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Viola Essler¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Viola Essler was born in 1905.¹
• She married Harry Jay Wiest, son of Henry Morris Wiest and Mary Jane Wiest, after 1920; Harry was single and living as a boarder in teh household of Frank and Clara Stein.^1,2,3
• Viola Essler died in October 1964.¹

Henry F. Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Henry F. Wiest was born on 16 May 1923, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.¹
• Henry F. Wiest married Naomi M. Fessler.²
• Henry F. Wiest married Jean F. Brown.²
• Henry F. Wiest died on 11 July 2011, Lehigh Valley Medical Center, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, at age 88.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Henry F. Weist, 88, of Orwigsburg passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2011, in the Lehigh Valley Medical Center, where he was admitted earlier in the day with his family by his side.
  Henry was the widower of Naomi M. (Fessler) Weist, who passed away in 1964 and Jean (Brown) Weist, who passed away in 2002.
  Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Harry J. and Viola Weist Rowe.
  Henry was a veteran of WWII with the Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre Group. He was an independent coal miner for many years of his life and later worked for Bethlehem Steel in their Iron Ore mining division, retiring upon their closing.
  Henry enjoyed the outdoors, doing his gardening and spending time with his granddog Rex.
  Surviving are one son, a brother,and a sister,
  Henry was predeceased by two sisters, Violet Bowers and Katherine (Sissy) McClintock; and a brother, Norman.
  Interment in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, with military honors.
  Published in Reading Eagle on July 13, 2011.²
  
• He was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Harry Jay Wiest¹ b. 16 Apr 1897, d. 19 May 1948
• Mother*: Viola Essler¹ b. 1905, d. Oct 1964

Naomi M. Fessler¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Naomi M. Fessler was born in 1924, Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She married Henry F. Wiest, son of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.¹
• Naomi M. Fessler died on 25 June 1964, Elverson, Chester County, PA.¹
• She was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

Jean F. Brown¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jean F. Brown was born on 5 March 1927.¹
• She married Henry F. Wiest, son of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.¹
• Jean F. Brown died on 5 January 2002, at age 74.¹
• She was buried at Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

Katherine Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Katherine Wiest was born circa 1925.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.¹
• Katherine Wiest died before 2011.¹

• Father*: Harry Jay Wiest¹ b. 16 Apr 1897, d. 19 May 1948
• Mother*: Viola Essler¹ b. 1905, d. Oct 1964

Violet Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Violet Wiest was born circa 1932.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.¹
• Violet Wiest died before 2012.¹

• Father*: Harry Jay Wiest¹ b. 16 Apr 1897, d. 19 May 1948
• Mother*: Viola Essler¹ b. 1905, d. Oct 1964

Norman Jay Wiest¹

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Norman Jay Wiest was born on 17 June 1936, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Harry Jay Wiest and Viola Essler.¹
• Norman Jay Wiest died on 23 August 1998, at age 62.¹
• He was buried at Cressona Cemetery, Cressona, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Harry Jay Wiest¹ b. 16 Apr 1897, d. 19 May 1948
• Mother*: Viola Essler¹ b. 1905, d. Oct 1964

Virginia Tophoney¹

• Last Edited: 19 Feb 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Virginia Tophoney was born on 6 June 1927, Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Felix Tophoney and Mary Pollock.²
• Virginia Tophoney married Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr., son of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.¹
• Virginia Tophoney died on 29 September 2010, Frackville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 83.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Virginia 'Virgie' Wetzel
  September 29,2010
  Virginia "Virgie" Wetzel, 83, of Ashland, passed away Wednesday at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Frackville.
  Born in Saint Clair, June 6, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Mary Pollock Tophoney.
  She was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Joseph School, Ashland.
  She worked at the Ashland Shirt Corp., Ashland, until retirement.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Wetzel Jr., in 1982; a son, Raymond Wetzel, in 2004; five brothers, Louis, Alfred, Joseph, Francis and Vincent; a half brother, Tony Bosco; two sisters, Anna Barrett and Margaret Tallet.
  Surviving are two daughters, Carol, wife of Guy Mervine, Willow Grove, and Regina, wife of Ronald Akelaitis, Miami, Fla; one son, Henry, husband of Evelyn Wetzel, Ashland; one sister, Theresa McDonald, St. Louis, Mo; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mauritius Catholic Church, Ashland. The Rev. John W Bambrick will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kull-Heizenroth Funeral Home, Ashland, and from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions can be made in memory of Virgie to the charity of your choice. Kull-Heizenroth Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Visit wwwkullfuner-al.com for more information.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 01 Oct 2010, Fri, A11.²
  
• She was buried at Brock Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Felix Tophoney² b. 1887, d. 23 Sep 1943
• Mother*: Mary Pollock² b. 1895, d. 24 Feb 1962

