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Nathan J. Diakow¹

• Last Edited: 16 Nov 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Nathan J. Diakow was born on 24 May 1977, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of John Frank Diakow Jr. and Barbara Ann Lebo.¹
• Nathan J. Diakow died on 2 November 1995, at age 18.^1,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Nathan J. Diakow
  TREVORTON - Nathan J. Diakow, 18, of 126 W. Shamokin St. died Thursday in Hershey Medical Center as the result of a Mifflin Twp. traffic accident.
  He was an employee of M.I. Plastics of Millersburg and a 1995 graduate of Line Mountain High School.
  Surviving are his mother, Barbara A. Novinger of Halifax; his father and stepmother, John F. and Jodee Diakow of Yoe; three sisters, Rachel A. Glosek of Trevorton and Gabrielle E. and Elizabeth L. Diakow, both of Yoe; his maternal grandparents, Ralph and Betty Lebo of Loyalton; his paternal grandmother, Martha P. Diakow of Millersburg; and his maternal great-grandmother, Effie Row of Loyalton.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
  There will be no viewing or visitation.
  Memorial contributions 1 may be made to Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey 17033.
  The Patriot-News, November 4, 1995, Page 12.⁴
  

• Father*: John Frank Diakow Jr.¹
• Mother*: Barbara Ann Lebo¹

Clayton Allen Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clayton Allen Wetzel was born on 30 November 1878.¹
• He married Minnie Bulah Klinger, daughter of Alfred Klinger and Maria Elizabeth Troutman.¹
• Clayton Allen Wetzel died in 1951.¹

Gace A. Wendt^1,2

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gace A. Wendt was born on 29 December 1894.¹
• She married Daniel Edward Klinger, son of Henry John Klinger and Catherine Annie Koppenhaver.¹
• Gace A. Wendt died in May 1985, at age 90.¹

Martha Ann Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Martha Ann Klinger was born on 2 August 1920, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Daniel Edward Klinger and Gace A. Wendt.¹
• Martha Ann Klinger married Earl F. Aucker, son of Francis Aucker and Bertha (?).²
• Martha Ann Klinger died on 4 August 2007, at age 87.²
• She was buried at Pomfret Manor Cemetery, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Daniel Edward Klinger¹ b. 9 Apr 1885, d. Feb 1968
• Mother*: Gace A. Wendt¹ b. 29 Dec 1894, d. May 1985

Susan Amelia Schaffer¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Susan Amelia Schaffer was born on 12 November 1889.¹
• She married Aaron H. Klinger, son of Henry John Klinger and Catherine Annie Koppenhaver.¹
• Susan Amelia Schaffer died on 29 April 1929, at age 39.¹

Joseph Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Joseph Klinger was born in 1908.¹
• He was the son of Aaron H. Klinger and Susan Amelia Schaffer.¹
• Joseph Klinger died in 1941.¹

• Father*: Aaron H. Klinger¹ b. Jul 1887, d. 12 Nov 1911
• Mother*: Susan Amelia Schaffer¹ b. 12 Nov 1889, d. 29 Apr 1929

Betty Lois Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Betty Lois Klinger was born on 30 May 1935, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Charles Alvin Klinger and Alice Bertha Markel.¹
• Betty Lois Klinger died on 9 May 2012, ManorCare Health Services, Lebanon, Dauphin County, PA, at age 76.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Betty L. Klinger, 76, of Lebanon died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in ManorCare Health Services, Lebanon.
  Born in Elizabethville on May 30, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Alice B. Markel Klinger. Betty was a graduate of Upper Dauphin High School. She was employed by Hershey Chocolate as a factory worker.
  Surviving are a nephew Larry Punch and a niece Nancy Zapcic. She was preceded in death by a brother Mark I. Klinger, a sister Arlene Harman and a nephew Ronald L. Klinger.
  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 16 at 11AM from the Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory, 618 E. Main St., Annville. Interment will be held in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville. Viewing will be held one hour prior to the service.
  In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the donor's favorite charity.
  Published in Patriot-News on May 11, 2012.²
  
• She was buried on 16 May 2012, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Charles Alvin Klinger¹ b. 9 Oct 1888, d. 4 Jun 1964
• Mother*: Alice Bertha Markel¹ b. 22 Jun 1893, d. 17 Oct 1968

