Death & Funeral of Frank Reiner

Posted By Norman Gasbarro on December 26, 2019

A brick in the path leading to the Tower City Veterans’ Memorial at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, recognizes the Civil War service of Frank Reiner (1842-1920). There is also an engraved metal plate on the memorial itself recognizing his Civil War service:

During the war, Frank Reiner, who is also found in the records as Franklin H. Reiner, served in Company A of the 194th Pennsylvania Infantry as a Private.

There was brief mention of his death, which occurred on 19 May 1920, in both the Pottsville Republican and the West Schuylkill Herald, 21st and 22nd May 1930:

Frank Reiner, an aged Civil War veteran, died at the Soldiers’ Home, Erie. His remains have been shopped to Tower City, his former home, for burial.

The funeral was reported in the West Schuylkill Herald of 20 May 1920:

FUNERAL OF FRANK REINER

The remains of Franklin Reiner, aged 78 Years, a well known civil war veteran, who died May 19 at the soldier’s home at Erie, were brought to the home of his son Morgan Reiner at Tower City.

The funeral took place Monday morning, interment being made in the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery at Orwin.

The deceased had been a resident of Clarks Valley and Tower City for more than 40 years and was well known. His widow and several sons and daughters survive.

Civil War Blog