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George Robert Yeager¹

• Last Edited: 23 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• George Robert Yeager was the son of George R. Yeager and Ellen Bordner.¹
• George Robert Yeager was born between 8 March 1927 and 1927, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2,3
• He married Mary Louise Witmer, daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr, on 7 October 1948, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• George Robert Yeager died on 24 November 1993, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  George R. Yeager
  George R. "Juney" Yeaaer, 66, of 203 Main St., Lykens, died Wednesday, at home.
  Born in Millersburg, March 8, 1927. he was a son of the late George and Ellen Bordner Yeager.
  He was an Army veteran of World War II.
  He was retired as a machinist repairman from Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot.
  He was a member of St. Christopher Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens, Lower Northumberland Sportsmens Association and Ward Foundation. Salisbury, Md., and Ducks Unlimited.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Mary L, Witmer; a son, Randy, Ehzabeihville; three daughters, Donna Miller, Elizabethville, LuAnn Ressler, Gratz, and Dana Klouser, RD Elizabethville; eight grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday from John M. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens. The Rev. Daniel M. Shutters will officiate. Interment will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania ), 26 Nov 1993, Fri, Page 2.³
  
• He was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: George R. Yeager¹
• Mother*: Ellen Bordner¹

George R. Yeager¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• George R. Yeager married Ellen Bordner.¹

Ellen Bordner¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Ellen Bordner married George R. Yeager.¹

Florence Mae Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Florence Mae Witmer was born on 27 January 1932, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr.¹
• Florence Mae Witmer married Gerald C. Daniels, son of Charles Daniels and Lillian Coleman.²
• Florence Mae Witmer died on 20 August 2000, at age 68.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Florence M. Daniels
  Florence M. "Floss" Daniels, 68, of 412 North Street, Lykens, died Sunday at home.
  Born in Wiconisco, Jan. 27, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mable Knorr Witmer. She was a 1949 graduate of Lykens High School.
  She was a retired employee of Alpha Laval Thermal Inc., Lykens.
  She was a member of St. Christopher Evangelical Lutheran Church, -Lykens, and Wiconisco Fire Company Social Club.
  Surviving are her husband, Gerald C; a son, Brent C, Big Run;, two daughters, Treasure A. Keiter, Halifax, and Joyce L. Reed, Wiconisco; two brothers, Harry Witmer, Williamstown, and Terrance Witmer, RD Lykens; four sisters, Mary Yeager, Betty Buggy and Kathy Margetanski, all of Lykens, and Shirley Cordy, RD Lykens; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Christopher Lutheran Church. The Revs. Kathleen J. Baker and Michael T. Petresky will officiate. Interment will be in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco. John M. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens, is in charge of arrangements.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 22 Aug 2000, Tue, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried on 23 August 2000, at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^4,3

• Father*: Harry Ephraim Witmer¹ b. 3 Jun 1888, d. 17 Oct 1963
• Mother*: Mabel Ruth Knorr¹ b. 21 Oct 1910, d. 4 Jun 1970

Gerald C. Daniels¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Gerald C. Daniels was born on 8 August 1925, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Charles Daniels and Lillian Coleman.²
• Gerald C. Daniels married Florence Mae Witmer, daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr.¹
• Gerald C. Daniels died on 13 February 2017, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 91.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Gerald C. Daniels of Lykens passed away Monday February 13, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 8, 1925 at Wiconisco, Pa. to the late Charles and Lillian Coleman Daniels.
  Gerald was a graduate of the former Wiconisco High School was a Navy Veteran of WWII, was a member of Liberty Hose Company No. 2 of Lykens, social member of Wiconisco Fire Co., Dauphin County Vol. Firemen's Association, Lykens American Legion, Gratz VFW, VFW Service Officer, PIAA Official Basketball Association and an original member of the Lykens Borough Authority. He enjoyed spending time at his camp and with his family and gardening.
  Gerald is survived by a son Brent C. Daniels and his wife Tina, daughters Treasure Keiter and husband Elmer and Joyce Reed and husband George, grandchildren Jennifer, Jeremy, Kylie, Allison and Jacob, two great grandchildren Cassidy and Jack, two step-great grandchildren Damon and Madison, a sister Esther Teter and his companion Sandra Snyder. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Florence M. Witmer Daniels.
  Funeral services will be held Friday February 17, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. from Calvary United Methodist Church, 519 Pottsville St., Wiconisco, Pa. with Pastor Annette Shutt officiating. Burial will be in Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, Pa. There will be a viewing from 1:00 P.M. until the time of service.
  Published on Pennlive.com and in The Patriot-News from Feb. 15 to Feb. 16, 2017.²
  
