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John Francis Kray

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John Francis Kray

Birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Jan 1948 (aged 51)
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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A pioneer of the Pennsylvania Bell Telephone Company.
Interred on 10 Jan 1948.

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Publication: The Evening News Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Thursday, January 8, 1948 Page: Page 1

Engineer Dies On Way Home Returning from a dinner meeting of the Engineers Society of Pennsylvania, John P. Kray, 51, a Bell Telephone Company engineer, dropped dead last night on the lawn beside his home in Ridge- view road, Colonial Park. Dr.'S. J. Roberts, coroner, reported death was caused by a heart attack. Becoming anxious when her husband failed to arrive home, Mrs. Kray left the house to search for him. She said she found him slumped on the lawn near a drive way. She summoned the family physician who pronounced him dead. A member of the Engineers Society, Kray is believed to have walked from Van's Restaurant, where the dinner was held, to his home a half-mile away. Friends A member of the Bell Telephone Company since 1920, Kray Was a World War I veteran and member of American Legion Post. No," 27. In addition to his widow he is survived by a son, John, at home; two brothers, Raymond, Indian-head, Md., and Charles, New Jersey; his mother, Mrs. Helen Kray, and a sister, Mrs. Othnar Stauble, of Switzerland.
A pioneer of the Pennsylvania Bell Telephone Company.
Interred on 10 Jan 1948.

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Publication: The Evening News Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Issue Date: Thursday, January 8, 1948 Page: Page 1

Engineer Dies On Way Home Returning from a dinner meeting of the Engineers Society of Pennsylvania, John P. Kray, 51, a Bell Telephone Company engineer, dropped dead last night on the lawn beside his home in Ridge- view road, Colonial Park. Dr.'S. J. Roberts, coroner, reported death was caused by a heart attack. Becoming anxious when her husband failed to arrive home, Mrs. Kray left the house to search for him. She said she found him slumped on the lawn near a drive way. She summoned the family physician who pronounced him dead. A member of the Engineers Society, Kray is believed to have walked from Van's Restaurant, where the dinner was held, to his home a half-mile away. Friends A member of the Bell Telephone Company since 1920, Kray Was a World War I veteran and member of American Legion Post. No," 27. In addition to his widow he is survived by a son, John, at home; two brothers, Raymond, Indian-head, Md., and Charles, New Jersey; his mother, Mrs. Helen Kray, and a sister, Mrs. Othnar Stauble, of Switzerland.


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  • Maintained by: Don Ludwig
  • Originally Created by: Gram
  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84067365/john_francis-kray: accessed ), memorial page for John Francis Kray (14 Jan 1896–8 Jan 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84067365, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Don Ludwig (contributor 48084204).