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Notable Births & Deaths for Klingerstown ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Klingerstown. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

  • Albert J. 'Ali Baba' Babartsky
  • Gary S. Becker
    • Nobel Prize winning economist, author. He was born in Pottsville (PA) on December 2, 1930 (a Tueday) and died in Chicago (IL) on May 3, 2014 (a Saturday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
    • Pottsville is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gary S. Becker<1>
  • Walter Allen 'Heavy' Blair
  • Edward D. 'Eddie' Burke
  • Stanley Anthony 'Stan' Coveleski
  • Samuel Byrem 'Red' Crane
  • John 'Johnny Dio' Dioguardi
  • Michael 'Mickey' Doolin
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Ashland (PA) on May 7, 1880 (a Friday) and died in Orlando (FL) on November 1, 1951 (a Thursday) at the age of 71.
    • Ashland is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael 'Mickey' Doolin<1>
  • Jimmy Dorsey
    • Full name: James Francis Dorsey
    • Big band leader, musician, actor. He was born in Shenandoah (PA) on February 29, 1904 (a Monday) (which is Leap Day) and died in Fairfield (CT) on June 12, 1957 (a Wednesday) at the age of 53.
    • Shenandoah is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jimmy Dorsey<1>
  • Tommy Dorsey
    • Full name: Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr.
    • Big band leader, musician. He was born in Shenandoah (PA) on November 19, 1905 (a Sunday) and died in Greenwich (CT) on November 26, 1956 (a Monday) at the age of 51. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Shenandoah is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Tommy Dorsey<1>
  • Charles F. 'Charlie' Householder
    • 1884/04/20:1884/09/18. He was born in Harrisburg (PA) on August 21, 1855 (a Tueday) and died in Harrisburg (PA) on December 26, 1908 (a Saturday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Harrisburg Cemetery (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania).
    • Harrisburg is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Klingerstown.
    • Harrisburg is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles F. 'Charlie' Householder<1>
  • Nancy Kulp
    • Full name: Nancy Jane Kulp
    • Actress, comedienne. She was born in Harrisburg (PA) on August 28, 1921 (a Sunday) and died in Palm Desert (CA) on February 3, 1991 (a Sunday) at the age of 69.
    • Harrisburg is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nancy Kulp<1>
  • Arthur Gray 'Art' McCoy
    • 1889/07/06:1889/07/09. He was born in Danville (PA) on July 15, 1864 (a Friday) and died in Danville (PA) on March 22, 1904 (a Tueday) at the age of 39. He is buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery (Montour County, Pennsylvania).
    • Danville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Klingerstown.
    • Danville is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Arthur Gray 'Art' McCoy<1>
  • William Harrison 'Billy' Myers
  • John Henry O'Hara
  • Carl Scheib
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Gratz (PA) on January 1, 1927 (a Saturday) and died in San Antonio (TX) on March 24, 2018 (a Saturday) at the age of 91. He is buried at St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania).
    • Gratz is located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Carl Scheib<1>
  • John Franklin 'Silent John' Titus
    • Major League Baseball. He was born in Saint Clair (PA) on February 21, 1876 (a Monday) and died in Saint Clair (PA) on January 8, 1943 (a Friday) at the age of 66.
    • Saint Clair is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east of Klingerstown.
    • Saint Clair is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east of Klingerstown.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Franklin 'Silent John' Titus<1>
  • Harry James Westerman
  • Lewis De Witt 'Snake' Wiltse

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Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.









 

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