Fayette County Genealogy Project
Obituaries
Joe
TELICAK died in 1935. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Funeral services for Joe Telicak, aged 27, killed when struck by a freight train at Dilliner, Greene county, early Sunday morning August 11, 1935, were held at the family home in Outcrop, Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. The funeral cortege then proceeded to St. Cyril's Catholic church, Fairchance, for additional services. Burial in the Fairchance cemetery.
He was the son of Adam and Mary Radey Tellicak and was employed as a miner by the West Point Marion Coal company.
(Standard - August 13, 1935)
MYSTERY OF A TRAGEDY.
Italian Woman at Nellie Mines Shot a Negro After
SHE WAS FATALLY WOUNDED.
Colored Man Had Entered Her home with Intention of Robbery.
MAY HAVE GOT THE WRONG MAN.
Both Have Since Died From Their Wounds at the
Cottage State Hospital Here.
William Templeton, colored, died at the Cottage State Hospital, Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock and Mrs. Antonio Russo at 2:45 o’clock yesterday morning, as a result of wounds received in a mysterious shooting at Nellie coke works near Vanderbilt early Monday morning. The affair has three explanations, two of which are plausible. Shortly after 5 o’clock Monday morning a colored man attempted to enter the Russo home for the ostensible purpose of robbery, Antonio Russo having left for his work on the coke yards at 5 o’clock. Mrs. Russo refused to admit the man, who became angry and after firing several shots at the windows, forced the door. He then shot the woman, who grappled with him and forced him from the house, barring the door after him. The man again forced the door, and Mrs. Russo, who was becoming weak, took up a double barreled shot gun and said to him, “You have killed me and now you have come back to kill my children.” The man was near the door and although the woman was very weak she raised the gun slowly and discharged both barrels. William Templeton was found about two hundred yards from the house an hour after the shooting. He was brought to the hospital and never regained consciousness, his forehead having been battered open by a load of shot. The mystery now rests upon how Templeton was shot. Mrs. Russo shot at her supposed murderer, whom circumstances tend to prove was not Templeton. The colored man was about 19 years of age, well behaved and industrious at 5 every morning on his way to work. His dinner bucket was found near the house after the shooting and when he was found he did not have a revolver in his possession nor could one be found in the vicinity. This would lead to the supposition that Templeton had heard the shots while going to his work and had gone to the house to learn the cause. As he reached the door, Mrs. Russo thinking he was her assailant, fired, inflicting the wound which resulted in his death. That same morning two negroes had committed two robberies in the vicinity of Nellie and it is supposed that one of these entered the Russo home and killed the woman. The killing of Templeton has been placed by some upon several Italians who went upon a manhunt when they learned of the affair but this explanation has been proved false by an investigation.
Frances M. McNutt TENCATE (1903-1997)
Frances M. Tencate
Frances M. McNutt Tencate, 94, of Uniontown died Friday, Jan. 31, 1997, in Mariner Health Center, Coraopolis, Pa. She was born Jan. 30, 1903, in Summerfield, Pa., daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Jackson McNutt. She was a member of Great Bethel Baptist Church in Uniontown. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, E. Kenneth Tencate in 1977, a brother, Joseph R. McN8tt, and a sister, Sarah McNees. She is survived by a daughter, Sarah F. Wallace and husband, David B., of Oakdale, Pa.; eight grandchildren: Christopher Schnatterly, Ann Willy, Robin Pickard, Nancy Clements, John Schnatterly, Eric Schnatterly, Sara Burford, and Teri Dunn; three step- grandchildren: David Wallace, Jeffrey Wallace, and Kelly Dahlem; 15 great-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the KEZMARSKY FUNERAL HOME, 71 Pennsylvania Ave., Uniontown, Pa., today from 12 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 3, until 10:30 a.m. Services will be held in Great Bethel Baptist Church, Uniontown, at 11 a.m. with Dr. Neil Hoppe officiating. Interment will be private for the family in Addison Cemetery, Addison, Pa. in lieu of flowers … [balance of obit is missing.]
Mrs. H. W. TENCATE died in 1925. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(5)
TENCATE, MRS. H. W.
Mrs. H. W. TENCATE, aged 51 years, of Kerr street, passed away at the Uniontown
hospital, Sunday afternoon, August 23, 1925, at 4:30 o’clock following a
short illness. Mrs. TENCATE was a former resident of Pittsburgh and was
formerly a member of the United Presbyterian church of that city. She was
a member of the Third Presbyterian church of this city at the time of her death.
In addition to her husband, H. W. TENCATE, she is survived by four sons, Stewart,
Kenneth, Ralph and Frank, all of Uniontown, and her mother, Mrs. J. H. HASTINGS,
of Pittsburgh.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Herald Mon. 8-24-1925
H. Stewart TENCATE (1896-1975)
Tencate Funeral Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday for H. Stewart Tencate, 78, of 6 E. Fayette St., Uniontown, who died at 11 a.m. yesterday in Uniontown Hospital after a prolonged illness of several years. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Services will be held there at 2 p.m. Saturday with Dr. Vincent T. Ross officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. Tencate was born in Pittsburgh on Nov. 22, 1896, son of the late Harry W. and Grace Hastings Tencate, and moved to Uniontown as a child. He was a teller with the old Citizens Title & Trust Co. bank here. In his younger years, Mr. Tencate was a fine athlete and baseball star, playing in the old Frick League and with Minor League teams in Binghamton, N. Y., and Hartford, Conn. He was named to the Fayette County Baseball Hall of Fame. He was a member of Trinity United Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two brothers, E. Kenneth and Frank E. Tencate, both of Uniontown. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Helene Spence Tencate, in 1973, and a brother, Ralph M. Tencate.
Leonard Anthony TEPPER (1926-1988)
LEONARD A. TEPPER
Leonard Anthony Tepper, 61, of State Street, Mount Pleasant, died Monday at Frick Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. He was born July 8, 1926, in Mount Pleasant, a son of the late Paul and Cecelia Scoff Tepper. He was employed as a brakeman for Conrall for more than 26 years. He was a member of Visitation RC Church of Mount Pleasant, Standard Shaft Citizens Club and American Legion Post 446. He was a veteran of WW II, having served in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Joanne C. Albright; two sons, Leonard A. Tepper Jr. of St. Joseph, Mich., and Daniel M. Tepper of Bear Rocks; two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Darlene) Blanda of Greensburg and Mrs. Gary (Cynthia) Blenia of Bear Rocks; six grandchildren; three brothers, Paul and Frank Tepper, both of Mount Pleasant, and Thomas Tepper of Virginia, and one sister, Mrs. Irene Potoka of Mount Pleasant.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
July 8, 1926
Died—–
June 6, 1988
MRS. MARIETTA TERESI
Mrs. Marietta Teresi, wife of Dr. Phillip Teresi, and mother of six young children, died February 5, 1935, at her residence, No. 4261 South Norton avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. Besides her husband and children, all at home, she is survived by an uncle, Charles Santilippo, of this city.
MRS. SOPHIA TERHANKO
Mount Pleasant, Sept. 3,— Mrs. Sophia Terhanko, formerly of Parfittown, died at 10:45 o’clock Thursday night at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Phelan in 129 Whyel avenue, Uniontown. Her husband George died in 1911. She leaves two sons, George of Youngstown, Ohio, and Andrew of Somerset; four daughters, Mrs. Sophia Secosky of Ronco, Mrs. Phelan of Uniontown, Mrs. George Dempler and Mrs. Frances Fry of Pittsburgh. Requiem high mass will be celebrated at 9 o’clock Monday morning in the Visitation R. C. Church, Mount Pleasant, in charge of Rev. Charles Janda, pastor. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
John Teringo Jr.
John Teringo Jr., 81, of Gillespie, Fayette City R.D. 1, died Sunday in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc., Carroll Twp. He is survived by his wife, Helen Madlenk Teringo; a daughter, Elma Jean Lama and husband, Conrad, of Fayette City R.D.1; a granddaughter, Kim Rusnock and husband, Larry; a great- granddaughter; three sisters, Mrs. Ann Bednar of Fayette City R.D. 1, Miss Mary Teringo of Painesville, Ohio, and Helen Hohran of West Covina, Calif.; and a brother, Pete Teringo of Warren, Ohio. Friends will be received in the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home, 334 Main St. at Cook, Fayette City, today and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until 9:30 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
September 27, 1913
Died—–
November 27, 1994
John
Ellis TERNEY died in 1931. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
John Ellis Terney, aged 56, died at 8:55 p.m., Friday, February 20, at the home
of a nephew, C. A. Terney, No. 2 Pocahontas street, following a two years' illness
of complications. Funeral services will be held at the C. A. Terney residence
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rose DeSimoni TERRACE (1907-1996)
Rose Terrace
Rose Terrace, 88, of Uniontown, died in the Mountainview Nursing home, Greensburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 19, 1996. She was born at Thompson No. 2, Redstone Twp., October 2, 1907, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary DeSimoni Terrace. She was a member of St. John R. C. Church Uniontown. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 22, 1996 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the ROBERT S. OATS FUNERAL HOME, 71 Pennsylvania Ave., Uniontown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Saturday at 9:30 a.m., in St. John’s R.C. Church, with the Rev. Fr. Alexander Kozhikott as celebrant. Interment in LaFayette Memorial Park. Parish Wake Service at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
John Nelson Randolph TERREL [TERRELL] ( -1894)
Taken to Brownsville.
A temperance lecture went up river Wednesday last, on the Brownsville boat. It was in a coffin. In life it was called John Nelson Randolph Terrel [Terrell], it was aged 29 years, son of Lafayette Terrell, of Bridgeport, and was killed Saturday night last in a drunken brawl at Douglas Station, a few miles above McKeesport. Terrell [Terrel], with two others, all coke drawers, boarded in a two-room shanty along the railroad, and Saturday they laid in a supply of drink for a “good time” during the night. After imbibing pretty freely, it is said, they began to quarrel over the distribution of the liquor, and another colored man named George Walker, and Terrell [Terrel] went to slashing each other with knives, the latter being fatally cut. He ran fully 200 yards before he fell. There was a frightful gash in his throat, his left arm was cut deeply and his trousers cut open at the waist. A large scalp wound was on the left side of his head. Terrel [Terrell] was picked up by the crew of a passing freight train in a dying condition. He died on the way. Walker and two white men by name of Grace are held for the murder.
WILSON TERRELL
Wilson Terrell, one of Bridgeport's colored men, died Thursday, Feb. 7, at the advanced age of 82 years.
LUCY TESAURO
MOUNT PLEASANT— Miss Lucy Tesauro, 51, of 421 Washington St. died at 11:30 a.m. Monday in St. Margaret’s Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Dec. 13, 1916, in Mount Pleasant, a daughter of the late John and Mary Tesauro. She had been employed as a bookkeeper by the C. & C Manufacturing Co. Surviving are two brothers, Mellon and Warren, of McKeesport, and five sisters, Mrs. Angeline Mirigliano of McKeesport, Mrs. Tillie Antonelli of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Martha Vargo of Riverside, Calif., Mrs. Mary DiNicola of Mount Pleasant and Tristine Tesauro at home.
TESAURO— Friends of Miss Lucy Tesauro of 421 Washington St., Mount Pleasant, who died Monday, Nov. 25, 1968, may call after 3 p.m. today at the Meagher Funeral Home, Mount Pleasant, where a prayer service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, followed by solemn requiem high mass at 11:30 a.m. at St. Bernardine’s R.C. Church, Mount Pleasant. Interment in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
DAVID F. TESTA
David F. Testa, 40, of 23 Kormar Road, East Plymouth Valley, Pa., died Friday at Montgomery Hospital. He was born March 11, 1936, at Norristown, a son of Mary Brano Testa and the late Samuel Testa. He was a member of the Evangelical Assembly Church. Surviving are his wife, Twila R. Hillen Testa, two sons, David F. Jr., and John Mark, both at home; one daughter, Janet Faith at home; two sisters, Mrs. Anthony (Mary) Calabro of Conshohocken and Mrs. Richard (Genevieve) Raub of Schwenksville and three brothers, the Rev. Albert Testa of Jersey Shore; Sabino of Fort Worth, Texas and Aaron of Phoenixville. He was predeceased by a sister, Amelia Cipro. Funeral services were held Saturday in East Plymouth Valley, with interment in George Washington Memorial Park.
