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Emma Jane Shartle¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2009

• Emma Jane Shartle is also referred to as Anna Jenne Wiest in some sources.²
• She was born on 10 June 1859, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of George Schartel and Maria Wiest.²
• Emma Jane Shartle married Elias Brown Erdman, son of Elias Erdman and Fromena Brown.^1,2
• Emma Jane Shartle died in 1939, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was buried at Salem (Herb's) Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: George Schartel²
• Mother*: Maria Wiest² b. 23 Jan 1817, d. 13 Jan 1893

Elizabeth Carl¹

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Carl was born on 26 August 1875.^4,2
• She was the daughter of Daniel Carl and Catherine Wolf.^2,3
• Elizabeth Carl married William Victor Wiest, son of Schartel Klinger Wiest and Elmyra Elizabeth Erdman, circa December 1895.^1,4,5
• Elizabeth Carl married Joseph F. Farnan.⁶
• Elizabeth Carl died on 22 July 1933, Gordon, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 57.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  GORDON WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY
  Mrs. Elisabeth Farnan, Native Of Mahantonga Valley, Fatally Stricken
  Mrs. Elizabeth Wiest Faman, 59, died at her home at Gordon late Saturday night. Although she had been in failing health for some time the death of the woman came with startling suddenness following an attack of heart disease as she was leaving the home of Lucy Fisher at Gordon following a visit there.
  She was a native of the Mahantonga Valley, but had been a resident of Gordon for the past 30 years. Her husband, Joseph Farnan met death in an accident at Mahanoy Plane some years ago.
  The following children survive: Mrs. Harry Martz, Thomas and William Weist, Mrs. Albert Paul, Charles Faran, all of Gordon; Mrs. George Dengler, Mowry; Mrs. Ralph Lavor, Pottstown. Four brothers and one sister also survive: James, Carl, Isaiah, Henry and Mrs. Norman Rothermel, all of Mahantongo Valley. There are also ten grandchildren.
  The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock and burial will be made in the Fountain Springs cemetery.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 25 Jul 1933, Tue, Page 2.⁷
  
• She was buried on 26 July 1933, at Fountain Springs, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Daniel Carl²
• Mother*: Catherine Wolf³

William Daniel Wiest^1,2

• Last Edited: 12 Jul 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Daniel Wiest is also referred to as Daniel William Wiest in some sources.¹
• He was born on 23 July 1906, Gordon, Schuylkill County, PA; baptismal record at Salem Church in Rough and Ready notes that "father was killed in mine". Parents listed as "William Victor and Lizzie (Carl) Wiest."¹
• He was the son of William Victor Wiest and Elizabeth Carl.¹
• William Daniel Wiest married Florence C. Rickard, daughter of Harry Rickard and Abbie Fetterolf.³
• William Daniel Wiest died on 6 November 1960, Gordon, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 54.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Wm. Weist Dies; Boro Civic Leader
  William D. Weist 54, of 509 McKnight St., Gordon, former borough council president, chairman of the Gordon division of Ashland Area Industrial Devel- opment Group, and active in Republican political circles, died suddenly on Sundav at 5:25 a.m. in his home. He had been in ill health for some time.
  Mr. Weist, a lifelong resident, of Gordon, was a son of the late William and Eliza Carl Weist.
  Employed for 30 years for the Reading Railroad as a hostler, he began a sick leave at the beginning of the year.
  He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Gordon, Ashland Lodge of Elks and past exalted ruler, Ashland Lodge of Odd Fellows, member and past president of Citizens Fire Co. of Gordon, and a member of Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen.
  Mr. Weist, Republican committeeman in Gordon for many years, served on me borough council for 20 years, 14 of which he was council president. He retired from that office in January 1958.
  He was secretary-treasurer of Gordon Video Co.
  Surviving are, his wife, the former Florence Rickard of Gordon; two sons, Harry, an associate of the Fetter-Rickard Dairy Farms at Gordon, and Glenn of Bradford; one granddaughter; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Mart and Mrs. George Dengler, both of Gordon and Mrs. Ralph Laver of Pottstown; two brothers, Thomas of Ashland and Charles Farnan of Philadelphia.
  Funeral Wednesday afternoon from Otto Funeral Home, Ashland. The Rev. John Swavely, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, will officiate at services. Interment in Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 07 Nov 1960, Mon, Page 18.³
  
