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Owen Muth¹

• Last Edited: 14 Apr 2021

George O. Hartz¹

• Last Edited: 14 Apr 2021

• George O. Hartz married Anna Adams.¹

Anna Adams¹

• Last Edited: 14 Apr 2021

• Anna Adams married George O. Hartz.¹

Mose Bush¹

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

• Mose Bush married Celia Kessler.¹

Celia Kessler^1,2

• Last Edited: 8 Jun 2022

• Celia Kessler married Mose Bush.¹

Ann Louise Hartz¹

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ann Louise Hartz was born on 9 January 1929, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Walter Levi Hartz and Alice Alverta Strohecker.¹
• Ann Louise Hartz died on 24 November 1985, Lititz, Lancaster County, PA, at age 56.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ann H. LaClair, 56, Art Teacher
  Ann H. LaClair, 56, a school teacher, died at home at 12:45 a.m. Sunday after a seven-month illness.
  She was an art teacher and certified reading specialist in the Conestoga Valley School District.
  A resident of the Lancaster area for the past 16 years, she lived at 34 Pinewood Ave., Lititz, and was the wife of John F. LaClair Jr.
  She was a member of Lititz Moravian Church, where she belonged to the Christian education committee.
  Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of Walter L. Hartz, Lititz, and the late Alice Strohecker Hartz.
  Surviving in addition to her husband and father are three children, Reid A., Baltimore; Beth L., wife of Kevin P. Clarkson, Wilmington, Del., and Burke E., at home, and a sister, Susan R, wife of Joseph Donches, Manheim R2.
  Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 25 Nov 1985, Mon, Page 4.²
  

• Father*: Walter Levi Hartz¹ b. 7 Aug 1906, d. 16 Aug 2002
• Mother*: Alice Alverta Strohecker¹ b. 17 Sep 1907, d. 27 Jun 1985

G. Richard Hartz¹

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• G. Richard Hartz was born on 14 June 1931.¹
• He was the son of Walter Levi Hartz and Alice Alverta Strohecker.¹
• G. Richard Hartz married Joan Yost Gilbert, daughter of Frederick G. Gilbert and Elizabeth Yost.²
• G. Richard Hartz died on 3 November 1984, at age 53.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Dr. G. Richard Hartz
  Dr. G. Richard Hartz, 53, of 541 E. Woods Drive, Lititz, died unexpectedly at his residence at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 1984.
  He was the husband of Joan Gilbert Hartz. Born in Lebanon, he was a son of Walter and Alice Strohecker Hartz, Lititz.
  Hartz practiced his obstetrics and gynecology specialty in Lancaster for the past 25 years with Dr. David E. Wiley. He was graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He attended Lebanon Valley College and was graduated from Lebanon High School in 1949. He was a past president of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is a past president of the staff of the Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital and was presently the chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, Pennsylvania Osteopathic Association and the Lancaster County Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons.
  He was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church.
  He bred and trained Labrador retrievers and was a hunter and gentleman farmer.
  In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by sons Douglas R. and David G. Hartz, both at home; and sisters, Ann, wife of John LaClair, Lititz; and Susan, wife of Joseph Donches, Mt. Joy.
  Sunday-The Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), 04 Nov 1984, Sun, Page 37.³
  
• He was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.²

• Father*: Walter Levi Hartz¹ b. 7 Aug 1906, d. 16 Aug 2002
• Mother*: Alice Alverta Strohecker¹ b. 17 Sep 1907, d. 27 Jun 1985

Joan Yost Gilbert¹

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Joan Yost Gilbert was born on 25 January 1931, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Frederick G. Gilbert and Elizabeth Yost.¹
• Joan Yost Gilbert married G. Richard Hartz, son of Walter Levi Hartz and Alice Alverta Strohecker.¹
• Joan Yost Gilbert died on 21 March 2016, Lititz, Lancaster County, PA, at age 85.¹
• She was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA.¹

• Father*: Frederick G. Gilbert¹
• Mother*: Elizabeth Yost¹

Frederick G. Gilbert¹

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

• Frederick G. Gilbert married Elizabeth Yost.¹

Elizabeth Yost¹

• Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

• Elizabeth Yost married Frederick G. Gilbert.¹

Anna May Welker¹

• Last Edited: 16 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Anna May Welker was born on 1 February 1935, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Harry Eston Welker and Elvirdia Irene Kissinger.¹
• Anna May Welker died on 23 February 1935, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• She was buried on 25 February 1935, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetry, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2

• Father*: Harry Eston Welker¹ b. 29 Apr 1895, d. 1 Mar 1940
• Mother*: Elvirdia Irene Kissinger¹ b. 21 Aug 1902, d. 18 Mar 1976

Helen Arlene Welker¹

• Last Edited: 16 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Helen Arlene Welker was born on 5 June 1922, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Eston Welker and Elvirdia Irene Kissinger.¹
• Helen Arlene Welker died on 20 April 2013, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.¹

• Father*: Harry Eston Welker¹ b. 29 Apr 1895, d. 1 Mar 1940
• Mother*: Elvirdia Irene Kissinger¹ b. 21 Aug 1902, d. 18 Mar 1976

Lester Ray Welker¹

• Last Edited: 13 Sep 2022

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

• Lester Ray Welker was born on 29 June 1925, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Harry Eston Welker and Elvirdia Irene Kissinger.¹
• Lester Ray Welker married Betty Lila Bixler, daughter of George Washington Bixler and Minnie E. Rothermel, on 1 January 1949.²
• Lester Ray Welker died on 25 April 1998, Dauphin County, PA, at age 72.^1,3
• Newspaper obituary:
  LYKENS -- Lester Ray Welker, 72, of 402 Luxemberg Road died Saturday at home.
  He was a retired farmer and carpenter; an Army veteran of World War II; and a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, VFW Post 2385 and Gratz Fire Company.
  Surviving are his wife, Betty Lila Bixler Welker; three sons, Dennis of Logan, Utah, Douglas of Gratz and David of Leck Kill; a daughter, Alice Troutman of Montoursville; a brother, Clarence of Gratz; three sisters, Helen Yergo of Elizabethville, Arlayne Kobel of Gratz and Hannah Klinger of Harrisburg; and seven grandchildren.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow. Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery.
  Viewing will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
  Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Preferred Choice Inc., 4811 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg 17109, or to the American Cancer Society, 1500 N. Second St., Harrisburg 17102.
  Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA), April 26, 1998.⁴
  
• He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.⁵

• Father*: Harry Eston Welker¹ b. 29 Apr 1895, d. 1 Mar 1940
• Mother*: Elvirdia Irene Kissinger¹ b. 21 Aug 1902, d. 18 Mar 1976

Arlayne M. Welker¹

• Last Edited: 16 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Arlayne M. Welker was born on 17 August 1930, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Harry Eston Welker and Elvirdia Irene Kissinger.¹
• Arlayne M. Welker married Francis E. Kobel.¹
• Arlayne M. Welker died on 4 April 2021, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.¹

• Father*: Harry Eston Welker¹ b. 29 Apr 1895, d. 1 Mar 1940
• Mother*: Elvirdia Irene Kissinger¹ b. 21 Aug 1902, d. 18 Mar 1976

Francis E. Kobel¹

• Last Edited: 16 Nov 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Francis E. Kobel married Arlayne M. Welker, daughter of Harry Eston Welker and Elvirdia Irene Kissinger.¹
• Francis E. Kobel died before 4 April 2021.¹