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Harry Jay Wiest

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harry Jay Wiest was born on 16 April 1897, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest.
• Some sources record that Harry Jay Wiest was born on 16 April 1898, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He married Viola Essler after 1920; Harry was single and living as a boarder in teh household of Frank and Clara Stein.^3,1,4
• In 1930, Harry and Viola were living in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, with their two children. Harry was a coal miner.⁵
• Harry Jay Wiest died in a mine accident on 19 May 1948, Branch Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 51.^2,6,1
• He was buried on 24 May 1948, at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,1

• Father*: Henry Morris Wiest b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 23 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wiest b. 22 Jun 1874, d. 25 May 1956

Ira Victor Wiest

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ira Victor Wiest was born on 25 February 1899, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest.
• Ira Victor Wiest died on 18 May 1918, in ammunition factory explosion, Oakdale, Dauphin County, PA, at age 19.²

• Father*: Henry Morris Wiest b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 23 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wiest b. 22 Jun 1874, d. 25 May 1956

Maurice William Wiest

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Maurice William Wiest was born on 12 August 1901, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest.¹
• Maurice William Wiest died in 1921, Pennsylvania.²

• Father*: Henry Morris Wiest¹ b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 23 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wiest¹ b. 22 Jun 1874, d. 25 May 1956

John Adam Wiest

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Adam Wiest was born on 8 March 1903, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest.¹
• John Adam Wiest died on 15 January 1921, Minnesota at age 17.¹
• John died while serving in the U.S. Medical Corps.²

• Father*: Henry Morris Wiest¹ b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 23 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wiest¹ b. 22 Jun 1874, d. 25 May 1956

Richard Daniel Wiest

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Richard Daniel Wiest was born on 10 January 1904, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest.¹
• Richard Daniel Wiest died in 1937, Pennsylvania.¹

• Father*: Henry Morris Wiest¹ b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 23 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wiest¹ b. 22 Jun 1874, d. 25 May 1956

Eston Edward Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Eston Edward Wiest was born on 9 December 1907, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest.
• Eston Edward Wiest died on 5 July 1910, in accident while playing with fireworks, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 2.²

• Father*: Henry Morris Wiest b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 23 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wiest b. 22 Jun 1874, d. 25 May 1956

Arthur Boyd Wiest

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Arthur Boyd Wiest was born circa 1908, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest.
• Arthur Boyd Wiest died on 24 November 1909.

• Father*: Henry Morris Wiest b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 23 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wiest b. 22 Jun 1874, d. 25 May 1956

Elsie May Wiest

• Last Edited: 11 Aug 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elsie May Wiest was born on 23 April 1916, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest.¹
• Some sources record that Elsie May Wiest was born on 22 May 1916, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• She married Frank Joseph Staskiel on 7 September 1932, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• According to her divorce action against Frank Staskiel, Elsie alleged that he had deserted her from October 12, 1938.⁵
• Elsie May Wiest married Joseph Peter Krussick.^6,2
• Although Elsie's divorce did not become final until December, 1952, she and her second husband Joseph Krussick were living together as husband and wife at the time of the 1950 Census. Their household included Joseph, his three children from his first marriage, Elsie, her son and daughter from her first marriage, Frank and Alberta Staskiel, as well as their son Joseph Peter Krussick, Jr.⁷
• Elsie May Wiest and Frank Joseph Staskiel were divorced on 1 December 1952 Schuylkill County, PA.^8,9
• Elsie May Wiest died on 5 December 1959, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 43.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Wounds Fatal To Shen. Woman
  A Shenandoah woman, the mother of six children, was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Locust Mountain Hospital from gunshot wounds received at her home shortly before 9 o'clock this morning.
  Mrs. Elsie Krussick, 42, of 18 Franeys Row, was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood in an upstairs room by her two sons, who heard a single blast while watching television downstairs.
  Mrs. Krussick was shot in the chest. Her, sons, Frank Staskel, 26, and Joseph Krussick, 10, said she was in the habit of handling firearms, but there were no witnesses to the mishap.
  Rushed to the hospital in the Shenandoah community ambulance, she was dead upon arrival at the hospital. Dr. William A. Van Saun, local deputy coroner, released the body to J. A. Oravitz, funeral director.
  Mrs. Krussick's husband, Joseph, is presently on a business trip.
  Mrs. Krussick was born in Ashland and was educated in schools of that community. She was the former Elsie Weist.
  Survivors, besides her husband and two sons, include four daughters, Mrs. Alberta Gober, New York; Theresa, New Mexico; Mary, New Jersey; Josephine, Centralia; two brothers, Harry and Arthur Weist, New Jersey, and one sister, Mrs. Alice Wetzel, Ashland.
  J. A. Oravitz Funeral Service has charge.
  The Record American, December 5, 1959, Page 1.¹⁰
  