• He was buried on 9 November 1960, at Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2

• Father*: William Victor Wiest¹ b. 7 Feb 1873, d. 30 Mar 1906
• Mother*: Elizabeth Carl¹ b. 26 Aug 1875, d. 22 Jul 1933

Mattie Elizabeth Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 12 Jul 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mattie Elizabeth Wiest was born on 28 February 1903.¹
• She was the daughter of William Victor Wiest and Elizabeth Carl.¹
• Mattie Elizabeth Wiest was baptized on 3 April 1906, Salem (Herb's) Church, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA; Parents listed as "William and Eliza (Carl) Wiest." The sponsors were Verna Paul and Isaiah W. Carl.¹
• She married George Henry Dengler, son of Howard Grant Dengler and Sarah Cordelia Miller, in 1925.²
• Mattie Elizabeth Wiest died on 5 November 1992, at age 89.³
• She was buried at Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: William Victor Wiest¹ b. 7 Feb 1873, d. 30 Mar 1906
• Mother*: Elizabeth Carl¹ b. 26 Aug 1875, d. 22 Jul 1933

Irie Elmer Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Irie Elmer Dietz is also referred to as Erie Elmer, Elmer I., and Ira Dietz in some sources.²
• He was born on 2 July 1869.¹
• He was the son of Nathan Dietz and Maria Knorr.¹
• Irie Elmer Dietz married Lillie Alvertta Starr, daughter of Abraham Starr and Rebecca Schlegel, circa 1890.^3,4
• In 1900 "Elmer" and Maria were living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Elmer was a farmer. He and Maria had been married 10 years and had given birth to 7 children, all of whom were then living.⁴
• The 1920 Census lists "Elmer" and Maria as living in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, where Elmer was a farmer.⁵
• Irie Elmer Dietz died on 29 May 1941, PA at age 71.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Elmer Dietz Dies After Illness Of Several Weeks
  Elmert Dietz, retired Rough and Ready farmer, died at his home Thursday afternoon from a complication after an illness of several weeks. He was aged 71 years.
  Surviving are the following children: Katie, Mrs. Lewis Maurrer, Mrs. Earl Hepler, Mrs. John Maurer, Mrs. William Semrod, Herlin, Ray and Marlin, all of Mount Carmel; Mrs. Palmer Haas, Pitman; Mrs. A. C. Maurer, Hazleton; Mrs. Earl Geist, Red Cross; Harvey Keifer, Leck Kill, and Willard, at home; one brother Monroe Dietz, Klingerstown. He was preceded in death ten months ago by his wife.
  Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Rough and Ready church. Rev. James Beam will officiate and interment will be made in the church cemetery.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 31 May 1941, Sat, Page 2.⁶
  
• He was buried at Salem Church Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.⁷

• Father*: Nathan Dietz¹ b. 28 Apr 1846, d. 19 Sep 1924
• Mother*: Maria Knorr¹ b. 8 Aug 1838, d. 15 Aug 1923

David M. Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• David M. Dietz is also referred to as Monroe D. in some sources.²
• He was born on 17 April 1878.¹
• He was the son of Nathan Dietz and Maria Knorr.¹
• The 1910 Census for Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, lists "Monroe" as single, living with his parents, and working on the family farm.³
• In 1920 "Monroe" was single and living with his parents in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA. He was working on their farm.⁴
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Monroe was single, a farmer, and head of a household in Upper Mahantongo Township that included only himself and Susan Bohner, a servant.⁵

• Father*: Nathan Dietz¹ b. 28 Apr 1846, d. 19 Sep 1924
• Mother*: Maria Knorr¹ b. 8 Aug 1838, d. 15 Aug 1923

