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Earl Ernest Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 5 May 2026

• Relationship: 3rd great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Earl Ernest Klinger was born on 17 May 1917, Kantner, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,2
• He was the son of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz.³
• Earl Ernest Klinger married June M. Carl, daughter of Walter Lawrence Carl and Katie Marie Kahler.¹
• Earl Ernest Klinger died on 2 June 1959, VA Hospital, Lebanon County, PA, at age 42.^4,3,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Earl E. Klinger Died In Veterans Hospital
  Earl E. Klinger, 42, of North Third St., Tower City, died on Tuesday morning in the Veterans Hospital at Lebanon.
  Mr. Klinger, a native of Kantner, Pa., was a son of Mrs. Mary Metz Klinger, and the late George Klinger.
  A World War II veteran, he had served with the U. S. Navy.
  Employed by the Reading Railroad for 20 years, he was a member of the Tower City Evangelical United Brethren Church, American Legion and Junior Mechanics Lodge, of Tower City. He was active in Boy Scout work.
  Surviving are his wife the former June Carl; a daughter Kay, at home; his mother of Tower City, and three sisters: Luella Umberger of Wiconisco; Mrs. Violet Shuey of Levittown, and Mrs. Vivian Adams of Tower City; two brothers, George, of Elizabethville and Vernon of Sinking Spring.
  The funeral was held Friday afternoon from Stewart Dreisigacker Funeral Home, Tower City. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery, Tower City. The Rev. William Miller, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethen Church of Tower City, officiated at the services.
  West Schuylkill Herald, June 5, 1959, Page 1.⁵
  
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴

• Father*: George Morris Klinger³ b. 3 Oct 1889, d. 20 May 1934
• Mother*: Mary Celesta Metz³ b. 30 Jun 1896, d. 26 Jun 1981

Luella Virginia Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2026

• Relationship: 3rd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Luella Virginia Klinger was born on 4 October 1911, Quemahoning, Somerset County, PA.^2,1
• She was the daughter of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz.¹
• Luella Virginia Klinger married Henry Victor Umberger circa February 1937.^3,1
• Luella Virginia Klinger and Henry Victor Umberger were divorced before 1950.⁴
• Luella Virginia Klinger died on 15 April 1980, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA, at age 68.⁵
• Newspaper obituary:
  Luella Virginia Umberger
  Mrs. Luella Virginia Umberger, 68, of 415 Mountain St., Wisconisco, died Tuesday at her home.
  She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, Wiscoisco, and of the Praying Partners Sunday School class. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joyce M. Moyer of Williamstown and Mrs. Darlene F. Eckler of Tower City; three sons, Galen L. of Lykens and Marlin E. and George W., both of Wisconisco; her mother, Mrs. Mary Klinger of Tower City.
  Also surviving two sisters, Mrs. Violet Shuey and Mrs. Vivian Adams of Tower City; two brothers, George Klinger of Gratz and Vernon Klinger of Tower City; and two stepsisters, Mrs. Evelin Straiser of Canter and Mrs. Ruby Mayers of Joyeetown RD; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
  Funeral services will be held Friday.
  Pottsville Republican, April 16, 1980, Page 5.⁶
  
• She was buried at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.⁵

• Father*: George Morris Klinger¹ b. 3 Oct 1889, d. 20 May 1934
• Mother*: Mary Celesta Metz¹ b. 30 Jun 1896, d. 26 Jun 1981

Neale E. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2013

• Relationship: 4th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Neale E. Klinger was born on 30 July 1943, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of George William Klinger and Thelma Cardella Kocher.¹
• Neale E. Klinger died on 17 October 1976, Dauphin County, PA, at age 33.¹
• He was buried after 17 October 1976, at St Peter's (Hoffman's) Church Cemetery in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: George William Klinger¹ b. 11 Apr 1910, d. 16 Dec 2000
• Mother*: Thelma Cardella Kocher¹ b. 27 Mar 1913, d. 22 Jun 1972

