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1 I PAGE 9. THE PITTSBURGH "PRESS." MONDAY. OCTOBER 23r 1944 the late Nicholas H. and Mary societies of Holy Rosary for 39 years. OMtirarict Steiner Voeetly.

I He resided with his daughter, For a number of years he was Mrs. Roy Van Ormer, 6835 Mcpherson BlvcL, where friends are being received. Mr. Baney was a retired employe of the Bell Telephone Co. and was the second oldest member of the Telephone Pioneers, Chapter 13.

AND CONTRIBUTED DY IIORNE'S Death Takes August Nau Of North Side Tins ADVERTISEMENT Surviving are another daughter. Mrs. Ann B. Van Ormer, of 1204 Macon St, Regent Square; a son, employed In the treasurer's office of the old Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Co. He is survived by three brothers, Carl of Burns, Oregon; Robert and Jacob Voegtly, both of Pittsburgh, and four sisters, Mrs.

Anna Eegers, Mrs. Emma Moeser and the Misses Flora and Gertrude Voegtly, all of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Elizabeth Daingerficld Mrs. Elizabeth Waters Quay Daingerfleld, former wife of the late Richard Quay, who was a son of Senator Matthew Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania, died in England on Oct.

8, according to word received here. Joseph A. Baney of Philadelphia: six brothers, George, Frank and Joseph Baney and William. Valentine and Harry Miller; six grandchildren and six great Helped to Found St. Ambrose Church Requiem high mass for August Nau, pioneer member of St.

Ambrose Church, North Side, will be Carl A. Maffeo Carl A. Maffeo. a staff member of the South Hills High School for 20 years, where he taught Biology and Mrs. Daingerfleld, a daughter of Spanish, died the late Mr.

and Mrs. W. W. Waters of Sewickley, moved to England Saturday. His home was at II where she remarried after her di sung in St.

Ambrose Church Wednesday at 9 vorce from Richard Quay about 12 6606 Kinsman Road. years ago. a. m. Burial will She is survived by three sons.

be in St. Mary's Mr. Maffeo was a member of Modern Lan-guage Pittsburgh Major Matthew Stanley Quay, now in Italy; William W. Quay of Washington, also in the Army, and 1 Cemetery. Mr.

Nau, former partner in the painter contracting firm of Nan and Jor Richard Quay of Washington, now serving with the Navy. Teachers N.E.A., P.S.E. Phi Delta Kappa, Univer Mrs. Harry Cobb Mrs. Julia Miller Cobb, of 911 Russellwood Stowe Mc sity of Pitts dan, died Saturday In his home at 2119 Donora Spring Hill.

He was 82. Kees Rocks, died yesterday in the burgh Chapter Wilkinsburg Private Nursing Mome Mr. Maffeo and of the Unity following an illness ol about aj Club. week. He is survived by his widow, Dr.

Mrs. Cobb, 84, was born in Pitts Julia S. Guarino Maffeo; his par ents, Philip and Maria Rosa Maffeo; burgh May 15, 1860, and on last May 15, she and her husband, Harry J. Cobb, celebrated their 6oth two brothers, Peter and Frank Maffeo of Pittsburgh; six half brothers, James and Nicholas at wedding anniversary. Mrs.

Cobb was a resident of Mc- home. Staff Sgt. Anthony, Corp. Kees Rocks for the past 40 years. Robert and Pvt.

Victor, all overseas, and Petty Officer Philip Maffeo. Panama Canal Zone; two sisters, Besides her husband, Mrs. Cobb is survived by three sons, W. R. Cobb of Warren, Ralph L.

Cobb Mrs. Nicholas Munizza and Mrs. of McKees Rocks, and G. C. Cobb Frank Munizza of Pittsburgh.

Friends are being received at the Straka Funeral Home, 5010 Liberty Ave. Solemn high mass of requiem will be sung at 10 a. Wednesday, in the Immaculate Conception Church Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery. William L. Klocke of Los Angeles: a Mrs.