Lillie Alvertta Starr¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lillie Alvertta Starr is also referred to as Lilly Alveretta in some sources.³
• She was born on 27 May 1868.³
• She was the daughter of Abraham Starr and Rebecca Schlegel.²
• Lillie Alvertta Starr married Irie Elmer Dietz, son of Nathan Dietz and Maria Knorr, circa 1890.^4,5
• Lillie Alvertta Starr died on 11 July 1940, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 72; Name listed as "Lilly Alveretta."^3,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Stroke Proves Fatal To Mrs. Elmer Dietz
  Mrs. Lillie Dietz, beloved wife of Elmer Dietz, Rough and Ready, died at her home Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the result of a stroke, Sunday. She was aged 72 years.
  Surviving are her husband and thirteen children: Miss Katie Dietz, Mrs. Lewis Maurer, Mrs. Earl Hepler, Mrs. Wm. SeNewspaper obituary: Stroke Proves Fatal To Mrs. Elmer Dietz Mrs. Lillie Dietz, beloved wife of Elmer Dietz, Rough and Ready, died at her home Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the result of a stroke, Sunday. She was aged 72 years. Surviving are her husband and thirteen children: Miss Katie Dietz, Mrs. Lewis Maurer, Mrs. Earl Hepler, Mrs. Wm. Se[m]erod, He[r]len, Ray and Marlin Dietz.all of Mt. Carmel; Mrs. Palmer Haas, of Klingerstown. R, D; Mrs. A. C. Maurer, Hazleton; Mrs. Earl Geist, Red Cross; Mrs. Harry Keefer, of Leck Kill; Mrs. John Maurer, of Portland, Ore., and Willard, at home; three brothers, Felix Starr, Klingerstown; Jacob Starr, Ashland and George Starr, Johnstown, Ohio. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 12 Jul 1940, Fri, Page 2.erod, He an unknown person len, Ray and Marlin Dietz.all of Mt. Carmel; Mrs. Palmer Haas, of Klingerstown. R, D; Mrs. A. C. Maurer, Hazleton; Mrs. Earl Geist, Red Cross; Mrs. Harry Keefer, of Leck Kill; Mrs. John Maurer, of Portland, Ore., and Willard, at home; three brothers, Felix Starr, Klingerstown; Jacob Starr, Ashland and George Starr, Johnstown, Ohio. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 12 Jul 1940, Fri, Page 2.⁶
  
• She was buried on 14 November 1940, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,7

• Father*: Abraham Starr²
• Mother*: Rebecca Schlegel²

Mamie Jemimah Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mamie Jemimah Dietz is also referred to as Mayme Jemima Dietz in some sources.
• She was born on 18 August 1891, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.¹
• Mamie Jemimah Dietz married Palmer C. Haas, son of Lewis Haas and Agnes Wetzel.²
• Mamie Jemimah Dietz died on 16 November 1968, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 77.^3,4,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Palmer Haas
  Mrs. Mayme (Dietz) Haas, 77 wife of Palmer Haas, of Pitman RD., died Saturday afternoon 4 p.m. in the Rothermel ambulance en route from her home to the Pottsville Hospital. She had been in failing health the past few years.
  Born August 18, 1891 in the Klingerstown Rd. area, a daughter of the late Elmer and Lillian (Starr) Dietz, she was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Klingerstown. Mrs. Haas was a member of the Central Valley Council 200, Daughters of America; Klingerstown RD.
  Surviving m addition to her husband, are three children, a son, Kermit Haas, Swanton Ohio; two daughters, Fern, wife of Homer Klinger, Mt Carmel; May, wife of Chester Snyder, Lemoyne; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four brothers. Marlin Dietz. Harrisburg; Herlan Dietz, Frackville; Ray and Williard, both of Klingerstown RD.: four sisters. Katie Dietz, Mt. Carmel; Mrs. Wil- liarn Semrod, Frackville; Mrs. Earl Hepler. Brandonville; Mrs. Earl Geist, Dornsife.
  Funeral services Wednesday morning from Lawrence E. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD. Rev. Doyle Luckenbaugh, her pastor of Leck Kill, and Rev. Burlington Latsha, Valley View, officiating, Interment Salem Church Cemetery.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 Nov 1968, Mon, Page 18.⁵
  