Violet Fern Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018

• Relationship: 3rd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Violet Fern Klinger was born on 28 March 1915, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz.¹
• Violet Fern Klinger married Paul Arthur Shuey, son of Charles Shuey and Betty Eva Schrope, circa 1935.¹
• Violet Fern Klinger died on 9 June 1994, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  TOWER CITY - Violet F. Shuey, 79, formerly of 305 Colliery Ave. died Thursday in Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg.
  She was a Protestant.
  She was the widow of Paul A. Shuey. Surviving are two sons, Larry W. of Williamstown RD and James L. of Tower City RD; two brothers, George Klinger of Gratz and Vernon Klinger of Tower City; three grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Corl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
  Viewing will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the chapel.
  Memorial contributions may be made to Susquehanna Lutheran Village, 990 Medical Road, Millersburg 17061.
  Harrisburg Patriot News - June 11, 1994.⁴
  
• She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: George Morris Klinger¹ b. 3 Oct 1889, d. 20 May 1934
• Mother*: Mary Celesta Metz¹ b. 30 Jun 1896, d. 26 Jun 1981

Vivian D. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018

• Relationship: 3rd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Vivian D. Klinger was born on 23 November 1918, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz.¹
• Vivian D. Klinger married Mark Adams circa 1938.¹
• Vivian D. Klinger died on 7 January 1988, Susquehanna Lutheran Village Nursing Home, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Vivian Adams, 69, formerly of East Grand Avenue, Tower City, died Thursday, Jan. 7, in Susquehanna Lutheran Village Nursing Home, Millersburg.
  She was born in Berrysburg, a daughter of the late George and Mary Metz Klinger.
  Surviving are her husband, Mark; two sons, the Rev. Robert, Tamaqua, and Leonard, Monticello, Ky; a sister, Violet Shuey, Millersburg; two brothers, George Klinger, Gratz, and Vernon Klinger, Tower City.
  Services were held Monday, Jan. 11, from Muir Foursquare Gospel Church with the Rev. William Baldwin and the Rev. Edmond Minnich officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City.
  Corl and Dreisigacker Funeral Home Inc., Tower City, had charge of arrangements.³
  
• She was buried on 11 January 1988, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4

• Father*: George Morris Klinger¹ b. 3 Oct 1889, d. 20 May 1934
• Mother*: Mary Celesta Metz¹ b. 30 Jun 1896, d. 26 Jun 1981

Thelma Cardella Kocher¹

• Last Edited: 27 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Thelma Cardella Kocher was born on 27 March 1913, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of John A. Kocher and Florence E. Wert.²
• Thelma Cardella Kocher was baptized on 21 September 1913, St. Peter's (Hoffman's) Church, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married George William Klinger, son of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz, on 6 July 1929, St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Thelma Cardella Kocher died on 22 June 1972, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59 after being swept away by flood waters. One newspaper account reported:
  Body Of Flood Victim Recovered Near Creek
  With the discovery of a body of a 59-year old RD Elizabethville woman, the Lykens State Police report that as of Wednesday morning, it was believed all persons in their area were accounted for, from the ravages of the flood.
  Police said Thelma Cordela Klinger left her home enroute to work, the morning of June 22. About 5:15 she was driving across the Wiconisco Creek and her car was swept away by the waters. She managed to get out of it, but was apparently caught in the swirling waters. Her body was found June 25 about three-quarters of a mile west of where she left the creek. Her body was released to the Hoover Funeral Home in Berrysburg.
  Lykens Stae Police said thus far, this is the only person listed as dead from the flood in their territory and as of this time there have been no other missing person reports.. The lower end of Lykens had houses washed away but there have been no reports on missing people from them.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 28 Jun 1972, Wed, Page 1.^3,4,1
• She was buried on 27 June 1972, at St Peter's (Hoffman's) Church Cemetery in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Thelma Klinger
  ELIZABETI1VILLE -Funeral services were conducted June 27 for Mrs. Thelma C. Klinger, 59, of Elizabethville RD, who died Thursday, June 22, as a result of the flood, from the Hoover Funeral Home, Berrysburg.
  Mrs. Klinger was swept from her car into the "Black" Wiconisco Creek near North Penn Hide while traveling from Elizabethville to Berrysburg. Her body was recovered near the Wilhour Sawmill.
  Among her survivors is her mother, Mrs. Florence Keener of Elizabethville RD; a sister, Mrs. Mark Engle of Elizabethville RD, and a brother, Vernon Kocher of Elizabethville RD.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 15 Jul 1972, Sat, Page 17.⁴
  

