Daniel Albert Martz
M, #16476, b. 18 September 1912, d. 13 October 1997
Last Edited=16 Jun 2019
Daniel Albert Martz was born on 18 September 1912, Northumberland County, PA.1 He married Margaret Alice Klinger, daughter of Jacob Francis Klinger and Grace Susannah Stiely, on 3 April 1965, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3,4 Daniel Albert Martz died on 13 October 1997, Northumberland County, PA, at age 85.4,1
Newspaper obituary:
Daniel A. Martz, 85, Dalmatia
DALMATIA -- Daniel Albert Martz, 85, of Dalmatia died Monday, Oct. 13, 1997, at his home.
He was born Sept. 18, 1912, in Lower Mahanoy Township, a son of the late John and Laura (Wiest) Martz. He married the former Margaret A. (Klinger) Schwalm.
Mr. Martz retired as a construction worker from the Kocher Quarry, York.
He was a member of St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Malta.
A life member of the Dalmatia and Herndon fire companies, he was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 181, Sunbury.
In addition to his wife, surviving are two sons, William of Rauschtown and Fredrick of Bellefonte; one stepson, Leroy Schwalm of Klingerstown; one daughter Evelyn Brockman of Fairbanks, Alaska; two stepdaughters, Elsie Lentz of Herndon and Norma Schwalm of Dalmatia; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren; five step-great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Nelson "Jake" of Beech Cteek; and three sisters, Mildred Strait of Millersburg, Martina Bechtel of Williamsport and Mary Koppenhaver of RR1 Dalmatia.
He was preceded in death by one stepson, Lawrence Schwalm, in 1992.
The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, by the Rev. Michael Smith. Burial will be in St. Luke's Cemetery, Malta. Visitors may call from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Thursday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the Dalmatia Fire Company, Dalmatia. Pa. 17017.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 14 Oct 1997, Tue, Page 15.5
He was buried on 16 October 1997, at St. Mark's Church Cemetery, Malta, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.4,5
Newspaper obituary:
Daniel A. Martz, 85, Dalmatia
DALMATIA -- Daniel Albert Martz, 85, of Dalmatia died Monday, Oct. 13, 1997, at his home.
He was born Sept. 18, 1912, in Lower Mahanoy Township, a son of the late John and Laura (Wiest) Martz. He married the former Margaret A. (Klinger) Schwalm.
Mr. Martz retired as a construction worker from the Kocher Quarry, York.
He was a member of St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Malta.
A life member of the Dalmatia and Herndon fire companies, he was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 181, Sunbury.
In addition to his wife, surviving are two sons, William of Rauschtown and Fredrick of Bellefonte; one stepson, Leroy Schwalm of Klingerstown; one daughter Evelyn Brockman of Fairbanks, Alaska; two stepdaughters, Elsie Lentz of Herndon and Norma Schwalm of Dalmatia; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren; five step-great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Nelson "Jake" of Beech Cteek; and three sisters, Mildred Strait of Millersburg, Martina Bechtel of Williamsport and Mary Koppenhaver of RR1 Dalmatia.
He was preceded in death by one stepson, Lawrence Schwalm, in 1992.
The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, by the Rev. Michael Smith. Burial will be in St. Luke's Cemetery, Malta. Visitors may call from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Thursday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the Dalmatia Fire Company, Dalmatia. Pa. 17017.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 14 Oct 1997, Tue, Page 15.5
He was buried on 16 October 1997, at St. Mark's Church Cemetery, Malta, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.4,5
Children of Daniel Albert Martz
- William J. Martz
- Frederick E. Martz
- Evelyn N. Martz
Citations
- [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
- [S119] Phillip A. Rice and Jean A. Dellock, "Records of Zion Lutheran Church, Lykens, Dauphin Co, PA," Dauphin County Archives, Volume II, (Appollo, PA: Closson Press for Schuylkill Roots, 1996), p. 251. Hereinafter cited as "Zion Lutheran Church, Lykens, Records."
- [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 269. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
- [S249] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 2 (1998): p. 77.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Daniel A. Martz, The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 14 Oct 1997, Tue, Page 15.