OBIT: John F. SHANK, 1904, native of Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Ray Rhoads rhodoray@bellsouth.net July 22, 2010, 6:16 pm Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ _________________________________________ John F. Shank The funeral of John F. Shank, of Philadelphia, took place from the Pennsylvania station yesterday on the arrival of the train from Philadelphia, with internment at the Harrisburg cemetery. Mr. Shank was a native of Harrisburg, but left here some years ago and located in Philadelphia, where he was a clerk in the Recorder's Office at the time of his death. He died on Sunday at his residence, No. 849 North Forty- fifth street and funeral services were held at his late home Monday, participated in by members of Washington Camp. 546, P. O. S. of A. When a mere boy Mr. Shank enlisted in the Union army and was a drummer boy in Company K, 210 Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Several brothers, residents of Harrisburg, survive him. Harrisburg Telegraph, June 8, 1904 Note: John F. Shank died June 4, 1904. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/pafiles/