OBIT: Lilly KIEFFER, 1890, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA

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Sudden Death of a Young Lady.

  Miss Lilly Kieffer, the eldest daughter of Mr. Jonathan Kieffer, of 
No. 530 St. Joseph street, died very suddenly on Sunday afternoon, and 
her sister Minnie had barely time to reach home from Christ Lutheran 
Sunday School when the spirit of the suffering one winged its way to 
Him who gave.  The deceased had been suffering for some time from a 
pulmonary trouble, and, while it was feared she could not recover, no 
one had the slightest thought the end would come so soon.  She had 
suggested the reading of a chapter from the Bible, on Sunday 
afternoon,, when she began coughing, and this brought on a hemorrhage, 
which, in her debilitated condition, speedily resulted in death.  She 
was a member of Christ Lutheran church and of the Sabbath School and 
the Choral Society, in all of which she took an earnest and active 
interest.  Intelligent and vivacious, she was a great favorite among a 
large circle of friends, and in the church and Sabbath School she was a 
devout spirit.  She will be missed, greatly missed, not only by her 
suffering parents and brothers and sisters, but in the church and in 
the social circle.  Sudden and deep was will be their grief, however, 
there is the consolation of knowing that she has gone to reap that 
reward which is promised to the children of God, among whom she was 
truly "a shining light."

The Lancaster Daily Examiner, Monday, January 27, 1890

DIED.

  KIEFFER.  January 26, 1890, in this city, Lily, oldest daughter of 
Jonathan and Elizabeth Kieffer, in the 24th year of her age.
  The relatives and friends of the family, also the Choral and Aid 
Societies of Christ church and Christ Sunday School are respectfully 
invited to attend the funeral, from the parents' residence, No. 530 St. 
Joseph street, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Services at Christ 
church.  Interment at Woodward Hill cemetery.

The Lancaster Daily Examiner, Tuesday, January 28, 1890

THE LAST RITES.
Funeral of Miss Lilly Kieffer - A Large Attendance and a Wealth of 
Floral Tributes.

  The funeral of Miss Lilly Kieffer, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth 
Kieffer, took place from the residence of her parents, No. 530 St. 
Joseph street, at two o'clock this afternoon, and was largely attended.  
The floral tributes from loving friends were numerous and beautiful.  
Among the most notable were the following: "The Vacant Chair," as large 
as an ordinary chair, and enmounted with a white dove, the gift of the 
late associates of the deceased; "Gates Ajar," a large piece from 
Christ Choral Society; a floral star from a Sunday School pupil, and 
wax flowers from others of her class; a pillow, inscribed "Lilly," with 
a large lily in each corner, the gift of the Ladies' Aid Society of 
Christ Lutheran church; a combination crescent and star, two feet high, 
and a large star of immortelles.
  Services were held at Christ church, the members of the Sabbath 
School, in which she was a devoted teacher, the Ladies' Aid Society and 
Christ Choral Society attending in a body.  Rev. E. L. Reed, the 
pastor, officiated, and chose as his text II Peter, v: 6-7, which the 
deceased had copied from a commentary shortly before her death and 
given to her sister, marking it "private," and saying that it was not 
to be opened; and it was not opened until after her death.  The choir 
sang several selections, and the services were impressive.
  The pall-bearers were Messrs. Luther Reed, Reinoehl Knipe, George 
Anne, Will. Adams, Will. Oblender and George Ackerman, selected from 
the church, Sabbath School and Choral Society, and the interment was 
made at Woodward Hill cemetery.

The Lancaster Daily Examiner, Wednesday, January 29, 1890