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Ira G. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 19 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ira G. Klinger was born circa 1911.¹
• He was the son of George Brady Klinger and Ellen Jane Snyder.¹
• Ira G. Klinger died before 1950.²

• Father*: George Brady Klinger¹ b. 30 Jan 1867, d. 22 Dec 1949
• Mother*: Ellen Jane Snyder¹ b. 2 Oct 1868, d. 8 Jan 1930

Verna V. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Verna V. Klinger was born on 20 May 1904.^1,2
• She was the daughter of John Francis Klinger and Lydia McClade Miller.¹
• Verna V. Klinger married Charles Helmrich.³
• Verna V. Klinger died in August 1986, at age 82.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  HELMRICH
  On August 14, 1986, Verna V. (nee Klinger) wife of the late Charles Helmrich of Ocean County, formerly of Camden. Age 82. Survived by three daughters Mildred Morrow of Norfolk, Va., Verna Williams of Marlton and Charlotte King of N.C., seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Mrs. Helmrich was the mother of the late Esther Brown. Funeral services will beheld Mon. 10:45am at The BRADLEY FUNERAL HOME, Rt. 73 8. Evesham Road, Marlton. Interment Eglington Cem. Clarksboro. There will be no viewing. Memorial donations may be made to The Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, N.J.
  Courier-Post (Camden, NJ), 16 Aug 1986, Sat, Page 24.⁴
  

• Father*: John Francis Klinger¹ b. 31 Mar 1870, d. 23 Jan 1925
• Mother*: Lydia McClade Miller¹ b. 3 Sep 1875, d. 3 Nov 1941

Estella Irene Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Estella Irene Klinger is also referred to as Stella in some sources.
• She was born on 26 February 1906, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of John Francis Klinger and Lydia McClade Miller.¹

• Father*: John Francis Klinger¹ b. 31 Mar 1870, d. 23 Jan 1925
• Mother*: Lydia McClade Miller¹ b. 3 Sep 1875, d. 3 Nov 1941

Frederick Reedinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Frederick Reedinger was born circa 1820, Baden, Germany.¹
• He married Ephracina Bolling.¹

Ephracina Bolling^1,2

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Ephracina Bolling was born circa 1818, Baden, Germany.¹
• She married Frederick Reedinger.¹

August M. Reedinger¹

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• August M. Reedinger was born on 1 August 1884.^1,2
• He was the son of Leo Reedinger and Enjaline Klinger.¹
• August M. Reedinger died on 7 September 1937, Harrisburg State Hospital, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 53.²
• He was buried on 11 September 1947, at Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²
• August was single at the time of his death.²

• Father*: Leo Reedinger¹ b. 28 Jun 1863
• Mother*: Enjaline Klinger¹ b. 26 Jul 1856, d. 15 Nov 1930

James L. Reedinger¹

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James L. Reedinger was born in October 1886.¹
• He was the son of Leo Reedinger and Enjaline Klinger.¹
• James L. Reedinger married Dora Ellen Masterson, daughter of Charles L. Masterson and Catherine Carl, on 21 May 1910, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• James L. Reedinger died in 1972.²
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Leo Reedinger¹ b. 28 Jun 1863
• Mother*: Enjaline Klinger¹ b. 26 Jul 1856, d. 15 Nov 1930

Samuel Albert Reedinger¹

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Samuel Albert Reedinger was born on 30 January 1888, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Leo Reedinger and Enjaline Klinger.¹
• Samuel Albert Reedinger married Martha Mae Good.²
• Samuel Albert Reedinger died on 16 November 1960, Polycinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 72.²
• He was buried on 20 November 1960, at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: Leo Reedinger¹ b. 28 Jun 1863
• Mother*: Enjaline Klinger¹ b. 26 Jul 1856, d. 15 Nov 1930

Laura Mae Reedinger¹

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Laura Mae Reedinger was born on 8 March 1898.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Leo Reedinger and Enjaline Klinger.¹
• Laura Mae Reedinger married Louis Byron Machamer, son of Thomas Machamer and Morfudd (?), on 24 December 1919, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• Laura Mae Reedinger died on 27 April 1990, Lake County, FL, at age 92.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  EUSTIS, Fla. - Laura M. Machamer, 92, a former Newport News resident, died Friday, April 27, in her home.
  A native of Wiconisco, Pa., Mrs. Machamer was a homemaker and a Baptist.
  Survivors include a daughter; a son; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
  A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Chesapeake.
  Hamlin and Hilbish Funeral Directors, Eustis, Fla., is in charge.
  Daily Press (Newport News, VA), April 30, 1990.⁵
  
• She was buried on 1 May 1990, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Chesapeake, VA.⁵

• Father*: Leo Reedinger¹ b. 28 Jun 1863
• Mother*: Enjaline Klinger¹ b. 26 Jul 1856, d. 15 Nov 1930

