Carbon County PA Obituaries, Death Notices and Death Records
Sadie Hartranft
Submitted by Jean Grant
Jacob Horn
Taken from the Reading Eagle dated December 27, 1899
Contributed by Vicki Hartman
Jacob Horn, at Mauch Chunk, aged 83 years, leaving 4 childen. Deceased was for many years foreman of the Lehigh Navigation Company's coal chutes.
Jonah Markley
Newspaper: Mauck Chunk Daily Times, Feb 2, 1886
Submitted by a Friend of Free Genealogy
Obit: The subject of this brief sketch was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in or about the year 1802, of humble, but very respectable parentage. When but a lad of thirteen years he engaged himself at Philadelphia, with Dr. Thomas, a well known physician of his day, who resided and did a flourishing business near Third and Callowhill Sts. After serving faithfully with his employer for a number of years he came to Carbon county and lived for some time near Lehigh Gap, where he learned the weavers trade, with a man named Peter Brown. He soon after married and settled down in Franklin township, Carbon county, where he engaged in farming and resided there at the time of his death. He was a brother-in-law of Dr. Humphrey, of Cherryville, a well known physician of Northampton County,who during the late war was United States Examining surgeon and occupied an office at Easton at the time of the draft. Mr. Markley was one of the first constables elected in Carbon county shortly after its organization, and this brought him into the notice at the Courts of our county at an early day. After the retiring of William Holly, court crier, of Mauch Chunk, many years ago, Mr. Markley was appointed in his stead and since that time through rain and shine, and winter and summer, Mr. Markley was always in his accustomed place and with that manner so peculiarly his own, opened and closed the Sessions of the Court, and calling out for good order and quiteness during its continuance. He was good natured and kind hearted to a fault, ever polite, simple mannered and always obliging. His parting prayer "God Save the Commonwealth and the Honorable Court" with his pleasant face and quaint old fashioned form will be remembered as long as this county endures. He leaves a wife, a daughter of Geroge Walck, who with four sons, Stephen, Thomas, Tilghman, and Benjamin; and two daughters, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Dreisbach to mourn his loss. He seemed to be in the best of health and spirits at the closing of our Court, January 23rd, 1886. He died suddenly on Monday morning, about 9 o'clock at his home in FranklinTownship of heart disease. The funeral will take place on Friday at 9:20 a.m., burial from the Big Creek church.
Luther J Minnich
Newspaper: Morning Call
Submitters Name: Rhynier B Minnich
Obit: Luther J. Jack Minnich, 92, of Slatington died Saturday January 15, 2011 at Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehab Center. He was the husband of the late Lois (Remaly) Minnich who died in July 2009. Born in Cherryville, he was the son of the late Walter O. and Lucy (Newhard) Minnich. Jack worked as an analyst for the former New Jersey Zinc Company for 40 years. He served in the US Army during WWII, and was recipient of two Bronze Stars. An active member of the community, Jacks memberships included Life member and Past Commander of the American Legion Post 16, Slatington, Past President of Home Association # 16, Past President of Memorial Day Committee, Past President of Slatington Drum and Bugle Corps # 16, Past Lehigh County Commander, and 14th District Commander, Past State Chairman of Keystone Boys State. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge # 440 F & AM, Lehigh Consistory, Loyal Order of the Moose #1375, Slatington, VFW Post #7213 Walnutport, BPO Elks # 1283 Lehighton, life member Slatington Skeet Club, and Fire Co. # 1 Slatington. He was a member of St. Johns UCC, Slatington. Survivors: Nieces and nephews. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Union Cemetery, RT 873 Slatington. No Calling hours. Arrangements Harding Funeral Home, 25-27 N. Second Street, Slatington. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, can be made to the Masonic Lodge # 440 Building Fund c/o the funeral home.
Published in Morning Call on January 17, 2011
John Speckner
Chester Times (Chester, Pennsylvania) April 26, 1882
State Telegrams
John Speckner of Mauch Chunk who drank two ounces of laudanum last Saturday after beating his wife so badly as to endanger her life, died today from the effects of the poison.
James Sweeney
Pneumonia Victims’ Bodies Sent Away Recall Time Militia Was Here
Friday and Saturday El Pasoans witnessed more military funeral moving through the streets that for two years, since the season in which the national guard troops were camped in the district. Almost all the organizations at and around Fort Bliss had details conducting bodies to the union passenger station. Dirges by the bands were heard at all hours and the firing squads at the station, giving the last salutes, wee frequently heard. Two captains and a lieutenant were among the dead.
Shipped Away Saturday
The following bodies of soldiers who died here of pneumonia, were shipped Saturday by Peak Undertaking company to eastern points:
Pvt. James Sweeney, company B, 9th engineers, to Lansford, Pa.
[Source: El Paso Herald, El Paso, Texas, October 12, 1918 - Contributed by Dale Donlon]
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