• Father*: John A. Kocher²
• Mother*: Florence E. Wert²

Mary Celesta Metz¹

• Last Edited: 27 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Celesta Metz was born on 11 January 1894, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of William Henry Metz and Magdalena Amelia Lentz.¹
• Mary Celesta Metz was baptized on 30 June 1896, St. John's (Hill) Lutheran Church, near Berrysburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married George Morris Klinger, son of George Brady Klinger and Ellen Jane Snyder, on 14 October 1909, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4,5
• On April 1, 1930, at the time of the Census, Mary was living in the household of George's brother Walter in Wiconisco, PA. She was listed as "single," but she was apparently using the Klinger surname.⁶
• Mary Celesta Metz died on 26 June 1981, Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 84.^7,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Klinger Rites
  Services for Mrs. Mary C. Klinger, 87, of 305 E. Colliery Ave., Tower City, who died Friday in Good Samaritan Hospital, were held this afternoon from Hoover Funeral Home, Elizabethville. The Rev. Robert M. Adams, her grandson, officiated. Interment was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville.
  Mrs. Klinger was of the Lutheran faith. She was a retired factory employee.
  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Violet F. Shuey and Mrs. Vivian D. Adams, both of Tower City ; two sons, Vernon L., Tower City, and George W., Gratz; 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 29 Jun 1981, Mon, Page 2.⁷
  

• Father*: William Henry Metz¹ b. 30 Nov 1866, d. 30 Mar 1914
• Mother*: Magdalena Amelia Lentz¹ b. 1873, d. 11 Feb 1903

Paul Arthur Shuey^1,2

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Paul Arthur Shuey was born on 19 March 1919, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of Charles Shuey and Betty Eva Schrope.³
• Paul Arthur Shuey married Violet Fern Klinger, daughter of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz, circa 1935.¹
• Paul Arthur Shuey died as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on 18 March 1960, Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, PA, at age 40.⁴
• He was buried on 22 March 1960, at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,3

• Father*: Charles Shuey³
• Mother*: Betty Eva Schrope³

Henry Victor Umberger^1,2

• Last Edited: 6 May 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Henry Victor Umberger was born on 24 September 1915, Shade Township, Somerset County, PA.^3,4,5
• He married Luella Virginia Klinger, daughter of George Morris Klinger and Mary Celesta Metz, circa February 1937.^6,2
• Henry Victor Umberger and Luella Virginia Klinger were divorced before 1950.⁷
• Henry Victor Umberger died on 23 May 1979, at age 63.^3,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  H. Victor Umberger
  H. Victor Umberger, 63, of Third Street, Lykens, died Wednesday at his home.
  Mr. Umberger was born in Central City (Pa.), a son of the late William and Margaret Kinsey Umberger. He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, Wiconisco and the Central Labor Blood Bank, Harrisburg.
  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Moyer, Williamstown; Mrs. Darlene Eckler, Tower City; three sons, Galen of Lykens; Marlin and George, Wiconisco; one sister, Mrs. Nelda Greathouse, Upper Madison, O; one brother, Clair, of Carlisle; 12 grandchildren; one great -grandchild.
  Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family with the Rev. Joseph Brady officiating. The John M. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican, May 24, 1979, Page 3.⁸
  
• He was buried at Schellsburg Cemetery, Schellsburg, Bedford County, PA.⁵

Magdalena Amelia Lentz¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2010

• Magdalena Amelia Lentz was born in 1873, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She married William Henry Metz on 19 March 1892, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Magdalena Amelia Lentz died on 11 February 1903, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was buried after 11 February 1903, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹

William Henry Metz¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 2010

• William Henry Metz was born on 30 November 1866, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He married Magdalena Amelia Lentz on 19 March 1892, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• William Henry Metz died on 30 March 1914, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA, at age 47.¹
• He was buried after 30 March 1914, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.¹

Leonard Roy Adams¹

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2012

• Relationship: 4th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Leonard Roy Adams was born on 25 September 1944, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Mark Adams and Vivian D. Klinger.¹
• Leonard Roy Adams died on 27 December 2011, Monticello, KY, at age 67.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  December 27, 2011
  Leonard Roy Adams, 67, of Monticello, Ken., died Tuesday.
  Born in Tower City, Sept. 25, 1944, he was a son of the late Mark and Vivian Klinger Adams.
  He was a Navy veteran who served his country with honor. He then worked for the USDA Soil Conservation Division until his retirement.
  He was a member of United Methodist Church, Monticello.
  Surviving are his wife, Marian Adams; a brother, Robert Adams, Tamaqua.
  In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to Local Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 944, Monticello, KY 42633. Marvin S. Hicks Funeral Home, Monticello, has charge.
  Published in Republican & Herald on December 30, 2011.¹
  