• Father*: Irie Elmer Dietz¹ b. 2 Jul 1869, d. 29 May 1941
• Mother*: Lillie Alvertta Starr¹ b. 27 May 1868, d. 11 Jul 1940

Sadie Gertrude Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Sadie Gertrude Dietz was born on 1 March 1895, Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.¹
• Sadie Gertrude Dietz married Allison Cain Maurer, son of William Cyrus Maurer and Catherine Knorr.²
• Sadie Gertrude Dietz died on 11 October 1967, St. Joseph's Hospital, Hazelton, Luzerne County, PA, at age 72.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Sadie G. Maurer
  Mrs. Sadie G. Maurer, widow of Allison C. Maurer, a former milk dealer, died Wednesday in St Joseph's Hospital, Hazleton Her home was at 139 E. Broad St, Hazleton, she was born in Klingerstown, daughter of the late Elmer and Lillie (Starr) Dietz.
  Mrs. Maurer was a mmber of Salem Lutheran and Reformed Church, Klingerstown.
  Survivors are a daughter, three grandchildren and a number of brothers and sisters, including Mrs. Verna Semerod and Herlen Dietz, of Frackville; Mrs. Esther Hepler, Brandonville; Mrs. Mayme Haas and Ray and Willard Dietz, of Klingerstown. Her husband died in 1942, and a son, Ray, in 1952.
  Private . funeral services will be held Satuday from Grebey, Beltz and Gleim Funeral Home. Rev. Burlington B. Latshaw will officiate, assisted by Rev. Doyle Luckenbaugh. Interment will be in Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Klingerstown.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 13 Oct 1967, Fri, Page 16.³
  
• Her estate was probated on 17 October 1967; Sadie left a will that gave her estate to her daughter Lillie. A newpaper reported:
  Lilliue Simmons Gets Estate of $35,009
  Mrs. Sadie G. Maurer, West Hazleton, left a $35,000 estate to her daughter, Lillie K. Simmons, 137 East Broad Street, West Hazleton, under a will probated yesterday at the office of Register of Wills Helen A. O'Connor.
  The will, dated April 27, 1954, names the daughter and her husband, William J. Simmons executors. Mrs. Maurer died October 11 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Hazleton, at the age of 72. Personal property is valued at $8,000. Real estate at 25 West Walnut Street, Hazleton, and Juniper and Manhattan Court, Hazleton, is valued at $27,000.
  Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News, Wilkes-Barre Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), 18 Oct 1967, Wed, Page 10.⁴

• Father*: Irie Elmer Dietz¹ b. 2 Jul 1869, d. 29 May 1941
• Mother*: Lillie Alvertta Starr¹ b. 27 May 1868, d. 11 Jul 1940

Lily Esther Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lily Esther Dietz was born on 16 March 1896, RR 1, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.¹
• Lily Esther Dietz married Earl Hepler circa 1922.^2,3
• Lily Esther Dietz lived in RR 1, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA; Formerly of Brandonville and Mount Carmel, PA. Just prior to her death, she was residing with her nephew Marlyn Dietz, in New Castle, DE.²
• She died on 4 April 1999, Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE, at age 103.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Hepler rites
  Services for Esther Hepler, 103, of RR1 Pitman, formerly of Brandonville and Mount Carmel, who died Sunday morning in Christiana Hospital Newark, Del., will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Salem United Church of Christ Church, RR1 Klingerstown. The Rev. Mark Rothermel will officiate. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, RR1 Klingerstown. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RR1 Klingerstown, is in charge of arrangements.
  Born in RR1 Klingerstown, March 16, 1896, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Lillie Starr Dietz. She was educated in Rough and Ready schools.
  She was the oldest member of Salem UCC.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl, in 1969; eight sisters, Katie Dietz, Mayme Haas, Edna Maurer, Sadie Maurer, Louella Maurer, Vema Semerod, Florence Geist and Pearl Kieffer, four brothers, Herlen, Ray, Marlyn and Willard Dietz.
  Surviving are nieces and nephews, including Marlyn Dietz, with whom she had resided before entering the hospital.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 06 Apr 1999, Tue, Page 2.⁴
  
