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Michael B. Scheib¹

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2006

• Michael B. Scheib was born on 21 February 1804, near Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Peter Scheib and Regina Gehringer.²
• Michael B. Scheib married Christina Alspach, daughter of John Alspach and Mary Magdalena Heiter.
• Michael B. Scheib died on 5 November 1877, at age 73.²
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: Peter Scheib² b. 1778, d. 1842
• Mother*: Regina Gehringer² b. 1782, d. 1856

Christina Alspach¹

• Last Edited: 7 Apr 2006

• Christina Alspach is also referred to as Christianna in some sources.³
• She was born on 29 November 1807.^3,2
• She was the daughter of John Alspach and Mary Magdalena Heiter.²
• Christina Alspach married Michael B. Scheib, son of Peter Scheib and Regina Gehringer.
• Christina Alspach died on 7 July 1886, at age 78.³
• She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: John Alspach² b. 7 Jan 1780, d. 23 May 1864
• Mother*: Mary Magdalena Heiter² b. 9 Apr 1783, d. 24 Sep 1859

Melba Blanche Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Melba Blanche Klinger is also referred to as Melva in some sources.²
• She was born on 4 December 1907.¹
• She was the daughter of Daniel Eston Klinger and Bessie Elizabeth Bush.¹
• Melba Blanche Klinger married George Keysock.¹
• Prior to her death, Melba was living in or near Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• Melba Blanche Klinger died on 13 February 1997, at age 89.^3,4

• Father*: Daniel Eston Klinger¹ b. 8 Apr 1886, d. 31 Dec 1947
• Mother*: Bessie Elizabeth Bush¹ b. 8 Jan 1886, d. 21 Oct 1954

Homer Marlin Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 3 Aug 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Homer Marlin Klinger was born on 14 May 1909, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Daniel Eston Klinger and Bessie Elizabeth Bush.¹
• In 1930, Homer was a coal miner living with his parents in Barry Township, Schuylkill County.³
• Homer Marlin Klinger married Edith Gereon Reed, daughter of Lewis Reed and Mamie Mae Kissinger, on 2 October 1931.^1,4
• Homer Marlin Klinger died on 22 October 1974, Gordon, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 65.^5,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Homer M. Klinger of 427 East Biddle St., Gordon, died Tuesday at his home. He was born in Gratz, May 14, 1909, son of the late Daniel and Bessie (Bush) Klinger.
  He was a retired miner, last employed at the S & M Coal Company, and was a member of the Zion Reformed Church, Ashland.
  He is survived by his widow, the former Edith Reed; daughters, Mary Ann, wife of Russell Rickard, of Memphis, Tenn; Joyce, wife of Carmen Garipoli, of Sinking Springs; Constance, wife of Clair Hasker, of Temple; Yvonne, wife of Thomas Manley, of Ashland; sons, Gene, James, and Robert, at home; 11 grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Mrs. Melba Keysock, of St. Clair; Mrs. Gladys Kehler, of Easton; Faye, wife of Al Matalonas, of Ashland; Mrs. Peggy Clews, of Schuylkill Haven; Jacqueline, wife of Leroy Troutman, of Ashland RD; Harold, of Crystal River, Fla; Nelson, of Birdsboro RD.
  Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon from the Kull Funeral Home, Ashland, with the Rev. J. Rex Thomas of the Zion Reformed Church, officiating. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Barry Township.
  Pottsville Republican, Wednesday, October 23, 1974.^5,7,8
  
• He was buried at St. John's (Kimmel's) Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Deep Creek Valley, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.⁶

• Father*: Daniel Eston Klinger¹ b. 8 Apr 1886, d. 31 Dec 1947
• Mother*: Bessie Elizabeth Bush¹ b. 8 Jan 1886, d. 21 Oct 1954