Stella May Russell^1,2

• Last Edited: 10 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Stella May Russell was born on 9 August 1899, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Frank L. Russell and Lizzie R. Weaver.²
• Stella May Russell married Howard Simon Klinger, son of Henry John Klinger and Catherine Annie Koppenhaver, on 15 January 1921, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• Stella May Russell died on 29 August 1979, Dauphin County, PA, at age 80.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Stella M. Klinger
  Mrs. Stella M. Klinger 80, of Big Run, Dauphin County, died Wednesday at Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
  Mrs. Klinger was born in Tower City, daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Weaver Russell. She was a member of St. Christopher's' Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens, and the Daughters of America, Tower City.
  Her husband, Howard Klinger, preceded her in death.
  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Marian J. Kiff, of Bath, N.Y., and Mrs. Dorothy M. Dietrich, Big Run; six grandchildren; one great- grandchild.
  Services will be held Thursday at the convenience of the family from the John M. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens, with her pastor, the Rev. Donald R. Jacobs, officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville. There will be no calling hours.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 30 Aug 1979, Thu, Page 2.⁴
  
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Frank L. Russell²
• Mother*: Lizzie R. Weaver²

Mark Edgar Stine¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mark Edgar Stine was born on 5 February 1896.¹
• He married Mary E. Klinger, daughter of Henry John Klinger and Catherine Annie Koppenhaver.¹
• Mark Edgar Stine died on 1 September 1967, at age 71.¹

Norman Howard Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Norman Howard Klinger was born on 6 November 1881, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of James Klinger and Mary E. Kerstetter.¹
• In 1910, Norman was single and living with his parents in Upper Paxton Township, where he worked as a "carrier" in a shoe factory.³
• In 1920, Norman was single and living by himself in Upper Paxton Township.⁴
• In 1930, Norman was single and a laborer in a plant in Upper Paxton Township.⁵
• Norman Howard Klinger died on 27 October 1954, Kepler Home, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 72.^2,1
• He was buried on 30 October 1954, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• Norman was never married.²

• Father*: James Klinger¹ b. 12 Mar 1855, d. 4 Oct 1916
• Mother*: Mary E. Kerstetter¹ b. 1 Dec 1861, d. 9 Oct 1890

Homer Edwin Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Homer Edwin Klinger was born on 10 July 1883, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of James Klinger and Mary E. Kerstetter.¹
• Homer Edwin Klinger married Katie Ellen Matter, daughter of Ira A. Matter and Mary Ellen Jury.¹
• In 1920, Homer was and his wife Katie were living in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, where he worked on the railroad. Their household included their 3 youngest children, Irene, James, and Pauline.³
• In the 1930 Census, Homer's wife Katie was listed as head of a household on Congress Street in Millersburg, Dauphin County, that included 7 of Homer and Katie's 8 children -- all except James. The Census lists a "Homer Klinger," age 49 as an inmate at the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. It is not clear if this is Katie's husband.^4,5
• Homer Edwin Klinger died on 18 February 1952, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 68.^6,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  HOMER E. KLINGER
  Homer E. Klinger, age 68 years, died at his home in Millersburg on Monday.
  Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Katie E. Klinger, two sons, Homer A. Klinger, Millersburg, and James E. Klinger, Harrisburg; six daughters, Mrs. Clara Hoover, Mrs. Allen Lenker, and Mrs. Herman Hoke, of Millersburg; Mrs. Paul Murray, Miss Laura and Miss Irene Klinger, all of Harrisburg, and six grandchildren.
  Other survivors are a step-sister, Mrs. Mary Henninger of Millersburg; and two step-brothers, Howard Wilbert of Millersburg, and Walter Wilbert of Harrisburg.
  Services will be held from the Sterner Funeral Home, Millersburg, at 2:00 o'clock this Thursday afternoon. Rev. S. A. Sitler, pastor of Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church will officiate and interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, PA), 21 Feb 1952, Thu, Page 1.⁶
  
• He was buried on 21 February 1952, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1

• Father*: James Klinger¹ b. 12 Mar 1855, d. 4 Oct 1916
• Mother*: Mary E. Kerstetter¹ b. 1 Dec 1861, d. 9 Oct 1890

Katie Ellen Matter¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Katie Ellen Matter was born on 25 May 1886.¹
• She was the daughter of Ira A. Matter and Mary Ellen Jury.¹
• Katie Ellen Matter married Homer Edwin Klinger, son of James Klinger and Mary E. Kerstetter.¹
• Katie Ellen Matter died on 11 October 1973, at age 87.¹
• She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Ira A. Matter¹
• Mother*: Mary Ellen Jury¹

Irene A. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Irene A. Klinger was born on 3 January 1913.¹
• She was the daughter of Homer Edwin Klinger and Katie Ellen Matter.¹
• In 1930, Irene was single and living in a household headed by her mother on Congress Street in Millersburg, Dauphin County. She was working as a trimmer in a shoe factory.²
• Irene A. Klinger died on 5 November 1990, Blue Ridge Haven West, East Pennsboro Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 77.^1,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Irene A. Klinger, 77, of Blue Ridge Haven West, East Pennsboro Twp., and formerly of Millersburg, died Monday, Nov. 5, in the nursing home.
  She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.
  Surviving are two brothers, James E. and Homer A. Klinger, both of Millersburg; five sisters, Pauline A. Murray of Elizabethville, Laura E. Klinger of South Mountain, Ruth M. Hoke of Dalmatia, Clara A. Keim and Sara J. Lenker, both of Millersburg; and several nieces and nephews.
  Services were held Thursday in Hoover Funeral Home. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
  Memorial contributions may be made to Millersburg Community Nurse Association, Medical Road, Millersburg 17061.³
  
