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J. Henry Klinger

• Last Edited: 8 Nov 2022

• J. Henry Klinger is also referred to as Johann Heinrich Klinger in some sources.
• He was born on 2 February 1825, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He was the son of George Adam Klinger and Eva Stein.^1,2
• J. Henry Klinger married Kate Schadel, daughter of David L. Schedel and Anna Maria Hoffa.⁴
• J. Henry Klinger died on 9 May 1905, at age 80.⁵

• Father*: George Adam Klinger¹ b. 17 Mar 1795, d. 18 Sep 1866
• Mother*: Eva Stein² b. 20 Feb 1798, d. 26 Aug 1863

Kate Schadel

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2022

• Kate Schadel was born on 23 August 1831.
• She was the daughter of David L. Schedel and Anna Maria Hoffa.¹
• Kate Schadel married J. Henry Klinger, son of George Adam Klinger and Eva Stein.²
• Kate Schadel died on 17 July 1888, at age 56.³

• Father*: David L. Schedel¹ b. 15 Mar 1796, d. 19 Nov 1870
• Mother*: Anna Maria Hoffa¹ b. 14 Oct 1801, d. 14 Apr 1833

Edwin Ray Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 5 Mar 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Edwin Ray Klinger was born on 31 October 1894, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Nathan A. Klinger and Anna Cebilla Klinger.
• Edwin Ray Klinger married Verdie Minnie Mausser, daughter of Jacob Mausser and Amanda Paul, on 15 December 1915, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁴
• In 1930, Edwin and his wife Verdie were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, with their 4 year old daughter May, where Edwin was a farmer.⁵
• Edwin Ray Klinger died on 11 November 1981, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 87.^6,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  RD LYKENS - Edwin R. Klinger, 87, formerly of Erdman and York Terrace Nursing Home, Pottsville, died Nov. 11 [1981] in Pottsville Hospital.
  Mr. Klinger was born in Lykens Township, Oct. 31,1894, a son of the late Nathan and Emma Klinger. He had been a farmer.
  He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman, RD Lykens.
  His wife, Verdie, preceded him in death August 1980 and a daughter, Mrs. Mae Smeltz, died in March.
  Surviving are a son-in-law, Leroy Smeltz, RDl Hegins; two granddaughters: two great­grandchildren; a brother. George, Gratz.
  Services were held Nov. 13 from Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church, Erdman, RD Lykens, with the Rev. Merlin Sjoberg of Klingerstown officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Arthur R. Buffington Funeral
  Home, Valley View, had charge of arrangements.³
  
• He was buried on 13 November 1981, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^7,3

• Father*: Nathan A. Klinger b. 24 Dec 1871, d. 4 Oct 1964
• Mother*: Anna Cebilla Klinger b. 19 Aug 1875, d. 15 Aug 1897

George Franklin Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• George Franklin Klinger is also referred to as George B. Klinger in some sources.
• He was born on 2 August 1897, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Nathan A. Klinger and Anna Cebilla Klinger.
• George Franklin Klinger was baptized on 17 August 1897, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^4,3
• Some sources record that George Franklin Klinger was born on 1 August 1897.⁵
• After his mother died in childbirth, George was raised by his mother's sister Mary (Mrs. Daniel Kissinger), while his brother Edwin stayed with his grandparents.⁶
• He married Nettie E. Scheib, daughter of William H. Schieb and Anna Elisabeth Kissinger, on 16 November 1918, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^7,8,9
• In 1920, George and Nettie were living in Gratz, Dauphin County, where George worked in a coal mine.¹⁰
• By 1930, George and Nettie's household in Gratz included their 2 children, Marie (7) and Russell (2 7/12), along with Nettie's sister Naomi (age 13). George was coal miner. In later years, George was an insurance agent and justice of the peace in Gratz.^8,7
• George Franklin Klinger died on 1 March 1984, at age 86.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  George F. Klinger
  GRATZ - George F. Klinger, 86, of Market Street died yesterday in his home.
  He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz.
  Mr. Klinger is survived by a son, Glenn, and a daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Koppenhaver, both of Gratz, six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
  The funeral, will be conducted at 11 a m. Monday in Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz, by the Rev. Dr William Walton. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Gratz.
  Friends may call in the church Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.
  Funeral arrangements were made by the Reed Funeral Home. Pillow.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 02 Mar 1984, Fri, Page 8.¹¹
  
