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Printon M. Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 10 Mar 2024

• Printon M. Wiest is also referred to as George Washington McClellan Wiest in some sources.^2,3,4
• He was born on 11 May 1867, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,5
• He was the son of George Frederich Wiest and Lena Artz.¹
• Printon M. Wiest married Victoria Magdalena Dieter on 6 August 1887, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Printon M. Wiest died on 9 April 1940, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 72.^1,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  PRINTON W. WEIST
  Printon W. Weist, 73, a life-long resident of Hubley Township, died at his home Tuesday morning, following an illness of more than seven years' duration.
  He was bom May 11, 1867, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Weist and was a member of the Valley View P. O. S. of A. since its organization 54 years ago.
  Surviving are his wife, Maglada, nee Deiter, and the following children: Mrs. Ray Morgan, of Donaldson; Mrs. James Williams, Spring Glen; Mrs. Warren Leitzel, Hebe; Earl, Tremont; Clair and Mark, of Sacramento. Twenty-four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, one brother, Howard Weist, Valley View, and two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Boyer, of Ashland, and Mrs. Gertrude Artz, of Hegins, also survive.
  Funeral services will be held for him at his home and in St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento, on Saturday morning, with Dr. D. I. Sutzbach officiating. Interment will be made in the Union Cemetery at Sacramento.
  The West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald (Tremont, Pennsylvania), 12 Apr 1940, Fri, Page 8.⁶
  
• He was buried at St. Paul's (Artz Church) Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.⁶
• Printon M. Wiest owned and operated a farm in Sacramento. He also worked as a miner. He was a member of the Spring Glen Band, a deacon in the Lutheran church, and a school director in Hubley Township.¹

• Father*: George Frederich Wiest¹ b. 20 Feb 1831, d. 14 Feb 1876
• Mother*: Lena Artz¹

Roy Alvin Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 8 Aug 2020

• Roy Alvin Wiest was born on 24 August 1908, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Gowen Hancock Wiest and Magdalena Koppenhaver.¹
• Roy Alvin Wiest was baptized on 11 September 1908, St. Matthew's (Coleman's) Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He married Mary Eliza Koppenhaver, daughter of William Koppenhaver and Kate Schoffstall, on 24 October 1931, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• Roy Alvin Wiest died on 7 December 1963, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 55.^5,6,7
• Newspaper obituary:
  Roy A. Wiest, 55, Resident Of Gratz
  Roy A. Wiest, 55, died Satur day at his home in Gratz. He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church.
  Surviving are his wife, Mary Koppenhaver Wiest, two daughters, Mrs. Bruce Troutrnan, Herndon R.D., and Nancy, at home; two brothers, James and Arthur, Gratz; four sisters, Mrs. Viola Clark, Hegins; Mrs. Elizabeth Witmer, Millersburg; Mrs. Laura Hesser, and Mrs. Walter Heim, Shamokin, and three grandchildren. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Simeon's Church.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 09 Dec 1963, Mon, Page 21.⁶
  
• He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁸

• Father*: Gowen Hancock Wiest¹ b. 10 Feb 1873, d. 17 Jan 1934
• Mother*: Magdalena Koppenhaver¹ b. 1873, d. 1945

Viola May Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2023

• Viola May Wiest was born on 16 May 1893, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3,1
• She was the daughter of Gowen Hancock Wiest and Magdalena Koppenhaver.¹
• Viola May Wiest married John Daniel Clark, son of Franklin S. Clark and Mary J. Rose.¹
• Viola May Wiest died on 21 April 1968, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 74.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Viola Clark
  Hegins
  Mrs. Viola May Clark, 74, Hegins, sister of two Shamokin residents, died Sunday in Pottsville Hospital.
  A native of Tower City Mrs. Clark was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Valley View.
  Surviving are a son, Allen Clark, Hegins; three sisters, Mrs. Laura Hesser and Mrs. Walter Heim, Shamokin, and, Mrs. Lizzie Witmer, Millersburg; a brother, James Wiest, Gratz; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch, April 23, 1968, Page 2.⁵
  
• She was buried on 25 April 1968, at Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Gowen Hancock Wiest¹ b. 10 Feb 1873, d. 17 Jan 1934
• Mother*: Magdalena Koppenhaver¹ b. 1873, d. 1945