• He was buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Charles Daniels²
• Mother*: Lillian Coleman²

Charles Daniels¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Charles Daniels married Lillian Coleman.¹

Lillian Coleman¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Lillian Coleman married Charles Daniels.¹

Brent C. Daniels¹

• Last Edited: 2 Nov 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Brent C. Daniels was born on 3 February 1956, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He was the son of Gerald C. Daniels and Florence Mae Witmer.¹
• Brent C. Daniels died on 30 October 2021, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 65.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Brent C. Daniels
  February 3, 1956 ~ October 30, 2021 (age 65)
  Brent C. Daniels, 65, of Lykens, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at his home after a valiant fight against cancer.
  Born in Harrisburg, February 3, 1956 a son of the late Gerald and Florence Witmer Daniels. Brent was a 1974 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School. He continued his education and graduated as a Registered Nurse from Harrisburg Area Community College.
  He was employed as a machinist at Reiff and Nestor Co., Lykens. He had also worked as a registered nurse with the former Kepler Nursing Home, Elizabethville.
  Brent was a member of St. Christopher's Lutheran Church, Lykens, Knights of Columbus, Lykens, Liberty Hose Company #2, Lykens and the Gratz V.F.W.
  Brent lived his life to the fullest. He could often be found cheering on his Pittsburgh Steelers from his man cave that he built, on his tractor cutting the grass, fishing and doing crossword puzzles. He lived for summer days at his pool.
  He was the friend that you could always depend on, the one that was there to lend a hand no matter what the situation and if something needed fixed, he was the one to call. His family and friends were the center of his world.
  Surviving are his wife of 41 years, Tina White Daniels, three children; Jennifer Daniels and her wife Tanya Daniels, Lykens, Allison Daniels and her partner Alyssa Schadle, Tower City and Jacob Daniels and his wife Kim Weber Daniels, St. Augustine, Florida; a grandson, Brayden Daniels, two sisters; Treasure Keiter and her husband Elmer, Halifax and Joyce Reed and her husband George, Wiconisco; mother-in-law, Joan Wolfe, Lykens; sister-in-law, Kathy Gibson, Lykens. Nieces and nephews; Bobby Koppenhaver, Jeremy and Kylie Keiter and Ava Gibson. Many dear friends.
  Memorial services for Brent will be held on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 2:00 pm from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home, Inc., Tower City. Visitation will be from 1-2 at the chapel. Immediately following the services a Celebration of Brent's life will be held at the Wiconisco Fire Company where there will be a luncheon, fellowship and cheering on the Steelers.
  Please omit flowers, donations in Brent's memory should be made to the Friends of Lykens - Summer Concerts, checks payable to Lykens Chamber, P.O. Box 202, Lykens, PA 17048. (A concert will be held in memory of Brent this upcoming summer.)
  The Dimon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Tower City has been entrusted with the arrangements. To send condolences to the family please visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.²
  

• Father*: Gerald C. Daniels¹ b. 8 Aug 1925, d. 13 Feb 2017
• Mother*: Florence Mae Witmer¹ b. 27 Jan 1932, d. 20 Aug 2000