• He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹²

• Father*: Nathan A. Klinger b. 24 Dec 1871, d. 4 Oct 1964
• Mother*: Anna Cebilla Klinger b. 19 Aug 1875, d. 15 Aug 1897

Homer Lee Klinger

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Homer Lee Klinger was born on 17 November 1896, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Homer Lee Klinger married Katherine Adelaide Goehringer, daughter of Henry Gottlieb Goehringer and Sarah Adelaide Keys, circa 1919, Elkton, MD.²
• The 1930 Census lists Homer and Katherine's family living in Camden, New Jersey, where Homer was a railroad conductor. They had been married about 10 years and were living with their 4 children: Marion (9), Doris (7), William, (5), and Esther (1 ).²
• Homer Lee Klinger died on 1 April 1956, Camden, Camden County, NJ, at age 59.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  HOMER L. KLINGER
  Mr. Homer L. Klinger of Camden, N. J., died at that place April 1 of a heart attack. He was 59 years old and was a former resident of Wiconisco, a son of the late Samuel and Ellie Edwards Klinger. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 4 in Camden, N. J. He was a veteran of World War I and is survived by his wife, Catherine, four daughters and one son, Mrs. Henry Sharp, Temple; Mrs. Frank Meed, Camden, N. J., and Marian and Dianne at home and William Klinger of Camden. N.J; five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Roy Machamer of Wiconiso; Mrs. Vernon Goodling, Millersburg, and Mrs. Donald Hunter, Manheim, and three brothers, Samlel [sic] and Lester Klinger of Wiconisco and Carl Klinger, Harrisburg.
  Lykens Register (Lykens, Pennsylvania), 06 Apr 1956, Fri, Page 1.⁴
  
• He was buried at Bethel Cemetery, Pennsauken, Camden County, NJ.^5,1

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Lester Samuel Klinger

• Last Edited: 1 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lester Samuel Klinger was born on 27 May 1899, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Lester Samuel Klinger was unmarried.³
• He died on 26 May 1958, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA, at age 58.²
• He was buried on 30 May 1958, at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^4,5
• Lester never married.⁵

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Myron Frederick Klinger

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Myron Frederick Klinger was born on 24 June 1901, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Myron Frederick Klinger married Mary E. Forney, daughter of John Forney and Martha Hoover, on 22 December 1923, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Myron Frederick Klinger and Mary E. Forney were divorced on 29 October 1928 Dauphin County, PA. When the divorce action was filed on grounds of desertion, Mary alleged that Myron left his wife September 23, 1926.^4,5
• Myron Frederick Klinger died on 27 November 1932, State Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 31.²
• He was buried on 30 November 1932, at Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.⁶
• Newspaper obituary:
  TOLL OF THE GRIM REAPER HEREABOUTS
  Myron Fred Klinger
  Funeral services for Myron Frederick Klinger, 81, a life-long resident of Wiconisco, who died in the State Hospital, Harisburg, Sunday, November 27th, at 4 P.M., having been ill for eight weeks and death caused by a heart attack, were held from his home in Wiconisco, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Kutz, of Wiconisco, officiating. Burial was made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
  Born in Wiconisco he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Klinger. Nine years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Forney, South Market street, Lykens. His parents and two daughters, and five brothers, Homer, Philadelphia; Hayden, Carl, Lester and Samuel, Wiconisco, and three sisters, Mrs. Roy Machamer, Mrs. Goodman, Wiconisco, and Miss Ethel, at home survive.
  Lykens Register, December 2, 1932, Page 8.⁷
  