John A. Machamer¹

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2007

• John A. Machamer was born circa 1855.¹
• He married Sara E. (?) circa 1877.¹

Sara E. (?)¹

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2007

• Sara E. (?) was born circa 1860, Pennsylvania.¹
• She married John A. Machamer circa 1877.¹

Emma Jane Hoke¹

• Last Edited: 14 Jan 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Emma Jane Hoke is also referred to as Emma Jane Hoke in some sources.
• She was born in 1871.¹
• She married Oscar W. Straub, son of Samuel Straub and Hannah Klinger.¹
• Emma Jane Hoke died in 1924.¹
• She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²

(?) Straub¹

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• (?) Straub was born on 2 October 1893.¹
• He was the son of Oscar W. Straub and Emma Jane Hoke.¹
• (?) Straub died on 5 October 1893.¹

• Father*: Oscar W. Straub¹ b. 7 Dec 1869, d. 2 Aug 1930
• Mother*: Emma Jane Hoke¹ b. 1871, d. 1924

(?) Straub¹

• Last Edited: 24 Mar 2007

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• (?) Straub was the son of Oscar W. Straub and Emma Jane Hoke.¹
• (?) Straub died on 22 April 1910, in infancy.¹

• Father*: Oscar W. Straub¹ b. 7 Dec 1869, d. 2 Aug 1930
• Mother*: Emma Jane Hoke¹ b. 1871, d. 1924

Annie Louisa Williard¹

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Annie Louisa Williard was born on 1 May 1891, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• She was the daughter of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger.
• Annie Louisa Williard married Samuel Harry Straub, son of Tobias Albert Straub and Mary E. Lowe, on 1 July 1916, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Annie Louisa Williard died on 8 March 1959, Sunbury Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 67.^1,4
• She was buried on 11 March 1959, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. ANNIE L. STRAUB
  Mrs. Annie L. Straub, age 67 years, of Lykens Township, wife of Harry S. Straub, died on Sunday in the Sunbury Hospital.
  Mrs. Straub was a daughter of the late Jonathan and Myah (Klinger) Williard, and was born in Lykens Township, May 1, 1891. She had been a lifelong resident of that community and was a member of Klinger's Lutheran Church, Erdman.
  Survivors are her husband, and one sister, Mrs. Claude Buffington, of Gratz.
  Services were held from Klinger's Church, Erdman, at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Richard Jones, pastor of the Lutheran Charge, officiated, and interment was made in the church cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo, 12 Mar 1959, Thu, Page 1.⁴
  

• Father*: Jonathan Carl Williard b. 28 Oct 1848, d. 26 Feb 1929
• Mother*: Elmira Myah Klinger b. 1851, d. 17 May 1927

Elvin Wilson Straub¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elvin Wilson Straub was born on 1 November 1915.¹
• He was the son of Samuel Homer Straub and Kate Alverta Deibert.¹
• Elvin Wilson Straub was baptized on 17 May 1916, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He married Florence E. (?)²
• Elvin Wilson Straub died in 1988.²
• He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Samuel Homer Straub¹ b. 6 Jul 1895, d. 22 Sep 1944
• Mother*: Kate Alverta Deibert¹ b. 1 Nov 1897, d. 27 Dec 1968

Minnie Helen Straub¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Minnie Helen Straub was born on 4 February 1917.¹
• She was the daughter of Samuel Homer Straub and Kate Alverta Deibert.¹
• Minnie Helen Straub was baptized on 21 April 1917, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She died in 1995.²
• She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Samuel Homer Straub¹ b. 6 Jul 1895, d. 22 Sep 1944
• Mother*: Kate Alverta Deibert¹ b. 1 Nov 1897, d. 27 Dec 1968

Annie Tema Straub¹

• Last Edited: 9 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Annie Tema Straub is also referred to as Tamie Straub in some sources.²
• She was born on 26 March 1918.¹
• She was the daughter of Samuel Homer Straub and Kate Alverta Deibert.¹
• Annie Tema Straub was baptized on 30 May 1918, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married Charles Elwood Laudenslager, son of Harry Victor Laudenslager and Edna Fietta Carl, on 30 August 1941, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Annie Tema Straub died on 9 July 2010, at her home Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 92.⁴
• She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁵
• Online obituary:
  Tamie Laudenslager, 92, passed away peacefully at her home in Gratz on July 9, 2010. Born March 25, 1918 in Lykens Twp, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Katie Straub.
  She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Charles E. Laudenslager; two brothers Wilson and Leon Straub, and a sister, Minnie Brosius.
  Tamie is survived by two sons, Terry G. Laudenslager and his wife Drinda of Gratz, PA; Robert L. Laudenslager and his wife Carol, of Elizabethville, PA; on daughter, Judy L., and her husband Randall Reed of Spring Glenn, PA. Five grandchildren, Kevin W. Laudenslager, Harrisburg, PA; Tonya, wife of Brian Troutman, Pillow, PA; Tiffany, wife of Eric Fite, Millersburg, PA; Pamela, wife of Robert Coffey, Basking Ridge, NJ; Scott, husband of Melina Reed, Clinton, NJ; and seven great-grandchildren. One sister, Vivian Bowman also surives.
  Tamie was a home maker and faithful member of Zion Lutheran Church. She enjoyed quilting and reading, and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
  A private service will be held at the convenience of the family, with Rev. Jan Mills officiating.
  Memorial contributions in Tamie's honor may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Klinger's Church Road, Lykens, PA 17048
  James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, PA is in charge of the services.⁶
  

