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Mary Catherine Engle¹

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Catherine Engle is also referred to as Catherine Mary Erdman in some sources.²
• She was born on 5 May 1874, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• Some sources record that Mary Catherine Engle was born circa 5 May 1873.²
• She was the daughter of Isaac Engle and Isabelle Russell.¹
• Mary Catherine Engle married Elmer Michael Klinger, son of Jonas Klinger and Maria Wolfe, circa 1894. Some sources give Catherine's maiden name as "Engle."^2,3
• Mary Catherine Engle died on 14 November 1953, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Sister of Herndon Resident Expires
  Mrs. Mary Catherine Klinger, wife of Elmer Klinger, Lykens Township, native of Northumberland County and sister of Mrs. Beulah Rabuck, Herndon, died in her home of a heart ailment.
  Mrs. Klinger was a daughter of Isaac and the late Isabell (Burrell) Engle. Surviving are the husband, five children, Mrs. Jennie Deibert, Valley View; Charles, Roy and Luther, Lykens R. D., and Stanley, Klingerstown; 32 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, her father, Isaac Engle, Middletown; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Dobson, Mohnton R. D., and Mrs. Beulah Ribuck, Herndon, and one brother, Frank, Urban.
  Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon in Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, followed by further services in Klinger's Church, Erdman. Dr. Ralph Harrity, Lykens, and Dr. D. I. Sulzbach, Valley View, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 17 Nov 1953, Tue, Page 3.⁴
  
• She was buried on 19 November 1953, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Isaac Engle¹
• Mother*: Isabelle Russell¹

Jennie I. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jennie I. Klinger was born on 21 February 1896, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Elmer Michael Klinger and Mary Catherine Engle.¹
• Jennie I. Klinger married Francis Samuel Deibert, son of George E. Deibert and Sara A. (?).
• At the time of the 1920 Census, Jennie and her family were living in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• In 1930 and 1940, Jennie and her family were living in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• Jennie I. Klinger died on 26 July 1970, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 74.⁶
• She was buried on 5 August 1970, at Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^6,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Jennie Deibert, 74, of 1508 W. Main St., Valley View, died last Sunday morning in Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville. She had been admitted as a medical patient on Saturday night.
  Mrs. Deibert was born in Lykens Township, Feb. 21, 1896, daughter of the late Elmer and Catherine Engle Klinger.
  She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Lykens RD.
  Her husband, Samuel, died in 1952.
  Survivors include three sons, Clarence, Staten Island, N. Y; Leroy, Elizabethtown, and Joseph, Valley View; a daughter, Helen, wife of Roy Dunkle, Valley View; eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Verna Klinger, Lykens RD; three brothers, Luther and Roy Klinger, Lykens RD, and Stanley, Klingerstown.
  Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Zion Lutheran Church, Lykens RD, with the Rev. Robert Johnson, Klingerstown, officiating. Interment was in Zion Cemetery.
  Published in The Millersburg Sentinel, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.⁶
  

• Father*: Elmer Michael Klinger¹ b. c 1877, d. 30 Sep 1954
• Mother*: Mary Catherine Engle¹ b. c 5 May 1873, d. 14 Nov 1953

Luther E. Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Luther E. Klinger was born on 15 May 1904, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3,4
• He was the son of Elmer Michael Klinger and Mary Catherine Engle.¹
• Luther E. Klinger married Helen A. Engle, daughter of Edward Engle and Sadie L. Schreffler, circa 1925.^5,6
• At the time of the 1930 Census, Luther and Helen were living in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, where Luther worked in a sawmill. Their household included 2 children: Earnest and Pauline. Luther and Helen had been married about 4 years.⁶
• Luther E. Klinger died on 9 June 1989, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.^7,3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Luther E. Klinger, 85
  ERDMAN - Luther E. Klinger, 85, of Erdman, died in his home Friday, June 9, 1989.
  Born in Lykens Township May 15, 1904, he was a son of late Elmer and Catherine (Engle) Klinger. His wife, the former Helen Engle, died in 1987.
  Mr. Klinger was a member of Zion (Klingers Lutheran Church) Erdman; ne was semi-retired and was the owner of an appliance store in Erdman.
  He is survived by two sons, Ernest of Lykens RD and Robert of Dalmatia; a daughter, Shirley Kahler of Dornsife RD; 21 granchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Stanley a guest at Susquehanna Lutheran Village Millersburg.
  A daughter' Pauline Herb, died in 1965.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman, by the Rev. Walter Hafer. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
  There will be no viewing this evening.
  The family requests donations be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Lykens RD.
  The Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 12 Jun 1989, Mon, Page 8.⁴
  