• She was buried on 9 December 1959, at Citizens Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,11

• Father*: Henry Morris Wiest¹ b. 9 Sep 1874, d. 23 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Mary Jane Wiest¹ b. 22 Jun 1874, d. 25 May 1956

Henry E. Wetzel Sr.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Henry E. Wetzel Sr. is also referred to as Henry Irvin Wetzel in some sources.
• He was born on 23 May 1892, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Samuel Wetzel and Clara Gotshall.²
• Henry E. Wetzel Sr. married Alice Clara Wiest, daughter of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest, in 1911.³
• Henry E. Wetzel Sr. died on 16 November 1964, Ashland State Hospital, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 72.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Henry E Wetzel Sr, 72, of 1301 Walnut St, Ashland, died Wednesday at 6 pm in Ashland State Hospital after an illness of eight days.
  Mr. Wetzel, born in Leck Kill on May 23, 1892, was a son of the late Samuel and Clara Gotshall Wetzel.
  A resident of Ashland most of his life, he had been engaged as a stonemason and building contractor.
  He was a member of Zion Reformed Church and the Odd Fellows Lodge.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Alice Weist; 11 children: Mrs. Harry Lynch, Jersey City NJ, Henry Jr, Ashland, Mrs. Robert Horbach, Lansdale, Paul, South Ashland, Carl, Lavelle, Mrs. Thomas McGinley, Centralia, Ralph, Levittown, Mrs. Joseph Selinsky, Connecticut, William, Levittown, Mrs. Janet Michael, Centralia, and David, Ashland; 29 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
  Funeral is on Saturday afternoon from Kull Funeral Home at Ashland. Interment is in Brock Cemetery, Ashland. The Rev. Calvin Pue will officiate at services.
  Pottsville PA Republican Thursday Nov 19, 1964.⁴
  
• He was buried on 21 November 1964, at Brock Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Samuel Wetzel²
• Mother*: Clara Gotshall²

Josephine Retta Wetzel

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Josephine Retta Wetzel was born on 16 March 1912.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.
• Josephine Retta Wetzel died on 1 August 2003, at age 91.²

• Father*: Henry E. Wetzel Sr. b. 23 May 1892, d. 16 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Alice Clara Wiest b. 16 Jan 1896, d. 4 Sep 1971

Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 11 Aug 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. was born on 26 March 1915, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He was the son of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.²
• Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. married Mary W. Magdeburg, daughter of Benjamin Magdeburg.⁴
• In 1940, Henry Jr. and his wife Mary, along with two of their children, were living in the same household as his parents.⁴
• Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. married Virginia Tophoney, daughter of Felix Tophoney and Mary Pollock.⁵
• In 1950, Henry and his wife Mary were living in the household of his parents, Henry and Alice Wetzel, in Ashland, PA. Their 3 children, Ronald, Richard, and Rosella were included in their household on Walnut Street.⁶
• Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. died on 26 February 1982, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 66.^3,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  Henry E. Wetzel Jr.
  Henry E. Wetzel Jr., 1305 Walnut St., Ashland, died Friday evening in Ashland State General Hospital.
  Born in Ashland March 26, 1915, he was a son of the late Henry and Alice (Weist) Wetzel Sr. He was a self-employed masonry contractor and a member of American Hose Company, Ashland.
  He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Virginia Tophoney; five sons, Richard and Robert, both of Ashland, James, Pottsville, and Raymond and Henry III, both at home; four daughters, Rosella, wife of Charles Tobias, and Rita, wife of Edward Feketti, both of Pottsville, Carol, wife of Guy Mervine, Norfolk, Va., and Regina, wife of Ronald Akelitis, North Miami, Fla; four sisters, Josephine, wife of Harry Lynch, Jersey City, N. J., Rose Horbach, Lavelle, Mary Jane, wife of Joseph Selinsky, Alabama, and Jane Michael, California; five brothers, Carl, Laveller Paul, Ashland area, Ralph, Philadelphia, William, Fairless Hills, and David, Lansdale; 22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held Tuesday morning from Frederick Kull Funeral Home, Ashland, with the Rev. George Doll, Simpson United Methodist Church, Gordon, officiating. Interment will be in Brock Cemetery, Ashland.
  Pottsville Republican, 27 Feb 1982, Sat, Page 2.⁸
  
• He was buried at Brock Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Henry E. Wetzel Sr.² b. 23 May 1892, d. 16 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Alice Clara Wiest² b. 16 Jan 1896, d. 4 Sep 1971

Carlos Ira Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Carlos Ira Wetzel was born on 24 August 1918, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was born on 24 August 1918, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.
• Carlos Ira Wetzel married Virginia M. Welker, daughter of Harry Clayton Welker and Florence Mae Fertig.²
• Carlos Ira Wetzel died on 17 October 1987, Veterans Administration Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA, at age 69.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Carl Wetzel, 69, of Cherry Avenue, Lavelle, died Saturday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.
  Born in Ashland, he was a son of the late Henry and Alice (Weist) Wetzel.
  He was a graduate of Ashland High School.
  Mr. Wetzel was a veteran of World War II.
  He was employed as a miner all of his life.
  He was a member of the Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, Barry Township, Lavelle AMVETS, Lavelle Fire Company and Ashland Senior Citizens.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Virginia Welker; two sons, Jerald, of Trevorton, and Donald, of Lavelle; two brothers, Ralph, of Levittown, and David, of Lansdale; four sisters, Josephine Lynch of New Jersey, Rose Horbach, of Lansdowne, Mary Jean Selinsky, of Alabama, and Janet Wetzel, of California; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held Tuesday morning at the convenience of the family from the Frederick T Kull Funeral Home Inc, Ashland. The Rev Robert Long, pastor of Bethany ECC will officiate. Interment will be in Brock Cemetery, Ashland.
  Pottsville Republican Monday October 19, 1987.²
  
• He was buried at Brock Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Henry E. Wetzel Sr. b. 23 May 1892, d. 16 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Alice Clara Wiest b. 16 Jan 1896, d. 4 Sep 1971

Paul Lamar Wetzel

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Paul Lamar Wetzel was born on 25 March 1920, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.
• Paul Lamar Wetzel married Grace Charlotte Yoder, daughter of Abraham Yoder and Erma Neiswinter.³
• Paul Lamar Wetzel died on 15 June 1986, Ashland State Hospital, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 66.^4,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Paul L. Wetzel
  Paul L. WetzeL, 66, of the Ashland area, died Sunday in Ashland State General Hospital.
  He was born in Ashland, March 25, 1920, a son of the late Henry and Alice Weist WetzeL
  He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He attended Ashland High School.
  Mr. Wetzel was of the Protestant faith. He was last employed at U.S. Steel Corp., Levittown.
  He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Eagles Social Club, Ashland.
  His wife, the former Grace Yoder, died Jan. 4.
  Surviving are a son, Paul Jr., at home; four sisters, Josephine Lynch, Jersey City, N.J., Rose Horbach, Lansdale, Mary Jane Selinsky, and Jane MichaeL California; four brothers, Carl, Lavelle, David, Lansdale, and Ralph and William, both of Levittown.
  Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs. The Rev. L.H. Bollinger, Evangelical Congregational Church, Barry Township, will officiate. Frederick T. Kull Funeral Home Inc., Ashland, has charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican, 16 Jun 1986, Mon, Page 2.³
  