Mabel TEWELL obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb Project.
(2)
Funeral services for Mabel Tewell, aged 15 years and three months, who died at
her home Saturday night, were held yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock at Messmore,
with the Rev. Wolfe officiating.
Miss Tewell was a student at German Township High school. She is survived
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tewell, and a brother, William.
(not sure if this is the end of the obit or if a piece is missing)
FRANK THERASSE
Frank G. Therasse, 80, died at 6:15 o’clock Thursday night at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. E. Martin, in Dunbar, after an extended illness. Born in Belgium October 3, 1867, he came to this country in about 1888 and moved to Dunbar in 1903 where he had resided since that time. His wife, Mary Camilla Therasse, died in 1942. He was employed as a glass cutter by the Pennsylvania Wire Glass Company at Dunbar for 23 years. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Martin; one son, Edgar A. Therasse of Upper Darby; two grandchildren; one brother and two sisters residing in Belgium and another sister, Mrs. Marie Laret of Los Angeles, Cal. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Burhans funeral home, Dunbar, where the body has been removed, with Rev. O. G. Cook, pastor of the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, in charge. Burial will be made in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Ruth Reichard THISTLETHWAITE (1905-1994)
Ruth Thistlethwaite
Ruth Reichard Thistlethwaite, 89, of Brownsville, Pa., formerly of California, Pa., died Monday, Nov. 28, 1994, in Kade Nursing Home, Washington, Pa. She was born June 5, 1905, in California, Pa., a daughter of the late George and Bessie Peters Reichard. Mrs. Thistlethwaite was a homemaker. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, California, Pa., OES 211, a past member of Fallowfield Grange and a member of the Irish Ridge Club. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, M. Wayne Thistlethwaite, who died Sept. 23, 1987; a daughter, who died in infancy; a brother, Allen Thistlethwaite; and two sisters, Dorothy Thistlethwaite and Beulah Furlong. Surviving are a son, Wayne R. Thistlethwaite of Brownsville, Pa.; one sister, Virginia Sharpnack of Wheaton, Md.; two grandsons, Paul of Brownsville, Pa., and Lee of Grindstone, Pa.; two great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the JOHN E. GREENLIEF FUNERAL HOME, 323 Fourth St., California, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Dr. John R. Rankin officiating. Interment will follow in Westland Cemetery, Centerville, Pa.
Dr. J. M. THOBURN died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Dr. J. M. Thoburn, aged 81, who served for 61 years as a Methodist Episcopal
minister and was a former pastor of Asbury M. E. church here, died Monday, August
16, 1937, at his summer home in Chautauqua, N. Y.
Born in St. Clairsville, O., Dr. Thoburn was a graduate of Allegheny college
and filled pastorates in Western Pennsylvania as well as in Calcutta, India.
For the past six years, Dr. Thoburn was pastor of the Smithfield Street Methodist
Episcopal church in Pittsburgh. Dr. Thoburn preached his last sermon marking
his last birthday, on "The Ageless Life," speaking to "octogenarians
and others thereabouts."
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. William F. Knox, Jean and Margaret Thoburn, and
a grandchild. All were with him at Chautauqua where Dr. Thoburn died. Funeral
services and burial will be held in Pittsburgh, Wednesday. Dr. Thoburn was president
of Allegheny college from 1921 to 1925. For a time he was superintendent
of Allegheny District of his church. He was licensed to preach in 1876.
He married a classmate, Emma Frances Thoburn, who preceded him I death.
(Herald - August 17, 1937)
THOMAS RITES
The funeral service for Aaron Thomas of Cleveland, Ohio, who died Monday at St. Petersburg, Fla., will be held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Charles A. McCormick funeral home in South Pittsburgh street. Rev. Meade M. Snyder, pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in Green Ridge Memorial Park. Mr. Thomas was a brother of J. L. Thomas of 1207 Sycamore street. He is survived also by one sister, Mrs. Florence Lucore, who resides at the Thomas home in Sycamore street. He was a member of the Masonic lodge of Cleveland. Friends are requested to omit flowers.
Albert E. 'Al' THOMAS (1917-2010)
Albert E. "Al" Thomas, Sr., 93, of Scottdale, graduated to eternity at 3:15 AM Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in Jo-Ella's Personal Care Home, Upper Tyrone Township. Al was born May 27, 1917 in McKeesport, a son of the late James Albert and Rosella Landsberg Thomas. He married the former Blanche Poynor on January 21, 1938; she passed away July 7, 2006. Al was devoted father, grandfather, and great-grand-father and a retired minister, who served the Church of Christ congregations for over 30 years in Hopwood, East Liverpool, OH, Homestead, Duquesne and New Salem. He also was a retired electrical inspector employed at US Steel's National Tube Works in McKeesport for over 30 years. Al was a graduate of McKeesport High School and a member of the Scottdale Church of Christ. A veteran of WWII, Al served in the US Army as a private. He also enjoyed the pastime of woodworking.
Al will be sadly missed by his loving family; his six children: James Albert Thomas and his wife Beverly of Christiansburg, VA, Albert E. "Al" Thomas, Jr. and his wife Cathy of Mt. Pleasant, Donald W. Thomas and his wife Sheila of Hillsboro, OH, Margaret W. Prah and her husband Louis of Uniontown, Linda Roberts of Ontario, Canada, and Kathy Grimm and her husband Douglas of Morrell; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grand-children; a sister, Rosella Pratt of Huntingdon Beach, CA; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and his wife of 68 years, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Bonnie E. Baughman Thomas (1983), an infant granddaughter, Mary Ellen Thomas, and a sister, Bess Frankina.
Personalized arrangements are under the professional supervision of the ROBERT B. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 105 Spring Street, Scottdale (724-887-5300 / www.fergusonfunerals.com / GPS: N40 degrees 06.136, W79 degrees 35.278). Family and friends will be received from 2-9 PM today in the funeral home chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10 AM Friday in the Scottdale Church of Christ, Chestnut & Loucks Avenues, Scottdale (Please go directly to the Church) with his sons, James, Albert, and Donald co-officiating. Graveside committal service and interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Bullskin Township next to his late wife. The PA National Guard will bestow full military rites.
Alverda THOMAS died in 1934. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Alverda Thomas, aged 66 years, seven months and three days, died suddenly
Thursday morning, August 9, 1934, at 5:30 o'clock when stricken with a heart
attack in her residence, 338 Fair Oak street, Confluence.
(not sure if this is the entire obit or if a portion is missing)
(Genius - 8/13/1934)
Bernard R. Thomas, 77, of Newboro, Pa., passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 in the Uniontown Hospital. He was born August 16, 1931 in Newboro a son of the late Valentine Thomas and Antonia Palko Thomas. Bernard was a lifelong member of St. Procopius Church, New Salem, Pa., retired from Durasteel, Mount Pleasant, Pa, and he was a Charter Member of the Newboro Indians Club. He was preceded in death by a son, William in infancy, sisters, Dolores Nahoun and Gizella Croci, brothers, Albert, Edward, William and John Thomas and his parents. Surviving are his wife of fifty four years, Mary Lou Molek Thomas; children: Mary Anne Thomas and her husband, Robert Murray, Robert Thomas and wife, Dessie and Bernadette Thomas all of Newboro, Pa.; grandchildren: Kayla, R.B., Emily, Bradley, Nicholas and Adam Thomas and Carly and B.J. Murray; great-grandchildren: Gunnar and Gizzy Murray; sisters: Millicent Thomas and Catherine Colburn and her husband, Howard all of Arlington, Va and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the ROBERT T. KISH FUNERAL HOME, 20 North Mill St., New Salem, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, May 21, 2009 until 10:30 a.m. when a Prayer Service will be held. A Funeral Mass follows at 11 a.m. in St. Procopius Church with Rev. Father Peter Peretti as Celebrant. Interment will be in St. Thomas Cemetery, Footedale, Pa.
Betty Hamilton THOMAS ( -1970)
THOMAS, BETTY— Age 53 years, of 100 South Grant St., Uniontown, died Thursday morning, November 18, 1970, in the Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. She was a member of St. Paul AME Church, Uniontown. She is survived by her husband, Patrolman Joe Thomas; six children: Mrs. Natalie Hunter of Lemont Furnace, Richard (Pete) Thomas, Mrs. Patty Hickenbottom, and Mrs. Lucy Coley, all of Washington, D. C.; Clyde W. Thomas of LaPlata, Maryland; and Joseph Thomas of Uniontown; six grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Ida Hamilton of Uniontown; two brothers, Lloyd Hamilton of Harrisburg, Pa. and Clyde Hamilton of Homestead, Pa.; and a number of nieces, nephews; other relatives, and friends. Friends will be received in the St. Paul AME Church, Morgantown Street, Saturday, 2 to 5 p. m. and 7 to 10 p.m. where services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. C. P. Payton, officiating. Interment in Thomas Cemetery, Hopwood. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Carl A. Lantz Funeral Home, 297 East Main Street. No viewing following services.
MRS. BETTY THOMAS
Mrs. Betty Thomas, 53, of Uniontown, died in Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was a member of St. Paul AME church, Uniontown. Surviving are her husband, Patrolman Joe Thomas; three sons, Richard of Washington, D. C., Clyde of LaPlata, Md., and Joseph of Uniontown; three daughters, Mrs. Natalie Hunter of Lemont Furnace, and Mrs. Patty Hickenbottom and Mrs. Lucy Colley both of Washington, D. C.; six grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Ida Hamilton of Uniontown, and two brothers, Lloyd Hamilton of Harrisburg and Clyde Hamilton of Homestead.
HOPWOOD
Bertha E. Thomas
Bertha E. Thomas, 88 of Hopwood, Pa., passed away Monday, July 9, 2012 at Golden Living at Waynesburg, Pa. She was born October 26, 1923 in Hopwood, daughter of the late William and Sarah (McNally) Bryson. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Arthur Thomas, nine siblings: Lee, Robert, Paul, Wilbur, Lloyd Bryson, Edna Maust, Dorothy Fowler, Lois Laughery and Grace Bittinger, a nephew Wally Laughery and a niece Linda Laughery. Surviving are her niece Lisa Costolo and husband Bob and their children: Jennifer, Jessica and Sarah; nephew Ken Bryson and wife Debra, all of Hopwood; niece Mary Laughery of Helena, Alabama and her children: Kristie, Janelle and her daughter Emily; and niece Sandy Bittinger of West Leisenring. Bertha was a life - long devoted member of Hopwood United Methodist Church and had worked for many years at Spindler's Green House in Hopwood. Friends will be received in the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERALHOME-Hopwood on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday until 10 a.m., the hour of the Service with Rev. Randy Costolo and Rev. Diane Olson officiating. Interment will follow in LaFayette Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bertha's name to: Hopwood United Methodist Church, Church St., Hopwood, PA 15445
Bertha M. Reese THOMAS (1921-1994)
Bertha M. Thomas, retired seamstress
Bertha M. Thomas, 72, of Connellsville, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994, at Frick Hospital and Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. She was born Dec. 5, 1921, in Columbia, S.C., a daughter of the late Samson and Lula Reese. She was a retired seamstress from the Mount Pleasant Sportswear and attended the Second Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant. Surviving are her husband, James Thomas of Connellsville; one daughter, Catherine Reese of Los Angeles, Calif.; three grandchildren; a sister, Caroline Weston of Columbia, S.C., and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, William Reese.
