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Matthew John Straub^1,2

• Last Edited: 12 May 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Matthew John Straub was born on 4 December 1959, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,3
• He was the son of George Henry Straub Jr. and Dianne F. Kreiser.¹
• Matthew John Straub died on 3 July 1976, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Chester, Delaware County, PA, at age 16.^1,2,3
• He was buried on 5 July 1976, at Friedens Union Cemetery, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Matthew J. Straub
  Matthew J. Straub, 16, son of George and Diane (Kreiser) Straub of 3312 Rosedale Ave., Laureldale, died Saturday at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Chester, of second and third degree burns sustained from burning gasoline.
  Matthew was born Dec. 4, 1959 in Pottsville.
  Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother Kevin, at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kreiser of Hegins; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Straub Sr. of Hyattsville, Md., and aunts and uncles.
  Graveside services were held at the convenience of the family Monday at the United Methodist Cemetery, Hegins. Rev. Samuel Miller, pastor of the United Methodist Church, Hegins, officiated.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 06 Jul 1976, Tue, Page 13.³
  

• Father*: George Henry Straub Jr.¹ b. 12 Jun 1935, d. 24 Dec 2019
• Mother*: Dianne F. Kreiser¹