• Father*: Henry E. Wetzel Sr. b. 23 May 1892, d. 16 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Alice Clara Wiest b. 16 Jan 1896, d. 4 Sep 1971

Catherine Battorf

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2002

• Catherine Battorf was born on 2 November 1807.
• She died on 11 June 1883, at age 75.¹

Elizabeth Trautman

• Last Edited: 3 Nov 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Trautman is also referred to as Elizabeth Troutman in some sources.¹
• She was born on 7 September 1865, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Simon Trautman and Sarah Schadel.
• Elizabeth Trautman married William Irvin Heim Wiest, son of John Troutman Wiest and Catherine Heim, on 25 February 1888, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• Elizabeth Trautman died on 23 February 1952, Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 86.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. ELIZABETH WIEST
  Mrs. Elizabeth Wiest, age 87 years, died at the home ol ner daughter, Mrs. Nora Smeltz, Island Park, Sunbury, on Saturday.
  Mrs. Wiest was a former resident of Hebe. Her husband, Irvin Wiest, preceded her in death about twenty years ago.
  Survivors are her daughter, Mrs. Smeltz, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were held from the Rothermel Funeral Home, Herndon, at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with further services in St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church at Hebe. Rev. Paul W. Billow, pastor of the Urban Lutheran Parish officiated and interment was made in the Union Cemtery at Pillow.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 28 Feb 1952, Thu, Page 1.³
  
• She was buried at Union Cemetery, Pillow, Northumberland County, PA.

• Father*: Simon Trautman
• Mother*: Sarah Schadel

Frank Landis Wiest Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Frank Landis Wiest Jr. is also referred to as Frank Troutman Wiest Jr. in some sources.²
• He was born on 6 July 1899, Jordan Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Franklin Troutman Wiest and Amelia A. Ossman.
• Some sources record that Frank Landis Wiest Jr. was born on 6 July 1897, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^3,2,4,5
• He married Cora Etna Snyder, daughter of George B. Snyder and Lillie C. Snoke, on 23 April 1921, Dauphin County, PA.^3,6
• Frank Landis Wiest Jr. married Sarah Elizabeth Lenker, daughter of Michael L. Lenker and Cecelia Rebuck, on 10 November 1951, Conestoga, Lancaster County, PA. Newspaper stories pointed out an unusual consequence of Sarah's marriage to Frank Wiest, whose daughter Ruth was married to Sarah's eldest son. By virtue of her marriage, Sarah became her son's mother-in-law, as well as the step-mother and mother-in-law for her son's wife Ruth (Wiest) Lemon.^7,8
• Frank Landis Wiest Jr. died on 15 April 1956, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA, at age 56.^9,1
• He was buried on 18 April 1956, at Grandview Cemetery, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^9,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  FRANK L. WIEST
  Frank L. Wiest, age 57 years, Herndon merchant, died at his home in Herndon Sunday morning.
  Mr. Wiest was a son of the late Frank and Amelia (Osman) Wiest and was a former resident of Pillow.
  Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Sarah Wiest; one son, Robert Wiest, Of Lykens; a daughter, Mrs. Richard Lemon of New Cumberland; one grandchild and two sisters, Mrs. Florence Snyder and Mrs. Roy Ramsey, both of Lykens.
  Services were held from the Hoover Funeral Home, Berrysburg, at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Jacob Singer, pastor of the Herndon Evangelical and Reformed Charge, officiated, and interment was made in the Union Cemetery at Pillow.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 19 Apr 1956, Thu, Page 1.¹⁰
  
• Frank T. Wiest Jr. was a wholesaler in Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^3,11

• Father*: Franklin Troutman Wiest b. 24 Sep 1851, d. 12 Apr 1925
• Mother*: Amelia A. Ossman b. 14 Dec 1859, d. 7 Jan 1928