THOMAS — Bertha M. Thomas of Connellsville died Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at GALONE-CARUSO’S, 204 Eagle St., Mount Pleasant, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Luther N. Womack officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Blanche Eva Poynor THOMAS (1918-2006)
Blanche Eva Poynor Thomas, age 88, of Scottdale, Westmoreland County, Pa., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, July 7, 2006, from Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pa. She was born in Versailles Township, Westmoreland County, Pa., on March 4, 1918, a daughter of Thomas W., and Margaret N. Poynor. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Scottdale, Pa. She had shared with her beloved husband, Albert, in his ministries to churches in Hopwood, Fayette County, Pa., East Liverpool, Ohio, Homestead, Pa., Duquesne, Pa., and New Salem, Fayette County, Pa., before their retirement. She was also proud that her three sons followed into the ministry. Blanche also served as a volunteer at Jefferson Hospital, Allegheny County, Pa., with 15 years of service.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Margaret Smith and Annabelle Frank, and her brother, Thomas Poynor. Blanche leaves to cherish her memories her loving and devoted husband of 68 and a half years, Albert E. Thomas, Sr., whom she married January 21, 1938. She is also survived by her loving children: James Thomas and his wife, Beverly, of Christiansburg, Virginia, Albert Thomas, Jr., and his wife, Catherine, of Scottdale, Pa., Donald Thomas and his wife, Shiela, of Portsmouth, Ohio, Peg Prah and her husband, Lou, of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., Linda Roberts, of Georgetown, Ontario, Canada, and Cathy Grimm and her husband, Doug, of Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa.; her 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; her three sisters: Fannie Bunting, of Indiana state, Mae Castle, of Ohio, and Nellie Haynie, of Indiana state; and her brother, Jim Poynor and his wife, Marge, of Indiana.
Blanche's family will greet friends in the FRANK KAPR FUNERAL HOME INC., 417 West Pittsburgh Street, Scottdale, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Parting Prayers will said in the Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 11, at 10:30 a.m. Her Funeral Service follows at 11 a.m. in the Church of Christ, 215 North Chestnut Street, Scottdale, with her three sons, James A. Thomas, Albert Thomas, Jr., and Donald Thomas, co-officiating. Committal Services and interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville, Fayette County, Pa.
Charles H. Thomas
Charles H. “Sonny” Thomas, 60, of Mount Morris R.D. 1, a native of Perry Township in Greene County, died Monday morning, Jan. 27, 1997, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. He is survived by a son, Jason C. Thomas, at home; two daughters: Robin R. Phillips of Bobtown and Mrs. Tedi Jean Brewer and husband, Craig, of Mount Morris R.D. 1; a brother, Earl E. Thomas of Smithfield, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Paul (Lois Jean) Phillips of Mount Morris, and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Yoskovich Funeral Home, 300 South Vine St., Route 88, Carmichaels, today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 29, until 11 a.m.
D. E. THOMAS died in 1935. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(3)
D. E. THOMAS
Word was received here yesterday that D. E. Thomas, former assistant manger <sic>
of the Uniontown branch of F. W. Woolworth & Company had died at Charlestown,
W. Va., after an illness of five days from pneumonia.
Mr. Thomas left Uniontown last January to be advanced to his Charlestown post
and was making good in every particular there. The body was removed to the home
of his parents in Wilkes-Barre for burial.
Jan 4 1935
Edna Blanche Stiltenpole THOMAS (1913-1995)
Edna B. Thomas
Edna Blanche Stiltenpole Thomas, 82, a life-long resident of Mount Pleasant died Friday in Frick Hospital and Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. She is survived by three sons, Arlen Thomas and his wife, Nancy, of Denville, N.J., Dr. Larry W. Thomas and his wife, Karen, and Terry Thomas and his wife, Connie, all of Mount Pleasant; 11 grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren. She was the last member of her immediate family. Friends will be received at the Luther J. Grimm Funeral Home, 806 West Main St., Mount Pleasant, today from 12 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday until 11 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
September 3, 1913
Died—–
October 20, 1995
ELI C. THOMAS
Eli C. Thomas, 75, died at 9:50 o'clock Friday morning at 89 Whiteman avenue where he resided with Ralph Foreman. The deceased had been ill following a stroke. For 23 years Mr. Thomas was an employe of the National Garage in West Fayette street and for the last 15 years served as night watchman for the Central garage. Funeral services will be conducted in the Foreman residence Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. Karl Bowman, returned missionary officiating. Burial will be in Clearview cemetery.
Ellen V. Shaw THOMAS (1931-1994)
Ellen V. Thomas
Ellen V. Shaw Thomas, 63, of Greensburg and a native of Youngwood died Friday in Jeannette District Memorial Hospital, Jeannette. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Thomas Sr.; two sons, Eugene Thomas Jr. and his wife, Shirley, of Jeannette, and Joseph P. Thomas and his wife, Tina, of Everson; three grandchildren; three brothers, James D. Shaw of Hutchinson, Robert A. Shaw of Latrobe, and William C. Shaw of Alverton; one sister, Mrs. Donald (Peggy) Gratzinger of Mount Pleasant R.D. Friends will be received at the Luther J. Grimm Funeral Home, 806, West Main St., Mount Pleasant, today from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday until 11 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
July 13, 1931
Died—–
September 15, 1994
Elvina F. THOMAS died in 1935. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(3)
ELVINA F. THOMAS
Following an illness of complications, Mrs. Elvina Frazee Thomas, aged 77, wife
of Isaac Thomas, of Markleysburg, died at 7 o'clock Sunday morning, March 3,
1935. A life long resident of the Markleysburg community she leaves a host of
friends to mourn her passing.
Besides her husband she is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. Effie Bender,
Markleysburg; Mrs. E. S. Evans, Terra Alta, W. Va.; a son, Charles Thomas, Terra
Alta; and a brother, Harvey Frazee, of Uniontown. Mrs. Eugene Fike, of Uniontown,
was a granddaughter.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Markleysburg
Brethren church in charge of Rev. Mr. Wolf. Burial in Markleysburg cemetery.
Emily THOMAS died in 1935. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Emily Thomas, widow of Joseph H. Thomas, of Georges township, died Wednesday night at 10:30 o'clock in the family residence near Smithfield at the age of 84 years, one month and six days.
Mrs. Thomas fell and fractured her hip about seven years ago from which she never recovered.
She was a daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Brownfield Hutchinson and was born December 3, 1850, in South Union township, and was the last of a family of six. She was married to Joseph H. Thomas, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thomas of Georges township on November 30, 1876. Mrs. Thomas resided on the farm near Smithfield, where she died, for 43 years. She was a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist church for more than 50 years and was a faithful member of York Run Grange, which she and her husband was instrumental in organizing.
She is survived by the following children: Mary, Bert and Ray Thomas, at home; Isaac of Greensboro; Harry Thomas of Uniontown; Mrs. Charles Jones of Smithfield. One son, Fred Thomas, was killed in a railroad accident in 1904. Two granddaughters, Emily and Margaret Thomas, also survive. Funeral services in charge of Rev. M. M. Smith will be conducted in the family residence Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in Smithfield Baptist cemetery.
(newspaper dated Jan. 11, 1935)
Evelyn Gail THOMAS (1909-1962)
EVELYN THOMAS
SCOTTDALE— Evelyn Gail Thomas, 53, of Scottdale, Star Route (Kingview), died at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday in Frick Community Hospital, Mount Pleasant, where she had been a patient since Oct. 14. She was born Dec. 20, 1909, at West Overton, a daughter of Mrs. Amy Elwood Thomas of Kingview and the late John Thomas. She had been employed as a press operator by Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. for 20 years prior to her illness. She was a member of the First E.U.B. Church of Scottdale and the G.B.B.A. union. Surviving in addition to her mother are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Gladys) Copeland of Kingview; five grandchildren and two brothers, Floyd and Torrence of Kingview. The body is now at the Ferguson funeral home in Scottdale. The funeral service will be held there at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev. James D. Mowrey officiating. Burial will be in the Pennsville Independent Baptist Cemetery.
Frederick J. THOMAS died in 1931. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Frederick J. Thomas, aged 71 years, died at 10:40 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 1931,
at his home, 52 East Fayette street, following a lingering illness of complications.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Malinda Thomas, who died 18
months ago, and one daughter, Mrs. Laura Wandell.
Surviving are two sons, William, at home, and George Thomas of Pittsburgh; three
daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Joy at home, Mrs. May Whyel and Mrs. J. A. Howard,
both of Uniontown, also survive.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
(Standard - July 3, 1931)
Explosion
George Thomas, the colored foreman of the shift of men at work on the shaft of the Taylor Coal & Coke Company at Searight's on the National Pike, who was so seriously burned and injured in the explosion Thursday morning died at the Uniontown hospital this morning at 1 o'clock. Thomas had both legs broken and was burned badly about the body. He was also hurt internally. Thomas was a colored man and very intelligent, being a competent shaft sinker. He leaves a wife.
Not Live Through Day
Uniontown, July 7 — The condition of Foreman George Thomas, who was taken to the Uniontown hospital after the explosion at Taylor mines yesterday, is much worse today and it is hardly possible that he will live through the day. His burns are bad and both legs are broken. Besides this there are internal injuries that will probably cause his death. The other three injured at the hospital who are only slightly burned, are getting along nicely and will probably recover.
The remains of Sam Davis, Charles Spatka and Michael Chedno were taken from Johnston’s morgue last evening to the foreign Catholic Church at New Salem, where they were buried after the regulation services. The remains of Walter Williams were shipped to High Point, North Carolina. Those of John Carter have not yet been disposed of.
Coroner A. S. Hagan this afternoon decided to postpone the inquest of the Taylor mine accident until after the condition of Foreman George Thomas is better known and the other injured are sufficiently recovered to testify.
From Searight’s on the National Pike
Ignition of Pocket of Fire Damp
Possible—Four Men injured, One of
Them Fatally—Mine Inspector and
Coroner at Scene of Explosion
Five men were instantly killed and four injured in an explosion at the Taylor shaft of the Taylor Coal & Coke Company, half a mile from Searights on the National Pike, near Uniontown, at five o’clock this morning. Mine Inspector I. G. Roby of the Fifth district thinks the accident due to a gas explosion.
The dead are:
John Carter, colored, Fredricksburg, Va.
Walter Williams, North Carolina
Samuel Davis, a Hungarian
Charles Spatka, a Slav.
Michael Chodno, a Slav.
George Thomas, foreman in charge of the work at the time of the explosion if fatally injured. It was not thought that he could live during the journey from the shaft to the Uniontown Hispotal, where he was taken at 10 o’clock. Thomas is a colored man.
The other injured are:
Gabriel Diggs, colored, Prince George County, Maryland
George W. Betts, colored, Cambridge, O.
Casper Eaton, colored, North Carolina
The three latter injured will all recover. They are burned painfully about the head and shoulders. The Taylor mine is down just 94 feet. It is being sunk by Patterson & McNeil, a shaft sinking firm. The coal, which lies at a depth of 200 feet, has not been struck yet. The shift, most of whom were killed, went to work last night at 11 o’clock. They were working on a platform about 20 feet from the mouth of the shaft putting timbers up for a concrete wall. Several of the workmen were about the top of the shaft, while others were on the platform below.
The work of rescue was started within a few minutes after the explosion occurred. It was a difficult matter to get the bodies from the bottom of the shaft where the force of the explosion had hurled them. The last body, that of John Carter, was taken from the shaft at 10 o’clock. Not more than 50 men are employed in the sinking of the shaft and only a small force of these were at work preparing for the day shift.
About 10 o’clock this morning while the last body was being taken from the shaft the rescuing party has a miraculous escape from death. James Cullen, Benjamin Howard, James Dixon and Harry Friend, the three latter colored, were at the bottom of the shaft in the bucket. They had attached the last body rescued to the bottom of the bucket preparatory to hoisting it to the mouth, when the whole timber structure and concrete walls about the top of the shaft gave way and crashed down upon them 60 or 70 feet below. The timbers and walls had been weakened by the terrific force of the explosion. The rescuers heard the rumbling noise and crouched in their bucket. The timbers fell in such a manner as to protect them from tons of concrete, earth and rock. All of them were more or less bruised and cut and almost suffocated when they were rescued from their perilous position half an hour later. At the top of the shaft it was feared that all of the rescuing party had met instant death until their bucket was hauled through an opening in the wreckage and hoisted to the open air.
When the explosion occurred, the bucket in use at the shaft was at the bottom where Foreman Thomas had gone. It was blown up and out of the shaft mouth, landing 20 yards from the opening. Mine Inspector Roby completed his first examination of the mine before noon today and went to Uniontown. He gave out no official report of the accident. He believes, however, that the accident was due to a gas explosion and not from any other cause as at first thought possible. Foreman Thomas had gone to the bottom of the shaft at 5 o’clock to start the pump for the day shift. There had been no one in the shaft bottom for several hours and Inspector Roby thinks a body of gas had accumulated. Thomas carried an open light and from this it is thought the gas was ignited.
