Person Page - 1938

Michael R. Howley¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Michael R. Howley was born circa 1964.¹
• He was the son of Eugene M. Howley and Shirley Mae Klinger.¹
• Michael R. Howley died on 23 July 2006.¹

• Father*: Eugene M. Howley¹
• Mother*: Shirley Mae Klinger¹ b. 15 Sep 1936, d. 23 Jan 2015

Marcus Brensinger¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Marcus Brensinger married Sara Zerbe.¹

Sara Zerbe¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Sara Zerbe married Marcus Brensinger.¹

Bertha Lutheria Ann Renninger¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Bertha Lutheria Ann Renninger was the daughter of Rev S.J. Renninger and Mattie Kull.²
• Bertha Lutheria Ann Renninger married John Adam Klinger, son of William H. Klinger and Hannah Eliza Kemmeren.¹
• Bertha Lutheria Ann Renninger died on 31 January 1952, Fullerton, Lehigh County, PA.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Bertha Klinger, 85; Fullerton Organist
  Mrs. Bertha Lutheria Ann (Renninger) Klinger, active in Red Cross and church activities in Fullerton and operator of a millinery store there for many years, died Thursday at her home. She was in her 86th year.
  Mrs. Klinger, who resided witn a sister. Miss Daisy Grace Renninger, 712 Park Ave., Fullerton, was ill one week.
  Mrs. Klinger was an accomplished musician, and taught in this section for 20 years. She was an organist and served in that capacity at many churches of which her father was pastor.
  Besides participating in Red Cross programs for 15 years, she was assistant president of the Home Department of St. John's Lutheran Sunday School, Fullerton, for 20 years, and was a member of that church.
  She was a native of Ringtown, Schuylkill County, a daughter of the late Rev. J. S. and Mattie (Kull) Renninger. Mrs. Klinger was educated in the Schnecksville schools and at the Hagerstown, Md., seminary.
  Besides her sister, she is sur vived by a brother. Placldus Mac- mus jienninger, Aiientown.
  The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 01 Feb 1952, Fri, Page 11.²
  

• Father*: Rev S.J. Renninger²
• Mother*: Mattie Kull²

Rev S.J. Renninger¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Rev S.J. Renninger married Mattie Kull.¹

Mattie Kull¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Mattie Kull married Rev S.J. Renninger.¹

Addison Samuel Bechtel¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Addison Samuel Bechtel was born on 5 February 1866, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He was the son of Samuel Bechtel and Hannah Snyder.²
• Addison Samuel Bechtel married Fannie Etta Klinger, daughter of William H. Klinger and Hannah Eliza Kemmeren, on 26 March 1898, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^1,3
• Addison Samuel Bechtel died on 11 October 1948, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 82.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  ADDISON BECHTEL
  Addison Bechtel, age 82 years, of Harrisburg, died in a hospital that city, Monday.
  Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Susan Bechtel, two sons, Chester Bechtel of Dauphin, and Ralph Bechtel, of Halifax; one step-daughter, Mary Purdy, of Florida, and three grandchildren. Other survivors are his step-mother, Mrs. Emma Bechtel, Elizabethville; one brother, Dewin Bechtel, Elizabethville; one sister, Ellen Shultz; two half-sisters, Mrs. Lillie Brenaman, and of George Miller, Elizabethville; and a half-brother, Gordon Bechtel of Halifax R. D. Services will be held from the Sweigart Funeral Home, Harrisburg, at 2 o'clock this Thursday afternoon. Rev. R. B. Martin, pastor of the Augsburg Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, will officiate and interment will be in the Dauphin Cemetery.
  Elizabethville Echo, 14 Oct 1948, Thu, Page 1.⁴
  
• He was buried on 14 October 1948, at Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Samuel Bechtel²
• Mother*: Hannah Snyder²

Chester William Bechtel¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Chester William Bechtel was born in 1909.²
• He was the son of Addison Samuel Bechtel and Fannie Etta Klinger.¹
• Chester William Bechtel married Ruth L. Alvord on 21 October 1929, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.³
• Chester William Bechtel died in 1992.²
• He was buried at Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Addison Samuel Bechtel¹ b. 5 Feb 1866, d. 11 Oct 1948
• Mother*: Fannie Etta Klinger¹ b. 15 Feb 1871, d. 19 Dec 1941

Ralph Dewey Bechtel¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ralph Dewey Bechtel was born on 11 June 1898, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He was the son of Addison Samuel Bechtel and Fannie Etta Klinger.¹
• Ralph Dewey Bechtel married Mary Ellen Keiter, daughter of George Keiter and Amanda Rebecca Strayer, on 16 November 1942, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Addison Samuel Bechtel¹ b. 5 Feb 1866, d. 11 Oct 1948
• Mother*: Fannie Etta Klinger¹ b. 15 Feb 1871, d. 19 Dec 1941

