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Clayton Franklin Kline^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 19 Aug 2024

• Clayton Franklin Kline was born on 11 August 1928, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^6,5
• He was the son of Ray William Kline and Martha M. Schaffer.^4,5
• Clayton Franklin Kline married Helen Vesta Erdman, daughter of Miles Monroe Erdman and Mabel Ellen Heim, on 13 March 1943, United Brethren Church Parsonage, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,1
• Clayton Franklin Kline died on 9 April 1998, Schuylkill Manor, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 69.^5,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Clayton F. Kline
  Clayton Franklin Kline, 72, of 1355 W. Main St., Valley View, died Thursday at Schuylkill Manor, Pottsville.
  Born in Hegins Township, Aug. 11, 1925, he was a son of the late Ray and Martha Schaffer Kline.
  He was a retired breaker operator for Pine Creek Coal Co., Spring Glen.
  He was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, where he was a former trustee and former member of the administration board and nominations/personnel committee and member of the Men's Bible Class; Valley Lodge 797, F&AM, Valley View; Harrisburg Consistory; life member of Valley View Fire Company and a member of Independent Miners Association.
  He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dianna Kline and two brothers, Warren and Roy.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Helen Erdman, to whom he was married 55 years; a daughter, Joan Hepner, RD1 Hegins; a son, Jeffrey, Valley View; two brothers, Charles, Spring Glen, and Clair, RD1 Hegins; two sisters, Verna Shadle, Pottsville and Ethel Chubb, Lykens; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Andrew's UM Church. The Rev. H. Raymond Brooks will officiate. Interment will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald, April 10, 1998, Page 3.⁵
  
• He was buried at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Ray William Kline⁴ b. 17 Sep 1892, d. 23 Apr 1970
• Mother*: Martha M. Schaffer⁵ b. 5 Jun 1898, d. 26 Jun 1985

Ruby Marie Lee Erdman^1,2

• Last Edited: 19 Aug 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ruby Marie Lee Erdman was born on 7 January 1939, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4
• She was the daughter of Miles Monroe Erdman and Mabel Ellen Heim.¹
• Ruby Marie Lee Erdman married Billy Lamar Wiest, son of William Austin Wiest and Maude Mae Klinger, circa 1958.^4,5,6
• Ruby Marie Lee Erdman died on 17 March 2013, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 74.^4,7
• Funeral home obituary:
  Ruby L. Wiest
  January 7, 1939 - March 17, 2013
  MILLERSBURG - Ruby L. Wiest, age 74, a resident at the Manor @ Susquehanna Village passed away on Sunday March 17, 2013. She was born in Klingerstown the daughter of the late Miles and Mabel Heim Erdman. She was a member of Paxton Bible Church. Surviving are her husband of 55 years Billy L. Wiest, Sr., three daughters Debra Hilbert, Connie Stoneroad and Yvette Van Zandt all of Millersburg, two sons Billy Wiest, Jr. and Michael Wiest both of Lykens, a sister Lena Kissinger of Millersburg, 11 Grandchildren, 8 Great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter Ginny Stence, brothers Bruce, Walter and Earl and sisters Gloria Carl and Helen Kline. The family will receive relatives and friends from 7-9 pm on Thursday March 21 at the Paxton Bible Church. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Millersburg. To send condolences go to www.hbfuneralhomes.com.⁸
  

• Father*: Miles Monroe Erdman¹ b. 13 Feb 1898, d. 14 May 1940
• Mother*: Mabel Ellen Heim¹ b. 18 Dec 1901, d. 23 Feb 1990

Elwood Emery Erdman¹

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2024

• Elwood Emery Erdman was born on 5 March 1912, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of John Jasper Erdman and Elura Grace Starr.¹
• Elwood Emery Erdman married Irene Mae Schwalm, daughter of Frederick Edward Schwalm and Clara Mae Klouser, on 16 September 1939, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4,5
• Elwood Emery Erdman died on 23 October 2009, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 97.²
• He was buried on 27 October 2009, at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Elwood Emery Erdman, age 97, of 201 Gap Street, Valley View, passed away Friday, October 23, 2009 at his home.
  He was born on Tuesday, March 5, 1912 in Rough and Ready, a son of the late John J Erdman and the late Elura G (Starr) Erdman.
  He was a 1932 graduate of the former Hegins Twp High School.
  He served in the US Army in Panama.
  He was a self employed coal miner and had also worked for Legal Coal Co, and Kocher Coal. He retired from the former Newport Homes, Pine Grove.
  He was a former member of the Tri-Valley Senior Citizens, the Valley View Fire Company, and the Hegins Area Ambulance Assoc.
  He was preceded in death by three brothers Stanley, Rahn, and Barto Erdman; and a sister Velma Klinger.
  He is survived by his wife, Irene M Erdman, to whom he was married for 70 years.
  He is also survived by two sons, Elwood E Erdman and his wife, Sharon of Hegins and Colin E Erdman of Spring Glen; two daughters, Alice M Deitrich and her husband, Clifford of Meriden, Conn. and Susan P Runkle and her husband, Robert of Spring Glen; ten grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; a sister Ella Artz of Valley View; and several nieces and nephews.
  Memorial services were held at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View, on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Philip Sabas officiating.
  Burial was made in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View.^6,7
  

• Father*: John Jasper Erdman¹ b. 30 Dec 1892, d. 2 Mar 1937
• Mother*: Elura Grace Starr¹ b. 28 Dec 1894, d. Dec 1976