OBIT: John S. RECHARD, 1917, York, York County, PA

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John S. Rechard

The death of John S. Rechard retired ~~~~~ and inventor,, ~~~ yesterday morning 
at the ~~~~ 107 North Newberry street. Death resulted from an acute ~~~ of 
pneumonia following a brief sickness. He was seventy eight years old.  Mr. 
Rechard was a civil war vetran and was for a period of years~~~~  ~~~~business.

Mr. Rechard was well known here in the Fifth ward, having lived here for thirty-
five years.  He was a ~~~ of the Duke Street ~~~  ~~~ Church, and was a 
affiliated with ~~~ Kinghts com~~~ of Malta ~~~ He ~~~Otis H. , three 
grandchildren and eight brothers and sisters as follows:  Mrs. Lydia Gantz of 
Shrewsbury, Mrs. Susan Hamme of Felton, Henry of Baltimore; Philip of Oklahoma, 
George, Emanuel and Mrs. Ellen Myers of California and Isaac of Felton.  The 
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock with Undertakers Strack & 
Son in Charge.  Rev. W. Emerson Karns of the Duke Street Methodist Episcopal 
church will officiate.  Burial will be made in Prospect Hill cemetery.

Source: York Newspaper, York, Pennsylvania; handwritten date on clipping 16 Feb 
1917