• She was buried on 8 November 1990, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Irene never married.¹

• Father*: Homer Edwin Klinger¹ b. 10 Jul 1883, d. 18 Feb 1952
• Mother*: Katie Ellen Matter¹ b. 25 May 1886, d. 11 Oct 1973

James E. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• James E. Klinger was born on 19 June 1914.¹
• He was the son of Homer Edwin Klinger and Katie Ellen Matter.¹
• James E. Klinger died on 1 August 1996, Lykens Valley Manor, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 82.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  James E. Klinger, 82, of Lykens Valley Manor, Elizabetliville, died Thursday, Aug. 1 in the Manor.
  He retired from the former Mandata Poultry.
  Surviving are three sisters, Ruth A. Hoke of Dalmatia, Clara A. Keim of Harrisburg and Sara J. Harner of Millersburg.
  Services were held Monday, Aug. 5 in Hoover Funeral Home. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
  Viewing was Monday, Aug. 5 in the funeral home.
  Memorial contributions may be made to Lykens Valley Manor, 209 Wilhour Road. Elizabethville [PA] 17023.²
  
• He was buried on 5 August 1996, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2

• Father*: Homer Edwin Klinger¹ b. 10 Jul 1883, d. 18 Feb 1952
• Mother*: Katie Ellen Matter¹ b. 25 May 1886, d. 11 Oct 1973

Pauline Anna Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2008

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Pauline Anna Klinger was born on 13 July 1915.¹
• She was the daughter of Homer Edwin Klinger and Katie Ellen Matter.¹
• Pauline Anna Klinger died on 14 December 1990, at age 75.¹
• She was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Homer Edwin Klinger¹ b. 10 Jul 1883, d. 18 Feb 1952
• Mother*: Katie Ellen Matter¹ b. 25 May 1886, d. 11 Oct 1973

Laura S. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Laura S. Klinger was born on 17 February 1920.¹
• She was the daughter of Homer Edwin Klinger and Katie Ellen Matter.¹
• Laura S. Klinger died on 12 December 1995, St. Joseph Hospital, Hazelton, Luzerne County, PA, at age 75.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Laura S. Klinger, 75, of the Hazleton Nursing and Geriatric Center, formerly of Millersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, in St. Joseph Hospital, Hazleton.
  She attended Grace United Methodist Church.
  Surviving are a brother, James E. Klinger of Elizabethtown, and three sisters, Ruth M. Hoke of Dalmatia, Clara A. Keim of Harrisburg and Sara J. Harner of Millersburg.
  Services were held Friday, Dec. 15, in Hoover Funeral Home.²
  
• She was buried on 15 December 1995, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• Laura never married.¹

• Father*: Homer Edwin Klinger¹ b. 10 Jul 1883, d. 18 Feb 1952
• Mother*: Katie Ellen Matter¹ b. 25 May 1886, d. 11 Oct 1973

Ruth Marie Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 29 Nov 2011

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ruth Marie Klinger was born on 18 March 1922.¹
• She was the daughter of Homer Edwin Klinger and Katie Ellen Matter.¹
• Ruth Marie Klinger married Nevin Schreffler.¹
• Ruth Marie Klinger married Herman Eugene Hoke.¹
• Ruth Marie Klinger died on 9 November 2011, Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 89.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  MILLERSBURG - Ruth M. Hoke, age 89, a resident at Polk Assisted Living in Millersburg and formerly of Dalmatia passed away on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg.
  She was born in Millersburg the daughter of the late Homer and Katie Motter Klinger.
  Ruth was retired from the former Creative Playthings in Herndon and a member of Grace UM Church in Millersburg.
  She was the widow of Nevin Schreffler and Herman Hoke.
  Survivors include three daughters Joan Adams and her husband Arden of Myerstown, Carol Graff and her husband Jerry of Millersburg, Patricia Hoch and her husband Donald of Dalmatia, a sister Sara Harner of Millersburg, 6 Grandchildren, 13 Great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, two brothers and her grandson Troy K. Adams.
  The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Millersburg. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Millersburg.
  Published in Patriot-News on November 11, 2011.²
  
• She was buried on 12 November 2011, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Homer Edwin Klinger¹ b. 10 Jul 1883, d. 18 Feb 1952
• Mother*: Katie Ellen Matter¹ b. 25 May 1886, d. 11 Oct 1973