Kathy M. Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kathy M. Witmer was born on 10 August 1948, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²
• She was the daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr.¹
• Kathy M. Witmer died on 2 September 2017, Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Kathy M. Margetanski
  September 2, 2014
  Kathy M. Margetanski, 65, of Lykens, passed away Tuesday at Community General Osteopathic Hospital.
  Born Sept. 10, 1948, in Lykens, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mabel Knorr Witmer.
  She was a member of St. Christopher Lutheran Church, Lykens, and was a Notre Dame football fan.
  Kathy is survived by her husband, Thomas A. Margetanski; son, Thomas A. Margetanski Jr; daughters, Tara L. Miller and Jessie R. Snyder, all of Lykens; four grandchildren; brothers and sisters.
  A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at John R. Shultz Funeral Home, 406 Market St., Lykens, with the Rev. Kathleen Kuehl officiating.
  Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 04 Sep 2014, Thu, Page A13.²
  

• Father*: Harry Ephraim Witmer¹ b. 3 Jun 1888, d. 17 Oct 1963
• Mother*: Mabel Ruth Knorr¹ b. 21 Oct 1910, d. 4 Jun 1970

Robert Eugene Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Eugene Witmer was born on 16 October 1939, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr.¹
• Robert Eugene Witmer died on 26 March 1986, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 46.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Robert E. Witmer
  Robert E. Witmer, 46, of Lykens area, died Wednesday in his home. He had been in ill health.
  Mr. Witmer was born in Lykens, Oct. 16, 1939, a son of the late Harry and Mable Knorr Witmer.
  He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
  Mr. Witmer was employed by Reiff and Nestor Co., Lykens.
  He was a member of Liberty Hose Company No. 2 and American Legion Post 124, both of Lykens.
  Surviving are six sisters, Mary L. Yeager, Florence M. Daniels, Joyce L. Witmer, Betty J. Buggy and Kathy M. Margetanski, all of Lykens, and Shirley E. Cordy, Halifax; four brothers, Harry D., Williamstown, Donald L., Wiconisco, Kennneth A. and Terrance L., both of Lykens; nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from John M. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens. The Rev. Bernard P. McGinley will officiate. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville.
  Pottsville Republican, 28 Mar 1986, Fri, Page 2.²
  
• He was buried on 31 March 1986, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^3,2

• Father*: Harry Ephraim Witmer¹ b. 3 Jun 1888, d. 17 Oct 1963
• Mother*: Mabel Ruth Knorr¹ b. 21 Oct 1910, d. 4 Jun 1970

Joyce LaRae Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Joyce LaRae Witmer was born on 17 January 1933, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr.¹
• Joyce LaRae Witmer died on 19 December 1989, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 56.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Joyce L. Witmer
  Joyce "Jo-Jo" L. Witmer, 56, of 412 North St., Lykens, died Tuesday at Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg.
  She was born in Wiconisco, Jan. 17, 1933, a daughter of the late Harry and Mable Knorr Witmer.
  She was a graduate of Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Philadelphia.
  She was employed by Lebnx Shirt Co., Lykens. She was of the Lutheran faith.
  Surviving are two stepdaughters, Treasure Keiter, Halifax, and Joyce Reed, Wiconisco; a stepson, Brent Daniels, Lykens area; five sisters, Mary Yeager, Florence Daniels, Betty Buggy and Kathy Margetanski, all of Lykens, and Shirley Cordy, Lykens area; three brothers, Harry Witmer, Williamstown, Kenneth Witmer, Lykens, and Terrance Witmer, Lykens area; nieces and nephews.
  Services will be held at il a.m. Friday in St. Christopher's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lykens. The Rev. Daniel M. Shutters and the Rev. Grace T. Lawrence will officiate. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville. John M. Shultz Funeral Home, Lykens, is in charge of arrangements.
  Pottsville Republican, 20 Dec 1989, Wed, Page 2.¹
  