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Carl Collier Klinger

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carl Collier Klinger was born on 15 August 1903.^1,2
• He was the son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Carl Collier Klinger married Verna Adeline Evitts, daughter of William Evitts and Adeline Davids, circa 1924.³
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Carl (26) and Verna (31) were living in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, with their 2 daughters, Evelyn (5) and Phyllis (4). Carl was working as a coal miner. Carl and Verna had been married about 5 years.³
• Carl Collier Klinger married Edna C. Morris after 1938.⁴
• Carl Collier Klinger died in July 1978, at age 74.^2,4
• He was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Mary Katherine Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Katherine Klinger was born on 8 June 1907, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Mary Katherine Klinger married Roy Ambrose Machamer, son of John A. Machamer and Sara E. (?), circa 1921.⁴
• Some sources suggest that Mary Katherine Klinger and Roy Ambrose Machamer were married in 1922.
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Mary (22) and her husband Ray (or Roy) (27) were living in Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, in the household of Ray's parents, John A. (75) and Sara E. (70) Machemer, along with 2 of Ray's brothers, Arthur (36) and Edgar (30), 3 of John and Sara's grandchildren, Ray Machemer (17), John Zellers (16), and Mary Machemer (6). They also had a boarder named Stephen Bramchick (12). Ray and his brother Arthur were both laborers in a coal mine. Mary and Ray had been married about 8 years.⁴
• Mary Katherine Klinger died on 7 June 1990, Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 82.³
• She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Floris Klinger

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Floris Klinger was born on 17 July 1908, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3
• She was the daughter of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Floris Klinger died on 18 March 1910, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA, at age 1.³
• She was buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Ethel Arline Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ethel Arline Klinger was born on 10 April 1914, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• She was the daughter of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Ethel Arline Klinger married Donald Katerman Hunter.
• Ethel Arline Klinger died on 27 June 1991, Nashville, Davidson County, TN, at age 77.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  TOWER CITY - Ethel A. Hunter, 77, of 4843 Astor Drive, Nashville, Tenn., and formerly of Tower City, died yesterday at home.
  Surviving are a daughter, Ruth Chyke of Nashville; two grandsons; and two great-grandchildren.
  Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Greenwood Cemetery.
  There will be no viewing or visitation.
  The Corl Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
  Patriot News - June 28, 1991.¹
  
• She was buried on 30 June 1991, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Samuel Ray Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 19 Mar 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Samuel Ray Klinger was born on 6 December 1917, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.³
• He was the son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Samuel Ray Klinger married Flora Adeline Bevans, daughter of Fred Bevans and Letia B. Morse, on 4 April 1945, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.⁴
• Samuel Ray Klinger died on 18 January 1971, Veterans Hospital, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA, at age 53.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Samuel R. Klinger
  Samuel Ray Klinger, 53, of 523 Walnut St., Wiconisco, died Monday at the Veterans Hospital in Lebanon. He was a former post master of Wiconisco and for merly was with the Harrisburg Police Force.
  He was born in Wiconisco, a son of the late, Samuel and Eleanor Edwards Klinger. He was a member of Wiconisco Baptist Church and Lykens American Legion Post 124. He was a veteran of World War II.
  Surviving are his widow, the former Flora Bevans; daughters Madoline, at home; Linda, wife of Charles Wertz, Elizabethville; sons, Russell and Douglas, at home; sisters, Mary, [wife] of Roy Machamer, of Harrisburg and Ethel, wife of Donald Hunter, Tennessee;, a brother, Carl of Harrisburg and one grandchild.
  Services will be held Friday morning at the Schaffstall and Schultz Funeral Home, Lykens , with the Rev. Robert E. Burns, Evangelical Congregational Church, Wiconisco, officiating. Entombment will be in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 20 Jan 1971, Wed, Page 26.⁵
  
• He was buried on 16 May 1996, at Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.^3,6

• Father*: Samuel Morris Klinger b. 17 Mar 1874, d. 15 Dec 1943
• Mother*: Eleanor Edwards b. 5 May 1874, d. 17 Jul 1955