William M. Sollberger of Ingram; 11 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. Friends are being received at the Clever and Stover Funeral Home, 534 Island McKees Rocks. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m.

Wednesday in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Ninth and Broadway, West Park, McKees Rocks, of which she was a member. Burial will be in Mt. Royal Cemetery. Sgt.

Ceorge E. Ries Requiem high mass will be sung in St. Joseph's Church, Bloomfield, Tuesday at 10 a. m. for Sgt.

George William L. Klocke, connected with the Bell Telephone Co. for 32 years in traffic engineering, died Satur day. He was 53. the original committee active in the founding of St.

Ambrose Church, Spring Hill, which this year marked its 50th anniversary. Mr. Nau was born in Germany, end came to this country at the ege of 20. Shortly afterwards he moved to his present address where he had lived for the past 55 years. He retired from the painting firm 15 years ago.

Mr. Nau, husband of the late Mrs. Magdalene Wook Nay, is survived by two sons, August Nau and Leo Nau, both of Pittsburgh; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Gartner of Miami, Mrs. Mathilda Gratz, Mrs.

Rose Helfrich and Mrs. Loretta Healey, all of Pittsburgh; 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Friends are being received at the family home. Mrs. Jessie Ramsey Funeral services for Mrs.

Jessie B. Ramsey, widow of William A. Ramsey, will be held tonight at 8 in her home, 405 Stratmore Crafton Heights. She was 83. Mrs.

Ramsey died Friday In the Tassavant Hospital. She was born In Tappan, and had been a resident of Deersville, for almost 50 years before coming to Pittsburgh 33 years ago. Active in church work. Mrs. Ramsey was a member of the Crafton Heights Methodist Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ada R. Herpst. Burial will take place tomorrow in Deersville. Pvt.

Robert Kovacevich Memorial mass of requiem for Pvt. Robert Kovacevich, 20, of the Marines, who was killed in action on Palau Island, Sept. 26, will be sung at 10 a. Sunday, in St. George's Church, Pittsburgh.

Mr. Klocke, of 509 Hillcrest Mt. Lebanon, was born in Pittsburgh. He was a member of the Bell Pioneers of Western Pennsyl vania. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Hilda M.

Gatens Klocke; a son, William L. Klocke his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mueller Klocke; two sisters, the Misses Edna and Nelda Klocke, and a brother, Herman E. Ries, who was killed in action over France on Aug. 28.

He was in the Air Corps. Sgt. Ries, who Klocke. Funeral services will be held at I :30 p. m.

Wednesday in the Bein- hauer Mortuary, 2630 W. Liberty te, ft previously was reported muss- Ave. Burial will be in the Smith-field East End Cemetery. ing in action Pvt. Joseph Fiorillo Solemn requiem high mass for Pvt.

Joseph M. Fiorillo, who was! was a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ries, of 604 S. Mathilda and had been awarded the Air Medal cm killed in action Sept.

.26, will be sung at 9 a. m. tomorrow in St. Stephen's Church, Hazelwood. Sgt.

Ries Pvt. Fiorillo, who entered service and four Oak Leaf Clusters. He is survived by his parents; a brother, in December, 1942, was killed near New Caledonia in the South Pa Pvt. Harold Ries, of the Army Air cific. Corps, stationed at Kelly Field, He is survived by his widow, Mrs.

and two sisters, Mrs. Howard Fisher and Mrs. George Rold. Rosaline Fiorillo of 109 Renova Invasion Hazelwood. and a two-year-old son, Joseph Jr.

Mrs. Mary Young Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Earle R. Seaver Young, 66, wife of William J. Funeral services for Earle Young, who died in her home in Laura West Mifflin, and who Seaver, 35.

of Creighton Crafton, who died Thursday, were held Pvt. Kovacevich attended Bridge-vill High School. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kovacevich; two brothers, Corp.

