Elwood Ernest Kissinger

M, #10501, b. 8 April 1938, d. 2 May 2001
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

Children of Elwood Ernest Kissinger and Jean E. Kessler

  • Mike Kissinger
  • Kimberly Sue Kissinger
  • Larry E. Kissinger2

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), pp. 300, 326. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  3. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, p. 300.
  4. [S521] Lucas, Arlene M., Obituary, Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, October 22, 2007. Hereinafter cited as Arlene M. Lucas Obituary.
  5. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  6. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.

Herman Henry Klinger

M, #10502, b. 27 December 1922, d. 9 January 1987
  • Last Edited: 20 Oct 2009
  • Herman Henry Klinger was born on 27 December 1920, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • Some sources record that Herman Henry Klinger was born on 27 December 1922.2
  • He was the son of John Alexander Alvin Klinger and Lillian Oneda Troutman.
  • Herman Henry Klinger married Edith Hannah Kissinger, daughter of Ernest Milton Kissinger and Gertrude Sophia Wiest.3
  • Herman Henry Klinger died on 9 January 1987, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 64.4,3,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Herman H. Klinger, 66, of Spring Glen, died Friday morning, Jan. 9, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville.
    Born in Gratz, Dec. 27, 1922, he was a son of the late Alvin and Lillian Troutman Klinger.
    Mr. Klinger was employed by Brubaker Tool Corp., Millersburg, until his retirement.
    He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ and an Air Force veteran of World War II.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Edith Kissinger; two daughters, Dorothy Blyler, Spring Glen, and Linda Morgan, Montoursville area; a brother, Marlin Klinger, Spring Glen; three sisters, Eva Snyder, Elizabethville, Esther Schreiber, Millersburg, and Oprha White, York; and six grandchildren.2
  • He was buried at St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Children of Herman Henry Klinger and Edith Hannah Kissinger

  • Dorothy Edith Klinger
  • Linda Marie Klinger

Citations

  1. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary.
  3. [S732] Klinger, Edith Hannah, Obituary, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, PA, October 15, 2009, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/schuylkill/obituary.aspx. Hereinafter cited as Edith Hannah Klinger Obituary.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, 1987.

Emma Caroline Chubb

F, #10505, b. 29 October 1925, d. 3 October 2015
  • Last Edited: 12 Dec 2020
  • Emma Caroline Chubb was born on 29 October 1925, Rife, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • She was the daughter of Oscar T. Chubb Sr. and Mabel A. Lenker.1
  • Emma Caroline Chubb married Willard Milton Kissinger, son of Ernest Milton Kissinger and Gertrude Sophia Wiest.
  • Emma Caroline Chubb died on 3 October 2015, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.2
  • Funeral home obituary:
    Emma Caroline Kissinger
    October 29, 1925 - October 3, 2015
    LYKENS- Emma Caroline Kissinger, 89 , of Washington Twp, passed away Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 at her residence. She was born, October 29, 1925 in Rife , daughter of the late Oscar T., and Mabel A. (Lenker) Chubb Sr. She was a member of Immanuel U.M. Church, Loyalton and had participated with the Helping Hands and treasurer duties. She was a retired steam presser and had worked in the past for Reigles, Millersburg; Gratz shirt factory, Lykens Shirt Factory and Muskin Shoe Factory. She was the widow of Willard Milton Kissinger. Survivors include, daughter, Edith A. Kissinger, Lykens; Brother, John Chubb, Elizabethville; Sister, Ella Miller-Kissinger, Berrysburg; Grandchildren, Sharon A. Newhouse, Lykens; Cathy Reiner-Hoover, Halifax and Willard E. Reiner, Dornsife; Great Grandchildren, Remmington Hoover, Kayden Reiner and Addison Reiner. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Lou Kissinger-Reiner; 2 Brothers, Oscar Chubb Jr. and Charles Chubb; Sister, Geraldine Koppenhaver. There will be a viewing at Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes Inc., Elizabethville on Tuesday, Oct 6, 2015 from 1-2 PM Services at 2:00 pm and burial to follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax. Memorial donations to help with funeral expenses may be made to Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes Inc, 103 West Main Street, Elizabethville, PA 17023 Please sign the online register book at www.hbfuneralhomes.com.3
  • She was buried on 6 October 2015, at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.2,3

Children of Emma Caroline Chubb and Willard Milton Kissinger

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Oscar T. Chubb, Jr., Hoover Funeral Homes, Inc., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/…
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153323673/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary, for Emma Caroline Kissinger, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/…
  4. [S929] Reiner, Mary Lou, Obituary, Upper Dauphin Sentinel, Millersburg, PA, March 21, 2012. Hereinafter cited as Mary Lou Reiner Obituary.

