Eleanor Mae Klinger1

F, #10607, b. 28 September 1907, d. 10 September 1997
  • Last Edited: 6 Mar 2020
  • Eleanor Mae Klinger is also referred to as Mae E. Klinger in some sources.
  • She was born on 28 September 1907, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Pliney Plato Klinger and Emma Jane Deibert.
  • Eleanor Mae Klinger was baptized on 20 October 1907, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She married Melvin L. Huntzinger, son of A. Beldon Huntzinger and Sallie Saltzer.
  • Eleanor Mae Klinger died on 10 September 1997, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 89.4,5
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mae E. Huntzinger
    Mae E. Huntzinger, 89, of 1118 W. Maple St., Valley View, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
    Born in RD Klingerstown, Sept. 28, 1907, she was a daughter of the late Pliney and Emma Deibert Klinger.
    She retired from a garment factory in Valley View.
    She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View, and the Valley View Fire Company Auxiliary.
    Her husband, Melvin. died in 1959; at that time she and her husband owned and operated Huntzinger's Hotel, Hegins.
    Surviving are a daughter, Gloria Miller, Valley View; a son, Melvin, Valley View; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild.
    Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View. The Rev. Carl Shankweiler will officiate. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. Miller-Berger Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
    Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 Sep 1997, Thu, Page 2.3
  • She was buried at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.4

Children of Eleanor Mae Klinger and Melvin L. Huntzinger

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 186. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 303. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mae E. Huntzinger, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 Sep 1997, Thu, Page 2.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Death Notice - Huntzinger," Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 12 Sep 1997, Fri, Page 2.

Melvin L. Huntzinger

M, #10608, b. 28 February 1909, d. 5 May 1959
  • Last Edited: 6 Mar 2020

Children of Melvin L. Huntzinger and Eleanor Mae Klinger

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Gloria Lorraine Huntzinger

F, #10609, b. 17 March 1928, d. 18 January 2018
  • Last Edited: 13 Feb 2018
  • Gloria Lorraine Huntzinger was born on 17 March 1928, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of Melvin L. Huntzinger and Eleanor Mae Klinger.
  • Gloria Lorraine Huntzinger married Royle F. Miller.
  • Gloria Lorraine Huntzinger died on 18 January 2018, Premier at Susquehanna, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Gloria L. Miller, 89, of Valley View, passed away Jan. 18 [2018] at Premier at Susquehanna, Millersburg.
    She was born on Saturday, March 17, 1928, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Melvin L. and Eleanor Mae Klinger Huntzinger.
    She was a 1945 graduate of the former Hegins Township High School.
    Gloria was a trimmer in area garment factories prior to her retirement.
    She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View.
    Gloria enjoyed canvas stitching, camping, and was an avid Phillies fan.
    Her husband, Royle F. Miller, passed away in 1993. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Tonya K. Miller; a grandson, Travis J. Miller; a brother, Melvin L. Huntzinger.
    She is a survived by a daughter, Brenda L. Schaeffer and her husband, Kenneth, Valley View; two sons, Thomas R. Miller and his companion, Phyllis Klouser, Valley View, and Kenneth M. Miller and his wife, Lisa, Halifax; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
    Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View, with the Rev. Brian Beissel officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Burial will be made in Friedens Cemetery, Hegins. Memorial contributions can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 153, Valley View, PA 17983.
    Published in Republican & Herald on Jan. 21, 2018.2
  • She was buried at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3

Children of Gloria Lorraine Huntzinger and Royle F. Miller

Citations

  1. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 303. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Gloria L. Miller. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Royle F. Miller