Joseph in New Guinea, and Seaman Milan In the Pacific, and two sisters, Miss Anne Kovacevich and Mrs. Sarah Drylie. Hugh Grove Hugh Grove, employed for 24 years at the Duquesne Light Co. as a stockman, died suddenly yesterday in St. Francis Hospital.

He was 48. A lifelong resident of the Pittsburgh district, Mr. Grove formerly lived in Lawrenceville but for the last two year3 had resided in Glen-6haw at Wilson and Charles Sts. lived in the Homestead district for 20 years, will be held in her home esterday afternoon in his home. with burial in the Uniondale tomorrow at 2 p.

m. Burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Young was born in Tyrone. Mr.

Seaver was state representa tive of the Agricultural and Empire and was a member of the Methodist Church. She is survived State Insurance Co. of Watertown, by her husband; two daughters, N. Y. Mrs.

Edna M. Berta of Duquesne He was a member of the Third Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh; and Mrs. Mary C. Caldwell at home; three sons, William D. of West lifflin; Harry S.

of the North Mr. Grove is survived by his Crafton P. M- No. 653: a widow. Mrs.

Ida Jenkins Grove; thirty-second degree Mason, a mem I. fit i 4 4 i'i 1 I Side and Corp. Robert P. Young, ber of the Rotary of Crafton. four children, P.

O. Distel Grove end P. O.Kenneth Grove, both with with the Army in the South Pacific; Mr. Seaver is survived by his the Navy overseas, Fireman Bernard eight grandchildren and two brothers, Louis Smith Of Lincoln Place widow, Mrs. Louise Turner Seaver; a daughter, Mrs.

Paul L. Roberts; Campbell and Miss Vera Campbell; and Harry R. Smith of Pitcairn. a erandchild: his mother, Mrs. a son, Marine Pvt.

Richard T. Seaver; four sisters, the Misses Eliza Harriet Grove; three brothers. Al Mrs. Dorothea Armstrong Mrs. Dorothea Stix Armstron fred, George and Robert Grove beth Clara B.

and Anna G. and a sister, Mrs. Mary Murphy, all Seaver and Mrs. C. E.

Best, and a who was born at the Point and of Pittsburgh brother, Wayne A. Seaver. played as a child in the old Block Friends are being received at the home, where funeral services will house, died Saturday at her home TaulLHay at 321 Elysian Ave. She was 82. be held at 2 p.

Wednesday Funeral services for Paul L. Hay A daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Lo Burial will De in Allegheny Ceme of the Dithridge Apartments, who renz Stix, the latter a tapestry died Saturday, were held this after noon at H. Samson's, 537 Neville weaver who came from Bavaria about 100 years ago, she resided in tery. Nicholas H.

Yoegtly Funeral services for Nicholas St. Burial was in Homewood Ceme Point Breeze, East Liberty, 55 years. tery. She was a life member of the First Vofetly. who died Saturday In his Mr.

Hay was born In Pittsburgh home. 916 East Ohio St, will be Trinity Church, Neville St. and was graduated from the Uni held there tomorrow at 2:30 p. She was married in 1883 to the versity of Pittsburgh in 1895. He Born In the old Third Ward of the North Side, where he had spent late William Clark Armstrong, a native of Northern Ireland, who was a mechanical engineer and formerly was associated with his his life, Mr.

Voegtly was a son of died 14 years i ago. Yesterday was Act I. Same beachhead scene. Same except today there are no screaming bombs, no burning tanks, no crashing shells tearing the ground. Same beachhead quiet with the terrible lull following battle, men's minds seared with the horror they have seen.

They need to remember home as starving men need food. They need to know that the things they are fighting for still exist, that all of life is not destruction and death. They need recreation to break the unbearable monotony of war, relief from loneliness thousands of miles from home. They need to laugh and forget. They need living proof that their people are thinking of them.

