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12 MRS. FRANCIS LUBA funeral home, 37 East Main street, Mrs. Alma Staub Luba, 24, wife of Francis Luba, 126 West Gra nada avenue, Hershey, died Sat urday in a Hospital here. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel I. Staub, Hum melstown; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Lentz, Hummelstown, and Mrs. Norman Jones, Harrisburg R. D.

3 seven brothers, Rowe D. Staub, Pittsburgh: Lawrence Staub, Pal myra; Harry A. Staub, Delaware City, Del; Roy D. Staub, Harris burg; Nolan C. Staub, Hummels town; Russell B.

Staub, Hummels town, and Warren C. Staub, Hum. meltown. Requiem mass will be celebrat ed Wednesday at 9 a. m.

at the St. Joan of Arc Church, Hershey, by the Rev. Anthony J. Mayan, ree tor. Burial will be in Hershey cemetery.

Friends may call at the Bowser funeral home at 2 East Main street, Hummelstown from 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday. JOHN F. NAGY John F.

Nagy, 60, 510 South Tenth street, died Sunday in hospital here. For 38 years he was employed by the Harrisburg Steel Corporation. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cathlyn Nagy; two sons, John F. Nagy, Paxtang, and Joseph J.

Nagy, Lawrenceburg, his mother, Mrs. Julia Nagy, Hungary; three brothers, Louis Nagy, De' troit, Stephen Nagy, Etters, and James Nagy, at home. Requiem mass will be celebrat ed Wednesday at 9 a. m. at St.

Lawrence Catholic Church, of which he was a member, by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. P. J.

Huegel, rector, Burial will be in Holy Cross Friends may call at the Dugan funeral home, 1600 Market street from 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday. MRS. ANNIE W.

HUSTON Mrs. Annie Witmer Huston, 81, widow of Arthur J. Huston, died Friday at her home at 22 East Main street, Mechanicsburg, after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Cumberland county. She was a daughter' of the late Samuel and Clarissa Williams Witmer, of Middlesex, and was educated at Metzger Hall in Carlisle.

She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Six nieces and nephews are the only survivors. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock in the Myers Mechanicsburg, the Rev. Dr. George Fulton, of Carlisle, former pastor of the Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church, officiating.

Burial will be in Chestnut Hill cemetery. Friends may call tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home. ARTHUR D. MURRAY Arthur D. Murray, a painter, 305 South York street, Mechanicsburg, died Saturday at his home following an illness of nine months.

A veteran of World War he was a member of American Legion Post, No. 109, Mechanicsburg, and St Mark Lutheran Church, Me chanicsburg. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mabel C. Murray; two daughters, Mrs.

Frank Chronister, Enola, and Miss Gloria, at home; two sons, Arthur Mechan icsburg, and Joseph at home; three stepchildren, Mrs. Frank Miller, Anaheim, Harvey Garwood, St. Louis, and Mrs Walter Bryan, Harrisburg; a brother, Ira S. Murray; a sister, Mrs. Cloyd Crowl.

Lemoyne: a half brother, Joseph Beck, Me chanicsburg, and six grandchil dren. Military services will be held Wednesday at 1.30 m. in the Myers funeral home, 37 East Main street, Mechanicsburg, the Rev, Edward E. Wisser, St. Mark's Church, officiating.

Burial will be in Franklin Church cemetery, York county. Friends may call Tuesday from 7 to 9 p. m. at the funeral home. MRS.

REBECCA BLACK Mrs. Rebecca A. Black, 80, widow of Adam U. Black, died early Saturday morning at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Imber, Annville, Route 2, where she resided. She was the daugh ter of the late John A. Sattazahn and wife. She was a member of Zion's Reformed Church, East Hanover township. The last of her family, she is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

Services will be held Wednes day at 2 o'clock, p. at the Rohland funeral parlors in Leba non. Interment will follow at Zion's cemetery, East Hanover township. Friends may call Tues day evening from 7 to 9 at the funeral parlors. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, Harraburg.

Pa. Monday, May 26, 1947 OBITUARIES SIMON B. HERSHEY Services for Simon B. Hershey, 72, former Londonderry township school director, who died Thurs day night at his home in Middle town, R. were held today in Geyer's Evangelical United Breth ren Church, Londonderry town ship, the Rev.

Marlin Seiders, of ficiating, assisted by the Rev. John Brinser. Burial was in the adjoin ing cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Garver Hershey; two daughters, Mrs.

Jacob Eshelman, Hershey, R. and Mrs. Howard Kline. Bainbridge, R. four brothers, Jacob B.

and Benjamin of Hummelstown; Levi Elizabethtown, and Clayton HarrisDurg; three sisters, Mrs. Mark E. Gingrich, Hummelstown; Mrs. Minnie Witmer, Harrisburg, and Mrs. Frederick Bolton, Hum melstown; two.

grandchildren and a great grandchild. VANE W. MARKER Vane W. Marker, 54, a veteran of World War died Saturday at his home, 2510 Hoffer street, Pen brook. During the war he was in the Medical Corps at Camp Lee, for 18 months.

