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Mark Thomas Klinger¹

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2025

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

• Mark Thomas Klinger was born on 2 December 1942, West Reading, Berks County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of Charles Oscar Klinger and Helen Irene Steely.¹
• Mark Thomas Klinger died on 25 June 2025, Tonto Basin, Gila County, AZ, at age 82.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mark Thomas Klinger
  Mark Thomas Klinger, age 82, passed away June 25, 2025, in Tonto Basin, AZ. Born in West Reading, he was the son of Charles and Helen (Steely) Klinger.
  Mark was a graduate of Governor Mifflin High School, and subsequently received his AA Degree from Mesa Community College, AZ. He served in the United States Air Force in active duty as well as a reservist. Mark always appreciated the opportunities the Air Force gave him to learn about and see many countries of the world. Until his retirement in 1999, Mark also had a fulfilling career in the emissions testing program of the Air Quality Division of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
  Mark loved his adopted state of Arizona. Some of his greatest pleasures were hiking and sharing Arizona’s rugged and scenic areas with family and friends. He was known for his vast knowledge of the history of the area in which he lived.
  Mark is survived by his son, Troy (Denise) Klinger; grandchildren Tana (Dave) Conway, Victoria Klinger, Thomas Klinger, and Joshua Roher; great-grandchildren Natasha and Forest Conway; former wife Margaret Klinger; sister Irene Asp; sister-in-law Sue Klinger; son-in-law Bob Roher, and many nieces and nephews.
  Preceded in death by his beloved daughter Natasha Roher; parents Charles and Helen Klinger; brothers Harold Klinger, Larry Klinger, and Carl Klinger; sister Alice Henry; sisters-in-law Kathy Klinger and Sylvia Klinger; and brothers-in-law Lynwood Henry and Waldo Asp.
  Donations in Mark’s name can be made to the ALS Association at ALS.org.
  Published in: Reading Eagle, September 7, 2025.⁴
  

• Father*: Charles Oscar Klinger¹ b. 14 May 1909, d. 8 Dec 1989
• Mother*: Helen Irene Steely¹ b. 7 Apr 1912, d. 15 Sep 1991

Howard Albert Dimpsey Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2018

• Howard Albert Dimpsey Jr. was born on 23 September 1925.²
• He was the son of Howard A. Dimpsey Sr. and Sarah A. Sweigard.¹
• Howard Albert Dimpsey Jr. married Marguerite Arlene Snyder, daughter of Moses Snyder and Esther Welker, on 15 March 1947.¹
• Howard Albert Dimpsey Jr. died on 1 May 2006, at age 80.²
• He was buried at Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery, Enterline, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Howard A. Dimpsey Sr.¹
• Mother*: Sarah A. Sweigard¹

Harold Ray Updegrave^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 4 Aug 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Harold Ray Updegrave was born on 26 February 1935, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵
• He was the son of Russell Alfred Updegrave and Mary Elizabeth Williard.⁴
• Harold Ray Updegrave married Marilyn Mildred Klinger, daughter of Homer Jonathan Klinger and Eva M. Lubold, on 22 November 1958.^2,1,4
• Harold Ray Updegrave died on 3 August 2022, Mount Carmel Senior Living Community, Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, PA, at age 87.³
• Funeral home obituary:
  Harold R Updegrave
  FEBRUARY 26, 1935 - AUGUST 3, 2022
  Harold Ray Updegrave, 87, of Valley View, passed away August 3, 2022 at Mount Carmel Senior Living Community, Mount Carmel, PA.
  He was born on February 26, 1935 in Gratz, PA, a son of Russell A. and Mary E Williard Updegrave.
  Harold was a graduate of graduate of the former Hegins Township High School, Class of 1953.
  He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict, serving 9 1/2 years overseas, with 3 deployments in Germany.
  Harold was a Equipment Operator for 25 years for Wayne W. Knorr Inc. Contracting, Bloomsburg.
  He was a lifetime member of the Hegins Valley Fire & Rescue, and also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Millersburg.
  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn M. Updegrave, on December 8, 2020, after 62 years of marriage.
  Harold is survived by two sisters, Jeannette Smith of Valley View, and Ruthann Flannery of Hegins, as well as nieces and nephews.
  Burial will be made in St. Andrew's Cemetery.
  Memorial contributions in Harold's name can be made to the Hegins Valley Fire & Rescue, P.O. Box 146, Hegins PA 17938.
  Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc., Valley View, Pennsylvania is in charge of arrangements.
  Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.³
  
• He was buried at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.³

• Father*: Russell Alfred Updegrave⁴ b. 28 Apr 1913, d. 15 Apr 1990
• Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Williard⁴ b. 8 Feb 1917, d. 11 Sep 1995