The U. S. one of the indispensable agencies represented by the United War Fund, provides this relaxation and entertainment. In fact, 16.5 of Pittsburgh's quota of $5,411,237, goes direct to that morale-building organization, whose work must go on even after the war is over, as long as any of our forces are oh foreign soil. The United Seamen's Service, War Prisoners' Aid, War Relief and Refugee Agencies which provide food, clothing, and medical aid for our valiant allies are all included in the Fund.

Participating are 88 local Community Fund Agencies and their branches, vital to every person in Allegheny County. You give only once to help them all. Let your heart decide how much! father's firm, Samuel W. Hay and She is survived by two daughters, Sons. Mrs.

Walter Wirth of 321 Elysian Mr. Hay was a member of the and Mrs. Regina Philson of Asbury Methodist Church and of Omaha, three grandchildren Milnor Lodge, F. A. M.

and five great-grandchildren. AdrtisempDt Rush Relief To Sufferers From Rheumatism Pain He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Friends will be received at the Waples Funeral Home until 2:30 Nelle Brown Hay. Morris Foster p. m.

tomorrow when funeral services will be held there. Burial will Funeral services will be held at Thoorands of sufferer from the torturing 4 p. m. today at the home at 6327 be in the Homewood Cemetery. John J.

Baney Douglas St. for Morris Foster, who IMUim due in rneamaunn. sctatica. lumbago, nenralna id neuritis are tmghty happy over thor OBC0ery of NORITO. Now they have found a quick-acting formula which speedily three exhausting muscular aches and Requiem high mass for John died at 2 a.

m. today. Burial will be in Beth-Abraham Cemetery. Baney, who died Saturday, will be sung at 10 a. m.

tomorrow in the Holy Rosary Church, with burial in He is survived by five children, Harrv. Sarah. Samuel, Abraham pans. NORITO a trustworthy and dependable irairf works fast. If Too want to feel again tfee yyf of relief from pain so you can work in peace and sleep in comfort be wise and try JiORTTO tmder this ironclad guarantee.

If the ms first three doses do not renews that cruel petn to your satisfaction your money will be Calvary Cemetery He was 71. and Esther Foster. Mr. Baney was a resident of Homewood and was an active mem refunaoa. uon suiter, see your araggm soaay As Units Win ber of the Holy Name and Usher'! and re hukhu on una guarantee.

Safety Honors The Westers Pennsylvania Safety Council has awarded certificates of I County A a Taxpayers Deadline: Wednesday, November 1 merit to the Kelton School Parent- Teacher Assn of Dormont and the Halls Grove Parent-Teacher Assn. for consistent activity in a pro gram to prevent home accidents. An objective of the program was to educate each member of a fam ily of the conditions In their homes which could be termed accident hazards. It was also the objective of the program to point out the unsafe actions that are responsible for causing most home accidents. CARE ENOUGH TO GIVE ENOUGH IMPORTANT NOTICE TAX ABATEMENT PLAN To the Taxpayer: Taxpayers, who have already qualified and are in good standing under the 1941 or 1943 Abatement Acts, must make payment of their 1944 Abatement Installment of one-fifth or more ol their delinquent County Taxes on or before November 1, 1944.

If you have not received your Abatement statement or for further information concerning your account, communicate with the County Treasurer's Office immediately by telephone, letter or personally. BERNARD H. GOODWIN County Treasurer ATlantic 4900. Ext. 545 or 533 Room 109 Court Hons Pittsburgh.

Fa. Singers Sing Blues; Money, Whisky Gone The Orpheus Singing Soicety, 6233 Hamilton was singing the blues today. Sometime after the week-end singing was ended last night, thieves broke into the clubhouse, cracked the safe, and departed with $2000, Steward E. A. Schnell- Wund bach reported to police today.

Also gone was $60C worth of whisky from the bar maintained by the club. NEW, POWDER Board of County Commissioners John J. Kane, Chairman George Rankin, Jr. John S. Herroit AMAZINGLY.

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