Howard Albert Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 16 Apr 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Howard Albert Klinger was born on 7 January 1911, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Daniel Eston Klinger and Bessie Elizabeth Bush.¹
• In 1930, Howard was a coal miner living with his parents in Barry Township, Schuylkill County.³
• Howard Albert Klinger married Ruth Dorothy Kashner, daughter of Adam William Kashner and Carrie May Neischwender.
• Howard Albert Klinger died on 25 April 1955, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 44. Howard was killed in a coal mine accident -- "crush of head" -- following an explosion of gas triggered by firing shot of dynamite.^1,4
• He was buried on 27 April 1955, at St. John's (Kimmel's) Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Deep Creek Valley, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^5,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Independent Mine Explosion Kills Ashland R.D. Man
  Howard A. Klinger, 44, of Ashland. R. D., was killed instantly at 11 a. m. Monday in a mine explosion on Burnside mountain. Klinger and a fellow , worker, Allen Shoffler, of Marion Heights, were working in a slant off a slope, when a shot ignited a pocket of gas. The concussion caused Klinger to fall 45 feet down the slope, causing lnstantenous death. Shoffler was reported seriously injured in Shamokin Hospital. The mine is an independent operation about 1,000 feet east of the section where the highway crosses Burnside Mountain.
  Mr. Klinger was born January 7, 1911, at Gratz, son of the late Daniel E. and Bessie Bush Klinger. He was a member of Himmel's [Kimmel's] Reformed church at Ashland, R.D., and of the East Cameron Hose Company in Gowen City.
  He was a veteran of World War 2, having served, in the armored engineer demolition corps as technician fourth grade. He won the Bronze Star for heroic service in the European Theatre.
  He is survived by his wife, Ruth Kaschner Klinger; three brothers, Homer, of Gordon, Harold, Schuylkill Haven, and Nelson, Berry's Grove; five sisters, Mrs. George Keysock, Frackville, Mrs. Carl Kehler, Easton, Mrs; Alphonso Matalonas. Ashland. R.D., Mrs. Carl Clews, Millersville, and Mrs. Jacqueline Troutman, Ashland, R. D.
  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., D.S.T., from the Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, R.D. 1, with burial Kimmel Cemetery, Ashland, R.D. Rev. Yohe, Reformed pastor, of Hegins, will officiate. There will be no viewing.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 26 Apr 1955, Tue, Page 19.⁶
  

• Father*: Daniel Eston Klinger¹ b. 8 Apr 1886, d. 31 Dec 1947
• Mother*: Bessie Elizabeth Bush¹ b. 8 Jan 1886, d. 21 Oct 1954

Gladys Elizabeth Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2010

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gladys Elizabeth Klinger was born on 8 September 1915, Taylorsville, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Daniel Eston Klinger and Bessie Elizabeth Bush.¹
• Gladys Elizabeth Klinger was baptized on 24 September 1915, St. John's (Kimmel's) German Reformed Church, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She married Carl Irvin Kehler on 2 June 1935.¹
• Prior to her death, Gladys was living in or near Easton, Northampton County, PA.³
• Gladys Elizabeth Klinger died on 9 January 1998, at age 82.^4,3

• Father*: Daniel Eston Klinger¹ b. 8 Apr 1886, d. 31 Dec 1947
• Mother*: Bessie Elizabeth Bush¹ b. 8 Jan 1886, d. 21 Oct 1954

Fay Frances Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 16 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Fay Frances Klinger is also referred to as Fannie and Fay in some sources.²
• She was born on 4 August 1917, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Daniel Eston Klinger and Bessie Elizabeth Bush.¹
• Fay Frances Klinger married Alphononse Joseph Matalonas on 22 December 1937, Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• Fay Frances Klinger died on 2 October 1992, at age 75.^1,3
• She died on 22 October 1992, at age 75.⁶
• Prior to her death, Faye was living in the vicinity of Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.⁶

• Father*: Daniel Eston Klinger¹ b. 8 Apr 1886, d. 31 Dec 1947
• Mother*: Bessie Elizabeth Bush¹ b. 8 Jan 1886, d. 21 Oct 1954