Workmen who have been at the Taylor shaft during the past two weeks said this afternoon that for several days past the men have from time to time light gas from little pockets in the sides of the shaft. The flame from these was never very large, but they say it was possible to ignite the escaping gas by holding a lighted match or open torch to it. The firm who are sinking the shaft deny these statements, claiming that at no time has gas been discovered in the new shaft. J. W. Poushey, an engineer at the shaft, was up and out of his sleeping tent on the work before 5 o’clock this morning. He had just stepped outside when the explosion occurred. He says it threw rocks, dirt, timbers and debris from the mouth of the shaft. Foreman Thomas was thrown fifty feet out of the mouth of the shaft. The cage or bucket followed him and veered off to one side. Thomas dropped back into the shaft again and it is miraculous that he was not killed. He caught on some projecting timbers part way down the shaft.
The explosion woke up the whole neighborhood and was heard for a mile or more. The shaft was badly damaged. The work of cleaning it up, however, was started at noon today. The Taylor Coal & Coke Company are developing a tract of about 150 acres of Connellsville coking coal. A coke oven plant is in course of construction. Railroad connection is off the Redstone branch of the Pennsylvania railroad. The members of the firm are Isaac Taylor, John Taylor, J. C. Work and M. H. Bowman, all of Uniontown.
Coroner A. S. Hagan is at the scene of the explosion, and this afternoon will empanel a jury to hold an inquest at Uniontown. All of the injured have been removed to the Uniontown Hospital. The dead have also been sent to Uniontown where they will be prepared for burial.
GEORGE W. THOMAS
George W. Thomas, 47, died Tuesday at his home at Hopwood. Surviving are his widow, three sisters and one son.
Gwen THOMAS died in 1888. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(29)
Miss Thomas Funeral
The funeral of Miss Gwen Thomas took place from the Baptist church on Friday
afternoon. E. T. Norton, Lewis McCormick, C. D. Schell, Lee Robin son, Charles
and John Patterson acted as pallbearers, Miss Thomas havin g chosen them the
day before her death. The memorial services on her de ath will be held Sunday
morning.
Keystone Courier 6 Jan 1888
Hannah THOMAS died in 1919. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(70)
HANNAH JENKLINS THOMAS
Hannah's obituary found in the Connellsville, PA Courier dated December 10, 1919
Mrs Hannah Thomas 71 years old, widow of Joseph H. Thomas, who died about five years ago, passed away Tuesday night at the home of her daughter Mrs. Willis Cross , at South Connellsville. She had been ill two weeks, pneumonia causing her death. Mrs. Thomas was born in Wales and came to this country at the age of 12 years. For a long time she was a resident of Pittsburgh. About 20 years ago she moved to this locality. She was a member of the First Baptist Church .
Surviving are a son William Thomas of Akron, OH , Mrs. Willis Cross, Mrs Thomas Guard, and Mrs. Elizabeth O'Neal, South Connellsville, and Mrs. Margaret Rosenwald , McKees Rocks.
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In The Connellsville, Pa Courier dated December 11, 1919 this message
appeared:
The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Thomas will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Willis Cross at South Connellsville. Internment will be in Hill Grove cemetery.
HAROLD E THOMAS
Harold E. Thomas, 50 of 912 N. Hickory Street, Scottdale, died at 1 a.m. today in University Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born January 24, 1926, in Vanderbilt, a son of Mrs. Phyllis Brierly Thomas of 707 Stauffer Avenue, Scottdale and the late Charles W. Thomas who died October 15, 1968. He was employed by United States Steel Corporation for 27 years as a motor inspector. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy as an electrician’s mate third class. He was a member of the Scottdale Church of Christ, Marion Lodge F & A. M. 562 of Scottdale, Thomas Lewellyn American Legion Post 240 of Scottdale, the Brookman-Herney V.F.W. Post 7731 of Scottdale and the Scottdale Lions Club. He is survived, in addition to his mother, by his wife Monafae Williamson Thomas; three sons, Terry L. of Honey Brook, and Mickey L. and Randy L., both at home, and one sister, Mrs. Wilmer (Vila) Rosen, of Alverton. He was predeceased by a sister, Mrs. John (Margery) Bentz on October 31, 1969.
THOMAS, HENRY A.— Aged 73, Bennington Road, Hopwood, died Saturday, October 19, 1957 at 9:40 a.m. in the Uniontown Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Thomas; two sons, Addison, Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Gerald at home; two daughters, Mattie and Gwendolyn, Detroit, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. John Stratton, Uniontown; one brother, Harvey, Hopwood, and many other relatives. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. today in the Stephens Funeral Home, 252 E. Main St., where services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m., with Rev. A. A. Jones officiating. Interment will be in the Thomas Cemetery, Hopwood.
John Thomas, former Scottdale resident
John E. Thomas, 73, of 227 Mulberry St., Newport, Pa., formerly of Scottdale, died Friday, July 1, 1994, at the Poly Clinic Medical Center in Harrisburg. She [He] was born June 30, 1921, at Trauger, a son of the late Henry L. and Emma Musgrove Thomas. He was a member of the Highland Presbyterian Church in Newport. A 1939 graduate of Scottdale High School, he was a track supervisor for Penn Central Railroad, where he retired in 1974. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member and past commander of American Legion Post 177, member of the Social Order of the Owls, member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 34, member of Moose Lodge 1562, and a member of the American Association of Retired Persons, all of Newport. He also was a member of the National Disabled American Veterans No. 49, and former member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics No. 169 of Scottdale. Surviving are his wife, Mabel Artis Thomas; six daughters, Mrs. Charles (Alverda) Clawson of Scottdale, Mrs. Wayne (Linda) Bitting, Mrs. Donn (Ellen) White, and Mrs. David (Beverly) Beam, all of Newport, Mrs. Darlene Cook of New Buffalo, Pa., and Mrs. Ronald (Joanna) Brookhart of Souderton, Pa.; one son, Henry Thomas of Hagerstown, Pa.; 11 grandchildren; five brothers, Harry G. Thomas, Henry Thomas, Jesse E. Thomas, Joseph L. Thomas and David Thomas, all of Scottdale; and four sisters, Mrs. Harry (Alverda) Dugger of Scottdale, Mrs. Ruth Wingrove of New Bedford, Mass., and Mrs. Rita Weimer and Mrs. Joseph (Freda) Dugger, both of Everson. He was predeceased by his son, John E. “Ace” Thomas Jr., on Oct. 1, 1981.
THOMAS— John E. Thomas of 227 Mulberry St., Newport, Pa., formerly of Scottdale, died Friday, July 1, 1994. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., today at the JAMES MURPHY MEMORIAL HOME, 303 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale, where a funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. George W. Rath Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Scottdale Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the Southmoreland Veterans Committee.
Joseph M. THOMAS died in 1922. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Joseph M. Thomas, aged 82, years, died at his home in Chadville, Sunday morning,
February 19, 1922, of the infirmities incident to age. He is survived by
his widow and the following children: Mrs. Reuben Loche, of Chadville;
Charles Thomas and Miss Alberta Thomas, at home and Ethelbert Thomas of Uniontown.
Lena O. Iotomosi THOMAS (1916-1995)
Leno O. Thomas
Leno O. Iotomosi Thomas, 78, of Mount Pleasant and formerly of Jeannette died Saturday in Integrated Health System Comprehensive Car Center, Greensburg. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Cloid (Marietta) Cramer of Youngwood and Tina Thomas of Mount Pleasant; two granddaughters, one great- grandson, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was the last member of her immediate family. Friends will be received at the John V. Graziano Funeral Home Inc., 228 North Second St., Jeannette, today until 11:30 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
October 22, 1916
Died—–
July 1, 1995
Lloyd M. Thomas
Connellsville
Lloyd M. “Chink” Thomas, 88, of Connellsville, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in Uniontown Hospital. He was born July 4, 1920, a son of the late Moses and Myrta Myers Thomas. He was a member of Owens Dale United Methodist Church. For several years, Lloyd was owner of Western Auto in Connellsville. He then went on to work for Fox’s Glass as a glazer. He was an Army World War II veteran, having served in Tunisia, Naples- Foggia and Romb-Arno. He was awarded the Eame Theatre Ribbon with three Bronze Stars and Good Conduct Ribbon. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Peggy Miller Thomas; three daughters, Lori Huff and her husband, Todd, and grandson D. J., of Connellsville, Sally Renze and her husband, Allen, of Connellsville, and Rosemary Pizzuti and her husband, Enzo, of Texas; six grandchildren, Kimberly Wells, Karen McElwain, Stephanie Bigley, Joe Renze, Nicky Pizzuti and Matt Renze; 11 great-grandchildren, Robbie Bigley, Kyle Bigley, Tony McElwain, Justin Wells, Elizabeth McElwain, Jessica Wells, Holly Renze, Alex Renze, Zach Renze, Ashley Pizzuti and Hope Bigley; and several nieces, nephews and close buddies. In addition to his parents, Lloyd was predeceased by two brothers, Donald and Andrew Thomas. Friends will be received from noon to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the VITO C. MARTUCCI FUNERAL HOME, 123 S. First St., West Side, Connellsville. There will be no visitation on Saturday. Additional viewing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the hour of service, Sunday with Pastor Kim King officiating. Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park.
Mabel A. Thomas
Mabel Artis Thomas, 75, of Newport, Pa., and formerly of Scottdale died Monday, April 15, in Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg. She is survived by seven children, Henry Thomas of Hogestown, Pa., Mrs. Charles (Alverda) Clawson of Scottdale, Mrs. Wayne (Linda) Bitting and Mrs. Donn (Ellen) white both of Newport, Mrs. George (Darlene) Shaffer of New Buffalo, Mrs. David (Beverly) Beam of Newport, and Mrs. Ronald (Joanna) Brookhart of Souderton, a brother, Roy Artis of Connellsville, and 11 grandchildren. Friends will be received at Murphy- Caruso Memorial Home, 303 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale, today until 2 p.m.
Marshall M. THOMAS died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Marshall M. Thomas, about 80, for many years postmaster at Markleysburg, Pa.,
died at 4:25 o'clock Thursday afternoon, June 17, 1937. Death came in the
home of a sister, Mrs. Calvin Tishue, of Somerfield, following a three months'
illness.
Besides Mrs. Tishue, two other sisters also survive.
Funeral services will be held in the Markleysburg church, at 2:30 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
Mary Thomas
Mary Thomas, 75, of Crawford Ave., Connellsville, died Thursday in Highlands Hospital, Connellsville. Surviving are one son, Joseph Bourdess of Pittsburgh; five daughters, Bernie Hope of California, Ellen Fortino of Jeannette, Susan Fredrickson, Beatrice Schiftic and Linda Thomas, all of Connellsville; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Brooks Funeral Home, 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
September 11, 1919
Died—–
March 8, 1995
Mary A. G. THOMAS died in 1937. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Mary Alvernia Guthrie Thomas died at 11:40 o'clock Wednesday, June 16, 1937,
in the home of a brother, where she had made her home for some time. She was
78 years, seven months and 26 days old.
Surviving besides her brother, is an adopted daughter, Mrs. Violet Semans, of
Brandonville, W.Va., and five sisters: Mrs. Jemima Turney, Cuzzart, W.Va.;
Mrs. Sevilla Strawser, Blairsville; Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, Hazelton, W.Va.; Mrs.
Permilla Brucklew, Terra Alta, W.Va.
Brief services at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon in the Arley S. Guthrie residence
at Markleysburg were followed by additional rites in the m. P. church at Shady
Grove. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and seven sisters.
