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Kathryn Agnes Brosius^1,2

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kathryn Agnes Brosius was born on 10 February 1904, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Lewis Edward Brosius and Nora Cora Leitzel.¹
• Kathryn Agnes Brosius married Charles Clair Leisenring, son of Charles Goodling Leisenring and Blanche Creasey John.³
• Kathryn Agnes Brosius died on 1 February 2001, at age 96.²
• She was buried at Saint Peter's Reformed Church Cemetery, Paxinos, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Lewis Edward Brosius b. 1 Jul 1877, d. 1 Aug 1935
• Mother*: Nora Cora Leitzel¹ b. 4 Nov 1883, d. 11 Jun 1968

Adam Elsworth Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Adam Elsworth Leitzel was born on 15 October 1889, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1,3
• He was the son of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark.¹
• Adam Elsworth Leitzel died on 21 June 1981, Dauphin County, PA, at age 91.^1,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Adam E. Leitzel
  ELIZABETHVILLE - Adam E. Leitzel, 91, Elizabethville RD, died Sunday in the Blue Ridge Haven West Convalescent Center, Camp Hill.
  Born Oct. 15, 1889, in Shamokin, he was the son of the late William T. and Barbara Clark Leitzel.
  Mr. Leitzel was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville; American Legion Post 326, Millersburg; VFW Post 5507, Millersburg; Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1149, Shamokin; and Reliance Hose Company, Elizabethville; and was a veteran of World War I.
  A laborer, he was retired from Walker's Mill, Elizabethville.
  Mr. Leitzel is survived by one stepbrother, Roy Leitzel of Middletown, and one stepsister, Mrs. Harry Weaver of Elizabethville RD.
  The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Hoover Funeral. Home, Elizabethville, by the Rev. Steven Dorsett Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville.
  Friends may call in the funeral home from noon to the time of the service Wednesday.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 23 Jun 1981, Tue, Page 8.⁵
  
• He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel¹ b. 1 Apr 1861, d. 1944
• Mother*: Barbara Alice Clark¹ b. 26 Jan 1862, d. 14 Aug 1907

Harvey Edward Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harvey Edward Leitzel was born on 13 June 1899, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark.¹
• Harvey Edward Leitzel married Linnie Ferree.¹
• Harvey Edward Leitzel died on 19 December 1932, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 33.²
• He was buried on 23 December 1932, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  HARVEY LEITZEL VICTIM OF ' . HEART ATTACK IN MINES
  Harvey E. Leitzel age 84 years, a resident of Sheridan, stricken with a heart attack, died at his work in the mines of Brookside colliery near Tower City last Monday evening.
  Leitzel and his fellow worker, Charles Haubenstein, were drilling holes, when the former complained of not feeling well. Leitzel followed Haubenstein's advice to take a short period of rest, and went some distance away to sit down. Completing his work a few minutes later, Haubenstein called to Leitzel. When he received no reply, Haubenstein in-vesligated and found Leitzel in a sitting posture, and apparently unconscipus.
  Leitzel was removed to the surface where attempts were made at resuscitation, but with no avail and he was pronounced dead by Dr. Barnd, mine physician.
  Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Leitzel and was born at Pillow, June 13, 1899.
  Survivors are his father, William Leitzel of Berrysburg; his widow, five sons, Russell, Robert, Harvey Jr., Howard and William, all at home; three sisters, Mrs. Edward Broscious of Philadelphia; Mrs. John Straub of Gratz; Mrs. Harry Weaver, Elizabethville; two brothers Samuel Leitzel, Curtin; Adam Leitzel of Philadelphia and a step-brother, " Ray Leitzel of Berrysburg.
  Funeral services were held at two o'clock Friday afternoon. Rev. Ira F. Frankenfield, pastor of the Tower City Lutheran Church officiated and interment was made in Greenwood cemetery at that place.
  A post mortem examination was conducted last Tuesday evening to determine the cause of death, but the conclusion reached by the physicians, was not announced.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 29 Dec 1932, Thu, Page 1.⁴
  

• Father*: William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel¹ b. 1 Apr 1861, d. 1944
• Mother*: Barbara Alice Clark¹ b. 26 Jan 1862, d. 14 Aug 1907

