Howard

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Vicki Lee Howard was born on 25 May 1950, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Robert Alton Howard and Elah Marie Hartman.
• Vicki Lee Howard died on 3 March 1968, near Halifax, Dauphin County, PA, at age 17. 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
• She was buried on 5 March 1968, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^4,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  MISS VICKI L. HOWARD
  Private services for Miss Vicki L. Howard, 17, of Millersburg R. D., who was killed in an automobile accident Sunday on Rte 147, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home at 512 Market St., Millersburg. The Rev. Phillip W. Zeigler, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church of Millersburg RD, of which she was a member, officiated.
  Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 07 Mar 1968, Thu, Page 1.⁵
  

• Father*: Robert Alton Howard b. 4 Feb 1924, d. 12 Sep 1969
• Mother*: Elah Marie Hartman b. 6 Feb 1927, d. 17 Jun 2024

Robert Alton Howard Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Alton Howard Jr. was born on 7 August 1963, Harisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• He was the son of Robert Alton Howard and Elah Marie Hartman.
• Robert Alton Howard Jr. died on 14 September 2021, Shippensburg, PA, at age 58.^3,1
• Funeral home obituary:
  Robert A. "Bubba" Howard Jr.
  Wednesday, August 7th, 1963 - Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
  Robert “Bubba” Alton Howard Jr., 58, of Shippensburg, was called Home by the Lord on the morning of Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
  He was born Wednesday, August 7, 1963 in Harrisburg, a son of the late Robert Alton Howard Sr. and Elah Marie (Hartmann) Howard of Elizabethville, PA.
  Those who knew Bubba best valued his intense love and loyalty for his family and close friends. Derived from a series of family tragedies in his early years, his protective nature and desire to take care of his mother, wife, daughters, and friends never wavered.
  A devout Christian, Bubba loved God and his family above all else and was happiest when spending time with his beloved wife, Stacy, two daughters, Jessica and Josslyn, and his son-in-law, Tristan, who he loved as the son he never had.
  An avid Penn State football fan, he loved watching and coaching sports. Some of Bubba’s most special memories involved passionately coaching his daughters in their various sporting endeavors. A naturally gifted coach, he invested a great deal of time and energy into pushing them to be the very best they could be in any sport they pursued. At sporting events, his boisterous cheering and encouragement would be recognized and appreciated by all.
  Bubba was a 1981 graduate of Upper Dauphin High School where he played football and wrestled for four years. He later graduated from Mansfield University in 1985 where he wrestled all four years and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Bubba earned his Master’s degree in Administration of Justice from Shippensburg University in 1987. His love for wrestling and passion for helping kids led him to coach wrestling for 10 years at both York Vo-Tech and Dover High School.
  A proven leader, Bubba dedicated his life to serving at-risk youth through various careers spanning four decades. He was especially instrumental in his role as the Chief Operating Officer of River Rock Academy from 2007-2020.
  His fun-loving, playful sense of humor, mischievous tendencies and sarcastic remarks will be missed greatly here on Earth but will surely be appreciated in Heaven.
  He is survived by his wife, Stacy (Reinhardt) Howard; two daughters, Jessica (Howard) Warner and her husband Tristan, and Josslyn Howard; and mother, Elah Marie (Hartmann) Howard (Chambersburg). He is also survived by extended family members including: brother-in-law Doug Reinhardt and wife Christina (Chambersburg), brother-in-law Christopher Reinhardt and wife Jo Ellen (Worcester, MA); nieces and nephews, Ashley and Derek Tannous (Chambersburg); Ally and Colin Fry (Chambersburg); Ethan and Styliani Reinhardt (Massachusetts); and Arden Reinhardt (Massachusetts).
  He was preceded in death by his father, Robert A. Howard, and his sisters, Nancy and Vickie Howard.
  A Celebration of Life service will be held at Grand Point Church in Shippensburg (246 South Fayette Street) on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. with a reception to immediately follow at the Courtyard Marriott in Shippensburg (503 Newburg Road) beginning at 11:30 a.m., which is open for all to join! In honor of Bubba, the Penn State football game will be on the TV!¹
  

• Father-Pri*: Robert Alton Howard b. 4 Feb 1924, d. 12 Sep 1969
• Mother*: Elah Marie Hartman b. 6 Feb 1927, d. 17 Jun 2024