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Joseph Coleman¹

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2025

Lois M. Hoke¹

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2025

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lois M. Hoke was born on 20 August 1933.¹
• She was the daughter of Albert W. Hoke and Margaret A. Bechtel.¹
• Lois M. Hoke died on 13 August 2025, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 91.¹
• Funeral home obituary:
  Lois M. Lesher
  August 20, 1933 - August 13, 2025
  ELIZABETHVILLE - Lois M. Lesher, 91, of Elizabethville passed away at home on August 13, 2025.
  Lois was born to the late Albert W. and Margaret A. (Bechtel) Hoke. She graduated from Millersburg High School in 1951 after which she met and soon married Robert (Bobby) Lesher. In addition to raising their three daughters (Teresa, Sandra, and Sheila) Bob and Lois co-owned the family business - Robert M. Lesher Meats - providing meat processing services to the Elizabethville area.
  Lois enjoyed cherished times visiting with family, especially the "little ones."
  She was a member of the "Hill Church" (St. John's Lutheran) where she served over 25 years as a Sunday School teacher and youth choir director. Lois also was a Girl Scout leader, a 70-year member of the Order of Amaranth joining the Court in Millersburg and a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose.
  Lois was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Grant Hoke, a sister Betty Checkum, a daughter Sandra (Steve) Stuban LTC Army (Ret.), and a grandson Nick Stuban.
  She is survived by her husband Bob, of 72 years, daughters, Teresa (Mario) Accardo and Sheila (Tony) Shaw, grandchildren Daniel (Liz) Paul, Bryan (Jen) Paul, Sgt USMC (Ret.), Sara Rathgeber Lt Col Air Force Reserve, Robert (Amanda) Rathgeber, great grandchildren Colin and Kinsley Paul and Ronan and Russel Rathgeber. Additionally, Lois is survived by her sisters Mary Martz and Helen (John) Wenchell, brother Karl (Marge) Hoke, and many nieces and nephews.
  There will be a time of visitation with the family on Friday, August 22, 2025 from 10:30-11:30 AM at St. John's Lutheran "Hill" Church. A memorial service will begin at 11:30 AM with burial to follow at the church cemetery. Luncheon will be provided thereafter.
  In lieu of flowers, Lois can be honored by donations to the Music Program at St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg.
  Arrangements are being cared for by the staff of Minnich Funeral. We are honored to serve this family at our Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville location. To sign the guestbook go to www.minnichfuneral.com.¹
  

• Father*: Albert W. Hoke¹ b. 15 Apr 1904, d. 18 Mar 1978
• Mother*: Margaret A. Bechtel¹ b. 5 Apr 1908, d. 8 Oct 1990

Adam Howard Chubb¹

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2025

• Adam Howard Chubb married Elizabeth Snyder.¹

Elizabeth Snyder¹

• Last Edited: 22 Aug 2025

• Elizabeth Snyder married Adam Howard Chubb.¹

Violet Irene Harper¹

• Last Edited: 24 Aug 2025

• Relationship: 3rd great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Violet Irene Harper was born on 23 December 1908, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1,3,4
• She was the daughter of Edward Augustus Harper and Cora Louise Nace.¹
• Violet Irene Harper married Clair Harrison Matter on 3 July 1928, Steuben County, NY.^5,6
• Violet Irene Harper died on 6 January 1943, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 34. Violet died as a result of injuries resulting from a fall from a ladder while working at the Middletown Air Depot.^2,1
• Newspaper obituary:
  Halifax Woman Dies As Result Of Fall From Ladder
  Injuries received when she fell from a ladder while at work at the Middletown Air Depot Tuesday caused the death of Mrs. Violet L. Matter, 34, of Halifax, in a Harrisburg hospital Wednesday. She landed on her head when she fell from a 12-foot ladder to the concrete floor and suffered a compound fracture of the skull and a fracture of the right forearm.
  Mrs. Matter is survived by her husband, Clair Matter, Halifax; one son, David Matter, at home: three daughters, Marjorie, Florence and Betty, all at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harper, Millersburg: two sisters, Mrs. Harold Koppenhaver, Millersburg, and Mrs. John Schaeffer, Sunbury, and three brothers, Russell, Joseph and Albert Harper, Millersburg.
  Funeral services will be from the Riegel funeral home, Millersburg, Sunday at 2 p. m. in charge of Rev. Kratzer of the Millersburg Pilgrim Holiness Church. Burial will be made in the Halifax cemetery.
  The Daily Item, January 7, 1943, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried on 10 January 1943, at Hailfax United Methodist Church Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1

• Father*: Edward Augustus Harper¹ b. 19 Mar 1889, d. 18 Jan 1973
• Mother*: Cora Louise Nace¹ b. 15 Jul 1890, d. 19 Jan 1953