Lottie May Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lottie May Leitzel was born on 11 June 1894, Pennsylvania.²
• She was the daughter of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark.¹
• Lottie May Leitzel was baptized on 19 August 1894, St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.²
• She and John Adam Straub obtained a marriage license in September 1912 Dauphin County, PA.³
• Lottie May Leitzel married John Adam Straub, son of Richard Straub and Elizabeth Kambel.⁴
• Lottie May Leitzel died on 22 June 1968, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 74.^5,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Lottie Straub, Halifax RD Resident
  Mrs. Lottie Straub, 74, of Halifax RD1, died Saturday in the home of one of her daughters, at Elizabethville RD.
  She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg. Surviving are: seven daughters, Mrs. Palmer C. Shultz, Elizabethville RD; Mrs. Herman Laudenslayer, Pillow; Mrs. Edwin Snyder, Elizabethville; Mrs. Earl F. Witmer, Millersburg RD ; Mrs. Martin Messner, Halifax RD; Mrs. David Bingaman, Herndon RD; Mrs. Stewart Witmer, Berrysburg; five sons, Marlin and William, both of Lykens RD; Lester, Harrisburg; Robert, Millersburg RD and Kenneth, Berrysburg; a brother, Adam Leitzel, Elizabethville; a step brother, Roy Leitzel, Lykens; a step-sister, Mrs. Harry Wea ver, Elizabethville; 36 grand children; and 26 great-grand children.
  Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock from St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg. Rev. Fred erick Weiser, her pastor, will officiate. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. Friends will be received this evening by the family at the Hoover funeral home, Berrysburg.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 24 Jun 1968, Mon, Page 15.⁵
  
• She was buried on 25 June 1968, at St. John's Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.⁵

• Father*: William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel¹ b. 1 Apr 1861, d. 1944
• Mother*: Barbara Alice Clark¹ b. 26 Jan 1862, d. 14 Aug 1907

Nora Cora Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Nora Cora Leitzel was born on 4 November 1883, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark.¹
• Nora Cora Leitzel married Lewis Edward Brosius on 14 July 1901, Hebe, Jordan Township, Nortghumberland Co., PA.¹
• Nora Cora Leitzel died on 11 June 1968, Rockefeller Twp., Northumberland County, PA, at age 84.¹
• She was buried at Wolf's Cross Roads Cemetery, Wolfs Crossroads, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel¹ b. 1 Apr 1861, d. 1944
• Mother*: Barbara Alice Clark¹ b. 26 Jan 1862, d. 14 Aug 1907

William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel was born on 1 April 1861, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of David Byerly Leitzel and Maria Anna Troutman.
• William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel married Barbara Alice Clark, daughter of Edward W. Clark and Franny Snyder.¹
• William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel married Matilda A. Wagner after 1908.¹
• William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel died in 1944, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹

• Father*: David Byerly Leitzel b. 26 Feb 1839, d. 9 May 1921
• Mother*: Maria Anna Troutman b. 14 Mar 1842, d. 29 Feb 1912

William Oscar Leitzel¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William Oscar Leitzel was born on 13 June 1887, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark.¹
• William Oscar Leitzel married Jennie Salara Miller, daughter of Wendel Miller and Elizabeth Williams, on 15 January 1910, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• William Oscar Leitzel died on 1 February 1918, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 30. William was killed in a mining accident in which, according to a newspaper account he was crushed in a tunnel by a mine l ocamotive.^2,3,1
• According to his death certificate, William Oscar Leitzel was buried on 5 February 1918, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA, but while his funeral is listed in the church records, cemetery listings for the church do not list his burial there. Other sources howevver do list his burial there.^2,4,5

• Father*: William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel¹ b. 1 Apr 1861, d. 1944
• Mother*: Barbara Alice Clark¹ b. 26 Jan 1862, d. 14 Aug 1907

Matilda A. Wagner¹

• Last Edited: 1 Dec 2005

• Matilda A. Wagner was born in 1877, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She married William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel, son of David Byerly Leitzel and Maria Anna Troutman, after 1908.¹
• Matilda A. Wagner died in 1943, Hebe, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹

John Adam Straub¹

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Adam Straub was born on 2 September 1892, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Richard Straub and Elizabeth Kambel.²
• John Adam Straub and Lottie May Leitzel obtained a marriage license in September 1912 Dauphin County, PA.³
• John Adam Straub married Lottie May Leitzel, daughter of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark.⁴
• John Adam Straub died on 9 February 1966, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 73.^4,2
• He was buried on 13 February 1966, at St. John's Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.^2,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  JOHN A. STRAUB
  BERRYSBURG - John A. Straub, 73, longtime resident of this community died Wednesday at Harrisburg Hospital.
  Mr. Straub recently had been living at Inglenook, near Halifax.
  A retired employe of Thomp son Ramo Woolridge, Inc., Harrisburg, he was a member of St John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg.
  Survivors include his wife, Mrs Lottie Straub, five sons, Marlin and William, both of Lykens RD, Lester of Harrisburg; Robert of Millersburg, RD, and Kenneth of Berrysburg; seven daughters, Mrs. Edwin Snyder, and Mrs. Palmer Schultz, both of Elizabethville, RD, Mrs. Herman Laudenslager of Pillow, Mrs. Earl F. Witmer of Millersburg RD, Mrs. David Bingaman of Herndon RD and Mrs. Stewart Witmer of Berrysburg; 36 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
  Services were held Sunday at St. Johns Lutheran Church, Ber rysburg, The Rev. Thomis A. Berg, his pastor officiated. Burial was in adjoining cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo (Elizabethville, Pennsylvania), 17 Feb 1966, Thu, Page 5.⁴
  