Mary Lou Kissinger

F, #10506, b. 8 July 1948, d. 15 March 2012
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2017
  • Mary Lou Kissinger was born on 8 July 1948.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Willard Milton Kissinger and Emma Caroline Chubb.
  • Mary Lou Kissinger died on 15 March 2012, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 63.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    DORNSIFE • Mary Lou Reiner, 63, died March 15 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
    She was born July 8, 1948, a daughter of Emma Chubb Kissinger of Millersburg and the late Willard Kissinger.
    She was a 1966 graduate of Upper Dauphin High School; and received a business degree from Thompson’s Institute.
    She was employed as a secretary for Michael Foods for 30 years.
    She was a member of Salem Church of Rough and Ready.
    She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Carl Reiner; two children, Cathy Hoover of Halifax, and Willy Reiner of Klingerstown; three grandchildren; a sister, Edith Kissinger of Loyalton; and several nieces and nephews
    Private services with burial in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, will be held at the convenience of the family.
    The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, is in charge of the arrangements.
    Upper Dauphin Sentinel (March 21, 2012.)2
  • She was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of Mary Lou Kissinger and Carl Reiner

  • Cathy Reiner2
  • Willard E. Reiner2

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 300. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S929] Reiner, Mary Lou, Obituary, Upper Dauphin Sentinel, Millersburg, PA, March 21, 2012. Hereinafter cited as Mary Lou Reiner Obituary.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary.

David Ellis Wenrich

M, #10513, b. 23 October 1952, d. 6 July 2006
  • Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015
  • David Ellis Wenrich was born on 23 October 1952, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Whelan Ellis Wenrich and Anna Mae Kissinger.
  • David Ellis Wenrich died on 6 July 2006, at age 53, as a result of an auto accident in Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County, PA.2
  • Father*: Whelan Ellis Wenrich
  • Mother*: Anna Mae Kissinger

Children of David Ellis Wenrich and Roxanne M. Becker

  • David E. Wenrich Jr.3
  • Dawn R. Wenrich3
  • Amanda J. Wenrich3

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 300. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for fathedr David Ellis Wenrich.

Randy Ernest Wenrich

M, #10514, b. 1 May 1954, d. 2 July 2012
  • Last Edited: 4 Dec 2015
  • Randy Ernest Wenrich was born on 1 May 1954, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Whelan Ellis Wenrich and Anna Mae Kissinger.
  • On 2 July 2012, from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Randy E. Wenrich, 58, of 8741 Route 25, Spring Glen, passed away Monday from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident in Lykens Township, Dauphin County.
    Born in Lykens, May 1, 1954, he was a son of Whalen E. Wenrich Sr. and Anna M. Kissinger Wenrich, Spring Glen.
    He was a 1973 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School.
    He was a partner in the former Wenrich Coal Co. He was a tile setter for the former Interstate Tile and Mantel, Harrisburg.
    He was a member and past president of the Erdman Sportsman's Association. He was also a member of the Spruce Spring Camp of Mifflin County.
    Randy enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with his family.
    He was preceded in death by a brother, David E. Wenrich.
    He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Margaret M. Scheib Wenrich.
    Surviving, in addition to his parents and his wife, are a son, Randy E. Wenrich Jr., Spring Glen; a daughter, Hilary M. Wenrich, Gratz; a grandson, Memphis J. Burke, Gratz; three brothers, Richard L. "Dick" Wenrich, Sacramento, Whalen E. "Pete" Wenrich Jr., Herndon and Lynn L. Wenrich, Valley View; two sisters, Lori A. Belack, Gratz, and Tammy S. Wenrich, Potter County; many nieces and nephews.
    Services will be private at the convenience of the family at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with the Rev. Curtis Zemencik officiating.
    Published in Republican & Herald on July 3, 2012.3
  • Father*: Whelan Ellis Wenrich
  • Mother*: Anna Mae Kissinger

Children of Randy Ernest Wenrich and Margaret Marie Scheib

  • Randy E. Wenrich Jr.3
  • Hilary M. Wenrich4

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 326. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for father Randy E. Wenrich.

Lester Daniel Schmeltz

M, #10517, b. 23 October 1931, d. 8 February 1989
  • Last Edited: 12 Jun 2023
  • Lester Daniel Schmeltz is also referred to as Lester D. Smeltz in some sources.
  • He was born on 23 October 1931.2
  • He was the son of William Roy Schmeltz and Verna May Wagner.1
  • Lester Daniel Schmeltz married Ruth Gertie Kissinger, daughter of Ernest Milton Kissinger and Gertrude Sophia Wiest.
  • Lester Daniel Schmeltz died on 8 February 1989, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 57.2,3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Lester D. Smeltz
    Lester D. Smeltz, 57, of Gratz area, died in Harrisburg Hospital Wednesday. He was admitted there Jan. 22 after being injured in an accident at Bethlehem Steel Steelton.
    He was born in Hubley Township, Oct. 23, 1931, a son of Verna Wagner Smeltz, of Susquehanna Lutheran Village, and the late William Ray Smeltz.
    He was a 1949 graduate of Hubley Township High School.
    Mr. Smeltz was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman, and Klingerstown Fire Company.
    He was a steel worker employed by Bethlehem Steel Co.
    Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, the former Ruth Kissinger; a son, Bruce, Gratz area; two daughters, Debra Smucker, Newville, and Diane Wolfgang, Gratz area; six grandchildren; a brother, Leroy, Hegins area.
    Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman. The Rev. Walter Hafer, Klingerstown, will officiate. There will be no viewing. Interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Sacramento. Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
    Pottsville Republican, February 9, 1989, Page 2.3