Flora Adeline Bevans¹

• Last Edited: 3 Jun 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Flora Adeline Bevans is also referred to as Flora Madoline Bevans in some sources.³
• She was born on 25 September 1921, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Fred Bevans and Letia B. Morse.²
• Flora Adeline Bevans married Samuel Ray Klinger, son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards, on 4 April 1945, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.²
• Flora Adeline Bevans died on 12 June 1999, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.^1,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Flora B. Klinger
  Flora B. Klinger, 77, of 523 Walnut St., Wiconisco, died Saturday at Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg.
  Born in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 25, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Letia Morse Bevans. She was a graduate of Plainview High School, Plainview, Neb.
  She was a secretary-treasurer for Wiconisco Township for many years.
  She was a member and organist at Faith Evangelical Congregational Church, Wiconisco, and a member of Wiconisco Golden Age Club.
  Her husband, Samuel R., died in 1971.
  Surviving are two sons, Samuel R., Millersburg, and Douglas H., Wiconisco; two daughters, Linda E. Wertz, Butler, and Madoline C. Laing, Lykens; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters.
  Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Faith ECC. The Rev. Lewis H. Bollinger will officiate. Interment will be in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco. John M. Schultz Funeral Home, Lykens, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 14 Jun 1999, Mon, Page 3.⁵
  
• She was buried on 16 June 1999, at Calvary Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Fred Bevans²
• Mother*: Letia B. Morse²

Donald Katerman Hunter¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Donald Katerman Hunter was born on 2 April 1908, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He married Ethel Arline Klinger, daughter of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards.
• Donald Katerman Hunter died in January 1974, at age 65.¹
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

Roy Ambrose Machamer^1,2

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Roy Ambrose Machamer is also referred to as Roy in some sources.
• He was born on 17 April 1902, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of John A. Machamer and Sara E. (?)¹
• Roy Ambrose Machamer married Mary Katherine Klinger, daughter of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards, circa 1921.¹
• Some sources suggest that Roy Ambrose Machamer and Mary Katherine Klinger were married in 1922.
• Roy Ambrose Machamer died on 21 September 1988, Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 86.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Roy A. Machamer, 86, of 6151 BlueRidge Ave., Lower Paxton Twp., died Wednesday in Community General Osteopathic Hospital.
  He was a retired employee of the New Cumberland Army Depot.
  Surviving are his wife, Mary K. Machamer.
  Hoover Funeral Home, Linglestown.
  Published in Harrisburg Patriot News 23 September 1988.³
  
• He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: John A. Machamer¹ b. c 1855
• Mother*: Sara E. (?)¹ b. c 1860

Verna Adeline Evitts¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Verna Adeline Evitts was born on 18 May 1899, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^3,2
• She was the daughter of William Evitts and Adeline Davids.²
• Verna Adeline Evitts married Carl Collier Klinger, son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards, circa 1924.³
• Verna Adeline Evitts died on 17 December 1937, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA, at age 38.²
• She was buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: William Evitts²
• Mother*: Adeline Davids²

Katherine Adelaide Goehringer

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Katherine Adelaide Goehringer was born on 6 April 1902, Philadelphia, PA.
• She was the daughter of Henry Gottlieb Goehringer and Sarah Adelaide Keys.
• Katherine Adelaide Goehringer married Homer Lee Klinger, son of Samuel Morris Klinger and Eleanor Edwards, circa 1919, Elkton, MD.¹
• Katherine Adelaide Goehringer died on 12 November 1983, at age 81.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  KLINGER
  On November 12, 1983 Katherine A. (nee Goehringer), age 81 years, formerly of Camden, NJ. Wife of the late Homer L. Survived by two daughters, Marion Neal and Esther Medd; seven grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren. Graveside services Wednesday 1 p.m. at Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken, NJ. Funeral under the direction of the EDWARD P. LEONARD JR. FUNERAL HOMES of Camden, N J.
  Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), 14 Nov 1983, Mon, Page 24.³
  
• She was buried at Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken, Camden County, NJ.²