M, #10610, b. circa 1926, d. 13 December 1993
  • Last Edited: 13 Feb 2018
  • Royle F. Miller was born circa 1926.1
  • He married Gloria Lorraine Huntzinger, daughter of Melvin L. Huntzinger and Eleanor Mae Klinger.
  • Royle F. Miller died on 13 December 1993, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    VALLEY VIEW - Royle F. Miller, 67, of 207 Gap St. died Monday in Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville.
    He was a route man for the former Miller's Bakery and was retired from Hegins Precision Co., Hegins; was a Navy veteran of World War II; and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, American Legion Post 575, Valley View Fire Company, Tri-Valley Senior Citizens and the USS LST 839 Reunion Committee.
    Surviving are his wife, Gloria Huntzinger Miller; two sons, Thomas of Allison Park and Kenneth of Halifax; a daughter, Brenda Schaeffer of King of Prussia; a brother, William of Manheim; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
    Services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in his church. Burial will be in Friedens Cemetery, Hegins.
    Viewing will be from 9 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at the church.
    Buffington-Reed Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
    Memorial contributions may be made to his church, Valley View 17983.
    Patriot-News, The (Harrisburg, PA) - Wednesday, December 15, 1993.1
  • He was buried at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.2

Children of Royle F. Miller and Gloria Lorraine Huntzinger

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Royle F. Miller. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Brenda Louise Miller

F, #10611, b. 8 November 1948, d. 9 February 2018
  • Last Edited: 13 Feb 2018
  • Brenda Louise Miller was born on 8 November 1948, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Royle F. Miller and Gloria Lorraine Huntzinger.
  • Brenda Louise Miller died on 9 February 2018, Premier at Susquehanna at Susquehanna for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Brenda Louise Schaeffer, 69, of Valley View, passed away Friday at Premier at Susquehanna for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Millersburg.
    Born Nov. 8, 1948, in Ashland, she was a daughter of the late Royle F. and Gloria L. Huntzinger Miller.
    She was a 1966 graduate of Tri-Valley High School.
    She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View.
    Brenda provided 30 years of in-home child care for area children. She loved camping and spending time with her family.
    Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was a sister, Tonya Miller.
    She is survived by her husband, Kenneth W. Schaeffer, to whom she was married for 51 years; a son, Troy R. Schaeffer and his wife, Vickie, Pillow; a daughter, Tammie G. Nelson, Pottstown; two granddaughters, Kerilyn Kramer, Valley View, and Samantha Nelson, Pottstown; a grandson, Shane Nelson, Pottstown; two brothers, Thomas Miller, Valley View, and Kenneth Miller, Halifax; nieces and nephews.
    Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View, with the Rev. Brian Beissel officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
    Published in Republican & Herald on Feb. 11, 2018.1

Children of Brenda Louise Miller and Kenneth W. Schaeffer

  • Troy R. Schaeffer1
  • Tammy G. Schaeffer1

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Brenda L. Schaeffer. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Melvin L. Huntzinger Jr.1

M, #10614, b. 1 January 1930, d. before 18 January 2018
  • Last Edited: 13 Feb 2018

Children of Melvin L. Huntzinger Jr. and Dolores Lando

  • Barry Huntsinger
  • Bobby Huntsinger
  • Barbara Huntsinger

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Gloria L. Miller. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 303. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.

Irene Sarah Jane Klinger1

F, #10619, b. 25 March 1909, d. 2 February 1991
  • Last Edited: 6 Mar 2020
  • Irene Sarah Jane Klinger was born on 25 March 1909, Stanton, Hunterdon County, NJ.2,3
  • She was the daughter of Pliney Plato Klinger and Emma Jane Deibert.
  • Irene Sarah Jane Klinger was baptized on 5 September 1909, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She married Leon Dieter.
  • Irene Sarah Jane Klinger married Robert E. Klopp.
  • Irene Sarah Jane Klinger died on 2 February 1991, Reading Nursing Center, West Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 81.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Irene S. Klopp of the Rhodes Apartments in Reading died Saturday, Feb. 2, at Reading Nursing Center, West Reading.
    Born in Stanton, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Pliny P. and Emma Deibert.
    Preceding her in death are two husbands, Leon Deiter, in 1953, and Robert E. Klopp, in 1978; and a son, Lester L. Deiter, in 1973.
    Surviving are a brother, Luther P. Klinger, Hegins; a sister; Mae Huntzinger, Valley View; six grandchildren; 13 great­grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.3
  • She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.4

Child of Irene Sarah Jane Klinger and Leon Dieter

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 187. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 303. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Irene S. Klopp (1991).
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Leon Dieter

M, #10620, d. 1953
  • Last Edited: 6 Mar 2020

Child of Leon Dieter and Irene Sarah Jane Klinger

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Irene S. Klopp (1991).