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Alfred Franklin Savidge¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Alfred Franklin Savidge was born on 25 April 1930, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• He was the son of Frank F. Savidge and Florence Lavina Carl.¹
• Alfred Franklin Savidge married Martha A. Antonelli.³
• Alfred Franklin Savidge died on 29 September 2011, West Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 81.²
• Funeral home obituary:
  Alfred F. Savidge 1930-2011
  Alfred F. Savidge, 81, of The Highlands at Wyomissing, died September 29, 2011 in Reading Hospital.
  He was the husband of Martha A. (Antonelli) Savidge.
  Born in Spring Glen, he was the son of the late Frank and Florence (Carl) Savidge.
  He was a Army veteran of the Korean War.
  Graveside Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Gethsemane Cemetery. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements. www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.⁴
  
• He was buried at Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale, Berks County, PA.²

• Father*: Frank F. Savidge¹ b. 30 Sep 1905, d. 14 Jun 1988
• Mother*: Florence Lavina Carl¹ b. 24 Jan 1912, d. 25 Jun 1996

Martha A. Antonelli¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Martha A. Antonelli was born in 1921, Reading, Berks County, PA.^1,2
• She married Alfred Franklin Savidge, son of Frank F. Savidge and Florence Lavina Carl.¹
• Martha A. Antonelli died on 6 January 2012, Highlands Skilled Nursing, Berks County, PA.^1,2
• Funeral home obituary:
  Martha A. Savidge
  1921 - 2012
  Martha A. (Antonelli) Savidge, 90, formerly of Temple, died January 6, 2012, in Highlands Skilled Nursing.
  Her husband, Alfred F. Savidge, died September 29, 2011.
  Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Emidio and Olga (Tomassini) Antonelli.
  She was a 1939 graduate of St. Paul’s High School and attended Albright College and McCann’s Business School.
  Martha was employed as the secretary to the President for NGK Metals, Muhlenberg Township, retiring in 1979.
  She was a member of Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church, Hyde Park.
  There were seven surviving nieces and nephews.
  She was predeceased by three sisters, Anna Cinelli, Aurora Martorella, Bertha Marrongelle, and one brother, Matthew Antonelli.
  Memorial Mass will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of St. George at Gethsemane Cemetery. Burial will be in adjoining cemetery. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.²
  

John Miller¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2023

• John Miller was born on 13 May 1841, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.³
• He was the son of Jacob Miller and Lydia Bohner.²
• John Miller married Lovina Schmeltz, daughter of Andreas Schmeltz and Catherine Haag.¹
• John Miller died on 22 January 1929, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 87.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  JOHN MILLER
  John Miller, age, 87 years, months, died at his home in Lykens Township, several miles east of Gratz, Tuesday evening, January 22nd. Mr. Miller had been ill for several weeks.
  He had lived in Lykens Township his entire life and was a retired farmer. He was born in Lykens Township April 1841 and his wife preceded him in death a number of years ago.
  He is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Catharine Willier, Gratz; Mrs. Harry Williams, Valley View; Mrs. Charles Hartman, Lykens Township; a step-sister, Mrs. Thomas Batdorf, Tower City, and one son, Irvin Miller of Spring Glen. Mr. Miller was a member of the Lutheran Church.
  Funeral services will be held from his late home Saturday morning January 26 at 10 a. m. with further services to be held in Klinger's Church in Lykens Township and interment made in the adjoining Cemetery. Rev. Daniel I. Sultzbaugh pastor of the Valley View Lutheran Church will officiate.
  Elizabethville Echo, January 24, 1929, Page 4.⁴
  
• He was buried on 26 January 1929, at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

• Father*: Jacob Miller²
• Mother*: Lydia Bohner²

Lovina Schmeltz¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2023

• Lovina Schmeltz was born on 5 September 1840.⁴
• She was the daughter of Andreas Schmeltz and Catherine Haag.^2,3
• Lovina Schmeltz was baptized on 31 January 1841, Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.³
• She married John Miller, son of Jacob Miller and Lydia Bohner.¹
• Lovina Schmeltz died on 13 December 1905, Dauphin County, PA, at age 65.⁴
• Newspaper funeral notice:
  Mrs. John Miller was buried on Sunday. Interment took place in the Klinger's church cemetery. Rev. Klick officiated. There was not room enough in the church for all the people attending the funeral.
  Miners Journal (Pottsville, PA), December 21, 1905, Page 3.⁵
  
