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Source for: Sarah A. Eshbach, 2 JAN 1830 - 7 JAN 1919
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Death source: S142669Page: January 15, 1919
Text: Death of Mrs. John A. Holdren
Mrs. Sarah A. Holdren died Janury 7, 1919 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. P.E. Costley of Blossburg. She was born at Flatbrookville, NJ on January 2, 1830, was married to John Holdren July 1, 1848, with whom she lived 53 years. He died 17 years ago. Most of her married life was spent in Corning. She had been a member of the Methodist church in Corning for 42 years. She was much respected by all who knew her. Her late husband was a veteran of the Civil War. she is survived by four children: Mrs. P.E. Costley of Blossburg; Mrs. S.A. Rivers of Poughkeepsie, NY; John R. Holdren of Corning and W.E. Holdren of Hastings, NY.
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Source for: Herman F. Holdren, 13 NOV 1857 - 11 JUL 1939
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Death source: S95796Page: File No. 64196
Text: Certificate of Death
Herman Holdren
Aged: 81 years 8 months 28 days
DOB: November 13, 1857
Residence: Benton RD#3, PA
died at the Bloomsburg Hospital at 12:30 pm on July 11, 1939 of apoplexy and cardiovascular renal disease since 1938.
Profession: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Informant: Albert Swank, Unityville, PA
Undertaker: H. Bender of Muncy Valley, PA
Burial: Hanses (Hauses), Lycoming Co., PA
Signed: W.F. Confair, M.D., Benton, PA
Note: Dept of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, File No. 64196, Certificate of Death
Herman Holdren
Aged: 81 years 8 months 28 days
DOB: November 13, 1857
Residence: Benton RD#3, PA
died at the Bloomsburg Hospital at 12:30 pm on July 11, 1939 of apoplexy and cardiovascular renal disease since 1938.
Profession: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Parents: Unknown
Informant: Albert Swank, Unityville, PA
Undertaker: H. Bender of Muncy Valley, PA
Burial: Hanses (Hauses or Fauses), Lycoming Co., PA
Signed: W.F. Confair, M.D., Benton, PA
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Source for: Robert M. Holdren, 8 MAR 1930 - 6 JAN 2003
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Death source: S151972Text: Robert M. Holdren
Jan. 6, 2003
01/09/2003
Mr. Robert M. Holdren, well known to his friends and colleagues as Bob Holdren, age 72, of RR 2 Box 2297, Laceyville, Pa., went to be with his Lord and Savior Monday afternoon, Jan. 6, 2003 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Silvara on March 8, 1930, he was the son of the late Burr E. and Daisy Miller Holdren. Raised in Skinners Eddy, he graduated from Laceyville High School in 1947 then continued his education at Lackawanna Business College in Scranton.
Following, he started a 55-year career as a building materials salesman with Whipple Lumber Co., Inc. in Laceyville where he developed many life-long friendships serving many contractors and clients throughout the Northeast.
A two-year interruption in his employment was a call to military service in the U.S. Army as a Private First Class during the Korean War. During his military years, he played and recorded with various groups and bands as a pianist throughout Kentucky, Georgia and Massachusetts.
He continued sharing his musical gift in various groups such as with his father Burr Holdren as caller at local square dances, the Doc Place Band, pre-show entertainment for the local barber shop concerts, the Harford Fair, musical entertainment with John Bolles in "Memories & Melody," accompanying his daughter, Melody, vocals, many solo engagements, and more recently with the Deal Balcomb Band.
He was a member of the Belltones Gospel Group for over 20 years, played piano for the Braintrim Baptist Church Men's Sunday School class since 1966 where he attended church and ministered at local nursing homes through his music and testimony. He was an exceedingly caring and thoughtful man with a keen sense of humor who greatly loved His Lord, his family and people. Where his life and business took him he carried his faith in Jesus Christ and loved to simply share it.
He also enjoyed hunting with his sons, attending his grandchildren's sporting and school events and enjoying times together with his family. He has been a wonderfu1ly loving and supportive husband and father who is so dearly loved and missed.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, the former Doris B. LaFrance of South Auburn, along with three children - one daughter and son-in-law, Melody Holdren Montross and her husband Dennis of Tunkhannock, two sons and daughters-in-law, Frank Holdren and his wife, Lori of Laceyville, and Torrey Holdren and his wife, Amy of Tunkhannock. Also surviving are his greatly loved grandchildren, Lorissa, Laci, Codey and Kiley Holdren, one brother, Harold Holdren, four sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Jayne, Mrs. Lolita Jayne, Mrs. Beryl Ciprich, Mrs. Norma
Harrington and many other relatives.
Services will be held at the Braintrim Baptist Church, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Thomas Davis, the Rev. James Brock, Mr. Frank Baldwin, brother-in-law, officiating. Calling hours will be Friday, Jan. 10, 2003 from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the Braintrim Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bobby Holdren Memorial Musician's Award fund to the Grange National Bank, c/o Mrs. Gerri Jayne, P.O. Box 56, Laceyville, Pa., 18623.
Arrangements were made through the Sheldon Funeral Home, Main St., Laceyville.