Obit: James Schucker, Northumberland County, PA





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James Schucker Dies of Heart Attack at 52James A. Schucker, 52, of 125 north 

Chestnut street, died suddenly of a heart attack as he was about to retire, at 

ten minutes after twelve this morning. -He had been suffering with a heart 

condition for a number of years recovering from several severe attacks and also 

from a stroke with which he had been stricken two years ago. He had been able to 

putter around his home and his death was unexpected.

Mr. Schucker was well known In the community being engaged in the general 

hauling business, and >• retired six years ago because of his health. At one 

time he had been employed as a storekeeper by the Pennsylvania Power & Light 

Company at its Seventh ' and Oak street substation in this city.

A son of the late Fred and Jennie (Diehl) Schucker, he was born in Mount Carmel 

on February 11, 1899, and was educated in the public schools of this city. He 

was married to the former Emma Buehler on August 22, 1922 in St. Paul 

Evangelical Church by the Rev. James D. Kistler. He was a member of St. Paul 

Evangelical United Brethren Church.

Survivors are his  wife, two daughters, Doris, at home; Emma, a student nurse at 

the Ashland Hospital School of Nursing; two sisters and four brothers: Mrs. 

George Pelstring, Mrs. Fred. Dillman, Philadelphia; Arthur and Jesse 

Schucker, Mount  Carmel; Fred Schucker, Frackville;; and Leroy Kramer of 

Philadelphia.

Funeral services will be held in the Rothermel Funeral Home, south Market 

street, Saturday afternoon | at two o'clock. 

The Rev. E. B. Harris, I pastor of St. Paul Evangelical Church, will officiate, 

and interment will be made-in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the 

Rothermel Home Friday evening seven to nine o'clock.