OBIT: John RILEY, 1896, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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JOHN RILEY,

The Eighth avenue confectioner and tobacconist, died of cancer of the 
stomach and liver at the Medico Chirurgical hospital in Philadelphia, at 2 
o'clock yesterday afternoon.  He had been ill for three months.  Three weeks 
ago he went to Philadelphia.  An operation was performed, but failed, as the 
disease had progressed too far.  The deceased was born near Boalsburg, 
Centre county, in June 1841.  He grew to manhood there, coming to Altoona in 
1889.  Previous to this time he spent some years in the west, following the 
occupations of painter and school teacher.  He opened his store at 1521 
Eighth avenue in 1890.  During the year 1886 he was married to Miss Mary 
Kiefer, who with one child, Joseph, survives.  The following brothers and 
sisters are also yet living: Captain William N. Riley, of Dayton, O.; ex-
Judge Thomas F. Riley and Calvin Riley, of Centre county; Mrs. Ed Cramer of 
Johnstown; Mrs. Sarah Rankin, of Centre county; Mrs. J. G. Irvin, of Oak 
Hall, and Mrs. A. J. Everhart, of this city.  Mr. Riley was a member of the 
Second Presbyterian church.  He was a veteran of the late war, having served 
from 1862 to 1865 in company G, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
Pennsylvania volunteers.  He was also a member of Centennial castle, Knights 
of the Golden Eagle; Blair lodge No. 281, Knights of Pythias, an the Royal 
Arcanum.  The remains will arrive in this city this evening on fast line and 
will be removed to his late home on Eighth avenue.  On Saturday at 12 
o'clock services will be conducted at the house by Rev. Henry Howard Stiles, 
a pastor of the Second Presbyterian church.  The remains will be taken to 
Birmingham on the 2:10 train and interred in the Birmingham Presbyterian 
cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Saturday, November 7, 1896