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George E. Deibert¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• George E. Deibert was born circa 1861.¹
• He married Sara A. (?)¹

Sara A. (?)¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• Sara A. (?) was born circa 1863.¹
• She married George E. Deibert.¹

Clarence R. Deibert¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Clarence R. Deibert was born on 17 January 1913.^1,2
• He was the son of Francis Samuel Deibert and Jennie I. Klinger.¹
• At the time of the 1940 Census, Clarence was living in Boston, MA, where he was a research engineer.³
• Clarence R. Deibert died on 25 February 1997, at age 84.^4,2

• Father*: Francis Samuel Deibert¹ b. 11 Nov 1887, d. 1952
• Mother*: Jennie I. Klinger¹ b. 21 Feb 1896, d. 26 Jul 1970

Helen I. Deibert¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Helen I. Deibert was born on 8 April 1915.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Francis Samuel Deibert and Jennie I. Klinger.¹
• Helen I. Deibert married Roy S. Dunkle, son of Solon R. Dunkle and Fronie T. Schreiner.²
• Helen I. Deibert died in August 1983, at age 68.^3,4,2
• She was buried at Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Francis Samuel Deibert¹ b. 11 Nov 1887, d. 1952
• Mother*: Jennie I. Klinger¹ b. 21 Feb 1896, d. 26 Jul 1970

Leroy Deibert¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Leroy Deibert was born on 31 May 1917.^1,2
• He was the son of Francis Samuel Deibert and Jennie I. Klinger.¹
• Leroy Deibert died in August 1967, at age 50.^3,2
• He was buried at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rife, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Francis Samuel Deibert¹ b. 11 Nov 1887, d. 1952
• Mother*: Jennie I. Klinger¹ b. 21 Feb 1896, d. 26 Jul 1970

Joseph C. Deibert¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Joseph C. Deibert was born on 20 September 1923, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Francis Samuel Deibert and Jennie I. Klinger.¹
• Joseph C. Deibert married Jean Lorraine Bixler, daughter of Joseph Almon Bixler and Mabel Bessie Morgan, circa 1946.¹
• Joseph C. Deibert died on 31 October 2014, Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center, Tremont, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 91.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Joseph C. Deibert, 91, of 343 Park Road, Valley View, passed away Friday at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center.
  Born Sept. 20, 1923, in Valley View, he was a son of the late Francis S. and Jennie Klinger Deibert.
  He was a graduate of the former Hegins Township High School.
  He was a truck driver for the former M & G Convoy Co. prior to his retirement.
  He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley View.
  He was also a member of Teamsters Union Local 469.
  Joe enjoyed crafts, traveling, playing cards and talking to his friends on the CB radio.
  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Guy T. Deibert; two brothers, Clarence Deibert and Leroy Deibert; and a sister, Helen Dunkle.
  He is survived by his wife, Jean L. Bixler Deibert, to whom he was married for 68 years; a son, Jay C. Deibert, Valley View; a grandson, Joseph Deibert, Annville; two granddaughters, Chrystal Deibert, Maryland, and Tiffany Lenker, Sacamento; two great-granddaughters, Mara Deibert and Elizabeth Deibert; two great-grandsons, Tyler Deibert and Joseph Lenker; nieces and nephews.
  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with the Rev. Brian Beissel officiating. There will be no viewing or visitation. Interment will be made in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View.
  Published in Republican & Herald on Nov. 1, 2014.¹
  
• He was buried on 3 November 2014, at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Francis Samuel Deibert¹ b. 11 Nov 1887, d. 1952
• Mother*: Jennie I. Klinger¹ b. 21 Feb 1896, d. 26 Jul 1970

Roy S. Dunkle¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Roy S. Dunkle was born on 18 March 1904.¹
• He was the son of Solon R. Dunkle and Fronie T. Schreiner.¹
• Roy S. Dunkle married Helen I. Deibert, daughter of Francis Samuel Deibert and Jennie I. Klinger.¹
• Roy S. Dunkle died in January 1986, at age 81.¹
• He was buried at Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Solon R. Dunkle¹ b. 1872, d. 1958
• Mother*: Fronie T. Schreiner¹ b. 1876, d. 1958

Solon R. Dunkle¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• Solon R. Dunkle was born in 1872.¹
• He married Fronie T. Schreiner.¹
• Solon R. Dunkle died in 1958.¹
• He was buried at Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

Fronie T. Schreiner¹

• Last Edited: 4 Nov 2014

• Fronie T. Schreiner was born in 1876.¹
• She married Solon R. Dunkle.¹
• Fronie T. Schreiner died in 1958.¹
• She was buried at Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

Jean Lorraine Bixler¹

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jean Lorraine Bixler was born on 7 November 1928, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Joseph Almon Bixler and Mabel Bessie Morgan.^2,3
• Jean Lorraine Bixler married Joseph C. Deibert, son of Francis Samuel Deibert and Jennie I. Klinger, circa 1946.¹
• Jean Lorraine Bixler died on 25 September 2020, The Gardens at York Terrace, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 91.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Jean Lorraine Deibert
  November 7, 1928 - September 25, 2020
  Jean Lorraine Deibert, 91, of Valley View, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at The Gardens at York Terrace, Pottsville.
  She was born on Wednesday, November 7, 1928, in Valley View, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel Bixler.
  Jean attended the former Hegins Township High School.
  She was a Seamstress for several area garment factories.
  Jean was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Valley View.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph C Deibert; a son, Guy T Deibert; brothers Marlin and Rufus Bixler and sisters Alvenna Smeltz, Helen Morgan.
  Jean is survived by her son, Jay C. Deibert of Valley View; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
  Graveside services will be held at St. Andrews United Methodist Cemetery on Saturday October 3rd 2020 at 10AM, with Rev. Curt Zemencik officiating.
  Memorial contributions can be made to St. Andrew's Church, P.O. Box 221, Valley View, PA 17983.
  Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
  Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.²
  
