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David Allen Leach¹

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• David Allen Leach was born on 26 December 1944, Gowen City, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He was the son of Alvin Leach and Ada E. Reader.¹
• David Allen Leach died on 19 November 2002, RR1 Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA, at age 57.²
• Newspaper obituary:
  David A. Leach Sr., 57, RR11 Dalmatia
  DALMATIA -- David Allen Leach Sr., 57, of RR1 Dalmatia died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002, at his home.
  He was born Dec. 26, 1944, in Gowen City, the son of the late Alvin and Edna (Reeder) Leach.
  Mr. Leach was employed as a mechanic by Sunbury Motor Co.
  Surviving are one son, David A. Leach Jr. of RR Herndon; one daughter, Melisa Hunsberger of RR3 Sunbury; one brother, John Leach of Shamokin; four sisters, Sara Leach of Elysburg, Mary Erdman of Rebuck, Linda Schieb of Louisiana and Ann Brosius of RR1 Dalmatia RR Shamokin; and three grandchildren.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 this morning at St. Paul's United Church of Christ at Urban, RR Herndon, by the Rev. David Walthour. Burial will be in Leck Kill Cemetery.
  Contributions may be made to SUN Home Hospice, 61 Duke Northumberland, PA 17857.
  Funeral arrangements were by the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Market and Chestnut streets, Pillow.
  The Daily Item, November 22, 2002, Page 19.²
  

• Father*: Alvin Leach¹ b. 6 Nov 1911, d. 20 Feb 1958
• Mother*: Ada E. Reader b. 29 Mar 1913, d. 14 Feb 1998

Alvin Leach¹

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2023

• Alvin Leach was born on 6 November 1911, Gowen City, Northumberland County, PA.²
• He married Ada E. Reader on 28 January 1934.^3,4
• Alvin Leach died on 20 February 1958, Shamokin State Hospital, Coal Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 46.^2,5
• Newspaper obituary:
  Shamokin R.D. 2 Resident Expires
  Alvin Leach, 46, Shamokin R. D. 2, died yesterdav in Shamokin Hospital after an illness of more, than a year. Mr. Leach was hospitalized since Sunday.
  A son of the late Elmer and -Sarah E. Weikel Leach, the late Gowen City man was born November 6. 1911, in Gowen City. He was employed as a miner at the Locust Gap Colliery.
  Surviving are the widow, the former Ada Reader, to wnom Mr. Leach was married Januarv 28, 1934; six children, Mrs. Harold Alvord, Harrisburg, and Sarah, John, David. Mary and Linda, at home: a brother, Balford, Shamokin, and one grandchild.
  Funeral Services will be held Monday morning at 11:00 in Farrow Funeral Home, Sixth and Chestnut Street.
  Rev. Thomas Rissinger, pastor of Gowen City Reformed Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Reformed Church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday evening, from to 7:00 to 9:00, and Monday morning until time of services.
  Shamokin News-Dispatch, February 21, 1958, Page 2.⁴
  
• He was buried on 24 February 1958, at Reformed Cemetery, Gowen City, Northumberland County, PA.²

Jacob Hoffman¹

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Jacob Hoffman was born on 24 February 1841.¹
• He was the son of George Hoffman and Lydia Klinger.¹
• Jacob Hoffman died on 16 February 1845, at age 3.¹
• He was buried at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹

• Father*: George Hoffman¹ b. 19 Aug 1813, d. 4 Nov 1890
• Mother*: Lydia Klinger¹ b. 18 Jul 1813, d. 2 Oct 1858

Rebecca Hoffman¹

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Rebecca Hoffman was born on 5 February 1839.²
• She was the daughter of George Hoffman and Lydia Klinger.¹
• Rebecca Hoffman died on 10 October 1858, at age 19.²
• She was buried at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.²

• Father*: George Hoffman¹ b. 19 Aug 1813, d. 4 Nov 1890
• Mother*: Lydia Klinger¹ b. 18 Jul 1813, d. 2 Oct 1858