• Father*: Samuel Homer Straub¹ b. 6 Jul 1895, d. 22 Sep 1944
• Mother*: Kate Alverta Deibert¹ b. 1 Nov 1897, d. 27 Dec 1968

Vivian Elda Straub¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Vivian Elda Straub was born on 18 November 1919, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Samuel Homer Straub and Kate Alverta Deibert.¹
• Vivian Elda Straub was baptized on 22 February 1920, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married Kelvin Lincoln Bowman on 18 June 1938, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Vivian Elda Straub died on 6 June 2012, Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 92.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Vivian E. Bowman, 92, of Klingerstown, passed away Wednesday, June 6th, peacefully, at Friendly Nursing Home, Pitman, PA.
  Vivian was born in Erdman, PA on November 18, 1919, a daughter of the late Katie (Deibert) and Homer Straub.
  She was a member of Calvary Independent Church Lykens. She worked as a Postal Clerk at U.S. Post Office in Klingerstwon. She was the widow of the late Kelvin "Casey" Bowman.
  Vivian is survived by a son,Randy and wife Barbra Bowman, of Klingerstwon. Vivian is also survived by two grandchildren, TerrieLee Bowman, and TonieLee Bowman, by six great grandchildren, Joshua A.B. Zimmerman, Brent A.B. Zimmerman, Antony E. Romberger, Nathaniel E. Romberger, Nichole L. Nace, and Adrian E. Romberger, and by four great great grandchildren, Shayla R. Rusnac, Axten R. Zimmerman, Josiah A. Nace and Adalyn J. Nace. Vivian was preceded in death by a son Terry Bowman, three brothers, Mason, Leon, and Wilson Straub, and by two sisters, Minnie Brosious, and Tammie Laudenslager.
  Viewing will be Saturday 10-11AM. at Zion Klingers Lutheran Church, Erdman. Funeral Service at Klingers Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman, PA, at 11AM on Saturday, June 9th. Interment at Klingers Church Cemetery Erdman.
  James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow is in charge of the arrangements.⁵
  
• She was buried on 9 June 2012, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Samuel Homer Straub¹ b. 6 Jul 1895, d. 22 Sep 1944
• Mother*: Kate Alverta Deibert¹ b. 1 Nov 1897, d. 27 Dec 1968

Dorothy Jean Straub¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Dorothy Jean Straub was born on 6 July 1926, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of Clarence Guy Straub and Cora Annette Jacobs.²
• Some sources record that Dorothy Jean Straub was born on 16 July 1926.²
• She was baptized on 7 August 1926, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She married Kermit Wilson Kissinger, son of Daniel Franklin Kissinger and Mary Amanda Hoffman, on 15 December 1945, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.⁴
• Dorothy Jean Straub died on 29 July 2015, at age 89.^5,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Dorothy J. Kissinger, 89, of Duncannon, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. She was the wife of the late Kermit Kissinger.
  Dorothy was born in Gratz on July 6, 1926, a daughter to the late Clarence G. and Cora A. (Jacobs) Straub.
  She worked hard raising her family of 6 children and doting on her husband. She enjoyed cooking and baking, gardening, and camping with her husband and friends. She was an avid reader and read almost every James Patterson novel. Dorothy had a love of cats and was a mother to them as well.
  Surviving her are her children, Dolores Clark (Roy), Richard Kissinger (Deborah), Dennis Kissinger (Mary), Bonita Kissinger (Jerome), Gregory Kissinger (Patricia), and Michelle Corsnitz (Bill, Jr.); 9 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister, Carolyn Romberger (Carl); and nieces and nephews.
  Services and burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Ronald C. L. Smith Funeral Home, Duncannon, is handling the arrangements.
  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be offered to Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17110; or to Kinkora Pythian Nursing Home "Auxiliary Fund", 25 Cove Rd., Duncannon, PA 17020.
  Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News on Aug. 2, 2015.³
  

• Father*: Clarence Guy Straub² b. 2 May 1903, d. 26 May 1971
• Mother*: Cora Annette Jacobs² b. 16 Jan 1908, d. 10 Apr 2002