Children of Lester Daniel Schmeltz and Ruth Gertie Kissinger

  • Bruce Lamar Schmeltz
  • Debra Ann Schmeltz
  • Diane Marie Schmeltz

Citations

  1. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122897079/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Lester D. Smeltz, Pottsville Republican, February 9, 1989, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 12, 2023).

William Roy Schmeltz1

M, #10518, b. 21 March 1906, d. 29 May 1976
  • Last Edited: 12 Jun 2023
  • William Roy Schmeltz is also referred to as Roy Schmeltz in some sources.
  • He was born on 21 March 1906, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Daniel Elias Schmeltz and Rachel Luvella Herb.2
  • William Roy Schmeltz married Verna May Wagner, daughter of Charles Long Wagner and Annie E. Saltzer.3,1
  • William Roy Schmeltz died on 29 May 1976, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 70.2,4
  • Newspaper obituary:
    William R. Smeltz
    William Roy Smeltz, 70, of RD1 Lykens, died Saturday evening in Pottsville Hospital. He was born March 21, 1906 at Sacramento, a son of the late Daniel and Rachael Herb Smith. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman and the Klingerstown Fire Company.
    Surviving are his widow, the former Verna Wagner; two sons, Dr. Leroy Smeltz, RD1 Hegins, vocational agriculture teacher in Tri-Valley School District; Lester Smeltz of RD1 Lykens; five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Meda Schmeltz, RD1 Hegins; Mrs. Edna Maurer, Lancaster; Mrs. Verna Hatter, Spring Glen; nieces and nehpews.
    Services will be held Wednesday morning from the Robert Miller Funeral Home, Valley View with Rev. Robert Eastlack of Klingerstown officiating. Interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Sacramento.
    Pottsville Republican, June 1, 1976, Page 8.4
  • He was buried on 2 June 1976, at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.2,4
  • Father*: Daniel Elias Schmeltz2 b. 5 Oct 1877, d. 5 May 1945
  • Mother*: Rachel Luvella Herb2 b. 31 Mar 1876, d. 30 Oct 1948

Children of William Roy Schmeltz and Verna May Wagner

Citations

  1. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102834065/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102834176/…
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for William R. Smeltz, Pottsville Republican, June 1, 1976, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 12, 2023).

John Earl Kessler

M, #10524, b. 5 July 1920, d. 14 November 2001
  • Last Edited: 12 Dec 2021
  • John Earl Kessler was born on 5 July 1920, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of George Earl Kessler and Annie Ellen Martz.
  • Some sources record that John Earl Kessler was born on 5 September 1920.3
  • He married Ruby Arlene Schultz, daughter of Charles H. Schultz and Mary E. Herb, on 8 February 1940, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,4
  • John Earl Kessler died on 14 November 2001, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA, at age 81.5,3,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Kessler rites
    Services for John E. Kessler, 81, of 2875 Luxemburg Road, Lykens, who died Wednesday evening at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lebanon, where he had been a patient since March 27, 1998, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church, Erdman. The Rev. Joel Petruschke will officiate. Interment will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Erdman. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RR1 Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
    Born in Lykens Township, he was a son of the late George E. and Annie Martz Kessler. He was educated in the Kessler School, Erdman.
    He was an Army veteran of World War II.
    He was a former coal miner and a former Pennsylvania Railroad employee. He was last employed at Bethlehem Steel Corp., Steelton, retiring in 1984.
    He was a member of Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Ruby A. Schultz, on Dec. 3, 1974; a daughter, Pearl Kessler, in 1939; a brother, Harlen.
    Surviving are two daughters, Jean E. Kissinger, RR1 Lykens, and Nancy C. Ebright, Milton; a son, Leroy J., RR1 Lykens; two sisters, Mae Schreffler and Eleanor Lat-sha, both of Millersburg; two brothers, Robert, Spring Glen, and William, Millersburg; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
    Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 16 Nov 2001, Fri, Page 2.5
  • He was buried on 20 November 2001, at Zion Lutheran (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.5

Children of John Earl Kessler and Ruby Arlene Schultz

  • Pearl Kessler2 b. 1939, d. 1939
  • Jean E. Kessler+2 b. 8 Jun 1941, d. 30 Nov 2012
  • Leroy John Kessler2 b. 1 May 1943, d. 9 Dec 2021
  • Nancy Kessler2

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), part 2, p. 202. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  3. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  4. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Klinger's Church History, part 2, p. 230.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for John E. Kessler, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 16 Nov 2001, Fri, Page 2.