• Father*: Henry Gottlieb Goehringer
• Mother*: Sarah Adelaide Keys

Marian Adelaide Klinger

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Marian Adelaide Klinger was born on 24 September 1920, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Homer Lee Klinger and Katherine Adelaide Goehringer.
• Marian Adelaide Klinger was unmarried.²
• She died on 19 October 1995, Cherry Hill, Camden County, NJ, at age 75.^1,3
• She was buried at Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken, Camden County, NJ.⁴

• Father*: Homer Lee Klinger b. 17 Nov 1896, d. 1 Apr 1956
• Mother*: Katherine Adelaide Goehringer b. 6 Apr 1902, d. 12 Nov 1983

Doris Ethel Klinger

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Doris Ethel Klinger was born on 8 January 1923, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Homer Lee Klinger and Katherine Adelaide Goehringer.
• Doris Ethel Klinger married Henry Franklin Sharp, son of Charles C. Sharp and Elsie M. Reel, on 4 October 1941, German Lutheran Church, Camden, Camden County, NJ.²
• Doris Ethel Klinger died on 8 December 1981, at age 58.^1,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  SHARP
  On December 8, 1981, Dons E. (nee Klinger). Wile of Henry F. Sharp. Of 104 Greenwood Dr., Temple, Pa. Age 58 years. Funeral services from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3344 Reading Crest Ave., Reading, Pa.on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Friends may call at the MILKINS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4914 Kutztown Rd., Temple, Pa. Thursday evening 7 to 8 30p.m.
  Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), 10 Dec 1981, Thu, Page 59.⁴
  
• She was buried at Good Shepherd Cemetery, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, PA.³

• Father*: Homer Lee Klinger b. 17 Nov 1896, d. 1 Apr 1956
• Mother*: Katherine Adelaide Goehringer b. 6 Apr 1902, d. 12 Nov 1983

Henry Franklin Sharp

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Henry Franklin Sharp was born on 21 June 1919, York, York County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Charles C. Sharp and Elsie M. Reel.¹
• Henry Franklin Sharp married Doris Ethel Klinger, daughter of Homer Lee Klinger and Katherine Adelaide Goehringer, on 4 October 1941, German Lutheran Church, Camden, Camden County, NJ.⁴
• Henry Franklin Sharp died on 16 March 2011, Gunter, Collin County, TX, at age 91.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  Henry F. Sharp, 91, Pottsboro, Texas, formerly of Berks County, died March 16 at Hilltop Haven, Gunter, Texas.
  He was the husband of Elsie Mae Sharp and was predeceased by his first wife, Doris E. (Klinger) Sharp in 1981. He was born in York, son of the late Charles C. and Elsie M. (Reel) Sharp, and stepson of the late Lena Sharp.
  Henry was a graduate of York High School, Lincoln College, Oklahoma College of Audiometry, and was a Certified Financial Planner. He had an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the Ben Franklin Society.
  During his career he was employed by RCA, Georgia Pacific, CNA Insurance and Holiday Inn. He was president of Century Investment, Camp Hill. He also was self-employed as Henry Sharp and Associates.
  Sharp was a past member of the Ontelaunee Township Republican Committee and was a former justice of the peace for two terms. He was active in the Berks County Republican Party.
  Sharp was a former chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias and a past member of the Mingus Ring as a Magician. As a young man he also had a dance band as Don Langford and his trio and a 12-piece orchestra, and was an emcee in Vaudeville in New Jersey.
  Sharp was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1952. He was a former branch president, councilman, and the first bishop in the Reading Ward and was instrumental in the building of their first chapel.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Henry, husband of Cynthia (Haines) Sharp, Sinking Spring, and a stepdaughter, Nicole Kalbach, Pottsboro.
  Also surviving are grandchildren, Gretchen Bonte, Shannon Dillman, Alison Walker, Seth Sharp, Sutton Sharp and Tiffany Laster, nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
  He was predeceased by a sister, Katherine Eyler; a stepsister, Esther Thren; a great-granddaughter, Samantha Bonte; a stepson-in-law, Carl Kalbach; and a grandson, Corey Kalbach.
  Henry loved baseball and the Phillies. He also loved birds and animals. Before he moved to Texas, he loved to talk to Jack Holcomb on the radio. He considered him a great friend.
  Services will be Friday, April 1, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3344 Reading Crest Ave., Muhlenberg Park. Visiting with family, 9 to 10:30 a.m., followed by a Memorial Service at 10:30 a.m. conducted by Bishop Wade Anundson. Burial will be in Good Shepherd Cemetery, Tuckerton.
  Published in Reading Eagle on March 27, 2011.¹
  
