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Mary Amanda Coleman¹

• Last Edited: 19 May 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Amanda Coleman was born on 21 August 1917, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Homer Ralph Coleman and Annetta Salome Mae Umholtz.²
• Mary Amanda Coleman married Russell Cleveland Koppenhaver, son of Andrew Cleveland Koppenhaver and Katie A. Straub, on 25 June 1938.¹
• Mary Amanda Coleman died on 25 February 2015, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 97.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mary A. Koppenhaver, 97, of 306 W. Maple St., Valley View, passed away Wednesday at The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg.
  She was born Aug. 21, 1917, in Gratz, a daughter of the late Homer and Anetta Umholtz Coleman.
  She was a 1935 graduate of the former Hubley Township High School.
  Mary married Russell C. Koppenhaver on June 25, 1938.
  She worked as a welder in the Baltimore Shipyard during World War II. Mary and her husband owned and operated the former Koppy's Restaurant, Spring Glen. She retired from the former Muskin Shoe Co., Millersburg.
  She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Sacramento.
  Mary enjoyed reading, sewing, cooking, camping and traveling.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell, in 1996; two sisters, Marcella Stutzman and Ruth Schwalm; a brother, Thomas Coleman; and a son-in-law, Terry Hoffman.
  Surviving are a daughter, Brenda L. Hoffman, Valley View; two granddaughters, Vicki L. Weber, Valley View, and Michelle L. Smith, Hegins; two great-grandsons, Brayden and Brody Smith; three great-granddaughters, Jennilyn Weber, Juliann Weber and Brielle Smith; two sisters, Marie Spotts, Carlisle, and Devona Lieberman, Doylestown; nieces and nephews, including a beloved nephew, Larry Spotts.
  Funeral services was held at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with the Rev. Raymond Holland officiating. Interment was in St. Paul Cemetery, Sacramento.
  Published in Republican & Herald on Feb. 27, 2015.³
  
• She was buried at St. Paul's Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2

• Father*: Homer Ralph Coleman² b. 2 May 1895, d. 28 Aug 1941
• Mother*: Annetta Salome Mae Umholtz² b. 7 Mar 1893, d. 8 Apr 1955

Terry Joseph Hoffman¹

• Last Edited: 20 May 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Terry Joseph Hoffman died before 2015.²

Doris Ruth Kimmel¹

• Last Edited: 4 Dec 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Doris Ruth Kimmel was born on 18 April 1925, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Lester H. Kimmel and Bertha M. Allspach.²
• Doris Ruth Kimmel married Howard Maynard Koppenhaver, son of Andrew Cleveland Koppenhaver and Katie A. Straub, on 8 August 1946.¹
• Doris Ruth Kimmel died on 1 December 2007, Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 82.²
• Obituary in the Pottsville Republican & Herald:
  Doris Ruth Koppenhaver, 82, of 203 W. Laurel St., Tremont, died Sunday at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont.
  Born in Tremont, April 18, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Bertha Alspach Kimmel.
  She was a 1943 graduate of the former Tremont High School.
  She had been employed by the former Waldersdorff and the former Ben Franklin, Tremont. She had also worked at a sewing factory in Forestville and as a machinist during World War II in Carlisle.
  She was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Tremont, for 67 years, where she was a former Sunday school teacher and women's auxiliary member. She had been a member of the former Tremont Band, the Pottsville Hospital Women's Auxiliary and the pinochle card club. She was a former Brownie and Girl Scout leader.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard M. Koppenhaver, in 1990; a sister, Evelyn Long.
  Surviving are four daughters, Carol, wife of Richard Fessler, Tremont, Linda, wife of Roy Mowery, Huntingdon, Fay, wife of Daniel Steffie, Schuylkill Haven, and Joy, wife of Kerry Thompson, Donaldson; two brothers, Milton and Robert Kimmel, both of Tremont; seven grandchildren; one step-grandchild; two great-grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be held at noon Friday from Minnig-Berger Funeral Home, Tremont, with the Rev. Maureen Duffy-Guy officiating. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be in German Reformed Cemetery, Tremont. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's UCC, 57 Spring St., Tremont, PA 17981.
  Published in the Republican & Herald on 12/4/2007.²
  
• She was buried on 7 December 2007, at German Reformed Church Cemetery, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Lester H. Kimmel² b. c 1887, d. 25 Sep 1967
• Mother*: Bertha M. Allspach² b. c 1890, d. 25 Nov 1978

Eugene Jackson Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 31 Oct 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Eugene Jackson Klinger was born on 11 November 1934, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Paul Sylvester Klinger and Helen Naomi Koppenhaver.¹
• Eugene Jackson Klinger died on 27 February 1948, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 13.^2,1
• He was buried on 29 February 1948, at Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Hegins Boy, 13, Dies Of Spinal Meningitis
  Private funeral services were held Sunday for Eugene Jackson Klinger, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Klinger, of Hegins, who died Friday noon at his home of spinal meningitis. He was a member of the Hegins Lutheran Church and was a student in the eighth grade of the Hegins Township school.
  Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister, Eleanor, at home; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Klinger, and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Katie Koppenhaver, all of Hegins.
  Services at the Miller funeral home, Valley View, in charge of Rev. Stephen Schullary of the Hegins Lutheran Church were followed by burial in Sacramento cemetery.
  The Daily Item, March 1, 1948, Page 2.⁴
  

• Father*: Paul Sylvester Klinger¹ b. 21 Jun 1909, d. 12 Jan 1984
• Mother*: Helen Naomi Koppenhaver¹ b. 28 Apr 1913, d. 18 Jul 1968

