OBIT: Rev. Howard A. STAUFFER, 1915, West York, York County, PA

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Rev. Howard A. Stauffer

The Rev. Howard A. Stauffer, pastor of the First Lutheran church, Middleburg, 
PA., died at his home, 14-- West Market street, West York borough, Sunday 
morning at 1:30 o’clock.  Death was due to a complication of diseases, after 
suffering for about a year.  He was thirty three years old.

The Rev. Mr. Stauffer took charge of the Middleburg congregation about a year 
ago, but discontinued his work about four weeks ago, when his condition grew 
worse.  Previous to that time he had charge of the First Lutheran church of 
Chambersburg.  He is a graduate of the Lutheran seminary at Gettysburg.  The 
Rev. Mr. Stauffer was fraternally affiliated with the Knights of Malia and the 
Odd Fellows of Chambersburg.

He leaves a widow and one son, Howard, Jr.  He also leaves his parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Henry K. Stauffer, of this city and several brothers and sisters.  Public 
funeral services will be conducted in the Christ Lutheran church, Wednesday 
afternoon at 2 o’clock, by the Rev. G.W. Enders, assisted by the Rev. M.R. 
Hamsher, pastor of the St. Matthew’s Lutheran church, and the Rev. S.A. Diehl, 
of New Oxford.  Private services will be held at his late residence Wednesday 
evening and the following morning the body will be sent to Gettysburg for 
interment.

York Daily Record, April 12, 1915


The funeral services over the body of the Rev. Howard A. Stauffer, pastor of the 
First Lutheran church, Middleburg, Snyder county, were held yesterday afternoon 
at 2 o’clock in Christ Lutheran church, South George street, by the Rev. Dr. 
George W. Enders, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Samuel Diehl, of Hanover.  The 
body had been laying in state in the church auditorium for 12 o’clock until 
after the services, when it was again taken to the residence of his parents, Mr. 
And Mrs. Henry K. Stauffer, 1469 West Market street.  The pallbearers at the 
house were all brothers, as follows:  The Revs. Charles L. Ritter, Peter 
Livingstone, Charles Aurand, Clinton B. Walter, George W. Enders, Jr., and H.N. 
Bower.  Further services will be conducted this evening at 7:30 o’clock at the 
home of his parents by the Rev. Dr. Enders, assisted by the Rev. M.R. Hamsher, 
pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church, West Market street, and by the Rev. 
Samuel Diehl, of Hanover.  This morning the body will be taken to Gettysburg on 
the Western Maryland train leaving York at 8:30 o’clock, and immediately taken 
to the Union cemetery, in that borough, where short services will be conducted 
at the graveside by the Rev. Dr. Billheimer, instructor in the Lutheran 
theological seminary, Pennsylvania college, assisted by the Rev. W.L. Taylor, 
pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Gettysburg. 

York Daily News, April 15, 1915