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Gary Lee Klinger

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Gary Lee Klinger

Birth
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1 Mar 1977 (aged 19)
Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Weishample, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Pottsville Republican, Wednesday, March 2, 1977
Pottsville Republican
Miner Survived By Parents
Gary Lee Klinger, 19, of RD 2 Hegins, died Tuesday as a result of a mine accident in Porter Tunnel of the Kocher Coal Company.
Mr. Klinger was born in Pottsville, March 16, 1957 and was the son and only child of Earl and Betty (Harner) Klinger. He had previously been employed at Starr
Poultry, Valley View. He was a member of Church of Christ in Christian Union, RD Ashland.
Surviving in addition to his parents, are his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Eva Koons,
of Valley View; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Verna Shoffler, RD Hegins; paternal grandfather, Charles Klinger, of Buck Run; paternal step grandfather, Jacob Shoffler, Sr., RD Hegins.
Services will be held Friday morning in Church of Christ in Christian Union Church,
with the Rev John P Clough Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Salem UMC Cemetery,
RD Ashland. The Arthur R Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, has charge.
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Pottsville Republican, Wednesday, March 2, 1977
Pottsville Republican
Miner Survived By Parents
Gary Lee Klinger, 19, of RD 2 Hegins, died Tuesday as a result of a mine accident in Porter Tunnel of the Kocher Coal Company.
Mr. Klinger was born in Pottsville, March 16, 1957 and was the son and only child of Earl and Betty (Harner) Klinger. He had previously been employed at Starr
Poultry, Valley View. He was a member of Church of Christ in Christian Union, RD Ashland.
Surviving in addition to his parents, are his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Eva Koons,
of Valley View; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Verna Shoffler, RD Hegins; paternal grandfather, Charles Klinger, of Buck Run; paternal step grandfather, Jacob Shoffler, Sr., RD Hegins.
Services will be held Friday morning in Church of Christ in Christian Union Church,
with the Rev John P Clough Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Salem UMC Cemetery,
RD Ashland. The Arthur R Buffington Funeral Home, Valley View, has charge.
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Gravesite Details

Died in Porter Tunnel Mine Accident



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