• He was buried on 13 June 1989, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4

• Father*: Elmer Michael Klinger¹ b. c 1877, d. 30 Sep 1954
• Mother*: Mary Catherine Engle¹ b. c 5 May 1873, d. 14 Nov 1953

Roy Swingley Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jul 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Roy Swingley Klinger was born on 12 October 1910, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3,4
• He was the son of Elmer Michael Klinger and Mary Catherine Engle.¹
• Roy Swingley Klinger married Eva M. Reed, daughter of William Reed and Lillie Brown, on 6 February 1943, Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵
• Roy Swingley Klinger died on 19 April 1973, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 62.⁴
• He was buried on 23 April 1973, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• Some sources record that Roy Swingley Klinger died on 23 April 1973 Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^3,6
• Newspaper obituary:
  Funeral services for Roy Swingley Klinger, 62, of Lykens Township, R. D., Lykens, who was killed in a tractor accident April 19 [1973] on his farm, were held Monday from the Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View. The Rev. Mr. Robert Johnson, pastor of Zion's Lutheran Church, Erdman, officiated. Burial was made in Zion's Cemetery, Erdman.
  Lykens State Police said Klinger was operating a tractor with a front end loader. The vehicle apparently hit a gully on a steep incline and overturned on top of him.
  Mr. Klinger was born in Lykens Township, son of the late Elmer and Catherine Engle Klmger. He was a miner anr [sic] prior to retiring in 1972 was employed by the Kocher Coal Co., Valley View, at Porter Tunnel. He also operated a farm in Lykens Twp.
  His wife, the former Eva M. Reed, died in 1966.
  Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Verna Klinger, R. D., Lykens; two brothers, Luther, Erdman, and Stanley, Klingerstown; nieces and nephews.⁴

• Father*: Elmer Michael Klinger¹ b. c 1877, d. 30 Sep 1954
• Mother*: Mary Catherine Engle¹ b. c 5 May 1873, d. 14 Nov 1953

Dorothy Arlene Shipman¹

• Last Edited: 27 Feb 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Dorothy Arlene Shipman was born in 1930.^3,4
• She was the daughter of Frank C. Shipman and Ida M. Zeiders.²
• Dorothy Arlene Shipman married Thomas Leroy Klinger, son of Eston Emanuel Klinger and Verna Mae Klinger, on 11 September 1948, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Dorothy Arlene Shipman married Ray F. Spotts.³
• Dorothy Arlene Shipman died on 3 June 1987, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Dorothy A. Spotts
  Dorothy A. Spotts, 56, of Millersburg area, died Wednesday in Harrisburg Hospital.
  She was employed by Johnson-Baillie Shoe Co., Millersburg.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray.
  Surviving are six daughters, Virginia Kissinger, Tower City, Kathryn Klinger, Wiconisco, Janet Bax, Vancouver, Wash., Brenda Lenker, Millersburg area, Vickie Mace, Williamstown, and Jacqueline Deppen, Sunbury; a son, Richard Klinger, Halifax; two stepdaughters, Diane Buffington, Newport, and Donna Conyar, Milton; a stepson, Terry Spotts, Millersburg; 27 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three brothers, Leroy Shipman, Dornsife, Glenn Shipman, Mechanicsburg area, and Charles Shipman, Massachusetts; five sisters, Emma Bechtel, Frackville, Grace Guist, Dornsife, Jennie Fegley and Edith Snyder, both of Dalmatia area, and Lena Dintaman, Philadelphia.
  Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday from Hoover Funeral Home, Millersburg. The Rev. Lloyd Beamesderfer and the Rev. Ray Hackett will officiate. Interment will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 05 Jun 1987, Fri, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Frank C. Shipman²
• Mother*: Ida M. Zeiders²

