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Lykens – Woman Dies After Hike to Love Rock, 1925

According to an obituary that appeared in the Lykens Standard, May 8, 1925, Stella Richardson of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died five weeks after she hiked to Love Rock – from a chill she got while on that hike.

CHILL PROVED FATAL TO LYKENS LADY

Mrs. John Richardson (nee Stella Fegley), of 653 South Street, died at her home Friday morning of last week at 3:45, after an illness of five weeks, due to a chill which was caused by walking to “Love Rock.”  Becoming overheated in the climb to the rock Mrs. Richardson with others rested and took a chill, becoming alarmingly ill that evening.  Her condition grew worse from the start and about a week before her death hopes were entertained for her recovery.  While all medical attention possible was given, yet she became weaker, expiring at the above stated time.

She was a resident of Lykens all her life, and on October 17, 1901, was married to John Richardson who survives with three children, Harry Richardson, Mildred McCammon (Mrs. Thomas McCammon) and Miss Mabel Richardson, all at home;  also her aged mother, and the following brothers and sisters; Sadie Reigle (Mrs. Charles Reigle), of town; Hattie Snyder (Mrs. Sam Snyder), Katie Thomas (Mrs. Ray Thomas), and James Fegley of Wiconisco; Emma Freeburn (Mrs. Charles Freeburn), of Harrisburg; George Fegley of Highspire; and Eva Offinger (Mrs. Howard Offinger) of Hillside, New Jersey.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon, services being conducted at her home by the Rev. Charles Slinghoff, former pastor of the Christ Reformed Church, now of Richland, after which burial was made in the P. O. S. of A. Cemetery.

Those from a distance who attended the funeral were:  Mrs. Mable Richardson, Williamstown; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freeburn of Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs. William Richardson of Shamokin; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Offinger and children Howard Offinger and Helen Offinger of Hillside, New Jersey.

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