Norma Abby Zerby^1,2

• Last Edited: 3 Jul 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Norma Abby Zerby was born on 1 May 1922, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1
• She was the daughter of John Zerby and Ida Wilkinson.²
• Norma Abby Zerby married Leon Belford Leitzel, son of Warren Grant Leitzel and Elva Mary Wiest, on 22 October 1942.^2,1
• Norma Abby Zerby was buried on 11 March 2009, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• She died on 6 September 2009, ManorCare, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 87.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Norma A. Leitzel
  September 6, 2009
  Norma A. Leitzel, 87, of 114 Main St., Klingerstown, died Sunday at ManorCare, Sunbury where she had been a patient since Thursday having previously been a patient for one week at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
  Born in Herndon, May 1, 1922, she was a daughter of the late John and Ida Wilkinson Zerby On Oct. 22, 1942, she married Leon B. Leitzel, who preceded her in death on March 13, 1994.
  She was a graduate of the former Herndon High School.
  Norma was a homemaker and along with her husband had owned and operated the former Leon Leitzel TV and Appliance Store, Klingerstown. She also enjoyed crocheting, crafts and cooking.
  She was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, where she had been a former choir member, a member and past nobel grand of the Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife, and a member of the Woodmen of the World Lodge, Camp 433, Pitman.
  Surviving are three sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry Leitzel, Klingerstown, Glenn and Suzette Leitzel, Harrisburg, and David and Dana Leitzel, Elizabeth, Colo; three grandsons, Lance, Stephen and Derek Leitzel; three great-grandchildren, Loring, Mitchell and Grace Leitzel; two brothers, Dr. J. Richard Zerby Mill-ersville, and Alton Zerby, Millersburg; three nieces and one nephew.
  Viewing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jan Mills officiating. The Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife, will conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Interment will be in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery Klingerstown. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Michael's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, c/o P.O. Box 71, Klingerstown, PA 17941. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, has charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 08 Sep 2009, Tue, Page A9.²
  

• Father*: John Zerby²
• Mother*: Ida Wilkinson²

Harle Henry Heckert¹

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2023

• Harle Henry Heckert was born on 23 July 1902, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Emory Elias Heckert and Carrie Sevilla Schucker.²
• Harle Henry Heckert married Martha Isabella Klinger, daughter of John Harvey Klinger and Jennie Mae Yoch.¹
• Harle Henry Heckert died on 30 May 1967, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 64.^2,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  MARLE H. HECKERT
  Harle H. Heckert, 64, Tarry Hall, Millersburg RD, died Tuesday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
  He was retired employe of the Millersburg Area School District. Earlier he had owned and operated Heckert's grocery store in Millersburg.
  He was a member of the Millersburg Methodist Chiurch, Sus[q]uehanna Lodge of the Masons, Tall Cedars of Lebanon and Harrisburg Consistory.
  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Heckert; two sons: H. Henry Heckert, of Lykens and Forrest F. Heckert of New York City; his father, Emory E. Heckert of Heglns; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Boyer of Lewistown and Mrs. Kathryn Maurer and Mrs. Irvin Huntzinger, both of Hegins; a brother, James J. Heckert of Philadelphia; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
  Services were held Saturday at 10:30 A. M. at the funeral home at 118 South Market Street, Millersburg, with the Rev. E. Luke Carlson, his pastor, officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg.
  Lykens Register, June 8, 1967, Page 9.³
  

• Father*: Emory Elias Heckert² b. 7 Oct 1879, d. May 1969
• Mother*: Carrie Sevilla Schucker² b. 1882, d. 1957

Harle Henry Heckert Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harle Henry Heckert Jr. was born on 23 June 1924, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He was the son of Harle Henry Heckert and Martha Isabella Klinger.¹
• Harle Henry Heckert Jr. married Kathryn M. Klinger, daughter of Myron Frederick Klinger and Mary E. Forney, on 30 August 1945, St. John's Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.^3,4
• Harle Henry Heckert Jr. died on 21 February 2002, at age 77.^2,1
• He was buried at Calvary United Methodist Chuch Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Harle Henry Heckert¹ b. 23 Jul 1902, d. 30 May 1967
• Mother*: Martha Isabella Klinger¹ b. 23 Oct 1900, d. 6 Jan 1968