Mary-Joan Basinsky THOMAS (1940-1997)
Mary-Joan Thomas
Mary-Joan Thomas, 56, of Wilmington, Del., died Friday, April 25, 1997, in Christiana Hospital, Newark, N. J. She was born Aug. 14, 1940, in Connellsville, Pa., daughter of Patsy Joan Ursini Basinsky of Uniontown, Pa., and the late Bernard A. Basinsky. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Ronald A. Thomas of Wilmington, Del.; a daughter, Jessica L. Billy of Newark, N. J.; a son, Christopher B. Thomas of Newark, N.J.; four granddaughters; and two grandsons. Mrs. Thomas was a native of Uniontown. She was a graduate of South Union High School, attended Carnegie Tech University, graduated from Penn State University and did graduate work at the University of Arkansas. She formerly was a life sciences teacher at various schools in Kent and New Castle counties. Prior to that, she was on the research staff of the Delaware State Health Department and taught a laboratory course at Delaware State College. For the past 20 years, she and her husband operated an archaeological consulting firm where she was vice president and finance officer. Mrs. Thomas was an accomplished artist in both water colors and oils, studying under several Wilmington artists and she was also a scuba diver. Mary-Jo was the person who photographed and designed the poster “Doors of Uniontown” which was distributed by the State Theatre for the Performing Arts. Friends will be received in the DOLFI FUNERAL HOME, Uniontown, on Friday, May 2, 1997 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held, at the funeral home, at 8 p.m., on Friday.
Mary Lou Molek THOMAS (1936-2011)
Mary Lou Molek Thomas, age 74, Newboro, Pennsylvania passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Uniontown Hospital. She was born on Thursday, July 9, 1936 in Buffington, Fayette County, Pennsylvania the daughter of Steve Molek and Mary Squirek Molek. Mary Lou was a member of the Saint Procopius Roman Catholic Church, New Salem. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard R. Thomas on May 18, 2009; a son, William in infancy; a brother, Edward Molek; and her parents. Surviving are her children: Mary Anne Thomas and her husband Robert Murray of Newboro, Robert Thomas and his wife Dessie of Newboro and Bernadette Thomas of Newboro with whom she made her home; grandchildren: Kayla and husband Anthony, R. B. Thomas, Emily Thomas, Bradley Thomas, Nicholas Thomas and Adam Thomas, Carly Murray, and B. J. and wife Michele Murray; great grandchildren: Gunnar, Gizzy and Grady Murray, Aiden King and Lucy Kasievich; a sister, Irene Zawelensky of Newboro; brother, Steve Molek and wife Eileen of Newboro; many in-laws, nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the ROBERT T. KISH FUNERAL HOME, 20 North Mill Street, New Salem, Pennsylvania today, May 2, from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday, May 5, 2011 until 9:30 a.m. when Prayer Service will be held. A Funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. in Saint Procopius Roman Catholic Church, New Salem, with Rev. Father James Clark as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Saint Thomas Cemetery, Footedale, Pennsylvania. Parish Wake Service will be held in the Funeral Home on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Mary Louise Nabors THOMAS (1915-2003)
Mary Louise Nabors Thomas, 88, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, passed away Monday, Nov. 17, in the Uniontown Hospital. She was born April 26, 1915, in Uniontown, the daughter of the late Albert G. Nabors and Martha E. Teets Nabors. Mary Louise was an active member of the Uniontown Church of the Brethren, where she served as deacon. She was a member of the Women's Fellowship and the Willing Worker's Sunday School class. She also served as a Cub Scout leader and in many other capacities.
Mary Louise was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and daughter who will be missed by her family and friends. She is survived by two daughters, Clara Elizabeth Kendall and her husband, J. Lloyd Kendall, of Smithfield and Barbara Louise Prudhoe and her husband, Robert J. Prudhoe, of North Olmsted, Ohio; a son, attorney Thomas Albert Allison Bowlen of Uniontown; a stepdaughter, Betty Thomas Lininger and her husband, Edward, of Hopwood; 10 grandchildren, Michael Bedson, Christoher Bedson, Lance Bedson, Jason Kendall, Jeremy Kendall, Tamara Chippi, attorney Jeffrey Prudhoe, Samuel Bowlen, Sara Bowlen Smith and Elizabeth Bowlen; and nine great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brother, John T. Nabors of Pittsburgh, the late Allison E. Bowlen and her husband, Ralph R. Thomas.
Friends will be received in the JAMES D. BARNETT FUNERAL HOME, 196 W. Main St., Uniontown, Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Uniontown Church of the Brethren. A funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Harrison Smith at 10 a.m. Friday, November 21, at the Uniontown Church of the Brethren, 20 Robinson St., Uniontown, and interment will follow in the Salem-Thomas Cemetery, Preston County, W.Va. In lieu of lowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Uniontown Church of the Brethren, in memory of Mary Louise Nabors Thomas.
Mary Sem Thomas
Mary Sem Thomas, aged 20 days, died Monday morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thomas, at 6 Gallatin avenue.
Mervin E. THOMAS, Sr. ( -1997)
Mervin Thomas Sr.
Mervin E. Thomas Sr., 84, of Silver Spring, Maryland, Haines City, Florida, and Uniontown, Pa., passed away Friday, April 25, 1997, in Bethesda, Md., following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Mary Kathryn Thomas, sons: Mervin E. Thomas Jr. of Norwalk, Ohio, and Jay W. Hustead, DMD, of Annapolis, Maryland; grandsons; Michael E. Thomas of Canton, Ohio, and Paul Thomas of Huron, Ohio, granddaughters: Patricia DeHaven of Akron, Ohio, and Kristen Hustead of Annapolis, Maryland; a sister, Mildred Gunn of Westlake, Ohio; brothers: Albert of Pomona, California, and Raymond of Haines City, Florida; and great-grandson, Trent Thomas of Canton, Ohio. He was preceded in death in 1974 by his first wife, Mary Riley Thomas, Brothers, Russell and Richard, and sisters, Clara Whitney and Mary Fair. He was born in Hanoverton, Ohio, on January 15, 1913. He was a retired 43-year employee of Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania and an area manager at Uniontown from 1954 to 1974, a World War II U. S. Army Veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart during the Battle of the Bulge, an avid golfer and Canadian fisherman. He was also a 32nd Degree Mason. Friends may call at the ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 80 Morgantown St., Uniontown, Pa., on Wednesday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to your favorite charity.
Nellie THOMAS died in 1918. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(5)
THOMAS, NELLIE
MRS. NELLIE THOMAS, wife of FRANK THOMAS, and daughter of ADAM TITTERINGTON of
Scottdale, died Wednesday morning at her home at Latrobe of influenza.
This is the third member of the family of MR. THOMAS to die of the malady within
a month. MRS. ADAM TITTERINGTON, mother of MRS. THOMAS, died at her home
in Scottdale on October 25, and LYDA TITTERINGTON, an 18 year old sister died
at her home in Scottdale on November 2. In addition to her husband and
two children, MRS. THOMAS is survived by her father and one sister, MRS. LULU
KELLY, both residents at Scottdale, and two brothers, CHARLES, who is in the
service in France and HARVEY, at Green?lca?, Ga.
Courier Thurs. 11-28-1918
Phyllis L. Grooms THOMAS (1930-1995)
Phyllis L. Thomas
Phyllis L. Groom Thomas, 65, of Waynesburg died Sunday in Greene County Memorial Hospital, Waynesburg. She is survived by her husband, Billy J. Thomas, whom she married Jan. 24, 1952; children, Mrs. Tanya Thomas Stewart and her husband, Greg, and their children, Dustin Stewart, Tara Stewart, and Jessi Stewart, of Albuquerque, N. M., and Joey Thomas and his children, Jacquelyn Thomas and Joshua Thomas, of Tucson, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Hal (Lois) Jones and Aldene Bruckner both of Jefferson R.D.1; and two brothers, Wilbur “Bud” Grooms of Vestaburg and Charles Grooms of Bentleyville. The family will receive friends at the Behm Funeral Home Inc., 182 West High St., Waynesburg, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until 11 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
June 28, 1930
Died—–
December 17, 1995
Mrs. Rebecca Jane Thomas, 95, died at the home of a daughter at Tacoma Park, Md., Friday.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA, Tuesday, May 4, 1954, page 9, column 2
Contributed by Ruth Sprowls <ruthsprowls at windstream.net>
Richard
E. THOMAS died in 1938. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Richard Edward Thomas of Continental, brother of Police Chief Andrew Thomas of Connellsville, died Friday afternoon, January 28, 1938, in the Uniontown hospital.
Mr. Thomas' death was attributed to a complication of diseases.
He was born September 26, 1892, a son of the late Moses and Katherine Thomas, of Morgan Station, near Connellsville.
Mr. Thomas spent his childhood and young manhood in Upper Tyrone township, leaving that district in 1914, when he moved to Continental.
He has been employed as a miner until forced to retire due to ill health.
He was a member of the First M. P. church of Uniontown and of Connellsville Council 166, Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lena Thomas, and the following children: Moses, Richard, Jr., Ralph, Ruth and Betty Jane, all at home and Mrs. Florence A. Price of Uniontown. Two brothers, Moses and William, and his parents preceded him in death.
Body will be removed from the C. B. Dearth Funeral home to the family home this afternoon.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in ??? (balance of obit is missing)
Robert
L. THOMAS died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Robert Lee Thomas, age one year and 11 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas of Sunnyside, near Masontown, died Wednesday, September 1, 1937. In addition to the parents, he is survived by two brothers, Lloyd and Edward, and five sisters, Gladys, Thelma, Jessie, and Mary at home and Mrs. Elizabeth Wolfe, of Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon in White Rock church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
(Herald - September 2, 1937)
Roy Russell THOMAS (1903-1994)
Roy R. Thomas
Roy Russell Thomas, 90, of Markleysburg, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 1994 in the Uniontown Hospital. He was born Dec. 9, 1903 in Markleysburg, son of the late Frank and Eva Fike Thomas. Also preceding him in death was his first wife, Elsie Cover Thomas; a daughter, Betty Thomas Gendimenico; a granddaughter, Robin Wakefield and a grandson, Troy Wakefield, Jr.; two sisters and one brother; Willis Thomas, Sadie Savage and Pearl Cover. Surviving are his wife, Anna M. Thomas and these children: Madeline Hatcher, Geneieve Mitchell, Joyce Thomas, all of Denver, Col., William R. Thomas and his wife, Lois of Chesapeake, Va., Bobby Thomas and his wife, Beulah of Markleysburg, Carol Wakefield and her husband, Troy of Friendsville, Md.; 11 grandchildren; two step grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; seven step grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; one step great great grandchild. He was a member of Union Chapel Church, where he had served as Trustee and as Deacon for many years. He was a retired coal miner, farmer and road supervisor in Henry Clay Twp. Friends will be received in the Donald R. Crawford Funeral Home, Markleysburg, today from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday in the Union Chapel Church, Flatrock Road from noon to 1 p.m., the hour of service, with Rev. Shirley Norman, Rev. Groege Cover, and Rev. Chester Cover officiating. Interment will follow in Boal Cemetery, Clover Top.
BABY GIRL DIES
Ill since last Friday from cholera infantum, Viola Thomas, aged three, daughter of David and Lena Thomas of Mt. Sterling is dead at her home. She is the granddaughter of Charles Freed of Derrick avenue. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Interment in the Masontown cemetery.
WASHINGTON THOMAS
Washington Thomas, 84, resident of Dunbar for the past 60 years, died at 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at his home after an extended illness. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rebecca Thomas; three sons, Paul of Uniontown, Raymond and Robert of Dunbar; two daughters, Mrs. Andrew Coliny and Mrs. Wilbur Leapline of Dunbar; one stepson, William L. Franks of Dawson; 22 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. There is one sister, Mrs. Phoebe Bryner of Dunbar. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Burhans funeral home in Dunbar with Rev. W. S. Hamilton, pastor of the Franklin Memorial Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be made in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
William THOMAS died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
William Thomas, aged 43, former assistant county detective and file clerk in
the prothonotary's office of the court house, died at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon,
October 26, 1937, at his home in 355 Evans street, after a lingering illness
of the past 16 months.
He was born September 25, 1894, in Maesteg, Wales. Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Ethel M. Thomas, and the following children: Mrs. Harold Provance,
Uniontown; Emma Jean and Thelma Louise, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Thomas; and the following brothers and sisters: David J. Thomas, of Uniontown;
Thomas J. Thomas, of Masontown; Mrs. Thomas, English, Jefferson; Mrs. George
Vail, of Uppermiddletown, and Mrs. James Miller, deceased.