Mary W. Magdeburg^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Aug 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary W. Magdeburg was born on 7 April 1914, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• She was the daughter of Benjamin Magdeburg.³
• Mary W. Magdeburg married Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr., son of Henry E. Wetzel Sr. and Alice Clara Wiest.¹
• Mary W. Magdeburg married Louis F. Tophoney, son of Felix Tophoney and Mary Pollock, circa 1943.³
• Despite being listed in the same household on Walnut Street with her husband Henry Wetzel and some of their children, Mary is also listed in a separate household on Wlannut Street with 4 of her children, Rosella, Susann, James, and Mary A..⁴
• Although her obituary suggests that Mary was married to Louis F. Tophoney circa 1943, she is listed in the 1950 Census as "Mary W. Wetzel" and was head of a household in Ashland, PA, that included 4 children, Rosella L. Wetzel (12), Sueann R. Wetzel (11), James J. Wetzel 10, and Mary A. Wetzel (8).⁵
• Mary W. Magdeburg died on 18 August 1996, Good Samaritan Regional Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 82.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mary W. Tophoney
  Mary W. Tophoney, 82, of 5616 Mamies Ave., Pottsville died Sunday morning at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville.
  Born in Ashland, April 7, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Magdeburg. She attended Ashland schools.
  She was a former member of Trinity United Church of Christ Church, Pottsville.
  Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Louis F., Pottsville; three sons, Jim Wetzel, Pottsville, Richard Wetzel, Frackville, and Robert Wetzel, Ashland; three daughters, Mary Agnes Zerby, Pottsville, Sue Ann Wagner, Minersville, and Rozella Tobias, Friedensburg; a brother, William Magdeburg, Ashland; 17 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
  Schlitzer-Allen-Pugh Funeral Home, Inc., Pottsville, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 19 Aug 1996, Mon, Page 2.³
  

• Father*: Benjamin Magdeburg³

Ronald E. Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 7 Jul 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ronald E. Wetzel was born on 5 April 1932, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Mary W. Magdeburg.¹
• Ronald E. Wetzel married Jewel A. Edmondson, daughter of Irvin Edmondson and Marie Zimmerman, circa September 1955.^2,3
• Ronald E. Wetzel died on 26 April 1975, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 43.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ronald E. Wetzel
  Ronald Wetzel, 43, 805 Arch Street, Ashland, died Saturday on arrival at Ashland State Hospital. Born in Ashland April 5, 1932, he was the son of Henry Wetzel, Ashland and Mrs. Mary (Magdeburg) Tophoney, Pottsville.
  A resident of Ashland all of his life, he attended Ashland Schools and was self employed as a masonry contractor.
  He was a member of the Zion Reformed Church, Ashland, a veteran of the Korean War, a member of the American Hose Company, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
  He is survived by his wife, the former Jewel Edmondson, and a son Ronald Jr. at home; also, brothers-and sisters: Richard, Ashland; Robert, Ashland; Rosella, wife of Charles Tobias, Pottsville; Sue Ann, wife of Edward Fekette, Pottsville; Jimmie Joe Wetzel, Pottsville. Also surviving him are his stepmother and the following step brothers and sisters: Carol, wife of Guy Mervien; Raymond, Ashland ; Mary Agnes, wife of Joseph Zerby. Pottsville; Regina Wetzel, Ashland and Henry, Ashland.
  The funeral will be Wednesday morning from the Kull Funeral Home, with the Reverend J. Rex Thomas of the Zion Reformed Church officiating. Interment will be in Brock Cemetery, Ashland.
  Pottsville Republican, 28 Apr 1975, Mon, 8.⁴
  
• He was buried on 30 April 1975, at Brock Cemetery, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.¹ b. 26 Mar 1915, d. 26 Feb 1982
• Mother*: Mary W. Magdeburg¹ b. 7 Apr 1914, d. 18 Aug 1996

Richard H. Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 11 Aug 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Richard H. Wetzel was born on 11 April 1934, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Mary W. Magdeburg.¹
• Richard H. Wetzel died on 6 August 2024, Grandview Nursing Facility, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 90.²
• He was buried on 24 August 2024, at Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.¹ b. 26 Mar 1915, d. 26 Feb 1982
• Mother*: Mary W. Magdeburg¹ b. 7 Apr 1914, d. 18 Aug 1996

Raymond William Wetzel¹

• Last Edited: 18 Apr 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Raymond William Wetzel was born on 27 July 1951, Ashland, Schuylkill County, PA.^4,5
• He was the son of Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr. and Virginia Tophoney.^2,3,4
• Raymond William Wetzel died on 3 June 2004, Cooper City, Broward County, FL, at age 52.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  Raymond W. Wetzel
  Raymond W. WetzeL, 52, of Cooper City, Fla., formerly of Ashland, died Thursday.
  Born in Ashland, he was a son of Virginia Wetzel, Ashland, and the late Henry Wetzel. He attended North Schuylkill High School.
  Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Patricia; three sons, Raymond W. Wetzel Jr., Georgia, Micah Wetzel, Tennessee, and Dominic F. Ernest, Florida; a daughter, Regina D. Beato, Florida; a brother, Henry Wetzel, Ashland; two sisters, Carol Ann Mervine, Warminster, and Regina Akelaitis, Miami; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Boyd's Family Funeral Home, Pembroke Pines, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican, 08 Jun 2004, Tue, Page 22.^2,3
  

• Father*: Henry Ervin Wetzel Jr.^2,3 b. 26 Mar 1915, d. 26 Feb 1982
• Mother*: Virginia Tophoney^3,4 b. 6 Jun 1927, d. 29 Sep 2010