Columbia County PA Archives Obituaries.....Misc. obituaries mostly 1856-85 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie Perry gwyllian53@gmail.com ************************************************ Deaths - random extracts of some deaths from Columbia County, PA newspapers. Columbia Democrat, September 10, 1842 Died - At Espy town on September 2, Mrs. Rachel KRESSLER, wife of Mr. John Kressler, a daughter of Alexander Emmett, in the 21st year of her age. Vol. V1, No. 20, page 3. Star of the North, January 4, 1856 Died - SOLT, Margaret, 61years, 5 months and 18 days died in Berwick on the 12th inst. [This doesn't add up - 'inst' means 'the current month' but publication date is only the 4th - probably died December 12, 1855.] Star of the North, April 2, 1856 Died - RUPERT, Charles R. son of A.M. & Martha E., aged 11 months, died on the 27th inst. in Bloomsburg. [This doesn't add up - 'inst' means 'the current month' but publication date is only the 2th - probably died March 27.] Star of the North, April 2, 1856 Died - KNORR, Mrs. Margaret, 78 years 1 month and 23 days, died in Centre Township on March 22. Star of the North, April 9, 1856 Died - Caroline ELLIS, daughter of Michael and Sarah Brobst died on March 11, aged 31 years, 3 months and 11 days in Catawissa. Star of the North, Wednesday, September 17, 1856 Died - Israel W. RUPERT, son of William & Clara W. aged 3 years, 2 months and 3 days in Bloomsburg on September 10. Star of the North, Wednesday, May 13, 1857 Died - In Berwick on Friday morning May 8, Chester B. son of Jacob W. & Harriet DEITERICH, aged 2 years, 4 months and 10 days. Star of the North, Wednesday, May 27, 1857 Died - In Berwick on May 18, Mrs. Harriet DIETERICH, wife of Capt. Jacob W. Dieterich, aged about 35 years. Star of the North, Wednesday, May 27, 1857 Died - In Fishingcreek township on April 27, Samuel - and also on the 1st inst., Daniel, infant sons of Peter and Catharine PEALER, aged 1 month and 20 days. Star of the North, Wednesday, October 28, 1857 Died - In Bloomsburg on Friday, October 23, Mr. John McBRIDE, aged about 58 years. Star of the North, Wednesday, November 25, 1857 Died - In Hemlock Township on last Saturday [Nov. 21], Mrs. DEITRICK, wife of John B. Detrick Jr., aged about 25 years. Star of the North, December 23, 1857 Died - In White Hall, of inflammation of the brain, a child of Andrew and Araminda CRAWFORD, aged about 8 months. Star of the North, Wednesday, February 24, 1858 Died - In Bloomsburg, February 20th 1858 Catharine wife of Jacob EYERLY, Esq. Aged 62 years, 6 months and 23 days. Star of the North, Wednesday, March 10, 1858 Died - On February 18, in Briarcreek township, Clark, son of Emmor DIETERICK, aged 2 years, 3 months and 15 days. Star of the North, Wednesday, March 17, 1858 Died - In Belvidiere, Boone Co., Illinois, on February 24, Mr. Benjamin DIETERICK, second son of John Dieterich, Esq of this county, aged 40 years, 5 months, 23 days. Star of the North, Wednesday, March 31, 1858 Died - Clemuel G. RICKETTS, aged about 65 years, in Orangeville on Monday last. Star of the North, Wednesday, July 7, 1858 Died - In Wellsborough, PA, on June 24, Elizabeth wife of William McKELVY of Bloomsburg in the 57th year of her age. Star of the North, Wednesday, July 21, 1858 Died - in Berwick on July 3, George K. son of David and Rachel SNYDER, 1 month 17 days. Star of the North, Wednesday, July 21, 1858 Died - In Centre Township on Friday the 9th of July, Mr. John WORKHEISER, aged about 65 years. Star of the North, Wednesday, July 21, 1858 Died - In Fishingcreek on Friday of last week, Mr. Ira PEALER about 18 years. Star of the North, Wednesday, July 21, 1858 Died - In this place (Bloomsburg) on Monday, July 12, Mrs. Charity CREVELING, aged about 84 years. Star of the North, Wednesday, November 17, 1858 Died - On November 6, Mrs. Sarah DEITRICH, wife of Joseph Deiterich of Fishing Township, Columbia Co., aged (5)3 years, 5 months and 18 days. Star of the North, Wednesday, December 29, 1858 Died - In Espytown, on Friday, December 24, Mr. Lemuel KRESSLER, aged 25 years, 5 months and 2 days, died Ňof influenza when inflammation of the stomach and bowels ensued which resulted in death.Ó He was buried in the German Reform graveyard. He was a member of the Masonic order. Bloomsburg Journal, Friday, August 28, 1874 Died - Anna the daughter of Theodore F. and Fannie M. CONNER of Lime Ridge, aged 1 year and 8 months, died at the residence of her grandparents in Briar Creek Township on the 31st of Cholera Infantum. [This doesn't add up - publication date precedes death - probably died July 31.] Bloomsburg Journal, Friday, September 11, 1874 Died - HARTMAN, Lavina wife of William M. aged 41 years, 11 months and 21days, died on September 4, after illness of 2 hours in Buck Horn. Bloomsburg Journal, Friday, October 2, 1874 Died - PADON, Mrs. Julia died on the evening of September 25, aged 70 years and 6 months, in Orangeville. Bloomsburg Journal, July 6, 1881 Died - We are called upon to announce the death of James WOLF from smallpox. He was buried in the Reformed & Lutheran graveyard at a late hour Sunday night. Bloomsburg Journal, July 6, 1881 Died - A young man named John JONES of this place was buried in the Reformed & Lutheran graveyard by one of the companies on Sunday afternoon. Deceased was quite young and died of consumption. Republican or Bloomsburg Journal (unsure of which publication) - December 26, 1884 Died - HALL, John, aged 75 years 6 months and 24 days died on December 15, 1884 in Orange. Republican - January 16, 1885 Mr. Jackson KNORR of Centre Township had a leg broken last week, buried his wife 2 weeks ago. Republican - January 23, 1885 Died - APPLEMAN, Hattie (Miss) daughter of William of Hemlock Township age 25 years died of consumption on Saturday a.m. last after much suffering. Interred at Rosemont on Monday. Democratic Sentinel on April 17, 1885 Died - A daughter of George KRESSLER was buried in Rosemont Cemetery on Sunday last, aged 30 yrs - sick but a short time - leaves brother - her sister dying some time ago. Democratic Sentinel, Friday, October 2, 1885 Died - Della MANN, who was working at Esq. Little's, while milking a cow, several weeks ago, was kicked on the face. She died on Monday last of lockjaw. She was 22 years 4 months and 28 days old.