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Lewis A. Erdman¹

• Last Edited: 1 Jan 2023

• Lewis A. Erdman was born on 4 August 1886, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2
• He was the son of Gideon Erdman and Elizabeth Williams.²
• Lewis A. Erdman married Mabel Klinger, daughter of Lewis Klinger and Lydia Erdman.¹
• Lewis A. Erdman died on 7 January 1957, Sunbury Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 70.^3,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  LEWIS A. ERDMAN
  Lewis A. Erdman, 70, of Pillow, died in Sunbury Hospital, where he had been a patient for few days. He had been ill for a year.
  Born in Klingerstown R. D. he was a son of the late Gideon and Elizabeth Williams Erdman. He was a retired blacksmith.
  Surviving besides his wife, the former Mabel Klinger, he leaves six sons and one daughter: Arthur, Berwick; Whalen, Lykens; Homer, Dornsife; Kenneth, Herndon, Lee, Pitman and Lewis Jr., Pillow; Mrs. Ray Wiest, Lykens R.D. 1; 23 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Phares, Klingerstown and Samuel, Urban.
  Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon from the Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 09 Jan 1957, Wed, Page 16.⁴
  
• He was buried on 11 January 1957, at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.^3,2

• Father*: Gideon Erdman² b. 23 Dec 1854, d. 19 Dec 1941
• Mother*: Elizabeth Williams² b. 21 Jun 1853, d. 8 Nov 1933

Dorothy F. Erdman¹

• Last Edited: 26 Nov 2019

• Dorothy F. Erdman was born on 16 November 1923, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Lewis A. Erdman and Mabel Klinger.¹
• Dorothy F. Erdman married Ray C. Wiest, son of Samuel Elmer Wiest and Lottie Mattie Erdman, on 12 December 1941, Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD.^1,2
• Dorothy F. Erdman died on 6 November 2006, 257 North Center Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 82.¹
• Obituary published in Harrisburg Patriot-News:
  Dorothy F. Wiest, 82, of 257 North Center Street, Lykens, died Monday, November 6, 2006 at her home. She had been in ill health since September 4, 2006.
  Born in Klingerstown, on November 16, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Lewis A. and Mabel (Klinger) Erdman.
  She was a retired employee of the fomer Dormar Shirt Factory in Gratz, retiring in 1988. She had been a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Erdman, and also attended the Simeon Lutheran Church in Gratz.
  Dorothy was educated in the Klingerstown area schools; enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, canning, baking, cooking and loved her dogs, Keisha and Candi. Her greatest love was her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray C. Wiest, who died October 11, 1995, also two infant sisters, and seven brothers, Ray, Whalen, Homer, Guy, Kenneth, Lee, and Junior Erdman.
  Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Terry Maurer of Hegins; four grandchildren, Todd and Troy Maurer, Tammy Snyder, and Tricia Tamburelli; and 11 great-grandchildren.
  Viewing will be held Friday, November 10, 2006 from 9-11 a.m., at the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, where the funeral will follow on Friday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Barry Ridge officiating. Burial in the Gratz Union Cemetery.
  Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to either Pinnacle Health Hospice, 3705 Elmwood Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or to the American Cancer Society, 16 North Fourth Street, Minersville, PA 17954. www.pennlive.com/obits
  Published in the Patriot-News on 11/8/2006.¹
  
• She was buried on 10 November 2006, at Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Lewis A. Erdman¹ b. 4 Aug 1886, d. 7 Jan 1957
• Mother*: Mabel Klinger¹ b. 12 Mar 1892, d. 24 Nov 1973

Ray C. Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 1 Jan 2023

• Ray C. Wiest was born on 29 October 1917, Dunkerton, IA.²
• He was the son of Samuel Elmer Wiest and Lottie Mattie Erdman.^2,3
• Some sources record that Ray C. Wiest was born on 29 October 1918, Dunkerton, IA.⁴
• He married Dorothy F. Erdman, daughter of Lewis A. Erdman and Mabel Klinger, on 12 December 1941, Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD.^1,2
• Ray C. Wiest died on 11 October 1995, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.^1,4
• He was buried on 14 October 1995, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Wiest rites
  Services for Ray C. Wiest, 77, of RD1 Lykens, who died Wednesday at Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, where he had been a patient for a week, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, RD1 Klingerstown. The Rev. Barry Ridge will officiate. Interment will be in the Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz, with military services by Gratz VFW Post 2385. He had been ill for the past number of years.
  Born in Dunkerton, Iowa, Oct. 29, 1918, he was a son of the late Samuel E. and Lottie Erdman Wiest. He was raised and educated in Hebe.
  He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater.
  He retired in 1975 from Kocher Coal Co., Valley View.
  He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman; Gratz Fire Company; and life member of Diamond Jubilee Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2385, Gratz.
  He was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Guy; three sisters, Mabel Hepler, Marie Bonner and Vesta Morgan.
  Surviving are his wife the former Dorothy F. Erdman, whom he married on Dec. 12, 1941; a daughter, Bonnie Maurer, Valley : View; a brother, Leon, Valley View; two sisters, Hannah Williard, Gratz, and Emma Machamer, Williamstown; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 13 Oct 1995, Fri, Page 2.
  
  Ray C. Wiest, 77, Lykens RD1
  Coal miner
  LYKENS -- Ray C. Wiest, 77. of Lykens RD1, died Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 11, 1995, at the Polyclinic Medical . Center, Harrisburg, where he had been a patient for the past week. He had been in ill health for several years.
  He was born Oct. 29, 1917, in Dunkerton, Iowa, a son of the late Samuel E. and Lottie (Erdman) Wiest. He was married Dec. 12, 1941 in Baltimore, Md., to the former Dorothy F. Erdman.
  Mr. Wiest was raised and educated in Hebe, Herndon RDI.
  He served in the Army during World War II in the European Theater.
  He had worked as a coal miner, and was last employed by the Kocher Coal Co. of Valley View, retiringin 1975.
  He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman RDI, Lykens.
  He was also a member of the Gratz Fire Company and the 1 Diamond Jubilee Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2385, Gratz.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Bonnie Maurer of Valley View; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Leon of Valley View; and two sisters, Hannah Williard of Gratz and Emma Machamer of Williamstown.
  He was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Guy; and three sisters, Mabel Hepler, Marie Bohner and Vesta Morgan.
  The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RDI, by the Rev. Barry Ridge, a Lutheran pastor of Gratz. Burial will be in the Gratz Union Cemetery, where military graveside services will be conducted by the Gratz Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2385.
  Visitors may call from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
  Arrangements were made by the Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown RDI.^4,2
  

• Father*: Samuel Elmer Wiest^2,3 b. 1 Feb 1885, d. 26 Jul 1968
• Mother*: Lottie Mattie Erdman^3,2 b. 26 Sep 1892, d. 1939

Junion Wayne Erdman Jr.^1,2

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Junion Wayne Erdman Jr. is also referred to as Lewis Erdman Jr. in some sources.^3,2
• He was born on 4 May 1931, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• He was the son of Lewis A. Erdman and Mabel Klinger.¹
• Junion Wayne Erdman Jr. married Romaine E. Mattern, daughter of Leon Elwood Mattern and Margaret Viola Troutman, on 8 April 1950, Reformed Church, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.^3,6,7
• Junion Wayne Erdman Jr. died on 29 March 1999, at age 67.^4,1

• Father*: Lewis A. Erdman¹ b. 4 Aug 1886, d. 7 Jan 1957
• Mother*: Mabel Klinger¹ b. 12 Mar 1892, d. 24 Nov 1973