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William Charles Boerner^1,2

• Last Edited: 23 Dec 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Charles Boerner was born on 30 June 1903, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.²
• He married Winnie Alma Daniels, daughter of Jonathan Daniels and Carrie Anerva Klinger, circa 1928.³
• In 1950, William was remarried and living in Jackson Township, Perry County, with his second wife and family.⁴
• William Charles Boerner died on 20 February 1974, Loysville, Perry County, PA, at age 70.^5,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  WILLIAM C. BOERNE
  William C. Boerner, 70, Blain, died Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Loysville.
  He was a retired employe of Richmond Metal Manufacturing, Philadelphia.
  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Evelyn G. Boerner; a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Werndle, Harrisburg; a son, William F., at home; a sister, Mrs. Laura Cherrin, New Bloomfield; and a granddaughter.
  Services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home in Loysville. Rev. Newton Tweedy officiated. Burial was in Blain Cemetery.
  The Perry County Times, February 28, 1974, Page 8.⁷
  
• He was buried at Blain Cemetery, Blain, Perry County, PA.⁵

Oliver Cecil Klinger

• Last Edited: 16 Dec 2020

• Relationship: 2nd great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Oliver Cecil Klinger was born on 2 March 1884.^1,2
• He was the son of John S. Klinger and Sarah Dietz.
• Oliver Cecil Klinger was baptized on 20 April 1884, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He married Flossie May Strohecker, daughter of Moses W. Strohecker and Elizabeth A. West, on 14 June 1902, Berks County, PA.³
• Oliver Cecil Klinger married Lily Adelung after January 1904.
• Oliver Cecil Klinger died on 23 April 1954, Westfield, Union County, NJ, at age 70.^4,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  OLIVER C. KLINGER
  Oliver C. Klinger, 70, of Bayonne, New Jersey, died on Friday at the home of his son, Oliver C. Klinger Jr., Westfield, New Jersey.
  A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Klinger, he was a native of Lykens Township, Dauphin County.
  Mr. Klinger started work as a telegrapher for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1901, and later was employed as a telegrapher by the New York Central Railroad and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.
  For twenty-four years he was publisher of the "Fuel Oil News", "Oildom Daily News' and "Pipeline News," and purchased the latter publication in 1949, which he edited and published for the pipeline and construction industry.
  Survivors are four sons: Oliver Jr., Westfield, New Jersey, and John C. Klinger, Lake Mohawk, New Jersey, both associated with their father in the publishing business; Harlan Klinger of Klingerstown, and Rev. Curtis Klinger of West Orange, New Jersey.
  Other survivors are eight grand, children, one brother, John Klinger of Sacramento, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Romberger of Valley View.
  Services were held at Irvington New Jersey on Sunday. Further services were held in Klinger's Union Church at Erdman, with Rev. Dr. D. I. Sultzbaugh of Valley View, pastor of the Sacramento Lutheran Parish officiating. Interment was made in the Klinger's Church Cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 29 Apr 1954, Thu, Page 1.⁵
  
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁶

• Father*: John S. Klinger b. 7 May 1861, d. 12 Jun 1932
• Mother*: Sarah Dietz b. Jan 1859, d. 20 Jan 1920

Flossie May Strohecker

• Last Edited: 18 Oct 2020

• Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Flossie May Strohecker was born on 20 October 1888.
• She was the daughter of Moses W. Strohecker and Elizabeth A. West.¹
• Flossie May Strohecker married Oliver Cecil Klinger, son of John S. Klinger and Sarah Dietz, on 14 June 1902, Berks County, PA.²
• Flossie May Strohecker died on 16 January 1904, at age 15, in childbirth.³
• She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Moses W. Strohecker b. 12 Jul 1852, d. 29 Sep 1910
• Mother*: Elizabeth A. West¹ b. Jun 1866, d. b 9 Oct 1971

Marian Marie Mausser

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2002

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Marian Marie Mausser was Payroll Clerk.
• She was born on 28 April 1938, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.
• She was the daughter of Raymond Mausser and Grace Mildred Wagner.
• Marian Marie Mausser married Paul Ivan Klinger, son of Harlan Austin Klinger and Mary Sevilla Klinger, on 8 January 1960.
• Marian Marie Mausser died in 1998.¹

• Father*: Raymond Mausser b. 1907, d. 1971
• Mother*: Grace Mildred Wagner b. 1911, d. 1959

Raymond Mausser¹

• Last Edited: 2 Mar 2006

• Raymond Mausser was born in 1907.²
• He was the son of Jacob Mausser and Amanda Paul.
• Raymond Mausser married Grace Mildred Wagner, daughter of Charles Wagner.
• Raymond Mausser died in 1971.²
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2

• Father*: Jacob Mausser b. 6 Nov 1868, d. 18 Dec 1938
• Mother*: Amanda Paul b. 30 May 1873, d. 26 Jul 1943

Grace Mildred Wagner

• Last Edited: 23 Jan 2006

• Grace Mildred Wagner was born in 1911.¹
• She was the daughter of Charles Wagner.
• Grace Mildred Wagner married Raymond Mausser, son of Jacob Mausser and Amanda Paul.
• Grace Mildred Wagner died in 1959.¹
• She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Charles Wagner