• She was buried on 3 October 2020, at St. Andrews United Methodist Church Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4

• Father*: Joseph Almon Bixler² b. 29 Apr 1887, d. 25 Nov 1948
• Mother*: Mabel Bessie Morgan³ b. 18 Oct 1890, d. 14 Jun 1961

Guy T. Deibert¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Guy T. Deibert was born in 1956, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Joseph C. Deibert and Jean Lorraine Bixler.¹
• Guy T. Deibert died on 6 June 2014, Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street., Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Guy T. Deibert, 58, of Spring Street, Tremont, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norweigian Street.
  Born in Valley View, he was a son of Joseph and Jean Bixler Deibert, Valley View.
  He was an Army veteran.
  Guy was employed as a truck driver for Stine Trucking in Branchdale.
  He was a member of Tri-County Worship Center in Bethel.
  Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife of 13 years next month, Lori Youse-Deibert; a son, Joseph Deibert and his wife, Amanda, Annville; a daughter, Crystal Deibert and her companion, John Leonard, Greensboro, Md; three grandchildren, Amara and Tyler Deibert and Elizabeth Leonard; and a brother, Jay Deibert, Valley View.
  Memorial services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12 from Tri-County Worship Center, 1501 Schubert Road, Bethel, with Pastor Ted Williams officiating.
  In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations be made to Tri-County Worship Center, 1501 Shubert Road, Bethel, PA 19507 in his memory. H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., Pine Grove, is in charge of arrangements.
  Published in News Item on June 12, 2014.¹
  

• Father*: Joseph C. Deibert¹ b. 20 Sep 1923, d. 31 Oct 2014
• Mother*: Jean Lorraine Bixler¹ b. 7 Nov 1928, d. 25 Sep 2020

Roxey A. Rothermel¹

• Last Edited: 5 Nov 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Roxey A. Rothermel was born on 14 November 1924, Jackson Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Samuel Edgar Rothermel and Goldie Anna Rebuck.¹
• Roxey A. Rothermel married Paul A. Gessner, son of William Gessner and Jennie Wert, on 25 December 1945.^2,1,3
• Roxey A. Rothermel died on 21 October 2014, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 89.¹
• She was buried on 29 October 2014, at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  SUNBURY • Roxey A. Gessner, 89, formerly of Herndon, died Oct. 21 in Sunbury.
  She was born Nov. 14, 1924 in RR Herndon, a daughter of the late Samuel and Goldie Rebuck Rothermel.
  She attended the Nobel School in Jordan Twp.
  She worked as a seamstress at a factory in Millersburg, retiring in 1986.
  She was the oldest charter member of the Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Gratz.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Gessner; a sister, Shirley Harman; and two brothers, Paul and Lloyd Rothermel.
  She is survived by a daughter, Renee Shiko of Coal Twp; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
  Services were held Oct. 29 at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Gratz.
  Burial was in Emmanuel Wesleyan Cemetery, Gratz.
  Contributions may be made to Emmanuel Wesleyan Church Building Fund, 6297 Route 25, Gratz 17030.
  The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown was in charge of arrangements.¹
  

• Father*: Samuel Edgar Rothermel¹ b. 29 Jul 1895, d. 2 Apr 1971
• Mother*: Goldie Anna Rebuck¹ b. 30 Apr 1898, d. 6 Jun 1952

Paul A. Gessner¹

• Last Edited: 5 Nov 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Paul A. Gessner was born on 3 May 1924, Jackson Township, Luzerne County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of William Gessner and Jennie Wert.²
• Paul A. Gessner married Roxey A. Rothermel, daughter of Samuel Edgar Rothermel and Goldie Anna Rebuck, on 25 December 1945.^1,3,2
• Paul A. Gessner died on 14 February 2004, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 79.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  HERNDON - Paul A. Gessner, 79, of RR1 Herndon, died Saturday morning, Feb. 14, 2004, at 4:15 a.m. at the Sunbury Community Hospital, where he had been a patient since Feb. 9, 2004.
  Born at RR1 Herndon, Jackson Township, on May 3, 1924, he was a son of the late William and Jennie (Wert) Gessner. He was united in marriage to the former Roxey A. Rothermel on Dec. 25, 1945.
  Mr. Gessner was a retired farmer and timberman and had been employed by Faylor-Middlecreek Inc. for 26 years, having worked as an equipment operator and later a foreman. He was last employed by Meckley's Limestone Products Inc.
  He was a member of the Emmanuel Wesleyan Church at Gratz, where he served on the church board for 45 years.
  He was educated in the Herndon area schools.
  He enjoyed hunting and woodworking.
  Surviving, in addition to his wife, are one daughter and son-in-law, Renee J. and John S. Shiko of Coal Township; three grandchildren, Carl, Calvin and Anthony Criley; four great-grandchildren, Amber, Zachery, Saxon and Aiden Criley; three sisters, Esther Maneval of RR3 Sunbury, Margaret Aurand of Northumberland and Violet Gessner of Gratz; one brother, Ralph Gessner of Pillow; nieces; and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by two sisters, Katie Gessner and Martha Lenig, and one brother, Samuel Gessner.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, Gratz, by the Rev. Timothy Dotson, his pastor. Visitors may call from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
  Burial will be in Emmanuel Wesleyan Cemetery, Gratz.²
  
• He was buried on 17 February 2004, at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: William Gessner²
• Mother*: Jennie Wert²