The body will be removed from the Johnston Mortuary to the home this afternoon.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
(Herald - Oct 27, 1937)
William
THOMAS died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
William Thomas, one of the oldest residents of Fayette county, died at 4:45 o'clock Monday morning, June 28, 1937, in his home at Brownfield, following a brief illness of complications. He was 98 years, five months and 25 days old.
His wife, Martha L. Thomas, preceded him in death in 1916.
Surviving are five children: Mrs. J. C. Younkins, Clifton Mills; Mrs. C. W. Bierbower, new Wilmington; Charles M. Thomas, Elliottsville; Misses Lilly A. and Bertha Thomas, at home; a sister, Mrs. Lucinda Umbel Conway, of Uniontown; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted in the residence at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev. C. C. Sollenberger, of the Church of the Brethren, officiating. Burial will be in the Thomas family cemetery at Markleysburg.
(Herald - June 29, 1937)
William H. THOMAS died in 1938. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
William H. Thomas, 58, of House 260, Isabella, died at his home Wednesday morning, January 26, 1938, at 8:40 o'clock, following a 10 months' illness of a complication of diseases. He was born in German township, February 22, 1879, and had been employed as a carpenter at Isabella. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lena Bryan Thomas, and the following children: Glenn, Eugene, William, James, Mrs. Margaret Edison, Mary, Betty, Ruth, Davis, Hazel, Gerald, Josephine and Caroline of Isabella; the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. Lottie Johnson of Uniontown; Miss Sadie Thomas of Hopwood; and Miss Martha Thomas of Los Angeles; Joseph of Fairbank and August of Los Angeles, and 11 grandchildren also survive. The body was removed this afternoon from the C. B. Dearth funeral home.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
(Standard - January 27, 1938)
William (Bill) Thomas, 79, of Fairchance, Pa., and formerly of Holbrook, in Greene County, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at the home of his daughter, Gloria Markley of Amend, Pa. He was born in Fredericktown, Pa., on Feb. 21, 1922, a son of the now late Frank and Mary Lewis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Thomas and one son, Ray Thomas. He was a retired powder mill worker, having worked at Liberty Powder Mill, in Mt. Braddock, Pa., and belonged to the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge in Waynesburg, Pa. Surviving are the following children: Joyce Straight and her fiancé, Verlin Moats of Dilliner, Pa., Gloria Markley and her husband, Roger of Uniontown, Pa., Gregg Thomas and his fiancé, Marcy of Bobtown, Pa., and Mary Flowers and her husband, John of Masontown, Pa.; four stepchildren, Patty Morris and husband, John of Uniontown, Pa., Terry Sabo and husband, Mike of McClellandtown, Leslie Hixon of Virginia, and Edward Hixon and wife, Tara of Smithfield, Pa.; a daughter-in-law, Irene Thomas of Dilliner; 15 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends in THE JOHN F. BROWNFIELD FUNERAL HOME, of Smithfield, today from 7 to 9 p.m., on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, March 31, 2001, until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with the Rev. Russell Pratt officiating. Interment will follow in Greendale Cemetery, Masontown, Pa.
THOMAS, WILLIAM M.— Aged 45, 14 Continental 1, died in the Uniontown Hospital Saturday afternoon, August 9, 1958. He was the son of the late Frederick M. and Florence Kerfoot Thomas. He had been employed by the B. J. Mundel Co. for thirty-one years and was a member of Christ Methodist Church and Jr. OUAM. He was predeceased by a sister, Frances Thomas, January 1958. He is survived by one brother, Eugene and one sister, Mrs. Ida Burks, Continental 1; two nephews. Friends are being received in the Ferguson Funeral Home, 80 Morgantown St., where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. J. V. Mullins officiating. Interment will be in Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
Andrew Anderson THOMPSON died in 1938. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
A. A. Thompson A Victim of Heart Attack at 2 a.m.
Widely Known Financier, Sportsman Dead at 58; Private Funeral.
Private funeral services were planned today for Andrew Anderson Thompson, prominent Uniontown financier, and eldest son of the late Josiah VanKirk Thompson, Fayette county's greatest coal baron.
Mr. Thompson died suddenly of a heart attack this morning at 2 o'clock, at Oak Hill, his West National Pike estate two hours after being stricken suddenly ill.
He had not been in good health for a year or more, but had continued to direct his numerous business interests as usual, and no immediate danger had been apprehended.
He had been in fairly good health last night, it was thought, before he suffered the midnight attack which quickly brought death.
Prominent Sportsman
Mr. Thompson was a prominent sportsman, and breeder of prize cattle. He was the owner of extensive coal holdings, formerly a part of his father's coal empire, the greatest ever held by one man.
A lifelong Republican, he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Assembly 37 years ago, at that time the youngest man ever to be accorded that honor, as he was barely of age.
Throughout his lifetime he was prominent in the financial and civic affairs
of the district.
Never a lover of the spotlight, he kept his many charitable activities quietly to himself, permitting no show in this respect.
He was a trustee of the Friendship Hill association, and for some years a trustee of the estate of Lida, Princess of Thurn and Taxis.
Was 58 Years Old
Mr. Thompson at the time of his death was 58 years old. He was the son of the late J. V. and Mary Anderson Thompson, and had made his home in Uniontown throughout his life, except for extended travels. In recent years, much of his work had taken him to Pittsburgh.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lida Grimm Thompson, and six children, Mary, Fredericka, Evelyn, J. VanKirk, G. M. and Andrew Jr., all at home.
Private rites attended only by the family, will be held in Franklin, Wednesday, the body being taken there on that day. There will be no public service.
(Standard - October 18, 1938)
Anna Scheick THOMPSON ( -1953)
MRS. GEORGE THOMPSON
Mrs. Anna Scheick Thompson, a former resident of Uniontown, died at her home in 1801 Warren street, Pittsburgh, Sunday evening. She was the wife of George Thompson.
Bertha E. Lynn THOMPSON (1910-1996)
Bertha E. Thompson
Bertha E. Thompson, 86, of Banning, Perry Township, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1996, in Frick Hospital and Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. She was born Jan. 20, 1910, in Rostraver Township, daughter of the late Caleb Z. and Mary Emma Sethman Lynn. She was a member of Banning United Methodist Church, being its oldest member, and the church’s Women’s Society of Christian Service. She was also a member of the Rostraver AARP and Smithton Golden Agers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Thompson, on Feb. 4, 1976; two brothers, James and Caleb Lynn; a sister, Ethel Hagerman; a grandson, John Richard Thompson; and a great-grandchild. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edmund (Betty) Horne of Fellsburg, Mrs. Gilbert (Doris) Coughanour of Banning and Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Lowman of Lemont Furnace; a son, James Thompson of Uniontown; 16 grandchildren; 18 great—grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. Maynard (Violet) Foor of Smithton, Mrs. Clarenton (Virginia) Weaver of Banning, Mrs. Chester (Verabelle) Opatkiewicz of Belle Vernon, R.D. 4, Mrs. Cecil (Roberta) Greenawalt of Cleona, Mrs. James (Erma) Echart of Fair Hope and Mrs. Ed (Shirley) Snyder of Clinton, Md.; and a brother, Eugene “Sonny” Lynn of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the L.L. BARTHELS FUNERAL HOME INC., Second Street, Smithton. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. James Myers, the Rev. Herbert Peterson and the Rev. Marlin Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the Olive Branch Cemetery, Rostraver Township.
Thompson, Betty L. 82
Connellsville
Betty L. Thompson, 82, loving mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at Highlands Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Harry S. and Myrtle E. Williams. She was born Dec. 2, 1927, in Bitner. She was a graduate of Dunbar Township High School in 1945. She was employed by Anchor Hocking Glass as a carton assembler for 31 years. Betty is much loved and sadly missed by her daughter, Diana Donato, of Connellsville; son, Anthony Thompson III and his companion, Cammy, of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, John A. Soika Jr. and his wife, Lynn, of McMurray, Danielle Nalepka and her husband, Shane, of Vanderbilt, and Lori Ann Thompson, of Uniontown, and Anthony Thompson IV, of Florida; her loving great-grandchildren, Ryan S. Nalepka, Morgan E. Soika, Seana C. Soika, Gage A. Nalepka and Jaden N. Soika; sisters, Juanita (Nene) Leapline, Agnes Coughenour and Laquita Frankhouser. In addition to her parents, Betty was predeceased by her husband, Anthony Thompson Jr., in 1997; brothers, Harry "Bud", Wilbur "Kite", Russell, Lloyd, Edward and Donald; sisters, Laura Fulton, Ruth Rhodes and Elsie. Betty's family would like to thank caregivers, Rita Coligan and Chris Coffman, for the special care they provided. Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and until noon, the hour of service, Saturday in the VITO C. MARTUCCI FUNERAL HOME, 123 S. First St., West Side, Connellsville, with Bishop Robert Swope officiating. Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park.
The Strange Story of J. V. Thompson
‘Honey’ Hawes and the Big Home on the Hill
Uniontown, Sewickley and Greensburg Residents Still Remember
the $3,000,000 Romance of Fayette County’s Former Coal Baron,
and the Vivacious Young Widow Whom He Married Secretly and Took
on a Globe Trotting Honeymoon – ‘Honey’ Made ‘Oak Hill’ a
Mansion of Hospitality, Hiring Special Trains to Transport
Guests from New York and to Bring Paderewski to Her Home for a
Private Concert, Paying Him $500 More Than He Received for His
Appearance in Pittsburgh.
By WILLIAM A. WHITE
“HONEY” HAWES came into the life of Josiah V. Thompson as a ray of sunshine on a dismal day. She was a vivacious widow, and a royal entertainer. “Honey” was intellectual, too, though her history before she met Thompson is somewhat vague beyond that she was known on the race tracks of the East and by horsemen everywhere. She was the widow of Henry Hawes of Johnstown, who owned a string of the finest horses just before the beginning of the twentieth century. At the race tracks they called her “Honey.” It probably came from her charm. She was rather short and plump and attracted attention everywhere. She met the Uniontown banker and coal land owner, J. V. Thompson, late in 1901, or early 1902. The first Mrs. Thompson had been dead five years or more. But “J. V.” still mourned the mother of his two boys. Mrs. Hawes asked the Uniontown banker to invest about $75,000 that was left her by her husband. In those days, those who had money–and wanted to increase it, invariably went to J. V. Thompson. Mrs. Hawes was acquainted with his reputation. She was a lover of children, though she had none of her own, and it was said she always cherished the desire to found an orphanage. The money she had–if there was any left when she was gone–would not go far towards establishing such a place, but if it could be increased by wise investments perhaps there would be enough. Thompson had made many persons wealthy and he ran her $75,000 up to a quarter of a million or more.
***
There were frequent conferences about the investments. They were seen frequently in each other’s company in New York, but there were only whispers in Uniontown that a romance had entered the life of the banker, who was nearing 50. He called in his two sons, Andrew and John, in the summer of 1903. “Boys, I’m going to marry again,” he said. There were perhaps others in whom he confided, but to Uniontown and the world generally, it was a secret. In August, 1903, J. V. Thompson and his two sons went to New York. In the historic Waldorf-Astoria, August 10, “Honey” Hawes was married to the Uniontown millionaire. She was 31 then. The next day they left on a trip around the world.
Uniontown learned of his departure from a newspaper item that said that J. V. Thompson had left for Europe and that further details could not be obtained at his office. Eventually there was gossip that “J. V.” was honeymooning, but still there was no formal announcement. Thompson was always a careful guardian of his health. When he left he arranged to be supplied with distilled drinking water from America everywhere he stopped–all over the world. The honeymooners visited Paris and its gay cafes, Monte Carlo and sunny Italy. At Monte Carlo they watched fortunes come and go, but Thompson, never a gambler except in coal deals, was not tempted, even when one player broke the bank and walked away with a fortune. Nor was Mrs. Thompson. They visited the Pope, the Venetian canals, and sailed the Mediterranean. An auto purchased in Paris carried them wherever they desired to go. Turkey, the Pyramids, the Nile, Russia, the Orient, Australia, New Zealand and Honolulu were on their schedule.
