Death

OBITUARIES & DEATH NOTICES

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DAVIS, GEORGE

George Davis, of Erie, died on Sunday night from lockjaw.  He was wounded by a toy pistol on the 5th of July.

Source: Excerpt from the newspaper, The Carbon Advocate, published on 17 July 1880; located on the website, Library of Congress (http://loc.gov), accessed 15 January 2026.

DONLIN, JOHN M.

John M. Donlin, of Erie, Pennsylvania, who came to the West in search of health, died in this city last Wednesday, October 12, at 6 p.m.  Funeral services were held at the Catholic church this morning at 9 o'clock, a requiem mass being celebrated by the pastor Father Burns.  Quite a number of Catholic people attended the services and some floral offerings were made, thereby showing kindly sympathy for the unfortunate young man who died so far away from family and friends.  Services were also held at the grave in Olivewood cemetery where the interment took place.

Source: Excerpt from the newspaper, The Enterprise, published on 17 October 1904; located on the website, Elephind (http://elephind.com), accessed 6 May 2026.






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