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John Rothermol¹

• Last Edited: 29 May 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Rothermol was born circa 1876, Pennsylvania.¹
• He was the son of Amos W. Rothermel and Maria Elisabeth Klinger.¹

• Father*: Amos W. Rothermel¹ b. 17 Oct 1844, d. 11 Jan 1907
• Mother*: Maria Elisabeth Klinger¹ b. 16 Apr 1845, d. 23 Apr 1921

Infant Rothermol¹

• Last Edited: 29 May 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Infant Rothermol was born circa January 1880, Pennsylvania.¹
• He was the son of Amos W. Rothermel and Maria Elisabeth Klinger.¹

• Father*: Amos W. Rothermel¹ b. 17 Oct 1844, d. 11 Jan 1907
• Mother*: Maria Elisabeth Klinger¹ b. 16 Apr 1845, d. 23 Apr 1921

Fremont Saltzer¹

• Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Fremont Saltzer is also referred to as Adam F. Saltzer in some sources.
• He was born on 15 September 1867, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Josiah D. Saltzer and Violet Klinger.¹
• Fremont Saltzer married Sarah Reitz, daughter of Daniel Reitz and Abby Clemments, on 29 September 1888, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Fremont Saltzer died on 27 July 1930, Warminster, Bucks County, PA, at age 62.²
• He was buried on 31 July 1930, at Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Montgomery County, PA.^4,2

• Father*: Josiah D. Saltzer¹ b. 14 Jul 1845, d. 17 Feb 1898
• Mother*: Violet Klinger¹ b. 9 Mar 1847, d. 13 Jun 1907

Frances Christina Saltzer¹

• Last Edited: 17 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Frances Christina Saltzer was born on 14 May 1873, Pennsylvania.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Josiah D. Saltzer and Violet Klinger.¹
• Frances Christina Saltzer married Robert Burt Wagner, son of George Wagner and Magdalen Goodman.²
• Frances Christina Saltzer died on 3 July 1939, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 66. At the time of her death, she was living in Reading, PA, but was visitng in Tower City.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Woman Dies On Visit Here
  Mrs. Frances Wagner, 66 years, widow of the late Robert Wagner, of Reading, died suddenly at the home of her nephew, Willard Wagner, at 30 minutes past midnight Sunday night. She had been stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage about midnight, and died before medical aid arrived.
  Mrs. Wagner had come to Tower City to visit relatives, having spent the first week with her nephew, Lester Shomper, and family, and on the day she was stricken came to the home of Mr. Wagner to visit with his family for a week.
  She was a former resident of Orwim, having lelt this valley about twenty-five years ago to reside in Philadelphia, where the family made their home until the death of her husband two years ago. Since that time she had resided with an only son, Herbert Wagner, at Reading. She was a native of the Hegins valley and before her marriage was Miss Frances Saltzer. One sister and one brother, residing in Reading, also survive. A foster son, John Shomper, of Philadelphia, also survives. He was a son of the late John Shomper of Tower City, whose mother died while he was an infant, and the baby was taken into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shomper [Wagner?] and raised by them.
  The remains were removed to Reading, from which place the funeral will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 clock. Attending tne funeral from Tower City will be Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shomper, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Shomper, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shomper, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shomper and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Shomper.
  West Schuylkill Herald, July 7, 1939, Page 1.³
  
• She was buried at Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, PA.²

• Father*: Josiah D. Saltzer¹ b. 14 Jul 1845, d. 17 Feb 1898
• Mother*: Violet Klinger¹ b. 9 Mar 1847, d. 13 Jun 1907

William Saltzer¹

• Last Edited: 20 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Saltzer was born on 17 September 1875, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Josiah D. Saltzer and Violet Klinger.¹
• William Saltzer married Beryl Robinson, daughter of Oliver Robinson and Eleanor (?), on 1 November 1905, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.⁴
• William Saltzer died on 4 February 1933, at age 57.²
• He was buried at Easton Heights Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, PA.²

• Father*: Josiah D. Saltzer¹ b. 14 Jul 1845, d. 17 Feb 1898
• Mother*: Violet Klinger¹ b. 9 Mar 1847, d. 13 Jun 1907

