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Bessie Irene Umholtz¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2010

• Bessie Irene Umholtz was born on 20 September 1902, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was baptized on 23 November 1902, St. Paul's Lutheran & Reformed Church, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She married Archie Hobson Bohner, son of Jeremiah E. Bohner and Carrie A. Holdeman, circa 1919, PA.¹
• Bessie Irene Umholtz died on 21 November 1921, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 19.¹
• She was buried after 21 November 1921, at Frieden Union Cemetery (now United Methodist), Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

Blair Franklin Umholtz¹

• Last Edited: 16 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Blair Franklin Umholtz was born on 21 August 1920, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• He was the son of George F. Umholtz and Fronie Ossman.¹
• Blair Franklin Umholtz died on 19 August 1975, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 54.^2,1
• He was buried after 19 August 1975, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Umholtz Rites
  Services for Blair Franklin Umholtz, 54, of Gratz, who died Tuesday in Valley View after being struck by a truck, will be held Friday morning from the Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View. Burial will be in the Gratz Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Logan, Grate, will officiate.
  Mr. Umholtz was born Aug. 21, 1920 in Gratz and was a son of Mrs. Fronie Ossman Umholtz and the late George Umholtz. He was a World War II veteran and had served in Japan. He was a member of Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz; American Legion Post, Lykens, and Sportsmen's Association, Erdman.
  Surviving, in addition to his mother, are a brother, Harold, president of the Gratz National Bank, and a niece.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 21 Aug 1975, Thu, Page 2.²
  

• Father*: George F. Umholtz¹ b. 28 Feb 1885, d. 5 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Fronie Ossman¹ b. Oct 1887, d. Jan 1983

Harold H. Umholtz^1,2

• Last Edited: 16 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harold H. Umholtz was born on 7 July 1909, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of George F. Umholtz and Fronie Ossman.²
• Harold H. Umholtz married Ethel Irene Rothermel on 17 September 1936, PA.^1,2
• Harold H. Umholtz died on 9 July 1984, Nottingham Village, Northumberland County, PA, at age 75.^1,2
• He was buried after 9 July 1984, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2

• Father*: George F. Umholtz² b. 28 Feb 1885, d. 5 Nov 1947
• Mother*: Fronie Ossman² b. Oct 1887, d. Jan 1983

Dr. Frederick M. Wilkins¹

• Last Edited: 17 Oct 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Dr. Frederick M. Wilkins is also referred to as Dr. in some sources.¹
• He was born on 30 August 1930, Collingswood, NJ.^2,1
• He married Shirley Ruth Hartman, daughter of Raymond Edward Hartman and Tillie Sedora Klinger, on 25 August 1954, Salem Reformed Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^3,1
• Dr. Frederick M. Wilkins died on 17 October 2007, Fort Worth, TX, at age 77.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Frederick M. Wilkins
  FORT WORTH - Frederick M. Wilkins, 79, a retired doctor of radiology, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007, in Fort Worth.
  FUNERAL: 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood Chapel.
  MEMORIALS: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or American Cancer Society.
  Dr. Wilkins was born Aug. 30, 1928, in Collingswood, N.J. He graduated from Elizabethtown College with a B.S. in mathematics and attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Following graduation, he practiced medicine as a board-certified radiologist in Ohio for nine years and then headed the Department of Radiology at Phoenix General Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. As a specialist in nuclear medicine, Dr. Wilkins was responsible for numerous innovative treatment procedures. He also served twice as the president of the American Osteopathic College of Radiology. He was actively involved in teaching new physicians and taught courses at numerous medical schools. In 1979, he became the radiology department chairman at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, now known as University of North Texas Health Science Center, in Fort Worth. He held this position until he retired. He was honored as professor emeritus in 2000. He served as a consultant to the Indonesian government and developed Indonesia's first national curriculum in radiology.
  Dr. Wilkins was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Ruth Wilkins and sister, Dorthy Giagnacova of Bristol, Pa.
  SURVIVORS: Wife, Peggy Wilkins of Fort Worth; daughter, Kimberly Schrader and her husband, Alfred, of West Hartford, Conn; son, Randall D. Wilkins of Phoenix, Ariz; grandson, Christian Frederick Schrader of West Hartford; granddaughter, Kristan Story of Fort Worth; daughter, Elaine Hawkins of Fort Worth; and sister, Virginia Parsons of Collingswood, N.J.
  Greenwood Funeral Home 3100 White Settlement Rd., 817-336-0584 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries.
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram, October 19, 2007, Page 27.²