Ruth L. Alvord¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ruth L. Alvord was born in 1912.²
• She married Chester William Bechtel, son of Addison Samuel Bechtel and Fannie Etta Klinger, on 21 October 1929, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Ruth L. Alvord died on 30 April 1978.²
• She was buried at Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.²

Janet Romain Bechtel¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Janet Romain Bechtel was born on 30 April 1932, Dauphin, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Chester William Bechtel and Ruth L. Alvord.¹
• Janet Romain Bechtel married Charles G. Lescalette in 1953.²
• Janet Romain Bechtel died on 17 March 2006, at age 73.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Janet R. Lescallette, 73, a native and resident of Dauphin, passed away Friday, March 17, 2006 at home with her family. She was retired from the Central Dauphin School District, were she worked as an elementary school secretary for the 25 years. She was a lifetime member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Dauphin; member of St. Aloysius Lodge #42 KSKJ; St. Lawrence Lodge #13 CFU; Steelton Moose; Manada Ladies Golf League; Lost Creek Golf Club; Lebanon Polka Pals; Capital City Polka Dancers Association; Verhovay Home Association; and the Bressler Club. Janet was an avid bowler and dancer, who loved to play music and golf. She had a hole in one at Liberty Forge in November 2005. She was the daughter of the late Chester and Ruth Bechtel. Srviving are her husband, Charles G., of 53 years; two daughters, Kathleen Knecht of Phoenix, AZ and Vicki J. Skonezney of Mechanicsburg; one son, Michael C. Lescallette of Palmyra; one deceased brother, Robert Bechtel of Dauphin; and six grandchildren, Edward, Charles and Jamie Lynn Swartz, Amanda and Lauren Skonezney and David Lescallette. Funeral Wednesday, March 22, in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dauphin. Burial at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. [Harrisburg Patriot-News]²
  
• She was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.²

• Father*: Chester William Bechtel¹ b. 1909, d. 1992
• Mother*: Ruth L. Alvord¹ b. 1912, d. 30 Apr 1978

Charles G. Lescalette¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Charles G. Lescalette was born on 18 May 1931, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA.^1,2
• He married Janet Romain Bechtel, daughter of Chester William Bechtel and Ruth L. Alvord, in 1953.¹
• Charles G. Lescalette died on 28 December 2006, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 75.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Charles G. Lescallette, 75, Dauphin, died Thursday, December 28, 2006 in Harrisburg Hospital. He was a retired machinist for Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a US Navy Veteran of the Korean War and a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dauphin, Verhovay Home Assn., Capital City Polka Dancers, St. Lawrence Lodge No. 13, Croatian Fraternal Union, St. Aloysius Lodge No. 42, KSKJ, Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 382, Bethlehem Steel Golf League and Bowling League and Carlisle Order of Eagles. He was a former member of Colonial Country Club and Lost Creek Golf Club. He was widower of Janet R. Bechtel Lescallette and is survived by one son, Michael C. Lescallette, Palmyra; two daughters, Kathleen L. Knecht, Phoenix, AZ and Vicki J. Skonezney, Mechanicsburg; six grandchildren, Edward, Charles and Jamie Lynn Swartz, Amanda and Lauren Skonezney, and David Lescallette; brothers Robert Lescallette, Linglestown and Richard Lescallette, Birmingham, AL; sister Shirley McCombs, Colonial Park. Funeral Wednesday, January 3, in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dauphin, Rev. Dr. Randolph W. Barr, his pastor, officiating. Burial in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with full military honors. [Harrisburg Patriot-News, 29 Dec 2006]²
  
• He was buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, PA.²

Robert Bechtel¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Bechtel was born on 14 January 1930, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Chester William Bechtel and Ruth L. Alvord.¹
• Robert Bechtel died on 23 July 1998, at age 68.^1,2
• He was buried at Dauphin Cemetery, Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: Chester William Bechtel¹ b. 1909, d. 1992
• Mother*: Ruth L. Alvord¹ b. 1912, d. 30 Apr 1978

Samuel Bechtel¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Samuel Bechtel married Hannah Snyder.¹

Hannah Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Hannah Snyder married Samuel Bechtel.¹

Mary Ellen Keiter¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Mary Ellen Keiter was born on 19 December 1898.³
• She was the daughter of George Keiter and Amanda Rebecca Strayer.^2,1
• Mary Ellen Keiter married Ralph Dewey Bechtel, son of Addison Samuel Bechtel and Fannie Etta Klinger, on 16 November 1942, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Mary Ellen Keiter died on 1 October 1975, at age 76.^3,2
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: George Keiter²
• Mother*: Amanda Rebecca Strayer¹

George Keiter¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2019

• George Keiter married Amanda Rebecca Strayer.¹