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Freeman L. Metzger¹

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Freeman L. Metzger was born in 1902.¹
• He married Flossie Viola Strohecker, daughter of William Pierce Strohecker and Sarah Eva Bohner.¹
• Freeman L. Metzger died on 2 June 1956, South Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA.¹
• He was buried at Green Lawn Memorial Park, Montgomery, Lycoming County, PA.¹

Jesiah Knorr¹

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

• Jesiah Knorr is also referred to as Jesias in some sources.
• He married Catharine Starr.¹

Catharine Starr^1,2

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

• Catharine Starr married Jesiah Knorr.¹

Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker¹

• Last Edited: 11 Oct 2020

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

• Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker was born on 20 March 1894, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of William Pierce Strohecker and Sarah Eva Bohner.¹
• Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker married Ira Rebuck, son of Jacob W. Rebuck and Susan Shaffer.²
• Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker died on 21 February 1983, at age 88.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Bertha V. Rebuck
  Bertha V. Rebuck, 88, died Monday in Leader Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Sunbury.
  She was born in Klingerstown, a daughter of the late William and Sally Bonner Strohecker.
  She was a former resident of Chestnut Tower, Sunbury, and was a member of Assembly of God Church, Sunbury.
  Surviving are her husband, Ira; a daughter, Betty M. Snyder, Dornsife ; three sons, Guy L., Sunbury, the Rev. Ira Jr., New Bethlehem, and William P., Northumberland; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; a sister, Jennie Knorr, Sunbury.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, Sunbury. Interment will be in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 23 Feb 1983, Wed, Page 2.³
  

• Father*: William Pierce Strohecker¹ b. 31 Jul 1866, d. 31 Mar 1947
• Mother*: Sarah Eva Bohner¹ b. 11 Oct 1868, d. 13 Jan 1958

Lewis M. Knorr¹

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 2023

• Lewis M. Knorr was born on 18 October 1861, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Nathan Knorr and Annetta Mayer.^2,3
• Lewis M. Knorr married Mary Melinda Beisel, daughter of Daniel Beisel and Abbie Hornberger.⁴
• Lewis M. Knorr died on 25 November 1906, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 45.^5,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Lewis Knorr of Rough-and-Ready, father of Mrs. Howard Matter of this place, died Monday of dropsy after an illness of only two days.
  The Standard (Lykens, PA), November 30, 1906, Page 1.⁶
  
• He was buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rough and Ready, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: Nathan Knorr² b. 24 Mar 1839, d. 5 Apr 1906
• Mother*: Annetta Mayer³ b. 15 Jul 1839, d. 11 Apr 1903

Betty M. Rebuck¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Betty M. Rebuck was born on 20 September 1920, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• She was the daughter of Ira Rebuck and Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker.¹
• Betty M. Rebuck married Almond Herbert Snyder, son of William Henry Snyder and Lillie Frances Brosius, on 24 December 1938, PA.^4,3
• Betty M. Rebuck married Steve Keleman.²
• Betty M. Rebuck died on 20 January 2015, Dornsife, Northumberland County, PA, at age 94.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Betty M. Snyder, 94, Dornsife
  DORNSIFE -- Betty M. Snyder, 94, of Dornsife, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at her residence.
  She was born Sept. 20, 1920, in Pillow, a daughter of the late Ira and Bertha (Strohecker) Rebuck. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Almond Snyder and Steve Keleman.
  Betty was employed as a proofreader for a newspaper in Princeton, N.J.
  She was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
  Betty and her late husband, Almond Snyder traveled extensively throughout the United States. She also enjoyed camping and attending antique tractor pulls.
  She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald H. and Janie Snyder, of Dornsife; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
  She was preceded in death by three brothers, Ira, Guy and William.
  A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m.
  Interment will be in the Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
  In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to make donations in Betty's memory to the Visiting Nurses Association, 21 W. Independence St., Shamokin, PA 17872.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 21 Jan 2015, Wed, Page A8.²
  
• She was buried on 24 January 2015, at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Ira Rebuck¹ b. 22 May 1891, d. 11 May 1991
• Mother*: Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker¹ b. 20 Mar 1894, d. 21 Feb 1983

