Children
Marie Raub
Sibling(s):
Franklin
B. Raub
Harry D. Raub
Floyd
Benjamin Raub
Lottie May Raub |
Notes:
Easton Express, Tuesday, February 2, 1932, Page 8
Well Known Engineer Dead
Franklin B. Raub was Former Resident of Phillispburg
Franklin B. Raub, a former Well known resident of Phillipsburg,
and who for a number of years was employed as a locomotive
engineer by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, his home being
209 Grove Street, East Stroudsburg, died yesterday in the Portland,
Pa., Hosptial. He was 63 years old in September last.
Mr. Raub was born on Fayette street, this town, a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Raub, and seven years ago he moved
to East Stroudsburg. He is survived by his wife, a daughter,
Mrs. Francis Crown, of Newton, N.J., and abrother and a sister,
Floyd Raub, of Washington, N.J. and Mrs. Harry Knauss, of Morris
Park.
Deceased was taken ill just before Christmas and for a time
received treatment in the Stroudsburg Hospital. Recently he
was taken to the Portland Hospital, and death came just as
the train on which Mr. Raub had been employed approached the
Portland station.
Four years ago last November the train of which Mr. Raub was
engineer was derailed in the vicinity of Lambertville. For
a time Mr. Raub believed his fireman to have been caught in
the wreckage and he spent much time conducting a search for
him. Both enginemen, however escapted, but from that time Mr.
raub was not in the best of health.
He was a ember of the Stroudsburg Lutheran Church, Phillipsburg
Lodge, B. P. O. Elks; B. of L. F. & E., the Pennsylvania
Railroad Relief Association, Phillipsburg Aerie of Eagles,
Jersey Hose Company and Malaska Council, Jr. O. U. A. M.
Funeral services will be conducted at his late home Thursday
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. There will be a later service in
the Lutheran church, Stroudsburg, and interment wll be made
in the Easton Cemetery.
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