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Robert Luther Shaffer¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Luther Shaffer was born on 31 July 1907, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Daniel Morris Shaffer and Sally Kathryn Shott.¹
• Robert Luther Shaffer married Apolonia Latawiec.²
• Robert Luther Shaffer died on 22 March 1997, at age 89.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Robert L Shaffer, Easley
  Robert L. Shaffer, 89, of Countryside Village, formerly of Pickens, died March 22, 1997.
  He retired from the Singer, Co., now Ryobi, in Pickens and was a member of Pickens Presbyterian Church.
  He was the last member of his immediate family.
  Omit flowers. Memorials may be made to Pickens Presbyterian Church, Building Fund, 311 W. Main St., Pickens, S.C. 29671. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday in Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens. Dillard Memorial Funeral Home, Pickens.
  The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina), 23 Mar 1997, Sun, Page 29.³
  
• He was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Pickens, Pickens County, SC.⁴

• Father*: Daniel Morris Shaffer¹ b. 20 May 1871, d. 20 Nov 1954
• Mother*: Sally Kathryn Shott¹ b. 28 Jun 1869, d. 12 Mar 1942

Jonathan Elwood Shaffer¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jonathan Elwood Shaffer was born on 29 June 1910, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Daniel Morris Shaffer and Sally Kathryn Shott.¹
• Jonathan Elwood Shaffer died before 1997.²

• Father*: Daniel Morris Shaffer¹ b. 20 May 1871, d. 20 Nov 1954
• Mother*: Sally Kathryn Shott¹ b. 28 Jun 1869, d. 12 Mar 1942

Norman A. Bendel¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Norman A. Bendel was born on 24 January 1900.²
• He married Helen Marie Shaffer, daughter of Daniel Morris Shaffer and Sally Kathryn Shott, on 14 July 1923, Lutheran Church, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• Norman A. Bendel died on 12 April 1978, Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, PA, at age 78, in a traffic accident. One newspaper reported the incident as follows:
  Route 100 crash fatal to man
  Norman A. Bendel, 78, of Box 81, Orefield R.2, was killed yesterday afternoon when his car rammed the rear of a halted truck-tractor along Route 100, a half-mile south of Pleasant Corners in Heidelberg Township.
  He was pronounced dead at the scene bv Deputy Lehigh County Coroner Dr. George Heintzelman. Death was due to head and internal injuries.
  State police at Fogelsville said Bendel was traveling south on Route 100 when his car rammed the rear of a truck-tractor driven by Alexander McNeil Jr., 60, of Box 4036 Allentown.
  Troopers said McNeil was stopped for a Northwestern School District school bus which was discharging passengers when the accident happened at 3:05 p.m.
  The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania), 13 Apr 1978, Thu, Page 59.³
• He was buried at Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.²

Chester G. Manney¹

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2020

Apolonia Latawiec^1,2

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Apolonia Latawiec was born in 1914.¹
• She married Robert Luther Shaffer, son of Daniel Morris Shaffer and Sally Kathryn Shott.¹
• Apolonia Latawiec died on 15 October 1994, Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, Greenville County, SC.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Apolonia L Shaffer
  PICKENS -- Apolonia Latawiec Shaffer, 79, of 914 Fox Squirrel Ridge Road, died Oct. 15, 1994, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
  She was a homemaker and a member of Pickens Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her husband, Robert L. Shaffer of the home; a brother, Rudolph Latawiec of Toms River, N.J; and a sister, Elinor Gainan of Corpus Christi, Texas.
  Memorial services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Dillard Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, Pickens.
  The family is at the residence.
  The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina), 17 Oct 1994, Mon, Page 8.²
  
• She was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Pickens, Pickens County, SC.³

John Henry Bohner^1,2

• Last Edited: 27 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Henry Bohner was born on 19 April 1882, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,4
• He was the son of William Troutman Bohner and Elizabeth Troutman.^3,4
• John Henry Bohner married Fannie Senora Deppen, daughter of William Henry Deppen and Catherine Wentzel, circa 1901.^1,2
• John Henry Bohner died on 23 September 1940, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 58.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  FORMER COUNTY EMPLOYE DIES
  John H. Bohner, 58, prominent reside of Hebe and for many years a clerk in the county commissioners' office here, died at his home Monday afternoon from a complication after an illness of several months.
  He was born and reared in Jordan Township and spent his entire lifetime in the vicinity of Hebe. He owned a large farm which he worked for some years before accepting a position as highway foreman in his township. He later became a clerk in the commissioners' office, serving for nine years until September of 1932.
  He spent his early years as a school teacher, a profession he followed for more than 20 years in the schools of Jordan Township. In addition he possessed unusual musical talent and gave lessons for many years to a large class of students.
  He was active in affairs of the community and county for many years. In addition he was an active member of the P. O. S. of A. and the Reformed church at Hebe.
  Surviving are his wife Fannie, one son, Boyd, of Hebe; three grandchildren; three brothers, Jacob Bohner, Reading; Charles Bohner, Lykens, and William Bohner, Hebe merchant; two sisters, Mrs. Richard Haas, Cameron, and Mrs. Jennie Deppen, Hebe.
  Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the old Bohner homestead in Hebe and will be continued in St. David's church, Hebe. Rev. Jacob Singer, Reformed pastor, will officiate and will be assisted by Rev. Charles Herman, Urban, and Rev. A. J. Henning, McClure. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 25 Sep 1940, Wed, Page 2.⁵
  
• He was buried on 27 September 1940, at Saint Davids Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^4,3

• Father*: William Troutman Bohner^3,4 b. 12 Dec 1852, d. 16 May 1916
• Mother*: Elizabeth Troutman⁴ b. 2 Oct 1856, d. 23 Jul 1916

William Lester Bohner¹

• Last Edited: 27 May 2021

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

• William Lester Bohner was born on 25 August 1926, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2,3
• He was the son of Boyd A. Bohner and Violet Bertie Leitzel.¹
• William Lester Bohner married Elizabeth Lorraine Troutman, daughter of Roscoe Roy Troutman and Blanche M. Boyer, circa 1941.^4,5
• William Lester Bohner died on 25 May 2021, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 94.³
• Funeral home obituary:
  William L. Bohner
  August 25, 1926 - May 25, 2021
  William L. Bohner, 94, of Hebe, passed away on May 25, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
  He was born in Hebe on August 25, 1926, a son of the late Violet and Boyd Bohner. William graduated from Lower Mahanoy Township High School, Dalmatia. He worked as a farmer, carpenter, rural mail carrier, bus driver, and a basketball referee. He was a member of David's UCC, Hebe. William served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a Radio Communications Operator. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
  William is survived by his daughter, Beverly (Robert) Spatzer; son, Brian (Lisa) Bohner; two grandsons, Jeffrey Spatzer, Tyler Bohner; two granddaughters, Jill Burrows, Alexandria Patrick; two great-grandchildren, Tanner Spatzer, Gavin Burrows; and sister, Donna (Larry) Keeley. He was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Betty Bohner in 2018, sister, Arabelle Troutman, and brother, Dean Bohner.
  Private services will be held at a later date. Interment will take place in the David's Church Cemetery, Hebe.³
  
• He was buried at David's Church Cemetery, Hebe, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Boyd A. Bohner¹ b. 29 May 1903, d. 1970
• Mother*: Violet Bertie Leitzel¹ b. 23 Jun 1903, d. 1967