Funeral Homes in Grantham, PA

Facts about the city

Grantham is an unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, best known today for the Christian liberal arts college, Messiah College, whose students make up most of its population.

Grantham Obituaries

It was reported by The Sentinel on June 20th, 2014 that Kevin Jeoffrey Bartlett passed on in Grantham, Pennsylvania.  Bartlett was 61 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kevin Jeoffrey's life.

It was reported by Harrisburg Patriot News on January 17th, 2012 that Norma E Weber (Foster) died in Grantham, Pennsylvania.  Ms. Weber was 86 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Norma E's life.

It was disclosed by Harrisburg Patriot News on January 4th, 2012 that Mark A Hertweck perished in Grantham, Pennsylvania.  Hertweck was 59 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mark A's life.

It was noted by Harrisburg Patriot News on October 19th, 2011 that Fred Dr Holland perished in Grantham, Pennsylvania.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Fred Dr's life.

History

The original Grantham National Bank building (which printed its own currency before the advent of the Fed) still stands on Mill Road, its kitchen retains the original vault!

The other early business was the Mill, a large stone building still located on the original chase which feeds from the Yellow Breeches creek. It's a quiet little village, founded about 100 years ago around the rapidly growing industry built along the nearby railway line, which supplied the labor and logistical support to the macaroni factory run by Messiah College's first president S.R. The actual residents number between 600-650, a large number of which are Messiah alumni, employees or parents of the same.

Most of the oldest homes in "downtown" Grantham were built around 1915-17 to house workers for the factory. Grantham is an unincorporated area village in Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania County in the US state of Pennsylvania, best known today for the Christian liberal arts college, Messiah College, whose students make up most of its population.