Paul Sylvester Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 18 Oct 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Paul Sylvester Klinger is also referred to as John Sylvester Klinger in some sources.^3,4
• He was born on 21 June 1909, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^5,6,2
• He was the son of Jonathan Grant Klinger and Cora Neumeister.
• Paul Sylvester Klinger was baptized on 2 August 1909, Christ's United Lutheran Church, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.⁷
• He married Helen Naomi Koppenhaver, daughter of Andrew Cleveland Koppenhaver and Katie A. Straub, on 21 June 1932, Killinger, Dauphin County, PA.^1,8
• Paul Sylvester Klinger married Dorothy Mae Esterline, daughter of Arthur J. Esterline and Florence J. Barnhardt, on 18 September 1937, Alexandria, VA. It appears that Paul (John) S. Klinger may still have been legally married to Helen Koppenhaver Klinger at the time he married Dorothy M. Esterline, although the Virginia Marriage Certificate recites that he had not been previously married. Helen Koppenhave Klinger did not obtain a divorce from Paul (John) until 1964, although there is evidence that they had been separated since 1936.^5,9
• Paul Sylvester Klinger and Helen Naomi Koppenhaver were divorced in August 1964 Schuylkill County, PA.^10,9
• Paul Sylvester Klinger married Nannie Pearl Oliver on 5 September 1970, First United Methodist Church, Palmyra, Lebanon County, PA.^11,12
• Paul Sylvester Klinger died on 12 January 1984, Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Fairfax County, VA, at age 74.^13,14
• Newspaper obituary:
  John Klinger
  John S. Klinger, 74, of 9314 Robnel Place, Vienna, Va., formerly of Hummelstown, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 1984, in Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Esterline Klinger who died Nov. 12, 1966.
  Born in Hegins, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late Grant J. and Cora Neumeister Klinger. A retired truck driver for Helms Express, he had been an employee of the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was a member of the American Legion Post, Lawnton; a life member of the Mastersonville Gun Club, and a former member of the American Legion Post, Hummelstown.
  Surviving are a daughter, Janet M. Klinger, with whom he resided; sons Jack R., Lebanon, and Donald H., Hummelstown; sisters, Lavada Galligan and Esther Roby, both of Laveme, Calif; brothers, Timothy, Hegins FID 1, and Byrd, Gilberton ; 12 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
  In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son, J. Robert Klinger.
  The Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), 14 Jan 1984, Sat, Page 18.¹⁵
  
• He was buried at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Lebanon County, PA.¹⁶

• Father*: Jonathan Grant Klinger b. 1 Oct 1886, d. 25 Aug 1956
• Mother*: Cora Neumeister b. 21 Jul 1886, d. 15 Sep 1972

Andrew Alfred Koppenhaver¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Andrew Alfred Koppenhaver was born on 2 May 1932, Hegins RD 1, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Andrew Cleveland Koppenhaver and Katie A. Straub.¹
• Andrew Alfred Koppenhaver died on 17 May 2015, Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA, at age 83.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Andrew A. "Andy" Koppenhaver, 83, of Winchester, VA, died May 17, 2015 at Winchester Medical Center.
  Born in Hegins, on May 2 1932, he was a 1950 graduate from Hegins High School. After graduation, he worked as a coal miner before attending Penn State University and earning a degree in Electrical Engineering. He served in the Army Reserve and was called to active duty during the Berlin crises where he served as the executive officer of a signal corps radio relay company. He was discharged with the rank of Captain.
  After his military service he worked for General Dynamics in Rochester, NY working on Anti-Submarine Warfare equipment and Tactical Air Navigation systems. Later, he was employed by the ITT Electro-Physics labs in Maryland where he worked on over-the-horizon radars. From 1975 until his retirement in 1996 he worked for the Illinois Institute of Technology at the Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center in Annapolis, MD as a Research Engineer working on military exercise compatibility, NASA launch compatibility, and the Next Generation Doppler Weather Radar (NEXRAD).
  He was a member of the American Legion Post 21 of Winchester, a member of the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, and former member of the Godfrey Miller Home & Fellowship Center board. For seven years, he volunteered for Faith-in-Action transporting Winchester-area patients to dialysis and other medical appointments.
  Andy was an avid genealogist. Through the years, he amassed a database of information on over 2,000 family members and ancestors which became the basis for the publication The Life and American Ancestry of Andrew Alfred Koppenhaver.
  He was president of the Lutheran Student Association at Penn State, a teacher and former superintendent of Sunday school, and served on many church councils and committees.
  Surviving are his wife Joan (Huntzinger) Koppenhaver, of Winchester, VA; three sons, Andrew Koppenhaver of Littleton, CO, Mark Koppenhaver and wife Brenda of Shenandoah Junction, WV, and Tim Koppenhaver and wife Allison of Winchester, VA; and seven grandchildren: Benjamin and Rebecca Koppenhaver of Herndon, VA, Kristy, Kyle and Hunter Koppenhaver of Shenandoah Junction, WV and Brooke and Colleen Koppenhaver of Winchester, VA.
  The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on June 13 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winchester, VA. Visitation begins at 10 a.m.
  Burial will be in the Lutheran Memorial Garden of Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester VA.
  Contributions may be made in Andy's memory to the Godfrey Miller Home of Winchester or the Grace Lutheran Church Thanksgiving Memorial Fund.
  Published in The News Item on May 28, 2015.²
  
• He was buried on 13 June 2015, at Lutheran Memorial Garden of Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA.²

• Father*: Andrew Cleveland Koppenhaver¹ b. 25 Aug 1884, d. 2 May 1946
• Mother*: Katie A. Straub¹ b. 29 Nov 1892, d. 3 Mar 1966