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    1. 1895 obituaries Allentown #50
    2. Here are some more obituaries from Allentown Newspaper . Number #50 Sue Jacob Long Saturday, July 13, 1895 Death Notice Long, in this city, July 11, 1895, Jacob Long, aged 66 years, 9 months and 11 days. Funeral from his late residence, No. 143 North Seventh Street on Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock, which the relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend without further notice. Services after burial. St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Ninth and Turner Streets. Burial in Union Cemetery. Charles D. Lorish Thursday, March 28, 1895 Obituary Charles D. Lorish died at Breinigsville of paralysis on Tuesday. He was a tailor by trade. His wife and one son, Morris f., who succeeds his father in business, survive. Funeral on Monday. J. Albert Lutz Tuesday, October 29, 1895 Obituary J. Albert Lutz, son of James Lutz of Steinsville, died on Friday at 3 p.m. of consumption and hemorrhages. Deceased leaves his parents and two brothers, Charles of Reading and George of Normal Square, Carbon County. He was a well-liked and highly esteemed citizen. He made friends wherever he went. Mr. Lutz was a member of Camp No 288, P. O. S. of A. of Steinsville, which will turn out in a body at the funeral on Thursday, October 31. He attained an age of 21 years. Rev. J. N. Bachman will officiate. Gertrude Maier Friday, September 13, 1895 Obituary Mrs. Gertrude Maier, died yesterday morning of a complication of Diseases at the residence of her son-in-law, Henry Schmidtman, No. 317 South Fourth Street. She was the widow of the late Joseph Maier, who died in Philadelphia, eighteen years ago. Deceased was the mother of seven children, who are all dead but one, Mrs. Mary Schmidtman. Deceased came from Philadelphia about four years ago and was ill the greater part of her sojourn here. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning from the home of her son-in-law. Solemn high mass will be held in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, on North Fourth Street. After the services the funeral will proceed to the Lehigh Valley Depot, to take the 10:40 train for Philadelphia. Services will also be held in Philadelphia on Monday morning at 9 o’clock. Interment will take place in the Philadelphia cemetery. Harry J. Mann Friday, October 11, 1895 Column - Deaths elsewhere Harry J. Mann of Doylestown, aged 24 years. Elizabeth Manser Monday, October 28, 1895 Death Notice Manser, In this city, October 26, 1895, Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Manser, nee Graff, aged 23 years, 4 months and 25 days. Funeral services at her husband’s residence, 220 Penn Street, on Monday morning at 10 o’clock to which relatives and friends are respectfully invited without further notice. Burial in West End Cemetery. Milton M. Marcks Monday, April 1, 1895 Obituary Dead in his stable, M. M. Marcks, Burgess of Emaus, stricken with Heart Disease, Milton M. Marcks, Burgess of Emaus, and a well-known merchant of that borough, died suddenly at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon in his stable, which is located a block below his residence on the other side of the street. Mr. Marcks went to the stable as was his custom to look around and see if everything was all right. His young son and a companion discovered Mr. Marcks lying there and they at once summoned Dr. Diller, but when the latter arrived, Mr. Marcks was dead. Death was due to heart failure. Deceased was proprietor of a general store at Fourth and Chestnut Streets. He was married twice. His widow, three sons and two daughters survive. He was about 54 years of age. He moved to Emaus from Shimersville, where he formerly conducted a genteral store, about twenty years ago. He was a genial gentleman and was liked by all who knew him and his death is a blow to his large circle of friends. Edwin Marks Thursday, June 13, 1895 Obituary Edwin Marks, Sherersville, fell from a hay wagon and died. Yesterday, the Morning Call referred the sudden death of Edwin Marks of Sherersville. Mr. MARks was assisting Monroe Schaadt and his son in taking a load of hay to the barn, and took care of the rear brake. He put it on going down two hills, but in applying it at the third hill, he suddenly fell over in the road. Mr. Schaadt and his son hastened to his side and found him dead. Marks had been complaining for some time. He was 53 years of age and leaves a wife and one son. He lived in Charles Rinker’s house at Sherersville. Yesterday morning a Coroner Yost held an inquest and the jury rendered a verdict that death was due to paralysis of the heart. The jury consisted of F. C. H. Schweyer, Mark F. Ruhe, Charles Rinker, William Albright, Horace A. Koons and Clement H. Fink. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning in the Cedarville Church. Rev. Fogel officiating. Jacob L. Marsteller Saturday, March 30, 1895 Obituary Jacob L. Marsteller, died at his home in Seidersville, yesterday morning of pneumonia aged 63 years. Deceased was a native of Upper Saucon township and for many years was foreman at the Friedensville zinc mines. He later was a contractor. He is survived by his wife and these children: James F. Marsteller of Snow Shoe, Centre County, Oliver and Lefanus Marsteller, who lives at home; Mrs. Richard Lesenring of South Bethlehem, and Mrs. Milton H. Blose, of West Bethlehem. He leaves one brother, Charles L. Marsteller of Philadelphia, James I. Marsteller and Robert J. Marsteller of this city, are nephews. Funeral on Monday at 10 a.m. Sarah Mast Saturday, April 27, 1895 Obituary Sarah, wife of William Mast, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Griffith A. Scholl, No 215 Ridge Avenue, aged 81 years, 1 month and 21 days. Death was due to general debility. Last winter she fell down stairs and broke her hip, which helped to hasten her death. Besides Mr. Scholl, two children who live in Philadelphia survive. The family formerly lived in Bethlehem. Death Notice Mast, In this city, April 26, Sarah, wife of William Mast, aged 81 years, 1 month and 21 days. Due notice of funeral Monday. Funeral service at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Griffith Scholl, No 215 Ridge Avenue, on Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock, which the relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend without further notice. Burial private at Union Cemetery, Bethlehem. John Matthias Monday, April 15, 1895 Obituary Coroner Yost was summoned to the poor house on Saturday to hold an inquest on the body of John Matthias, a German, who was killed by falling down the stairs of the Cornwall Hotel, Emaus, while in a druken stupor. He was about 50 years old. Matthias, worked in the ore mines and at various times, acted as hostler with headquarters at Macungie. He was in this country 35 years. His only relative in America was a nephew in New York. Coroner Yost impanneled the following jury, S. A. Kern, Moses Kern, Alfred Weaver, Samuel Weidner, Jonas Held and George Neuweiler as a jury. They found a verdict that John Matthias came to his death accidentally from a fall down stairs at the puplic house of A. W. Hendricks at Emaus, and we exonerate A. W. Hendricks from all responsibilities. John N. McClellan Thursday, February 28, 1895 Obituary John N. McClellan, a well-known and popular young man, died yesterday morning at the home of his mother, No 164 Linden Street, after an illness of a little more than two weeks from inflammation of the bowels. Deceased was a son of Martha and the late John McClellan, and was born at Siegfried’s Bridge in 1870. He learned telegraphing and was opertor for the Central Railroad at Siegfried’s Bridge and Catasauqua. For a time, he was also ticket agent for the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad at Catasauqua. He then entered the freight office of the Terminal road in this city and from there accepted a position in the Lehigh Valley Freight Office, which he held until the time of his last illness. Deceased was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and a communicant of the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his mother and one brother, Robert J. Funeral Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. from the residence of his mother. Death Notice MCClellan, In this city, February 27, 1895, John N., son of Martha A. and the late John McClellan, aged 25 years and 1 month. Funeral services at his late home, the resident of his mother, No 164 Linden Street, on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. which the relatives and friends are respectfully invited without further notice. Interment in the Fairview Cemetery, Catasauqua. Susan McHugh Saturday, August 24, 1895 Death Notice McHugh, In this city, August 23, 1895, Susan, daughter of John T. and Annie McHugh aged 8 months and 15 days. Funeral will take place on Sunday morning at 8 o’clock from the residence of the parents, No. 639 Front Street and will proceed to the depot for the 8:45 a.m. train to Summit Hill, Pa. Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend without further notice. James McKee Thursday, November 7, 1895 Obituary James McKee, a member of the firm of McKee, Fuller and Co., rear and axle manufacturers of Fullerton, died suddenly at his home in Philadelphia Tuesday night from a stroke of apoplexy. He was in the seventy-seventh year of his age. He is survived by five children. Will K. McKee of Catasauqua, Joseph J. McKee of Bethlehem, Llewellyn McKEe of Philadelphia, Mrs. Duncan of Baltimore and a single daughter who lives at home.

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