MEANWHILE Uniontown watched the building of a mansion on Oak Hill, to the left on the National Highway entering Uniontown, from the west. It had 25 rooms or more–perhaps one of the finest homes in Western Pennsylvania. Around it were nearly 1,800 acres of land. A stone fence bordered the estate. A conservatory unsurpassed in Western Pennsylvania set off one side of the great mansion. Inside there were plants and the first private swimming pool known to Uniontown. As the big house neared completion the honeymooners started East. And 15 months after they had sailed from New York the Thompsons arrived home.
***
UNIONTOWN didn’t know “Honey.” She was not a stranger for long. The big home at Oak Hill was furnished as no other Fayette County home had ever been furnished. From the Orient had come rare furniture–Japanese screens of woven silk work, gold furniture from an old palace in Venice, a tea set made to order in Japan, Oriental rugs, a screen of ivory, inlaid with mother- of-pearl, and Japanese relics that were 100 years old. The reception hall was a copy of an old English home. The living room was done in California redwood. The grounds were beautifully landscaped, although autumn had robbed the shrubbery of much of its splendor. The formal opening of the mansion was an event many in Uniontown will never forget. Two hundred and fifty guests were present. A Belgian singer was brought from the East. One of the best orchestras was engaged. It was a night of all nights for J. V. Thompson. The unpretentious little red brick homestead where he had his start had never seen anything to compare with this. There was dancing and supper served by a famous Pittsburgh caterer. There was wine, too–and champagne. In the days that followed the big mansion became “Hospitality Hall.” Mrs. Thompson had many friends in New York and she invited a number to Oak Hill, hiring special cars and paying their expense. J. V. Thompson had not been raised in such an atmosphere. That he frowned on some of the parties was known generally. He was a man who spent much time with his business problems, but the entertaining at Oak Hill was cutting into that time. He never drank. At the dedication of a fountain in Uniontown Thompson drank the first glass of water. “Nothing stronger has ever passed my lips–not even coffee,” he said, as he drained the glass. But “Honey Hawes” provided the choicest wines, liquors and champagne for her guests.
***
IN VAIN did “Honey” try to crash the gates of society. She was a fancier of blue-blooded horses and dogs and at one time had more than 50 horses and 150 dogs quartered at Oak Hill. She maintained a “coach and four” and it was not unusual for her to ride down Main Street in Uniontown in her tally-ho with liveried coachmen in front and a trumpeter in back whose frequent blasts told the town that ”Honey” was down from the “Hill.” Her first appearance in Sewickley was an event still remembered. When she rode into the show every eye was turned upon her. Performances in the ring were forgotten as society gazed in amazement. Her entourage consisted of two or three maids, a special hair dresser, a chef, a secretary, a footman, a head stableman and half a dozen grooms. It was the same at Greensburg. And in Paris she was a sensation. There she had special paintings made of herself as covers for menus in fashionable restaurants. Paderewski played at Exposition Music Hall in Pittsburgh 20 years or more ago. His fingers were being massaged. He was in the proper temperamental state to face his audience. Then a fashionably-dressed woman breezed suddenly into the picture. “I must see Paderewski,” she said. “But madame,” the attendant replied, “You cannot see him–no person can see him until after the concert.” “But I must see him,” she insisted, and extended her card. “Mrs. Josiah Van Kirk Thompson,” the card said. The name meant nothing to the attendant. He knew Paderewski. But he would take the card in. To his amazement, Paderewski received her. When she came out, she stopped to thank the attendant. “You see,” she said, “Paderewski will play at my home in Uniontown tonight. The attendant didn’t believe that Paderewski would play in a private home. But Paderewski did. He traveled in his town car. A special locomotive was hired to take the car to Uniontown. And he was paid $2,500 for the trip. That was $500 more than he received for his concert in the Music Hall. An English theatrical company, doing Shakesperian plays and touring America, played on the lawn at Oak Hill presenting “As You Like It” and “Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
***
BUT WITH all her lavish entertaining “Honey” was never able to ascend the guarded heights of society. The glamor of riding down Main street in her coach wore off, for “Honey” was not of the small-town variety. Eventually she departed for a trip to Paris. While she was gone workman and teams of horses were turned into the Oak Hill estate, and when she returned there was a half-mile race track behind the house where her thoroughbreds were exercised and where she rode at will. Eventually her trips to Paris became more frequent. Winters sometimes found her at Palm Beach. And again she was in New York. Oak Hill saw less of her as the years passed. But wherever she traveled she was attended by a retinue of servants, was lavish in her expenditures, generous in her tips, and the “life” of the parties. Often she was gone for months. Her coach and four became more conspicuous now by its absence. J. V. Thompson was uncomplaining. The big house and its lavish furnishings had cost him a pretty penny–a million, they said. Entertainments, trips abroad, the honeymoon around the world, were reputed to have cost another million. And now J. V. was willing to pay for his freedom.
***
“Honey” disappeared from Uniontown life about 1911. There were times when she came back. But only for brief periods. Then, late in 1912, a divorce suit was filed in the Uniontown courts. It was guarded with the utmost secrecy. It wasn’t generally known it had been filed. There were hearings, though “Honey” offered no contest, and the decree was granted. Bu the papers, holding the secrets of a $3,000,000 romance, were buried in the records of Fayette County courts and to this day, aside from clerks and court attaches whose business it was to handle them, no person ever saw them. The day the divorce was granted Mrs. Thompson’s lawyers met Thompson in the bank-building that is his monument. And they signed a receipt for a million dollars. It was the price “Honey” demanded–and received. “Honey” is dead now, but there is a monument to her somewhere along the Hudson– an orphanage built with $700,000, the amount she is said to have left from the million dollar check that purchased freedom for J. V. Thompson.
FORMER WIFE
OF J. V. LEAVES
$691,000 ESTATE
NEW YORK, Sept. 18— Mrs. Blanche A. Thompson, who was the divorced wife of Josiah V. Thompson, one time, wealthy banker and coal operator of Uniontown, Pa., and who died August 15, 1919, at Rhinebeck, left an estate appraised yesterday at $745,046 gross and $691,846 net. The largest asset was $361,655 as the value of a trust fund, originally amounting to $700,000, executed in her favor by Thompson on January 18, 1913, in settlement of a $1,000,000 judgment she had obtained against him at the time of the divorce in Pennsylvania, She received $100,000 of the money during her lifetime, while the principal was also subject to deductions for commissions of the trustee. The filing of the appraisal was delayed for some years because Thompson sued on a contention that she had no right to dispose of the principal of the trust in her will, but that upon her death it should revert to him. The Court of Appeals eventually decided that the disposition of the principal in Mrs. Thompson’s will was proper. She gave the bulk of her estate to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Gardner of Anderson, Ind. Her mother died a month after her. The bequests go eventually to the Friendship Hall Vacation Home, established under her will for “white Protestant female children.” She also gave the organization the property owned by her at Rhinebeck as a site for the home. Mr. Thompson, who once reputed to be worth $70,000,000, failed with heavy losses some years ago, and recently faced a contempt of court charge in Pennsylvania for failure to turn over more than $600,000 due two estates of which he was trustee. His financial troubles began in 1915 when his bank at Uniontown was closed.
Charles E. THOMPSON (1929-1995)
CHARLES E. THOMPSON
Charles E. Thompson, 66, of 121 Market St., Scottdale, died Monday, Aug. 21, 1995, at his home. He was born July 5, 1929, in Mount Pleasant, a son of the late Charles E. and Wilma Benford Thompson Sr. He was a retired crane operator with Duraloy Blaw-Knox of Scottdale, retiring in 1977 with 25 years of service. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Marine Corp. as a Private First Class. He was also a member of the St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church of Scottdale the Scottdale VFW Post No. 7781 and the Scottdale American Legion Post No. 240. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Rose M. Ross Thompson, whom he married Jan. 28, 1950; three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Charlene) Shaffer of Latrobe, Joann Pandullo and Mrs. Todd (Patty) Snyder, both of Scottdale; two sons, Charles E. Thompson III and wife Jane of Scottdale and William R. Thompson and wife Paula of Mount Pleasant; nine grandchildren, Edward Shaffer and wife Molly, Brandon Shaffer, Andrew Pandullo, David Pandullo, Alicia Snyder, Leah Thompson, Sarah Thompson, Rachelle Thompson and Matthew Thompson; one great-grandson, Ryen Shaffer; his stepmother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Blanche Shandorf of Connellsville; one half-sister, Mrs. John (Ella Jane) Malik of New Derry; two half-brothers, Harry Thompson and wife Elaine and Keith Thompson and wife Margie, both of Latrobe; and two godchildren, Dolly Connors and Gene Dzambo. He was predeceased, in addition to his parents, by his stepmother, Sara Thompson, and one brother, William Thompson. There will be no public visitation. A memorial Mass will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Scottdale, with the Rev. Emil S. Payer as celebrant. Private interment will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, … [balance of obit is missing.]
Clara THOMPSON died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Clara Thompson, aged 72 years, three months and 11 days, widow of David
Thompson of Chalk Hill, died at 6 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 1931. She
is survived by five sons and six daughters as follows: John and Isaac of
Chalk Hill William and Hamer of Brownfield; George of Trotter; Mrs. William Campbell
of Harmonvile; Mrs. J. A. Topper, Mrs. W. M. Durno and Miss Margaret Thompson,
all of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Charles Lynch of Connellsville and Mrs. Charles Lee of
Chalk Hill. One brother, Samuel Stewart, of Pittsburgh, also survives.
Funeral services will be held in the Chalk Hill church Tuesday afternoon.
THOMPSON, FRANK LARUE, 79, of Harris Garden Apt., Brushwood Rd. Uniontown, died July 14, 1980. He was a general foreman for the Monongahela Railroad Co. of Brownsville for 50 years. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Hannah Woomer Thompson; two brothers, James and John; a sister, Mrs. Lenora Baird. Surviving are his wife: Trudy Thompson, four sons, Milton, Robert, Russell and Raymond; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Hammil and Mrs. Patty Jeffreys; a brother, Edward, two sisters, Mrs. Beck Kisner and Mrs. Sara Pogue. He was a member of St. John's R.C. Church, Uniontown, the BPOE, 370 Uniontown and a Past Exalted Ruler of Brownsville Elks Club. Burial in LaFayette Memorial Park under the direction of the Jerome W. Shell Funeral Home, Uniontown.
GEORGE THOMPSON
George S. “Fritz” Thompson, 75, tipstaff for Judge S. John Morrow, died suddenly at his home in the Fayette National Bank Building, Uniontown, at 11:45 o’clock Saturday morning. He was a resident of Uniontown more than 70 years and had been a tipstaff since 1939. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Whitby Thompson, and five brothers and sisters. The body was taken to the Johnston funeral home at Uniontown where the funeral service will be held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment will be in Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
Gertrude Burns THOMPSON
(1882-1924)
MRS. JOHN R. THOMPSON
Mrs. John R. Thompson died Sunday at her home in Uniontown. She is survived by her husband and several children.
Personals and Locals
Frank Burns of Philadelphia, is spending several days in Uniontown visiting friends and relatives, being called here by the death of his sister, Mrs. John Thompson.
Mrs. William Brown, Mrs. Kate McGaugh, James Laurance Burns, Jr. and Joseph Burns, of Wilmington, Del., are spending several days in Uniontown being called here by the death of Mrs. John Thompson.
Grace Mumma THOMPSON (1896-1996)
Grace Thompson
Grace Mumma Thompson, R. N., 99, of 60 Mayflower Drive, Uniontown, Pa., and formerly of Waynesboro, Litiltz and Brownstown, Pa., died Saturday evening, June 8, in Uniontown Hospital. She is survived by a son, Robert M. Thompson of New York, N.Y., a daughter, Ruth Thompson Bellheimer of Uniontown, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two sisters, Elizabeth Mumma Snively of Waynesboro and Ruth Mumma of Chambersburg, Pa., and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends in the Grove Funeral Home Inc., 50 South Broad St., Waynesboro, on Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
July 27, 1896
Died—–
June, 1996
Death notice for John Thompson appeared in the Genius Of Liberty, Uniontown, PA, April 30, 1891, page 1, column 7. Complete text is not currently available.
