On 8 April 1904, the Lykens Standard reported the death of a former Lykens area resident, Joseph Louden, who had served with the 76th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, as a Private and Corporal from 24 October 1861 through 28 November 1864. The obituary indicated that the name of the deceased was “Joshua Louden” and the […]
DANIEL HARMAN LYKENS, 13 May 1904 — Daniel Harman of Lykens Township, died of cancer of the stomach on the 4th inst. and was buried at Hoffman’s Church on the 7th, aged 6 years, 8 months and 5 days. The deceased was born in Jordan Township, Northumberland County, and was left fatherless in infancy. At […]
DEATHS AND FUNERALS CAPTAIN RICHARD BUDD LYKENS, 22 January 1904.— The great, well-known, patriotic, generous Capt. Richard Budd of Williamstown, passed away at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, after a lingering illness. About two years and a-half ago he suffered a fracture of the right ankle from which he never recovered, and this, together with the death […]
DIED LYKENS, 18 December 1903. — John Henry Spangler, an old and highly respected resident of this place, died at his home on North Second Street, Friday last at 5 o’clock a.m., of gastritis, aged 63 years, 8 months and 24 days. Deceased was born at Palmyra, Lebanon County, and came to this place in […]
William Irving was one of Lykens elderly and respected citizens. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1841 and came to Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, in 1874 and entered the bottling business in which he engaged until 1874 when he entered the hotel business. He conducted the Valley House which was located at Main and […]
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