• She was buried at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Andreas Schmeltz^2,3 b. 24 Nov 1797, d. 23 May 1871
• Mother*: Catherine Haag^2,3 b. 4 Sep 1802, d. 20 Feb 1889

Daniel Blyler¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2023

• Daniel Blyler was born on 16 January 1854, Hegins, Schuylkill County, PA.³
• He was the son of John Blyler and Sarah Borgert.²
• Daniel Blyler married Catherine Holdeman circa 1876.^1,4
• Daniel Blyler died on 12 February 1933, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 79.³
• He was buried on 16 February 1933, at Church of God Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.⁵

• Father*: John Blyler² b. 12 Feb 1824, d. 1 Jan 1914
• Mother*: Sarah Borgert b. 15 May 1833, d. 2 Nov 1915

Catherine Holdeman¹

• Last Edited: 14 May 2023

• Catherine Holdeman is also referred to as Katie in some sources.
• She was born on 17 January 1851.²
• She married Daniel Blyler, son of John Blyler and Sarah Borgert, circa 1876.^1,3
• Catherine Holdeman died on 8 October 1921, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 70.^2,4
• She was buried on 12 October 1921, at Church of God Cemetery, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.^2,4

Walter W. Harner¹

• Last Edited: 16 May 2023

• Walter W. Harner was born on 20 May 1925, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Fred D. Harner and Leona Kuhns.¹
• Walter W. Harner married Janet M. Bixler, daughter of William A. Bixler and Dorothy A. Miller, on 29 August 1947, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.²
• Walter W. Harner died on 13 July 1983, Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 58.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Harner Rites
  Services for Walter W. Harner, 58, of 1035 E. Grand Tower City, who died Wednesday in Pottsville Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Buffington Funeral Home, Valley The Rev Jonathan Terry III, Christ United Methodist Church, Tower City, will officiate. Interment will be in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Valley View. There will be no calling hours this evening.
  Mr. Harner was born in Valley View, May 20, 1925, a son of the late Fred and Leona Koons Harner.
  He was a retired construction worker. Mr. Harner served with the Army during World War II. He was a member of Lykens American Legion Post, and Tower City and Sheridan Fire companies.
  Surviving are two daughters, Barbara, wife of Gary Laudenslager, Carlisle, and Debra, wife of Warren Eyler, Mechanicsburg a son, Richard, Enola 11 grandchildren; three brothers, Arlen, and Wilmer, both of Tower City, and Marlin, Lykens three sisters, Eleanor, wife of Joseph Bound, Pottsville, Ethel Oxenrider, Tower City, and Lillian, of Richard Peterson, Landing, N.J; also Betty Davis, Tower City.
  Pottsville Republican, July 15, 1983, Page 2.¹
  

• Father*: Fred D. Harner¹
• Mother*: Leona Kuhns¹

Janet M. Bixler¹

• Last Edited: 16 May 2023

• Janet M. Bixler was born on 5 November 1930.^1,2
• She was the daughter of William A. Bixler and Dorothy A. Miller.¹
• Janet M. Bixler married Walter W. Harner, son of Fred D. Harner and Leona Kuhns, on 29 August 1947, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• Janet M. Bixler married Jacob Keffer.²
• Janet M. Bixler died on 14 February 2022, at age 91.²
• She was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: William A. Bixler¹
• Mother*: Dorothy A. Miller¹

Henry Adam Fulkroad¹

• Last Edited: 16 May 2023

• Henry Adam Fulkroad was born in 1905.¹
• He married Ida May Bonawitz.¹
• Henry Adam Fulkroad died in 1970.¹

Ida May Bonawitz¹

• Last Edited: 16 May 2023

• Ida May Bonawitz was born in 1911.¹
• She married Henry Adam Fulkroad.¹
• Ida May Bonawitz died in 1999.¹