Oscar Curtis Saltzer^1,2

• Last Edited: 20 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Oscar Curtis Saltzer is also referred to as Orson Saltzer in some sources.¹
• He was born on 13 June 1878, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2
• He was born in June 1879, Pennsylvania.^1,4
• He was the son of Josiah D. Saltzer and Violet Klinger.¹
• The 1880 and 1900 Census records list a male named Orson as a son of Violet and Josiah Saltzer, but it is likely that this was a reference ot Oscar.
• Oscar Curtis Saltzer died on 24 September 1953, Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 74.³
• He was buried on 28 September 1953, at Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Montrgomery County, PA.³
• Oscar was unmarried.³

• Father*: Josiah D. Saltzer¹ b. 14 Jul 1845, d. 17 Feb 1898
• Mother*: Violet Klinger¹ b. 9 Mar 1847, d. 13 Jun 1907

Melvina Saltzer¹

• Last Edited: 20 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Melvina Saltzer also went by the name of Winnie.²
• She was born in May 1880, Pennsylvania.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Josiah D. Saltzer and Violet Klinger.¹
• Melvina Saltzer married William J. Davis circa December 1905.^4,5
• Melvina Saltzer died on 19 October 1944, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, at age 64.⁶
• Newspaper obituary:
  MRS. WINNIE DAVIS Mrs. Winnie, wife of the late Wm. Davis, died suddenly at the home of her nephew, Warren Clemens, on Thursda1944. She was a daughter of the late Jesse and Violet Saltzer and was a former resident of Tower City, and later of Minersville, but had been a resident of Phila., for a number of years.
  She was a member of the German Lutheran church. She is survived by three brothers, Oscar and Edward; of Phila., and Charles, of Reading.
  Her funeral wilk take place from the Nice and Kirk Funeral Home, 6301 Germantown ave., Phila., on Monday morning with interment in Trappe.
  Pottsville Republican, October 20, 1944, Page 18.⁶
  

• Father*: Josiah D. Saltzer¹ b. 14 Jul 1845, d. 17 Feb 1898
• Mother*: Violet Klinger¹ b. 9 Mar 1847, d. 13 Jun 1907

Emma (?)¹

• Last Edited: 12 May 2008

• Emma (?) was born circa 1876.¹
• She married Wilson E. Kuntzelman circa 1894.^2,3

Hilda A. Dockey¹

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

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

• Hilda A. Dockey was born on 28 February 1922, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Ralph F. Dockey and Amelia C. Scheib.¹
• Hilda A. Dockey married Lee W. Knorr, son of Isaac S. Knorr and Jennie Mae Strohecker, on 29 June 1940.²
• Hilda A. Dockey died on 22 April 2009, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 87.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Hilda A. Knorr
  February 28, 1922 - April 22, 2009
  ELIZABETHVILLE- Hilda A. Knorr- 87- a resident at the Manor @ Susquehanna Village and formerly of Knorr Lane in Elizabethville passed away on Wednesday April 22, 2009 at the Manor. She was born February 28, 1922 in Lykens Twp. daughter of the late Ralph and Amelia Scheib Dockey. She was a member of the Elizabethville Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses. She and her husband Lee Knorr were married on June 29, 1940. . Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons Ronald and his wife Ruth and Dennis and his wife Deborah both of Elizabethville; two daughters Marie Ressler and her husband George and of Karan Conley and her husband Larry both of Millersburg; a brother George Dockey of Elizabethville; a sister Hannah Maurer of Gratz; two granddaughters Michele Lenker of Millersburg and Denise Gerlach of Elizabethville; a grandson Jordi Watts of Millersburg; three great-granddaughters Anya, Elizabeth and Mariah; a great-grandson Daren. Memorial services will be held on Sunday May 3, 2009 at 3:00 PM at the Elizabethville Kingdom Hall Broad & Bender Sts. in Elizabethville. Burial in Maple Grove Cemetery in Elizabethville at the convenience of the family. Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Millersburg is handling arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to: Elizabethville Kingdom Hall. Sign the on-line register book at www.hbfuneralhomes.com.³
  
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Ralph F. Dockey¹ b. 16 Aug 1899, d. Aug 1983
• Mother*: Amelia C. Scheib¹ b. 31 Jul 1895, d. 7 May 1990