Almond Herbert Snyder^1,2

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Almond Herbert Snyder was born on 3 June 1917, Greenbrier, Northumberland County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of William Henry Snyder and Lillie Frances Brosius.¹
• Almond Herbert Snyder married Betty M. Rebuck, daughter of Ira Rebuck and Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker, on 24 December 1938, PA.^3,1
• Almond Herbert Snyder died on 30 July 1996, Susquehanna Lutheran Village Nursing Home, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.^3,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Almond H. Snyder, 79, RR Dornsife
  DORNSIFE -- Almond H. Snyder, of RR Dornsife, died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, 1996, at the Susquehanna Lutheran Village Nursing Home, Millersburg.
  He was born June 3, 1917, in Green Brier, a son of the late William and Lizzie (Brosious) Snyder. On Dec 24, 1938, he married the former Betty Rebuck.
  Mr. Snyder was a retired contractor from New Jersey.
  He was of the Protestant faith.
  Mr. Snyder was an avid hunter and deep sea fisherman.
  In addition to his wife, surviving are one son, Ronald H. of Herndon; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Emory of Elizabethville; and one sister, Eleanor Rebuck of Rebuck.
  He was preceded in death by four brothers, Edward, Leon, Norman and Wilson; and five sisters, Elona Roth, Lucetta Bordner, Sadie Klinger, Minnie Zeiders and Katie Oxenrider.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 ajn. Saturday at the Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St, Sunbury, by the Rev. John Ritchey. Burial will be in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington,
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 31 Jul 1996, Wed, Page 19.³
  
• He was buried on 4 August 1996, at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: William Henry Snyder¹ b. 5 May 1869, d. 9 Apr 1954
• Mother*: Lillie Frances Brosius¹ b. 23 May 1877, d. 14 Aug 1945

Guy L. Rebuck¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Guy L. Rebuck was born on 3 August 1922, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.²
• He was the son of Ira Rebuck and Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker.¹
• Guy L. Rebuck married Mabel E. Michael, daughter of Francis Michael and Ellen Dreibelbis, in 1942.^3,2
• Guy L. Rebuck died on 13 January 1992, Northumberland County, PA, at age 69.^2,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Guy L. Rebuck
  Guy L. Rebuck, 69, of RD3 Sunbury, died Monday morning at his home.
  Born in Lykens, Aug. 3, 1922, he was a son of the late Ira and Bertha Strohecker Rebuck.
  He was an Army veteran of World War II.
  He was a retired carpenter.
  He was a member of First Assembly of God Church, Sunbury, and AARP.
  His wife, the former Mabel Michael died in 1990.
  Surviving are three sons, Terry L. and Richard D., both of Sunbury, and Timothy P., RD3 Sunbury; a daughter, Judy A. Besek, Sunbury; a sister, Betty M. Snyder, Dornsife; two brothers, the Rev. Ira Jr., in Florida, and William P., Northumberland; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, Northumberland. The Rev. Jerre Conley will officiate. Interment will be in Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Dalmatia.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 15 Jan 1992, Wed, Page 3.²
  
• He was buried on 18 January 1992, at Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Ira Rebuck¹ b. 22 May 1891, d. 11 May 1991
• Mother*: Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker¹ b. 20 Mar 1894, d. 21 Feb 1983

