Brief articles that appeared in Harrisburg newspapers on March 8, 1915, and the Lykens Standard, told of the sudden death of Cornelius Fralick, a 64 year old Millersburg resident and retired hotel operator, while he was having his breakfast at the Hotel Koppenhaver at the central square in Millersburg.
DROPPED DEAD IN HOTEL
Millersburg Citizen Died Suddenly While Conversing With Friends
Millersburg, March 8 [1915] — While speaking to a number of friends in the Hotel Koppenhaver late Saturday night, Cornelius Fralick, 64 years of age, a retired hotel man, fell to the floor and died almost instantly.
Mr. Fralick was well known here, having conducted a hotel in the borough twenty years ago. Since his retirement he had won quite a reputation as a fisherman. He is survived by a widow, one son and one daughter.
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DIED AT HOTEL TABLE
Cornelius W. Fralick Stricken in Millersburg Dining Room
Special to the Telegraph
Millersburg, Pennsylvania, March 8 [1915] — Cornelius W. Fralick died suddenly of heart failure while sitting at the table eating his morning meal at the Hotel Koppenhaver on Saturday. He was apparently in his usual health when the fatal attack occurred. He is survived by a son, John D. Fralick, of Harrisburg and a married daughter living in Philadelphia, also two brothers, Alfred Fralick, of Luzerne, and Frank Fralick, of this place, and two sisters, Miss Sue Fralick and Mrs. Sarah Noll, of Moore Street, Millersburg. The funeral will take place from Mrs. Noll’s home on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Tahoe Tribe of Red Men will have charge of the funeral. He was 64 years old.
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Cornelius Fralick, 64 years old, a retired hotel man of Millersburg, while talking with friends in the Hotel Koppenhaver Saturday night, fell to the floor and died almost instantly of heart failure. He is survived by his widow, a son and a daughter.
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