Louis J. Hepler (1919-1942)
Valley View Man Loses Life in Crash of Army Plane Sergeant Louis J. Hepler, 22, was one of nine soldiers killed in the crash of an Army bombing plane, near […]
Harry McCall (1903-1939)
LYKENS POLICE CHIEF STRUCK BY CAR; DIES TUESDAY Harry McCall, age 32 years, Lykens Chief of Police, was fatally injured when hit by an automobile at Grand Avenue and Fifth […]
Emanuel Bixler (1858-1938)
EMANUEL BIXLER BURIED MONDAY Emanuel Bixler, a life long and respected resident of Hegins Township, died at his late home early last Thursday morning [26 May 1938] from a lingering […]
Harry E. Pike (1871-1933)
HALIFAX MAN ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET MONDAY The body of Harry Pike, 61, of Halifax, was found in a chicken house on the property of Guy L. Heckert, tombstone manufacturer […]
Rev. John Nicholas Hemping (1778-1855)
Rev. John Nicholas Hemping – Lutheran Minister of the Lykens Valley Rev. John Nicholas Hemping was pastor of the Lykens Valley Parish from 1812-1850. This parish included Stone Valley, Mahanoy […]
Samuel H. Knisely (1867-1941)
Death Claims S. H. Knisely, Prominent Resident Samuel H. Knisely, age 73 years, 11 month and 12 days, well known resident of town [Elizabethville], died in the University of Pennsylvania […]
Three Children Killed in Axe Murder in Lykens, 1932
THREE CHILD AXE VICTIMS BURIED SATURDAY Three child victims, hacked to death last Wednesday [12 July 1932] in their home at Lykens, by an apparently drink-crazed father were buried in […]
Mary [Dolan] Budd (1866-1941)
MRS. MARY BUDD Mrs. Mary Budd, 78, a resident of Williamstown for many years, died in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, Monday morning following an illness of two weeks. Mrs. […]