• He was buried at Good Shepherd Cemetery, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, PA.¹

• Father*: Charles C. Sharp¹
• Mother*: Elsie M. Reel¹

William Homer Klinger

• Last Edited: 16 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Homer Klinger was born on 16 February 1925, Philadelphia, PA.¹
• He was the son of Homer Lee Klinger and Katherine Adelaide Goehringer.
• William Homer Klinger married Eleanor Powell on 11 December 1946.²
• William Homer Klinger died on 27 July 1973, at age 48.³
• He was buried at Forest Park Cemetery West, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Funeral services for William H. Klinger, 48, of 1107 Japonica Lane, are pending with the Rose-Neath Funeral Home. Mr. Klinger died Friday morning at Willis-Knighton Hospital after a sudden illness. Burial will be in Forest Park West with Masonic graveside rites. Mr. Klinger was born in Camden, N.J. and had lived in Shreveport six years. A University of Pennsylvania graduate, he was manager of machining for Riley-Beaird Co. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church and Lebanon Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his widow, Doris Klinger; two daughters, Janis Klinger of Shreveport and Mrs. Jeannette Lennox of Lenola, N.J; three sons, Allen W. Klinger of New Jersey, Sgt. Paul S. Klinger of Ft. Eustes, Va., and William H. Klinger, Jr. of Shreveport; two stepsons, Gary O. Gilbert of Elysian Fields, Tex., and Rodney W. Gilbert of Shreveport; his mother, Mrs. Kathren Klinger of Haddenfield, N.J; three sisters, Mrs. Doris Sharp of Temple, Pa., Mrs. Esther Meed of Collingswood, N.J., and Mrs. Ernie Neal of Camden, N.J; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers will be C. D. Williford, Truman Wallace, Latham Davis, Carl Weaver, John Vinson and George Davison.
  Shreveport Times newspaper, July 28, 1973.
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  William Klinger was born 16 Feb 1926. He and Eleanor May Powell were married 11 Dec 1946. Eleanor dies 18 Jul 1960. Bill, who had been working as the New York Shipyard in Gloucester City, NJ had gained some fame after he fixed a major problem and was offered a better job with AMF Beaird, Inc. in Shreveport, LA. So in September of 1967 he moved his family to Louisiana. He eventually met and married Doris Gilbert. He died 17 Jul 1973 at the Willis Knighton Hospital in Shreveport. His funeral was from St James Episcopal Church. He was buried at Forest Park Cemetery West in Shreveport. He was honored with graveside Masonic rites.
  The Irwin Genealogies 2016.²
  

• Father*: Homer Lee Klinger b. 17 Nov 1896, d. 1 Apr 1956
• Mother*: Katherine Adelaide Goehringer b. 6 Apr 1902, d. 12 Nov 1983

Eleanor Powell

• Last Edited: 27 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Eleanor Powell was born on 12 March 1928, Camden, Camden County, NJ.¹
• She married William Homer Klinger, son of Homer Lee Klinger and Katherine Adelaide Goehringer, on 11 December 1946.²
• Eleanor Powell died on 18 July 1960, Camden, Camden County, NJ, at age 32.^2,1
• She was buried at East Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.¹

Frank Davis Medd Jr.

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Frank Davis Medd Jr. was born on 26 August 1921, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.¹
• He died on 11 August 1996, at age 74.²