Ray H. Oxenrider¹

• Last Edited: 26 Jul 2012

• Relationship: 3rd great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ray H. Oxenrider was born on 10 December 1933, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Earl Monroe Oxenrider and Alma Marie Klinger.
• Ray H. Oxenrider was baptized on 22 April 1934, Salem (Herb's) Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• Some sources record that Ray H. Oxenrider was born on 10 December 1933, Hepler, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He married Marie Costello on 19 September 1964.
• Ray H. Oxenrider died on 15 June 2012, SUN Community Care Hospice at Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 78.¹
• He was buried on 20 June 2012, at Salem UCC Church Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ray H. Oxenrider, 78, of Sunbury died Friday, June 15 at SUN Community Care Hospice Center at Sunbury Community Hospital. He is survived by his wife Dorothy (Wagner) Jones Oxenrider; they would have celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary on June 27.
  Born Sunday, December 10, 1933 in Klingerstown, he was a son of the late Earl M. and Alma M. (Klinger) Oxenrider. Ray was a graduate of Hegins High School and served in the Korean War. He was employed by the United States Postal Service as a carrier serving Merchantville, NJ.
  Ray was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Herndon and volunteered with the Line Mountain food bank. In his younger years he looked forward to getting together with everyone at camp and hunting.
  Surviving are his wife, Dorothy; one step-son, Ralph Jones and his wife Kathy of Bellmawr, NJ; two brothers, Willard E. Oxenrider and Dean H. Oxenrider both of Herndon; three sisters, B. Arlene Hoffman, Rita Ryan, and Linda Hershey all of Warminster; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by one sister, Mary McPherson.
  A viewing was held on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 from 9-11 a.m. at Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, where the funeral followed at 11 a.m. with Rev. Frederick Faust officiating. Interment was to follow in Salem Cemetery, Klingerstown.
  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Main St., Herndon, PA 17830.
  The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, PA has charge of the arrangements.
  Published in News Item on June 21, 2012.¹
  

• Father*: Earl Monroe Oxenrider b. 19 May 1906, d. 25 Dec 1998
• Mother*: Alma Marie Klinger b. 27 Oct 1910, d. 19 Apr 1974

Blaine F. McPherson Jr.

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Blaine F. McPherson Jr. was born on 14 October 1929, West Fairview, Cumberland County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Blaine F. McPherson Sr. and Elizabeth McGarvey.¹
• Blaine F. McPherson Jr. married Mary Irene Oxenrider, daughter of Earl Monroe Oxenrider and Alma Marie Klinger, on 27 November 1952, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.⁴
• Blaine F. McPherson Jr. died on 12 October 2014, at age 84.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Blaine F. McPherson Jr.
  AGE: 84 • Mt. Laurel
  McPherson Jr., Blaine F. Suddenly on October 12, 2014. Age 84. Of Mt. Laurel, NJ.
  Beloved husband of the late Mary I. McPherson. Devoted father of Blaine III (Carol), Sharon McPherson, Cindy Kuni (Joseph DeStefano), Susan Fitzgerald (Daniel) and Karen Dessin (Ed). Dear brother of Stanley D. McPherson (Nora). Caring grandfather of Jesse, Gary (Jill), David, Colleen (Scot), Joseph, Jennifer, Ashli (Brian), Rebecca, Kaitlyn, Allison and the late Sherri. Admiring great grandfather of eight.
  Blaine served his country proudly in the US Army and the National Guard, serving during the Korean War and receiving two Bronze Service Stars.
  Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing on Saturday October 18th from 9-11 AM at the Bradley Funeral Home, Rt.73 and Evesham Rd., Marlton, NJ. A funeral service will be held 11 AM Saturday at the funeral home. Interment Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, NJ.
  Bradley Funeral Home, 601 Rt. 73 South Marlton, NJ 08053, (856) 983-1005.^5,2
  
• He was buried on 18 October 2014, at Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, Burlington County, NJ.^2,5

• Father*: Blaine F. McPherson Sr.
• Mother*: Elizabeth McGarvey¹

Carl Gurney Martz

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2012

• Relationship: 3rd great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carl Gurney Martz was born on 10 October 1933, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Gurney George Martz and Vera Mae Klinger.
• Carl was an equipment operator.
• Carl Gurney Martz died on 8 January 2012, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 78.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  LYKENS - Carl G. Martz, 78, of 339 Smucker Hill Road in Lykens passed away Sunday, January 8th, at Harrisburg Hospital.
  He was born on Oct. 10, 1933 in Klingerstown the son of the late Gurney G. and Vera M. (Klinger) Martz.
  He was the husband of 57 years of Mary (Hoke) Martz.
  He was a member of St. Peter's U.C.C. Lykens, where he served as the superintendent of the Sunday School for many years, served as president of the consistory and joint consistory, and sang in the church choir. His passion was baseball and he was instrumental in founding the little league and teener league of Elizabethville, and the American Legion League of UDA.
  In addition to his wife he is survived by his son Steven Martz and his wife Savannah of Salisbury, NC, son Randy Martz and his wife Paula of East Alton, IL, daughter Tina and her husband Norman Basso of York, PA, son David Martz and his wife Susan of Millersburg, son Dennis Martz and his wife Tammy of Halifax, sisters Mae Mattern of Valley View and Blanche Harner of Sacramento, 16 grandchildren, and one great granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a brother Harlan Martz.
  The family will receive friends on Friday, January 13th, 2012 from 10-11 a.m., at St. Peters U.C.C., Lykens. Funeral Services will be held Friday at 11:00 at the church with burial to follow at the church cemetery.
  Donations can be made to St. Peter's UCC, 1289 S. Crossroads Rd., Lykens, PA 17048 or Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
  Published in Patriot-News on January 10, 2012.²
  
• He was buried on 13 January 2012, at St. Peters United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Gurney George Martz b. 20 Aug 1902, d. 23 Oct 1966
• Mother*: Vera Mae Klinger b. 25 Jan 1906, d. 1 Aug 1996