Mrs. Josephine Rebecca Hollar, aged 40 years, wife of Courtney Hollar, died at her home, 120 North Penn Street, at 2 o'clock Friday morning, following a few hours illness. She had been ill several months ago, but apparently was much better and attended to her work in her home and her outside duties as usual, until 6 o'clock Thursday evening, when she complained of a headache. Death was attributed to chronic Brights' disease.
Mrs. Hollar was a daughter of the late George F. Beidel and Emma Geneva Beidel, and was a native and lifelong resident of Shippensburg. She was a graduate of the Shippensburg High School, class of 1911, a member of the Methodist church, Hazel lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, and served as pianist for the order for several years. She was a young woman who had many friends in the community to whom her sudden death came as a great shock.
The survivors are her husband, one son Courtney Jr., one brother, Harold Beidel, of town; threes sisters, Mrs. Guy Hargleraod, South Prince Street; Mrs. William Glass, North Penn Street, and Mrs. Robert Doney, of Millersburg; also her aged grandfather, C.W. Beidel of Walnut Bottom.
Funeral services were held in the Methodist Episcopal Church, East King Street Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. W. A. Graham, pastor of the church officiated at the service. Burial was mad in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The News Chronicle
Shippensburg, PA
Tuesday, August 29, 1933
Mrs. Josephine Rebecca Hollar, aged 40 years, wife of Courtney Hollar, died at her home, 120 North Penn Street, at 2 o'clock Friday morning, following a few hours illness. She had been ill several months ago, but apparently was much better and attended to her work in her home and her outside duties as usual, until 6 o'clock Thursday evening, when she complained of a headache. Death was attributed to chronic Brights' disease.
Mrs. Hollar was a daughter of the late George F. Beidel and Emma Geneva Beidel, and was a native and lifelong resident of Shippensburg. She was a graduate of the Shippensburg High School, class of 1911, a member of the Methodist church, Hazel lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, and served as pianist for the order for several years. She was a young woman who had many friends in the community to whom her sudden death came as a great shock.
The survivors are her husband, one son Courtney Jr., one brother, Harold Beidel, of town; threes sisters, Mrs. Guy Hargleraod, South Prince Street; Mrs. William Glass, North Penn Street, and Mrs. Robert Doney, of Millersburg; also her aged grandfather, C.W. Beidel of Walnut Bottom.
Funeral services were held in the Methodist Episcopal Church, East King Street Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. W. A. Graham, pastor of the church officiated at the service. Burial was mad in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The News Chronicle
Shippensburg, PA
Tuesday, August 29, 1933
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