Hannah Johanna Dockey^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Jan 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hannah Johanna Dockey was born on 20 November 1925, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Ralph F. Dockey and Amelia C. Scheib.¹
• Hannah Johanna Dockey married Robert Elwood Maurer, son of Clarence Samuel Maurer and Cora Ellen Lucas, circa 1949.^3,4
• Hannah Johanna Dockey died on 30 December 2020, at age 95.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Hannah Joanna Maurer
  GRATZ • Mrs. Hannah Joanna Maurer, 95, peacefully died Dec. 30, 2020. She was born Nov. 20, 1925, in Lykens Twp., a daughter of the late Ralph F. Dockey and Amelia C. (Scheib) Dockey. Her husband, Robert E. Maurer, died in 2010. She also was preceded in death by her two siblings, Hilda and George. She is survived by her daughter, Gail Miller and her husband Ken of Gratz; three grandchildren, Amelia Bellis and her husband Dana of Millersburg, Jana Hoover and her husband Brent of Halifax, and Robert Miller and his wife Cortney of Millersburg and four great-grandchildren, Kennadie, Roman, Presley and Gianna. Hannah was a graduate of the former Berrysburg High School. When her beloved Robert went to Germany, Hannah did her part for the war cause. She inspected shells for accuracy and use by the military. Upon Robert’s return, she married the love of her life and worked as a talented seamstress until the birth of their daughter. Hannah was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz. She was a member of the Willing Workers, a former Sunday school teacher, a tutor to migrant children and a member of the Tri-Valley Senior Citizens, and she enjoyed bowling in the local leagues. She and Robert spent hours maintaining a large garden, which they generously shared with those who enjoyed their harvest. The life she lived was blessed with faith, family and service. She and Robert enjoyed their time making their famous pumpkin rolls to share with others. They enjoyed traveling abroad and stateside, which carried over into cherished mystery trips with her grands. There is nothing she loved better than taking care of her grandchildren and enjoying her great-grandchildren. She was always their No. 1 fan. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Gratz Parks and Recreation Association c/o Misty Kolva, PO Box 12, Gratz, PA 17030. A faithful and loving life well lived, a blessing to all who loved her. Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes Ltd, Millersburg, handled the arrangements. Please sign the online register book at minnichfuneral.com.
  Upper Dauphin Sentinel (Millersburg, PA), 5 Jan 2021.²
  

• Father*: Ralph F. Dockey¹ b. 16 Aug 1899, d. Aug 1983
• Mother*: Amelia C. Scheib¹ b. 31 Jul 1895, d. 7 May 1990

George R. Dockey¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2009

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• George R. Dockey was born on 21 March 1929, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Ralph F. Dockey and Amelia C. Scheib.¹
• George R. Dockey died on 3 June 2009, at his home at 101 S. Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 80.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  ELIZABETHVILLE
  George R. Dockey, 80, of 101 S. Market Street, died Wednesday June 3, 2009 at home.
  He was born March 21, 1929 in Lykens Twp., Pa the son of the late Ralph F. and Amelia C. (Scheib) Dockey.
  He was the widow of Minnie A. (Stoneroad) Dockey.
  He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church Elizabethville. He was a retired truck driver from Anchor Motors. He was a member of the Teamsters Local 557.
  He is survived by his daughter Shirley and her husband Richard Henninger of Elizabethville; granddaughters Glenda Botts, Kim Troutman, and Richie Martz; and grandsons Terry Henninger, and Ed Cook; Great-Grandchildren Bryan Troutman, Brandy Ayers, Kyle Martz, Jason Henninger, Jeremy Cook, Tyler Henninger, Korbin Martz; and Great Great-Grandchildren Sean Troutman, Macklin Ayers, Alex Troutman, Teagan Ayers and his sister Hannah J. Maurer of Gratz, PA.
  He was preceded in death by his son Glenn E. Cook and his sister Hilda Knorr.
  Services will be private at the convenience of the family.
  Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes, Inc., Elizabethville, handled the arrangements.
  Memorial Donations may be made to: Salem Lutheran Church 205 W. Main Street Elizabethville, PA. 17023; or Pinnacle Health Hospice 2645 North Third Street, Suite 300 Harrisburg, PA. Sign the on-line register book at www.hbfuneralhomes.com
  www.pennlive.com/obits
  Published in Patriot-News on 6/9/2009.²
  

• Father*: Ralph F. Dockey¹ b. 16 Aug 1899, d. Aug 1983
• Mother*: Amelia C. Scheib¹ b. 31 Jul 1895, d. 7 May 1990