Hannah Coleman¹

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Hannah Coleman was born on 29 June 1842.^2,3,4
• She was the daughter of Johann Peter Coleman and Elizabeth Artz.^2,1
• Some sources record that Hannah Coleman was born on 29 June 1843.⁵
• She was baptized on 3 August 1843, St Paul's (Artz's) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She married John Hoffman, son of George Hoffman and Lydia Klinger.¹
• Hannah Coleman died on 31 March 1906, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 63.²
• She was buried on 3 April 1906, at Union Cemetery, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,5,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Hannah Hoffman, aged 73 years, 7 months and 1 day, died at the home of her daughter, residing at Bear Valley, on Saturday. She was a daughter of the late Peter Coleman. The funeral took place Tuesday morning, interment being made in Artz cemetery, Sacramento.
  West Schuylkill Herald, April 6, 1906, Page 4.⁶
  

• Father*: Johann Peter Coleman² b. 25 Jul 1799, d. 26 Aug 1855
• Mother*: Elizabeth Artz^2,1 b. 18 Aug 1799, d. 11 May 1866

Elizabeth Coleman¹

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Elizabeth Coleman was born on 12 January 1839, Fearnot, Schuylkill County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Solomon Coleman and Susannah Strong.¹
• Elizabeth Coleman married Daniel E. Hoffman, son of George Hoffman and Lydia Klinger.¹
• Elizabeth Coleman died on 31 October 1927, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  ELIZABETH HOFFMAN
  Elizabeth Hoffman, aged 88 years, 9 months and 18 days, died at her home in Fearnot Sunday at 5 after an illness of three weeks from complications due to old age.
  Mrs. Hoffman was the daughter or Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Coleman and was born in Fearnot. At Mahantongo she was united in marriage to Daniel E. Hoffman who preceeded her death. Suriving are one son Charles Hoffman of Fearnot; one grandchild, three great-grandchildre and one great-great-grandchild.
  The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at two o'clock services being in charge of the Rev. H. M. Mentzer and burial was in Fearnot cemetery.
  The Standard (Lykens, PA), November 4, 1927, Page 1.²
  

• Father*: Solomon Coleman¹ b. 16 Jan 1812, d. 16 Dec 1879
• Mother*: Susannah Strong¹ b. 15 Dec 1811, d. 27 Mar 1889

Fern Marie Violet Shade¹

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2023

• Fern Marie Violet Shade was born on 11 August 1926, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Palmer Luther Shade and Florence Marie Klock.²
• Fern Marie Violet Shade married Marlin William Erdman Sr., son of Herman W. Erdman and Jennie E. Mattern, on 28 August 1948, Urban, Northumberland County, PA.^1,3,4
• Fern Marie Violet Shade died on 18 April 1981, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 54.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Fern M. Erdman
  HALIFAX -- Mrs. Fern M. Erdman, 54, of Halifax RD3, died Saturday in the Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg.
  She was an employee of Blue Shield, Camp Hill, and was a member of Valleys United Church of Christ and American Legion Auxiliary, Millersburg.
  Surviving are her husband, Marlin a son, Marlin W. Jr. of Gratz, three daughters, Mrs. Cheryl Talhelm of Halifax, Mrs.
  Ramona Miller of Halifax RD3 and Mrs. Yvonne Cooper of Lykens; a brother, William Shade of Gratz; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Wetzel of Millersburg RD and Mrs. Edna Messner of Lykens; and five grandchildren.
  The funeral will be conducted Wednesday in her church.
  The Daily Item, April 20, 1981, Page 9.⁵
  
• She was buried at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.¹

• Father*: Palmer Luther Shade b. 18 Jan 1894, d. 4 Jun 1944
• Mother*: Florence Marie Klock² b. 22 Mar 1904, d. 11 Mar 1947

Guy C. Rutter¹

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2023

• Guy C. Rutter married Helen M. Zimmerman.¹

Helen M. Zimmerman¹

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2023

• Helen M. Zimmerman married Guy C. Rutter.¹

Daniel W. Dreibelbis¹

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2023

• Daniel W. Dreibelbis married Mabel I. Sweigard.²