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     Irene May Erdman died on 3 August 1936.¹ She was born on 3 August 1936.¹ She was the daughter of Walter W. Erdman and Clara M. Polan.¹ Irene May Erdman was buried at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.¹

     John Polan married Clara Lenig.¹

     Clara Lenig married John Polan.¹

     David Schlegel Klock was born on 30 March 1847, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.² He married Louisa Daniel in 1875.^1,3 David Schlegel Klock died on 27 November 1929, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 82.¹ He was buried at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.²

     Louisa Daniel is also referred to as Louisa Daniels in some sources.² She was born on 12 December 1855, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4 She married David Schlegel Klock in 1875.^1,5 Louisa Daniel died on 4 July 1923, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA, at age 67.⁶ She was buried at Stone Valley Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.⁶

     Samuel D. Zartman married Elizabeth Ann Rebuck.¹

     Elizabeth Ann Rebuck married Samuel D. Zartman.¹

     John F. Barnhart married Agnes Witmer.¹

     Agnes Witmer married John F. Barnhart.¹

     Jacob Henry Smeltz was born on 18 December 1878, Washington Township, Northumberland County, PA.² He married Minnie Sarah Keifer, daughter of Peter Keifer and Hannah Latsha.¹ Jacob Henry Smeltz died on 23 July 1961, Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 82.^2,3
Newspaper obituary:
Jacob H. Smeltz
Sunbury R.D.3 Resident Expires
Jacob H. Smeltz, 82, a native of Washington Township, died in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Lenig, Lower Augusta Township, Sunbury R. D. 3, following a lingering illness.
Born in Washington Township December 18, 1878, Mr. Smeltz was a son of the late Jacob, and Barbara (Hoffa) Smeltz. He was engaged in farming for many years until his retirement several years ago. His wife, the former Minnie Keefer, preceded him in death.
Surviving are three sons and four daughters, Clarence, Walla Walla, Wash; Wilson, Fisher's Ferry, Lloyd, Herndon R. D; Mrs. Ida Matter, Millersburg R. D; Mrs. Cora Lenig, Sunbury R. D. 3; Mrs. Mabel Zartman, Dornsife R. D., and Mrs. Meda Gottshall, Shamokin R. D.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 in the Reformed Church, Red Cross Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Rev. J. M. Singer, Herndon, will officiate. Friends may call at the Rothermel Funeral Home, Herndon, this evening and at the Red Cross church from noon tomorrow until time of the service.
Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 25 Jul 1961, Tue, Page 3.²

     Minnie Sarah Keifer was born on 24 January 1882, Northumberland County, PA.³ She was the daughter of Peter Keifer and Hannah Latsha.² Minnie Sarah Keifer married Jacob Henry Smeltz.¹ Minnie Sarah Keifer died on 29 May 1938, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA, at age 56.³
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Minnie Smeltz, 56, Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Minnie Sarah Smeltz, 56, wife of Jacob Smeltz, Red Cross, died at 10 p. m. Sunday from a complication of ailments after an illness of several years.
Surviving are her husband and nine children Kenneth, Leck Kill; Mrs. Ida Mottern, Trevotron; Mrs. Charles Lenig, Sunbury, R. D. 1; Mrs. Mable Zartman, Dornsife; Andrew, Wilson Leroy, Richard, all of Red Cross; Mrs. Meda [G]ottshall Mechanicsburg, eleven grandchildren, and two brothers and three sisters.
Services will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday in the Red Cross Reformed Church. Rev. Elias Noll, pastor, will officiate and burial will be made in the Red Cross cemetery.
The Daily Item (Sunbury, Pennsylvania), 31 May 1938, Tue, Page 2.⁴
She was buried at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.³

     Harry L. Clark married Flossie J. Snyder.¹ Harry L. Clark was born on 28 May 1907.² He died on 16 February 1975, at age 67.²

     Flossie J. Snyder married Harry L. Clark.¹ Flossie J. Snyder was born on 3 May 1909.² She died on 18 October 1988, at age 79.²

     Sonja Idella Zartman was born on 19 December 1946.^3,4 She was the daughter of Jay Frederick Zartman and Amanda Pauline Michael.¹ Sonja Idella Zartman died on 6 October 1973, Shamokin State General Hospital, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA, at age 26.^1,3,4
Newspaper obituary:
Sonja I. Zartman
HERNDON -- The funeral service for Sonja Idella Zartman, 26, of Herndon will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Rothermel Funeral Home, Herndon.
Miss Zartman died Sunday morning in the Shamokin State General Hospital where she had been a patient for four days.
The Rev. Glenn B. Keidel Jr. will officiate at the service. Burial will be made in the Red Cross Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Miss Zartman was crippled since birth and was never able to walk. She spent much of her life in various hospitals including the State Hospital for Crippled Children in Elizabethtown. Death was attributed to a collapsed kidney.
She was born Dec. 19, 1946. the daughter of Fred and Pauline Zartman, who survive.
Miss Zartman was a member of the Lutheran Church at Red Cross. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Kermit Witmer of Dalmatia; a brother, Dean Zartman of 316 Race St.. Sunbury; and nieces and nephews.
The Daily Item, October 9, 1973, Page 8.⁴
She was buried at Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, PA.^3,4

     Lucille S. Boyer was born on 2 March 1942, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.² She was the daughter of John H. Boyer and Gladys Elsie Smith.² Lucille S. Boyer married Dean F. Zartman, son of Jay Frederick Zartman and Amanda Pauline Michael, on 25 June 1960, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA.^1,3 Lucille S. Boyer and Dean F. Zartman were divorced in February 1986 Northumberland County, PA.⁴ Lucille S. Boyer died on 9 March 2017, Nottingham Village, Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA, at age 75.²
Funeral home obituary:
Lucille S. Zartman, 75, of Sunbury, PA passed away on March 9, 2017 at Nottingham Village, Northumberland, PA. She was born in Sunbury on March 2, 1942 the daughter of John and Elsie Gladys (Smith) Boyer.
Lucille attended local schools receiving her GED. She married Dean F. Zartman, Sr. Lucille’s favorite thing to do was cook, it was her career and she loved to cook for her loving family. She was a foster grandmother. She loved her pet dog “Sassy.”
Lucille is survived by her sons Dean F. and wife Tina Zartman of Centralia, KS, Jay and wife Taffi Zartman of Sunbury, grandchildren Dawn and husband Christopher Blewett, Karee Zartman, Evelyn Johnston and Grace Johnston, sisters Betty and Lydia Boyer both of Northumberland, brother Ralph Boyer of Tamaqua, sister-in-law Crissie Boyer of Northumberland, nieces and nephews: Steven Boyer, Juanita Boyer, Col. Jeffrey Boyer, James Boyer, Deb Tipler, Colin Boyer, Glenn Boyer and Chris Boyer.
Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, brothers George and John Boyer and nephew Michael.
Friends and family may visit at the David T. Zweier Funeral Home, Inc. 157 Chestnut St. Sunbury, PA. on Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11 am. Interment is at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, PA.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the SPCA of Danville, the Degenstein Library of Sunbury or the Priestley Library of Northumberland. Condolences may be made at davidzweierfuneralhome.com.²
She was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.²

     William J. Rambo married Minnie C. Hendrichs.¹

     Minnie C. Hendrichs married William J. Rambo.¹

     Harvey H. Seiders married Amanda Rutherford.¹

     Amanda Rutherford married Harvey H. Seiders.¹