Obituary, Baltimore American
18 July 1903

RASPE, JOHN H. John H. Raspe, aged 63 years, died at his residence at Raspeburg, on the Bel Air road, Saturday afternoon, 11th inst., after a lingering illness. Mr. Raspe had resided at Raspeburg for a number of years and was a highly respected citizen. He was a member of an engineering corps in the Union Army during the Civil War. He had also served as postmaster at Raspeburg for the past three years. He is survived by a widow and six children - John, William and Charles, and Misses Mary, Ella and Emma Raspe. His funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. J. Conrad Twele, pastor of Friedens English Lutheran Church, Baltimore. The pall-bearers were taken from among the members of Garden Lodge, No. 114, I.O.O.F., of which Mr. Raspe had been a member for about 30 years. The interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the Jerusalem German Lutheran
Church at Gardenville.

NOTE: Wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Milchling; she was sister of John Milchling of Raspeburg. John H. Raspe's parents were Henry and Rosina Raspe, both born abt. 1804, Germany. He had a store on Belair Road at Hamilton Avenue.

Obituary, Baltimore American
18 July 1903

RASPE, JOHN H. John H. Raspe, aged 63 years, died at his residence at Raspeburg, on the Bel Air road, Saturday afternoon, 11th inst., after a lingering illness. Mr. Raspe had resided at Raspeburg for a number of years and was a highly respected citizen. He was a member of an engineering corps in the Union Army during the Civil War. He had also served as postmaster at Raspeburg for the past three years. He is survived by a widow and six children - John, William and Charles, and Misses Mary, Ella and Emma Raspe. His funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. J. Conrad Twele, pastor of Friedens English Lutheran Church, Baltimore. The pall-bearers were taken from among the members of Garden Lodge, No. 114, I.O.O.F., of which Mr. Raspe had been a member for about 30 years. The interment was made in the cemetery adjoining the Jerusalem German Lutheran
Church at Gardenville.

NOTE: Wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Milchling; she was sister of John Milchling of Raspeburg. John H. Raspe's parents were Henry and Rosina Raspe, both born abt. 1804, Germany. He had a store on Belair Road at Hamilton Avenue.