He was a member of Penbrook Post, No. 730, American Legion. Surviving are his wife, Bertie; two brothers, the Rev. Merle L. Marker, Ohio, and Sherman T.

Marker, Malvern, L. and a sis ter, Miss Sarah Marker, Keeds ville. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Hoff and Stone funeral home at 408 Third street, New Cumberland, the Rev.

William A. Webb, Olivet Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rolling Green cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9. MRS.

FRANK D. MOSES Mrs. Vera L. Moses, wife of Frank D. Moses, Parkview Apartments, 2400 Market street, died Saturday at her home.

In addition to her husband, she is survived her mother, Mrs. Clara L. Laughlin, Chicago, 111., and a sister, Miss Ermil Laughlin, Chicago. Burial will be Thursday in Bos' well, Ind. There is a glory in the land where men and women can free their energies for vast accomplishment where neither the heavy hand of fear nor the dread hand of repression causes men or women to falter in their eager search for a better life.

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To date, it has paid more than one billion, six hundred million dollars to policy owners and their beneficiaries. We who represent Penn Mutual are proud to offer you the services of a company with such a distinguished record of performance. KEPRESENTED IN THIS AREA BY THE GENERAL AGENCY AND ASSOCIATES OFl William A. Arnold, II T. G.

Greenlund Edward R. Eckenrode Samuel C. Eshieman Robert McCreath ASSOCIATES David P. Baker Robert H. Bagnell Howard D.

Fonz Robert L. Smith 8th Floor, State Street Building Harrisburg, Pa. Phone: 8271 A. Earl Murphy Belden L. Daniels Edward R.

Eckenrode, Jr. John N. Landis Howard L. Conklin 1847 BACK OF YOUR INDEPENDENCE STANDS THE PENN MUTUAL 1947 JOHN ESTERLINE John Esterline, ol 1111 Plum street, died Saturday in a hospital here. Survivors are two sons, Albert Esterline, South Bend, and Ambrose F.

Esterline, Harrisburg; 17 grandchildren, 28 great grand children, and 11 great grandchildren. He had been em' ployed for 24 years by the Harrisburg Steel Corporation before his retirement seven years ago. He was a member of Sixth Street Evangelical United Brethren IChurch. Services will be held Wednes day at 2 p. m.

at the Dugan fu neral home, 1600 Market street, the Rev. Charles R. Beittel, Otter bein Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiating. Burial will be in East Harrisburg Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.

m. at the funeral home, JOHN W. ROSS John W. Ross, retired plasterer, died Sunday at his home, 141 Bridge street, New Cumberland. He is survived by a daughter.

Mrs. Edith Singleton, New Cumberland; a grandson, Stephen Sin gleton, United States Army; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Maclvor, New Cumberland, and Mrs. Clara Len hard, Millersburg. Services will be held Wednes day at 2 p.

m. at the Hoff and Stone funeral home, 403 Third street. New Cumberland, the Rev. Edwin Witman, Baughman Me moril Methodist Church, New Cumberland, officiating. Burial will be in Mt.

Olivet cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday. PAUL H.

MILLER Paul H. Miller, 40, State road, Millersburg, died Sunday in a hospital here after an illness of several months. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sarah Miller, and two sons, Jack and David Miller, at home; his father Edward J. Miller, Millers burg; five brothers, Mark Mil lersburg; Arthur Florida; Har old Evanston, Albert Lemoyne, and Clark S.

Miller, burg; Arthur Florida; Harold Evanston, Albert he moyne, and Clark S. Miller, Eliza bethville, and three sisters, Mrs, Sarah Garretson, Biglerville; Mrs, Ruth Hoy and Mrs. Luzetta Stro hecker, both of Millersburg. Services will be held Wednes day at 2.30 p. at the Sterner funeral home at 217 North street, Millersburg, the Rev.

James E. Emerick, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Millersburg, of which he was a member, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p. m.

MRS. ANNIE E. STEELE Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Steele, 93, widow of Samuel Steele, died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mervjn A.

Cullings, 110 South Bedford street, Carlisle. Steele was a member of First Church of God and Lincoln Coun cil Sons and Daughters of Lib erty. In addition to Mrs. Cullings she is survived by two other daugh ters, Mrs. Oscar A.

Deckman, Carlisle, and Mrs. Jesse J. Forrey, York; three sons, Samuel A. Steele, Carlisle; Park W. Steele, Harrisburg, and John A.

Steele, BrandtsviUe; twenty grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Services will be held at 10.30 a. m. Tuesday in the Lutz funeral home, 219 North Hanover street, Carlisle. Burial will be in West' minster cemetery.

The Rev. S. Eber Vance will officiate. Friends may call tonight at the funeral home. FRED WEST Fred West, 57, a retired Read ing Railroad employe, died today at his home, 138 East Main street, Hummelstown.

He was a mem ber of Hummelstown Methodist! Church, Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company, Hershey Woodmen of the World, American Legion and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Cora Mae Alleman West; two daughters, Mrs. Josephine Enders, Palmyra, R. D.