• She was buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Irie Elmer Dietz¹ b. 2 Jul 1869, d. 29 May 1941
• Mother*: Lillie Alvertta Starr¹ b. 27 May 1868, d. 11 Jul 1940

Louella Fietta Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Louella Fietta Dietz is also referred to as Luella Deitz in some sources.^2,3
• She was born on 17 June 1897, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,4
• She was the daughter of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.¹
• Louella Fietta Dietz married John Maurer, son of Daniel Herb Maurer and Ida S. Maurer.^2,5,6
• Louella Fietta Dietz died on 1 July 1993, Claridge House Nursing Home, Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, at age 96.^6,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Louella Maurer, 96, Miami, Fla.
  Klingerstown native
  MIAMI, Fla. -- Louella D. Maurer, 96, of 1030 Northwest 114th St., died Thursday, July 1, 1993, at the Claridge House Nursing Home, 13900 Northeast 3rd Court, where she had been a patient since May 13.
  Born June 19, 1897, at Klingerstown RD1, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Lillie (Starr) Dietz. She was married to John Maurer, who preceded her in death.
  She had lived in Los Angeles, Calif., for many years, where she had been employed as a sales clerk for the May Company until retiring in 1967. Shortly afterward, she moved to Miami.
  She was educated in the Klingerstown area schools and was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, Klingerstown RD1.
  She is survived by a daughter, Grace M. Barlett of Miami; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Esther Hepler of Pitman RD1, Paa; and two brothers, Ray E. Dietz of Klingerstown RD1, and Marlin Dietz of Harrisburg, Pa.
  She was preceded in death by two daughters, Marie Scott and Bernice Martinez; two brothers and seven sisters.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD1, by the Rev. Maureen Duffy-Guy, her pastor, of Klingerstown RD1. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, Klingerstown RD1.
  Visitors may call from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service Tuesday at the funeral home.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 03 Jul 1993, Sat, Page 11.⁴
  
• She was buried on 6 July 1993, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Irie Elmer Dietz¹ b. 2 Jul 1869, d. 29 May 1941
• Mother*: Lillie Alvertta Starr¹ b. 27 May 1868, d. 11 Jul 1940

Verna Mary Rebecca Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 1 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Verna Mary Rebecca Dietz was born on 29 January 1899, Rough and Ready, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.¹
• Verna Mary Rebecca Dietz married William Harvey Semerod.²
• Verna Mary Rebecca Dietz died on 12 May 1982, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Verna M. Semerod
  FRACKVILLE -- The funeral for Mrs. Verna M. Deitz Semerod, 81, of Frackville, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RD1, by the Rev. Elden Ehrhart. Burial will be in the Salem Church Cemetery, Klingerstown RD1.
  Friends may call in the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m.
  Mrs. Semerod died Wednesday evening at 10 in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, where she was a patient for six days. She had been in ill health for the past year.
  Born in Klingerstown RD1, Jan. 29, 1899, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Lillie Starr Dietz. Her husband, William H. Semerod, died in 1975.
  Mrs. Semerod was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, Klingerstown RD1.
  She lived in Frackville for the past 23 years and previously lived in Mount Carmel.
  She is survived by five children, Mrs. June Olson of Foster City, Calif., Wiliam H. of Pottsville, Mrs. Verna Button of Douglassville, Mrs. Lillie Deitrich of Aurora, Colo., and Jackie of Wilburton; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Esther Hepler of Pitman RD1, Mrs. Louella Maurer of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Florence Geist of Dornsife RD1 ; and three brothers, Herlin Dietz of Frackville, Ray Dietz of Klingerstown RD1, and Marlin Dietz of Harrisburg.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 14 May 1982, Fri, Page 8.³
  