Rev. Ira J. Rebuck Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Rev. Ira J. Rebuck Jr. was born on 18 September 1925, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Ira Rebuck and Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker.¹
• Rev. Ira J. Rebuck Jr. married Geraldine A. Kratzer, daughter of Clair Kratzer and Mary Maurer, on 4 October 1947.³
• Rev. Ira J. Rebuck Jr. died on 6 August 1999, Terra Haute, IN, at age 73.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ira J. Rebuck Jr., 73, Punxsutawney
  PUNXSUTAWNEY -- The Rev. Ira J. Rebuck Jr., 73, of 100 Hill St., died Friday morning, Aug. 6, 1999, in Terre Haute, Ind., in an automobile accident while on vacation with his wife who was also killed.
  He was born Sept. 18, 1925, in Sunbury, a son of the late Ira and Bertha (Stroehecker) Rebuck Sr. He married the former Geraldine A. Kratzer Oct. 4, 1947.
  He graduated from Herndon High School. He was a graduate of Eastern Bible Institute, Greenlane.
  Mr. Rebuck served in the Navy during World War II aboard the USS Mt. Olympus in the Asiatic and Pacific campaigns. He participated in the liberation of the Philippines.
  He was an ordained minister in the Pennsylvania and Delaware Assembly of God Church for 46 years. Mr. Rebuck pioneered churches in Lamberville, New Brunswick and Remington, N.J.. He pastored churches in Fleetwood, Sunbury, and Punxsutawney, Pa. He was also an evangelist for several years. Most recently, he pioneered the New Beginning Church, Punxsutawney, a non-denominational church.
  Mr. Rebuck was a sectional commander for the Royal Rangers, a boys organization in the Assembly of God Church.
  Surviving are 10 children, Craig, Dennis, and Kevin, of Punxsutawney, Ken, of Chicago, Steve, of Lakeland, Fla., Denise Halcom, of Bethalto, Ill., David, of Myerstown, Mary Keiffer of Lititz, Sue Cluck of Scottdale, and Kathie Carr of Portland, ME; 35 grandchildren; and one sister, Betty Snyder Keleman, of Dornsife.
  He was preceded in death by two j brothers, William and Guy.
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
  The private burial will be in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
  The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 09 Aug 1999, Mon, Page 9.²
  
• He was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Ira Rebuck¹ b. 22 May 1891, d. 11 May 1991
• Mother*: Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker¹ b. 20 Mar 1894, d. 21 Feb 1983

William P. Rebuck¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• William P. Rebuck was born on 20 December 1926, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Ira Rebuck and Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker.¹
• William P. Rebuck died on 11 July 1998, Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, Union County, PA, at age 71.^2,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  William P. Rebuck, services for firefighter Wednesday
  NORTHUMBERLAND -- William P. Rebuck, 71, of 252 Duke St., died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 1998, at Evangelical Community Hospital.
  Born Dec. 20, 1926, in Sunbury, he was a son of the late Ira and Bertha (Strohecker) Rebuck. In 1950, he married the former Phyllis Grove.
  Mr. Rebuck was formerly employed as a firefighter, truck driver, and self-employed carpenter.
  He was a member of Trinity Wesleyan Church, Sunbury.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters; four grandchildren; one brother; and one sister.
  He was preceded in death by one brother.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 309 Water St., Northumberland, by the Rev. David Pickett. Burial will be in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
  Visitors may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Evangelical Home Health Services, 1 Hospital Drive, Lewisburg, Pa. 17837, or to a charity of the donors choice.
  The Danville News (Danville, Pennsylvania), 13 Jul 1998, Mon, Page 3.²
  
• He was buried on 14 July 1998, at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Ira Rebuck¹ b. 22 May 1891, d. 11 May 1991
• Mother*: Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker¹ b. 20 Mar 1894, d. 21 Feb 1983

Steve Keleman¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Steve Keleman married Betty M. Rebuck, daughter of Ira Rebuck and Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker.¹
• Steve Keleman died before 20 January 2015.¹

Geraldine A. Kratzer¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Geraldine A. Kratzer was born on 3 October 1927, Jackson Township, Snyder County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Clair Kratzer and Mary Maurer.¹
• Geraldine A. Kratzer married Rev. Ira J. Rebuck Jr., son of Ira Rebuck and Bertha Kate Vestia Strohecker, on 4 October 1947.¹
• Geraldine A. Kratzer died on 6 August 1999, Terra Haute, IN, at age 71.¹
• She was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.¹

• Father*: Clair Kratzer¹
• Mother*: Mary Maurer¹

Clair Kratzer¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Clair Kratzer married Mary Maurer.¹

Mary Maurer¹

• Last Edited: 12 Oct 2020

• Mary Maurer married Clair Kratzer.¹