1, and Mrs. Ida Henry, at home; one son, Charles West, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Deppen, Reading; Mrs. Mary Gruber, Womelsdorf, and two grandchildren. Services will be held Wednes day at 2 p.

m. at the Trefz fu neral home, 114 West Main street, Hummelstown, the Rev. Donald S. Miller, officiating. Burial will be in Hummelstown cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p. m. BENJAMIN F. MONN Services for Benjamin F. Monn, 62, who was found dead in bed at the William Penn Hotel Saturday, will be held Tuesday at 10.30 a.

at the Kimmel funeral home, 1842 State street, the Rev. G. Blair Hemans, First Baptist of ficiating. Burial will be in East Harrisburg cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight after 7 o'clock.

Discovered by a chambermaid, Monn was pronounced dead of a heart attack by Dr. George M. Klitch, deputy coroner. An em ploye of the Ohmer Register Com pany, Dayton, Ohio, Monn had lived at the hotel for 18 years. He is survived by a step sister, Mrs." W.

G. Newcomer, Waynesboro, and several nieces and nephews. MRS. LAWRENCE SHOPE Mrs. Anna Shope, 41, wife of Lawrence Shope, 21 West Keller street, Mechanicsburg, died Saturday in a hospital here after an illness of a week.

Surviving in a i i to her husband are a daughter, Miss Dorothy Rupp; a son, Charles Shope, both of Mechanicsburg; her father, Charles Rupp, and a brother, Jonas Rupp, both of Mechanics j. ourg. ane was a memoer of Trin dle Springs Lutheran Church. Services will be held Tuesday at p. m.

at the Michener funeral home, 505 South Market street, Mechanicsburg, the Rev. Charles I. Rowe, Trindle Springs Church. officiating. Burial will be in Trin dle Springs cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral; horns tonight from 7 to 9. MRS. MAMIE THOMPKINS Mrs. Mamie Thompkins, of 611 Harris street, died Saturday in a hospital here. She was a member of the Good Samaritan Council, No.

the Graham Council; past worthy councilor and treasurer of Queen Esther Court of Calanthe, No. 132; a past directress of the Grand Court of the Wesley AME Zion Church. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jackson C. Truitt, of Harrisburg; a son, Lawrence Thompkins, of Harrisburg; a sister, Mrs.

Hat tie Crosslamb, of St. Joseph's, ana live granacniiaren. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Wesley AME Zion cnurch, the Rev.

R. T. Hunter, of ficiating. Burial will be in Howard Day cemetery. Friends may call at the Curtis funeral home.

1000 North Sixth street, from 7 to 9 p. m. today. JOSEPH CAMPBELL Newport, May 26. Joseoh K.

Campbell, 80, died Saturday night ax me nome of his nephew. John W. R. Campbell, after a week's illness. He was born in Perry county and lived for many years tne vicinity of Rose Glenn.

Duncannon, R. D. Surviving are; several otner nieces and nephews unerai services will be from the funeral home on Walnut street, Tuesday after noon at 4 o'clock, DST, with the nev. k. Zechman, pastor of the Newport Reformed Church officiating.

Burial In the Pine Grove cemetery. Friends mav call ai me tuneral home Monday evening, 7 to 9 o'clock. CZESD OPEN EVERY EVENING TIL 9 MILLARD GRANT Millard Grant, 90, a retired carpenter, died Saturday at the Odd Fellows Home in Middletown where he had resided for 13 years. He was a member of Kenderton Lodge, No. 266, IOOF, German and is survived by a son, John Grant, Altoona.

Services were held at the Odd Fellows Home in Middletown today, the Rev. Harry C. Mark, pastor of Royalton Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiat ing. Burial was in the home cemetery. KATHRINE C.

PASTOS Kathrine C. Pastes, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George P. Pastos, 1300 Verbeke street.

died Saturday in a hospital here. Surviving are her parents; a sister, Miss Andrea Pastos, at noma; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Katherine Kotinsly, Harrisburg, and her paternal grandmother. Mrs. Anna Pastos, Greece.

Burial was in Paxtang cemetery today. J. A. LEITZELL Lock Haven, May 26. One of Lock Haven's oldest residents, and a retired contractor and builder J.

A. Leitzell, died Friday after noon at his home here. He would have been 92 years old next No vember 8. He suffered a hip fracture in an automobile accident about five years ago and had been confined to a wheel chair since that time. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

He is the last surviving member of his immediate family, and is sur vived only by two nephews and a niece. Funeral services were heldthis (Monday) afternoon in charge of his pastor, the Rev. Edwin V. Hayden, and interment was made in Highland cemetery. 001339 QEGa? 037 GB3IIE0 G323E) GuBQ3? ann? GD032? cere ORDER YOUR'S TODAY FOR TOMORROW'S DELIVERY Your old washer may be "pain in the back" to you but it's worth money when you trade it in on a Bendix Home Laundry.

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In addition to her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. David Hansel, Linglestown; Mrs. William Maguire, Duncannon R. and Mrs. W.

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