• Father*: Mark Adams¹ b. 1911, d. 1992
• Mother*: Vivian D. Klinger¹ b. 23 Nov 1918, d. 7 Jan 1988

Kenneth F. Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2018

• Relationship: 4th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kenneth F. Klinger was born on 27 August 1941.¹
• He was the son of John Elwood Klinger and Alverta Nelson.¹
• Kenneth F. Klinger married Judith I. Ritzman, daughter of Mark Ritzman and Jean T. Zimmerman, circa 1966.^1,2
• Kenneth F. Klinger died on 30 December 2011, Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA, at age 70.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  ORWIN - Kenneth F. Klinger, 70, of Orwin, passed away Friday at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.
  Ken was born August 27, 1941, a son of the late John and Alverta Nelson Klinger.
  He was a 1959 graduate of the former Porter Tower High School.
  He was an Army Veteran.
  He previously worked for TRW; retired from AMP Inc, and recently retired in September from Wegmans Distribution Center.
  Ken was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing. He was a member of the N.R.A. He also enjoyed playing darts. He was an accomplished ballroom dancer with Arthur Murray School of Dance, Lemoyne.
  He was pre-deceased by his wife, Judith I. Ritzman Klinger, 2008 and a sister Violet Kohr.
  Surviving are his Godson, Kenneth Stover and his wife Mandy and their son, Remington, Salisbury NC; a sister, Alma E. Updegrove; a niece, Debra Fadness, and a great niece, Danielle Fadness all of Rome, NY.
  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Homes, Inc., Tower City with Rev. Edward Gobrecht. Viewing will be from 10-11 a.m., at the chapel. Burial with military honors will be held Thursday at 11:30 at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
  In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Lebanon VA Medical Center.
  Published in Patriot-News on January 1, 2012.¹
  
• He was buried on 5 January 2012, at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.¹

• Father*: John Elwood Klinger¹ b. 19 Jul 1916, d. 19 Dec 1957
• Mother*: Alverta Nelson¹

Violet Jennie Klinger^1,2

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2017

• Relationship: 4th great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Violet Jennie Klinger was born on 1 March 1939, Orwin, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of John Elwood Klinger and Alverta Nelson.¹
• Violet Jennie Klinger died on 9 December 1997, at age 58.^1,2

• Father*: John Elwood Klinger¹ b. 19 Jul 1916, d. 19 Dec 1957
• Mother*: Alverta Nelson¹

Judith I. Ritzman¹

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2018

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Judith I. Ritzman was born on 1 May 1943.^2,4
• She was the daughter of Mark Ritzman and Jean T. Zimmerman.^2,3
• Judith I. Ritzman married Kenneth F. Klinger, son of John Elwood Klinger and Alverta Nelson, circa 1966.^1,2
• Judith I. Ritzman died on 8 May 2008, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 65.^1,4,2
• She was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Judy I. Klinger, 65, of 462 Dietrich Ave., Orwin, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 15, [2008,] at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
  Bom in Maryland, May 1, 1943, she was a daughter of Jean Zimmerman Ritzman Bowers and her husband, Roy, York, and the late Mark Ritzman.
  Judy was retired from the former J.E. Morgan garment factory. Tower City.
  She was a member of St. Peter's United Church, Orwin.
  She was a member of Orwin Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary.
  Surviving, in addition to her mother and stepfather, are her husband of 42 years, Kenneth F. Klinger; her godson, Kenneth D. Stover, North Carolina; two sisters, Deloris Hykes, York, and Janet Sheidly, Bethel; a brother, Mark Ritzman, Saint Clair; a stepbrother, Charles Bowers, York.
  Services were held Tuesday, May 13, from the Chapel of Dimon Funeral Homes Inc., Tower City, with the Rev. Edward Gobrecht officiating. Interment was in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.
  Memorial donations in her name should be made to St. Peter's UCC, 427 Dietrich Ave., Orwin PA 17980.²
  

• Father*: Mark Ritzman²
• Mother*: Jean T. Zimmerman³ b. 14 Sep 1923, d. 28 Jul 2011