• Father*: Richard Straub²
• Mother*: Elizabeth Kambel²

Lewis Edward Brosius¹

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lewis Edward Brosius was born on 1 July 1877, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• He married Nora Cora Leitzel, daughter of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark, on 14 July 1901, Hebe, Jordan Township, Nortghumberland Co., PA.¹
• Lewis Edward Brosius died on 1 August 1935, Darby, Delaware County, PA, at age 58.^1,2
• He was buried at Wolf's Cross Roads Cemetery, Wolfs Crossroads, Northumberland County, PA.²

Jennie Salara Miller^1,2

• Last Edited: 22 May 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jennie Salara Miller was born on 17 July 1890.²
• She was the daughter of Wendel Miller and Elizabeth Williams.¹
• Jennie Salara Miller married William Oscar Leitzel, son of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark, on 15 January 1910, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• Jennie Salara Miller died on 20 May 1930, Williams Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 39; The death certificate indicates that she died as a result of having her left juglar vein and carotid artery several by a knife at the hand of Henry S. Noel. There was extensive newspaper coverage of the incident. Initially, Noel claimed that he and Jennie, who was his housekeeper, were walking in the mountains when they were both attacked, but later he confessed to killing her, jealous of her upcoming marriage. Just before death from having his own throat cut, apparently self-inflicted, he retraced the confession. An inquest determined that Noel was responsible for Jennie's death. One story noted that seven children, four of Jennie's and three of Henry's, were left homeless by the tragedy.^{1,3,2,4,5,6,7,8,9}
• She was buried on 24 May 1930, at Saint Mark's United Brethren Church Cermetery, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,10

• Father*: Wendel Miller¹ b. 18 Mar 1836, d. 5 Dec 1903
• Mother*: Elizabeth Williams¹ b. Nov 1846, d. Jul 1894

Linnie Ferree¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Linnie Ferree was born on 15 June 1900.²
• She married Harvey Edward Leitzel, son of William Lincoln Troutman Leitzel and Barbara Alice Clark.¹
• Linnie Ferree died on 12 December 1948, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 48.²
• She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.²

Gladys M. Straub¹

• Last Edited: 5 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gladys M. Straub was born on 3 September 1921, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of John Adam Straub and Lottie May Leitzel.¹
• Gladys M. Straub married Palmer S. Schultz, son of Charles H. Schultz and Mary E. Herb, circa 1942.²
• Gladys M. Straub died on 9 April 2008, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 86.²
• She was buried on 12 April 2008, at St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: John Adam Straub¹ b. 2 Sep 1892, d. 9 Feb 1966
• Mother*: Lottie May Leitzel¹ b. 11 Jun 1894, d. 22 Jun 1968

Palmer S. Schultz¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jun 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Palmer S. Schultz was born on 20 April 1920.³
• He was the son of Charles H. Schultz and Mary E. Herb.²
• Palmer S. Schultz married Gladys M. Straub, daughter of John Adam Straub and Lottie May Leitzel, circa 1942.⁴
• Palmer S. Schultz died on 2 August 2010, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Palmer S. Schultz, 90, Elizabethville
  Palmer S. Schultz, 90, formerly of Shippen Dam Road and Millersburg, passed away on Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at the Harrisburg Hospital.
  He was born April 20, 1920, a son of the late Charles H. and Mary E. (Herb) Schultz. He was married to the former Gladys M. Straub, who preceded him in death.
  Palmer served in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War.
  He was retired from the Harrisburg Steel Harrisburg.
  Palmer was a member of St. Lutheran Church, Berrysburg where he was a former council member and had served on the church cemetery committee and was a former treasurer of the cemetery. He helped with various events including the church strawberry festival. He was a former member of the Upper Dauphin School Board, a life member of the Berrysburg Community Fire Company, a member of the Diamond Jubilee Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2385, Gratz, and the American Legion Post 326, Millersburg.
  He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald Sr. and Judy Schultz, of Elizabethville; one daughter, Cindy Phillips, of Elizabethville; five sisters, Gertrude Deitz, of Pitman, Irene Bernas, of Mount Carmel, Geraldine Heim, of Valley View, Norma Fetterhoff, of Hegins and Betty Schleigs, of Gowen City; five grandchildren, Ronald jr., Christina, Amanda, Shane and Shawn; and five great-grandchildren, Tasha, Taylor, Bethany, Aubrey and Cameron.
  He was preceded in death by two brothers, Kermit Schultz and Charles S. Schultz, and one sister, Ruby Kessler.
  The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, followed by a funeral service at 11.
  Burial with military honors to fol low in the church cemetery.
  Memorial donations may be made to St. Johns Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 270, Berrysburg, PA 17005. The Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes, Elizabethville is in charge of arrangements.
  The Daily Item, August 3, 2010, Page B5.³
  
• He was buried on 5 August 2020, at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Charles H. Schultz² b. 21 Jun 1891, d. 9 Oct 1978
• Mother*: Mary E. Herb² b. 20 Mar 1897, d. 3 Dec 1966