Betty A. Fesig¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2022

• Betty A. Fesig was born on 12 January 1939, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of George W. Fesig and Bessie May Silks.²
• Betty A. Fesig married Thomas Leroy Klinger, son of Eston Emanuel Klinger and Verna Mae Klinger.¹
• Betty A. Fesig died on 27 November 2009, Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 70.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  MILLERSBURG- Betty A. Klinger, 70, a resident at the Manor @ Susquehanna Village passed away on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg.
  She was born January 12, 1939 in Millersburg, PA. Daughter of the late George and Bessie Silks Fesig.
  She was the widow of Thomas Klinger .
  She was retired from the former Big Yank garment factory in Millersburg.
  Betty is survived by two daughters, Joy Sgro of Southington, CT and Diane Hoffman of Dillsburg; a brother, Robert Fesig of Cressona; two grandsons, Jesse Snyder of Selinsgrove and Roy Hoffman of Dillsburg; a granddaughter, Toni Palmer of Harrisburg; two great-grandsons Samuel and Gavin Palmer.
  Graveside memorial services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 at 2:00 PM at St. James Cemetery in Carsonville.
  Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Millersburg is handling arrangements. Sign the on-line register book at www.hbfuneralhomes.com
  Published in Patriot-News on November 30, 2009.^2,3
  
• She was buried at St. James Cemetery, Carsonville, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: George W. Fesig² b. 24 Jul 1913
• Mother*: Bessie May Silks² b. 1 Mar 1910, d. 7 Jan 1985

Kathryn Susan Mae Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kathryn Susan Mae Klinger was born on 12 February 1949, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Thomas Leroy Klinger and Dorothy Arlene Shipman.¹
• Kathryn Susan Mae Klinger died on 20 July 2007, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 58.^3,4
• Funeral home obituary:
  Kathryn S.M. Klinger
  February 12, 1949 - July 20, 2007
  Millersburg Kathryn 'Sue' Klinger, of Millersburg, PA, passed away Friday, July 20, 2007 in Harrisburg Hospital. She was born on Thursday, February 12, 1949 in Millersburg the daughter of the late Thomas LeRoy Klinger and the late Dorothy Arlene Shipman Spotts. Surviving are Sisters, Brenda L. Lenker of Millersburg, PA, Virginia Shuey of Gratz, PA, Janet Bax of Vancouver, WA, Vickie Mace of Williamstown, PA, Jacquline Koons of Millersburg, PA, Brother, Richard L. Klinger of Palmyra, PA, Step-Sister, Diane Buffington of Harrisburg, PA, Step-Sister, Donna Konyar of New Columbia, PA, Step-Brother, Terry Spotts of Millersburg, PA. She is also survived by 20 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister Donna K. Miller. A services will be held at Hoover Funeral Home, Inc., Millersburg on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 11 AM. There will be a viewing from 10-11 AM at the funeral home. Inurnment will be private. Contributions may be made to the Youth Ministry Fund Grace U.M. Church, Medical Road, Millersburg, PA 17061. To sign the online guest book, go to www.hooverfuneralhomes.com.⁴
  

• Father*: Thomas Leroy Klinger¹ b. 26 Jun 1926, d. 23 May 1997
• Mother*: Dorothy Arlene Shipman¹ b. 1930, d. 3 Jun 1987

Eva M. Reed¹

• Last Edited: 16 Feb 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Eva M. Reed was born in 1910.³
• She was the daughter of William Reed and Lillie Brown.²
• Eva M. Reed married Roy Swingley Klinger, son of Elmer Michael Klinger and Mary Catherine Engle, on 6 February 1943, Frieden's Reformed Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Eva M. Reed died in 1966.³
• She was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: William Reed²
• Mother*: Lillie Brown²

Beulah M. Hain^1,2

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Beulah M. Hain is also referred to as Beulah M. Haines in some sources.
• She was born on 3 October 1904.³
• She married Charles R. Klinger, son of Elmer Michael Klinger and Mary Catherine Engle, circa 1922.^1,4
• Beulah M. Hain died on 8 December 1989, at age 85.³