• She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2

• Father*: Harry Ephraim Witmer¹ b. 3 Jun 1888, d. 17 Oct 1963
• Mother*: Mabel Ruth Knorr¹ b. 21 Oct 1910, d. 4 Jun 1970

Shirley E. Witmer¹

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Shirley E. Witmer was born on 1 June 1934, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr.¹
• Shirley E. Witmer married Irvin Eugene Long, son of John Wilber Long and Mildred May Herman, on 19 June 1954, Salem Evangelical and Refgormed Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• Shirley E. Witmer and Irvin Eugene Long were divorced before 15 November 1960.⁴
• Shirley E. Witmer died on 19 July 2017, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83.¹
• Online obituary:
  MILLERSBURG- Shirley E. "The Gram" Cordy age 83 , of Center Street, passed away Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 at her home.
  She was born June 2, 1934 in Lykens , daughter of the late Harry Ephram Witmer and Mable (Knorr) Witmer.
  She had worked in the past for the former Keytab Co., and TRW.
  Shirley had a great sense of humor and was loved by everyone. She enjoyed spending time with family, cruising, traveling, line dancing, swimming, Brad Crum as Elvis, casinos and baking her famous cookies. She also enjoyed the Millersburg Senior Center and volunteering at the Kepler Home.
  Survivors include daughter, Jody Long Troutman (Robert) , Halifax; Sons, Jeffrey S. Long (Nancy), Halifax and Cam R. Cordy (Deena) Lykens; Grandchildren, Carrie Troutman, Kutztown, Jamison Troutman, Florida, Dustin Long (Kristen), Hershey and Edria Cordy, Lykens; One great grandson, Carson Long, Hershey.
  There will be a life celebration at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 22 at the Broad Mountain Winery at 596 Harman Road, Halifax, PA 17032. Her final place of rest will be in Bermuda.
  Memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.
  Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes Inc., Elizabethville handled the arrangements.¹
  

• Father*: Harry Ephraim Witmer¹ b. 3 Jun 1888, d. 17 Oct 1963
• Mother*: Mabel Ruth Knorr¹ b. 21 Oct 1910, d. 4 Jun 1970

Irvin Eugene Long^1,2

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger (#1), Descendants of Peter Klinger (#2)

• Irvin Eugene Long was born on 11 May 1933, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.⁴
• He was the son of John Wilber Long and Mildred May Herman.³
• Irvin Eugene Long married Shirley E. Witmer, daughter of Harry Ephraim Witmer and Mabel Ruth Knorr, on 19 June 1954, Salem Evangelical and Refgormed Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^1,5
• Irvin Eugene Long and Shirley E. Witmer were divorced before 15 November 1960.⁴
• Irvin Eugene Long died on 15 November 1960, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 27, of carbon monoxide poisoning.⁴
• He died on 15 November 1960, Dauphin County, PA, at age 27.⁶
• Newspaper obituary:
  Irvin E. Long
  Funeral services for Irvin E. Long, 27, of 100 Hamilton St., Harrisburg, formerly of Elizabethville, who was found dead Tuesday in his car near Rockville, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Buffington Funeral Home, Elizabethville.
  The Rev. James G. Reed, pastor of the United Church of Christ in Elizabethville, will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville.
  Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.
  Mr. Long was a member of the United Church of Christ, Elizabethville; American Legion Post 27, Harrisburg, and the post Home Association.
  Survivors include a daughter, Jodv Ellen Long, Lykens: his parents, Mrf. amd Mrs. John W. Long, three brothers, Wilmer, Elizabethville; Edward, Lykens, and Larry, Millersburg R.D., and a sister, Mrs. Newton Schaffer, Millersburg.
  Lykens Register, 18 Nov 1960, Fri, Page 5.⁷
  
• He was buried on 19 November 1960, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.^6,4

• Father*: John Wilber Long³ b. 8 Oct 1902, d. 17 Mar 1978
• Mother*: Mildred May Herman³ b. 19 Jan 1906, d. 19 May 1986