Gratz Airport – Fatal Crash, April 1947 (5)
In 1947, three accidents involved the Gratz Airport, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Two of the accidents were fatal. The first occurred in April 1947 and involved a young man who […]
William O. Wiest (1882-1950) – Pillow Butcher
WILLIAM O. WIEST William O. Wiest, age 67 years, died at his home in Pillow Monday evening. Mr. Wiest was a son of the late Monroe Wiest and Elizabeth [Lehr] […]
Sarah Ann [Laudenslager] Kratzer (1849-1941)
An undated portrait photograph of Sarah Ann [Laudenslager] Kratzer, born 26 January 1849, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Joseph Laudenslager (1823-1895) and Julianna [Hoffman] Laudenslager (1830-1893). She […]
Adam S. Shiffer (1887-1953) – Well Driller of Pillow
ADAM S. SHIFFER Adam S. Shiffer, age 66 years, died at his home in Pillow Tuesday morning. He had been a resident of that community twenty-nine years. Mr. Shiffer was […]
Jacob E. Boyer (1885-1953) – Tax Collector of Mifflin Township
JACOB E. BOYER Jacob Elias Boyer, age 67 years, died at his home in Mifflin Township Friday. Mr. Boyer was a son of Daniel Boyer and Elizabeth [Lark] Boyer. He […]
Cora [Schlegel] Straup (1870-1951) – Dies From Auto Accident Injuries
Millersburg Lady Fatally Injured Mrs. Cora Straup, 80. Dies in Hospital; Three Others Hurt Mrs. Cora Straup, 80, of Lebo Avenue, Millersburg, was fatally injured in an automobile accident, Sunday […]
Anna M. [Phillips] Williams (1889-1951) – Publisher of Pillow Gazette
Mrs. Anna M. Williams Mrs. Anna Mae Williams, 61, wife of John Albert Williams, of Dalmatia, R.D., died last Friday at 3:15 p.m., in the Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, after an […]
Abraham Rothermel (1864-1950)
An undated snapshot photograph identified as Abraham Rothermel. No location given. This is possibly the Abraham Wiest Rothermel (1864-1950) who lived around Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and who married Ellen […]