• She was buried on 15 May 1982, at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Irie Elmer Dietz¹ b. 2 Jul 1869, d. 29 May 1941
• Mother*: Lillie Alvertta Starr¹ b. 27 May 1868, d. 11 Jul 1940

Emma Florence Hilda Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma Florence Hilda Dietz is also referred to as Florence H. Dietz in some sources.
• She was born on 10 October 1900, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.¹
• Emma Florence Hilda Dietz married Earl R. Geist, son of Wilson H. Geist and Helen Koppenhaver, before 1920.^2,3
• Emma Florence Hilda Dietz died on 19 July 1987, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 86.^2,4
• As of 21 July 1987, Emma Florence Hilda Dietz lived at an unknown place ; Newspaper obituary:
  Florence H. Geist
  Florence H. Geist, 86, of Dornsife area, died Sunday in Geisinger Medical Center, where she was admitted July 14.
  She was born in Klingerstown, Oct. 10, 1900, a daughter of the late Elmer and Lillie Starr Dietz. She was a former resident of the Red Cross area.
  She attended Klingerstown schools and was a member of Himmel's United Church of Christ, Rebuck.
  Her husband, Earl R., died in 1979.
  Surviving are a daughter, Peggy M. Latshaw, Dornsife Star Route; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Esther Hepler, Pitman, and Louella Maurer, Miami, Fla; three brothers, Herlen Dietz, Frackville, Ray Dietz, Pitman, and Marlyn Dietz, Harrisburg.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from Robert Foust Funeral Home, Trevorton. The Rev. Paul Billow will officiate. Interment will be in Himmel's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rebuck.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Jul 1987, Tue, Page 2.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Florence H. Geist
  Florence H. Geist, 86, of Dornsife area, died Sunday in Geisinger Medical Center, where she was admitted July 14.
  She was born in Klingerstown, Oct. 10, 1900, a daughter of the late Elmer and Lillie Starr Dietz. She was a former resident of the Red Cross area.
  She attended Klingerstown schools and was a member of Himmel's United Church of Christ, Rebuck.
  Her husband, Earl R., died in 1979.
  Surviving are a daughter, Peggy M. Latshaw, Dornsife Star Route; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Esther Hepler, Pitman, and Louella Maurer, Miami, Fla; three brothers, Herlen Dietz, Frackville, Ray Dietz, Pitman, and Marlyn Dietz, Harrisburg.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from Robert Foust Funeral Home, Trevorton. The Rev. Paul Billow will officiate. Interment will be in Himmel's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rebuck.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Jul 1987, Tue, Page 2.⁴
  
• She was buried on 22 July 1987, at Himmel Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.^4,5

• Father*: Irie Elmer Dietz¹ b. 2 Jul 1869, d. 29 May 1941
• Mother*: Lillie Alvertta Starr¹ b. 27 May 1868, d. 11 Jul 1940

Pearl May Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Pearl May Dietz was born on 8 May 1903, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.¹
• Pearl May Dietz married Harry Raymond Kieffer.²
• Pearl May Dietz died on 31 October 1951, Northumberland County, PA, at age 48.^2,3
• She was buried at Saint John's Cemetery, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Irie Elmer Dietz¹ b. 2 Jul 1869, d. 29 May 1941
• Mother*: Lillie Alvertta Starr¹ b. 27 May 1868, d. 11 Jul 1940

Milen Herlen Dietz¹

• Last Edited: 8 May 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Milen Herlen Dietz is also referred to as Herlen M. Dietz in some sources.²
• He was born on 10 June 1905, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of Irie Elmer Dietz and Lillie Alvertta Starr.¹
• Milen Herlen Dietz died on 24 November 1988, Ashland State General Hospital, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83.^2,4,5

• Father*: Irie Elmer Dietz¹ b. 2 Jul 1869, d. 29 May 1941
• Mother*: Lillie Alvertta Starr¹ b. 27 May 1868, d. 11 Jul 1940