John B. THOMPSON, Jr. (1930-2010)
John B. Thompson Jr., 80, of Uniontown and formerly of Smithfield, Pennsylvania died on Friday, December 17, 2010. He was born June 2, 1930 in Monessen, Pennsylvania son of John B. Thompson Sr. and Susan Massengill Thompson. John was a veteran of the Korean Conflict who served in the United States Army as a Sergeant First Class. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 747 in Point Marion. He was employed for thirty years at the Springhill Water Company and ten years at the Point Marion Borough Water Department. John was a great fisherman on the Yough Lake. He attended the Fairchance Free Methodist Church and the Willing Workers Sunday School Class. Surviving are his loving wife of sixty years, Freda Swaney Thompson; very close cousins: Kim Swaney, Kevin Swaney and Emily Swaney all of Smithfield, Pennsylvania; son, John W. Thompson; a brother, David Thompson and his wife Dorette of McGraw, New York; numerous nieces and nephews. Family will receive Friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 until 11 a.m., the hour of the Service with the Reverend Paul Lesher officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, where Military Rites will be accorded by the Point Marion Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 747.
John R. THOMPSON died in 1938. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Fall and Heart Attack Fatal to John Thompson.
Succumbs This Morning 8 Hours After Brother Passes Away.
Eight hours after the death of his only brother of which he was not told, and
almost exactly five years after the death of their father, the late J. V. Thompson,
John R. Thompson died in his Chalk Hill home at 10 o'clock this morning from
heart trouble and the effects of a recent accident.
In bad health for some years, Mr. Thompson had become progressively weaker, falling
against a chair Saturday and breaking two ribs, the sixth and seventh, on his
left side.
He seemed to rally after the accident, but suddenly sank last night, and a doctor
and nurse were called to his bedside.
Dies at 10 a.m.
Efforts to bring back his strength failed, and he died at 10 a.m.
At his bedside when the end came, were the caretakers of the home, Mr. and Mrs.
John Robinson, with whom he had lived for a number of years.
Mr. Thompson, who was childless, was 56 years old at the time of his death. His
wife had preceded him in death a number of years ago.
Only survivors are the family of his brother, Andrew.
Funeral arrangements, in charge of A. D. Ferguson, are incomplete.
(Standard - October 18, 1938)
Josiah Van Kirk THOMPSON (1854-1933)
Many High Officials Of
Coal, Steel Industry May
Attend Thompson Rites
Services to Be Held Friday
Afternoon at 2 o'Clock in First
Presbyterian Church
BURIAL IS TO BE PRIVATE
Nationally and internationally known bankers, heads of the country's greatest steel and coal corporations, United States senators, judges and dignitaries of equal importance in other national concerns may be in Uniontown Friday afternoon for the funeral of Josiah Van Kirk Thompson, one of Western Pennsylvania's most widely known and for years its most successful and influential figure, who died at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. Services will be conducted at 2 o'clock in the First Presbyterian Church, of which he was a devout member for years, by the pastor, Rev. William Blake Hindman, D.D. The body lying in state church from 10 a. m. 1 p. m. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery will be strictly private. Honorary pallbearers include a group of international figures who, through association with Mr. Thompson in the days of his monster coal dealings that made millions of dollars for him and his associate, learned to love him for his courage to follow the course he believed right. Honorary pallbearers from outside the city have been named as follows:
James A. Farrell, New York City, former chairman of the board of directors of the United States Steel Corporation; Karl Bickel, New York, president of the United Press Association; United States Senator James J. Davis, of Pittsburgh; J. H. Hillman, Jr., of the Hillman Coal and Coke Company, of Pittsburgh; Edward Johnston, Columbus, Ohio; Andrew Squires, Cleveland; Joseph Nutt, Cleveland; Oscar Tirskischy, New York City; H. C. MacEldowney, Pittsburgh; Robert Dodds, Pittsburgh; William A. Seifert, Pittsburgh; Joseph H. Bialas, Pittsburgh; Emil Winters, Pittsburgh; Lorenz Iverson, Pittsburgh; Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the board of directors of Bethlehem Steel, New York City; James E. Dorsey, New York City; John Hudson, Pittsburgh; John Huey Murdoch, Washington, Pa.; S. M. Smith, Judge A. H. Sayers and George Moredock, all of Waynesburg; R. M. Hite, Fairmont, W. Va. Local residents, associates and close friends of Mr. Thompson who also will serve as honorary pallbearers include: The five judges of Fayette county, President Judge Thomas H. Hudson, Judge Davis W. Henderson, Judge S. John Morrow, Judge Emeritus E. H. Reppart, Judge J. W. Dawson, J. G. Carroll, John T. Robinson, S. Ray Shelby, E. C. Higbee, Dr. Charles H. Smith, E. S. Hackney, James R. Gray, D. M. Herzog, Samuel Hogsett, John M. Core, Robert E. Umbel, O. M. Bougher and Thomas B. Semans, Jr. Active pallbearers are: Robert J. Arnett, James C. Whaley, Otis P. Powell, Frank M. Semans, T. D. Bailes and William B. Beeson.
March 11, 1931
Rendered helpless on March 11, 1931, when stricken with
paralysis, Mr. Thompson bore his illness as stoically as he had
financial reverses. He made a brave battle against the angel of
death which for months had hovered over him. The end came
peacefully. His battle against death had amazed his physicians.
The fighting spirit of his long and colorful career still
remained to the very moment he lost consciousness more than 12
hours previous to his last breath. After chatting cheerfully
with his ever-faithful wife, Mrs. Rose Thompson, yesterday, he
predicted successful conclusion of business matters which were
clear in his mind as were the events of his early boyhood to
the time he lapsed into unconsciousness. A short time later he
showed signs of a general coma. He managed to rouse himself at
intervals until late Tuesday evening the period of peace rested
over his body. For hours before his death it was evident that
the end was fast approaching. Ever at his side, Mrs. Thompson,
fatigued almost beyond human endurance, remained brave to the
last. She had been faithful to the fast failing man from the
time she left her home in Pittsburgh and came to Uniontown as
his wife. Then the entire city, county, state and much of the
nation were shocked by the announcement, “J. V. Thompson is
dead.” Many thousands had known him intimately, many more had
been thrilled by his name and legions mourned the passing of
the Grand Old Man, who years before had Western Pennsylvania.
Only last Saturday Mr. Thompson had callers from Pittsburgh. He
chatted with them with a mind as clear as any well mind. With
his body ravaged by paralysis, his sight almost entirely gone
and bedridden for nearly 19 months, he was unusually cheerful.
He made plans for the future, feeling even in his most
distressing moments that he would win his battle against the
ravages of the deadly malady. But the end came and left only a
memory to perhaps the most notable career in the county.
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In almost the twinkling of an eye, early in 1915 Mr. Thompson’s
fortunes dwindled from a reputed $75,000,000 to a $300
exemption which the law allowed but which he was never known to
have claimed. His 40,000 acres of coal through which he
expected to ascend to fabulous wealth faded as the crash of the
First National Bank threw him first into the hands of a
receiver and then into bankruptcy. Objection to the
receivership which was approved by the lower court resulted in
reversal by the Supreme court and in September 1917 he was
adjudged a bankrupt. Later he was freed from any personal debts
through his discharge from bankruptcy and his vast holdings
went into the hands of three trustees-D. M. Hertzog, George A.
Scrughman and R. M. Hite. Mr. Schrughman died about eight years
ago but the other two trustees continue active in the
settlement of such matters in which the unsecured creditors are
interested. Mr. Thompson was faced with $18,000,000 of
unsecured claims and a like amount classified as secured. The
latter claims have been settled but only 12 percent of the
2,800 unsecured claims have been met through the efforts of the
trustees, The final dividend of about one-half percent was
halted by the closing on October 10 last of the National Bank
of Fayette county in which the funds were placed. Sufficient
bonds were given to protect this amount, it is contended. In
the winter of 1920 in order to provide funds with which to meet
many of Mr. Thompson’s obligations the trustees sold all of the
Thompson holdings, whether real estate or personal, to the
Piedmont Coal Company for $5,500,000. Previous to this
consummation the trustees already had disposed of about
$2,000,000 worth of Thompson’s property.
Held 40,000 Acres
At the time of the Piedmont deal, Mr. Thompson had 40,000 acres
of valuable coal in three states-Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Ohio. The tracts were for the most part in Greene and
Washington counties and northern West Virginia. The coal in the
latter state was for the most part virgin. It was during the
negotiations with the Piedmont Coal Company that an
appraisement of between $70,000,000 and $75,000,000 was placed
on the entire property of Mr. Thompson. This included his
palatial Oak Hill and grounds which alone are said to have cost
him almost a million dollars. Through an agreement made with
the Piedmont Coal Company, Mr. Thompson was permitted to retain
possession of Oak Hill. The caretakers of the grounds and
buildings provided too great a luxury and the private swimming
pool, conservatory, bowling alleys, private stables and other
accounterments provided for the second Mrs. Thompson have been
abandoned entirely. Mr. Thompson found peace and solitude in
the mansion of 52 rooms where some of the most brilliant
society affairs in the entire country were held during his
heydays.
Sales Manager of
Piedmont Coal Co.
A business arrangement with the Piedmont Coal company made Mr.
Thompson sales manager and it was through his business ability
and knowledge of the coal world that hundreds of acres were
disposed of at fancy prices. The company, however, still holds
many thousands of acres of the coal which within a few years,
had he been able to weather the storm, would have made him one
of the richest men in the world. Had Mr. Thompson been able to
have weathered the financial pinch until the opening of the
world war, his reputed wealth of $75,000,000 would possibly
have tripled. Aside from his enormous coal holdings, purchased
at ridiculously low figures, he held operating interests in the
Tower Hill and Thompson Connellsville companies, which piled up
gigantic profits during the world war.
Once Owned Site
Of Clairton
With his usual foresight, Mr. Thompson had title for virtually
all of the site on which the Clairton biproduct plant and town
of that name is constructed. This went into the melting pot
also to be created into a position to satisfy as near as
possible Mr. Thompson’s creditors. To the Piedmont company went
the First National Bank stock held at the time of the collapse
of that institution, for many years previous to 1915 classified
as the honor bank of the entire United States. Through careful
liquidation, the depositors of the First National Bank not only
received every cent of their claims but six percent additional.
The bank stock with a par value of $100 a share has paid $850
each since 1915. Mr. Thompson’s decline began when he
extricated himself from the marriage to his second wife,
“Honey” Hawes. Following this union the newlyweds enjoyed an
extended trip of 15 months in European countries. Ten years
later Mr. Thompson paid a cool million alimony to secure an
absolute divorce. That was in 1914 just a short time before
financial ruin stared him in the face. That million dollars
would have saved him, his business associates state. Another
trip to Europe was made by Mr. Thompson at his own expense to
secure an agreement with Lord Fitzgerald relative to a divorce
by Lida Niccolls Fitzgerald, niece of Mr. Thompson. At that
time the banker was accompanied by Attorney David T. Watson of
Pittsburgh.
Thompson Married
Again 3 Years Ago
Little more than three years ago, Mr. Thompson was married to
Mrs. Rose Stillwagon Mahoney, of the East End, Pittsburgh. The
two had been friends for years. This wedding was kept secret
for many months but finally was admitted by both. The wedding
was performed about the time of Mr. Thompson’s arrest on a
charge of embezzling the estate of Lida Niccolls. Previous to
that time the former financier had been a fugitive from a
contempt charge for failure to pay sums totaling $400,000 to
the Messmore and Niccolls estates. He was acquitted of the
embezzlement charge but spent six days in the private apartment
of Warden William Wilson connected with the county jail for
contempt. The jail sentence was imposed by Judge J. W. Dawson
of the Orphans court.
Compiles Biography
of Thompson Family
Since his discharge from bankruptcy, Mr. Thompson has spent a
part of his time in compilation of a biography of the Thompson
family. More than $50,000 had been expended in this work and on
his working desk in Oak Hill it yet remains incomplete. He has
about 20 volumes of about 100 sheets each completed. Had death
delayed its icy hand for a few months “finis” would have been
written to the family history of which the former coal baron
was justly proud. Little more than two years ago Mr. Thompson
pleaded “no funds” when pressed by his creditors. Since then he
had not recuperated his financial status.
Thompson Born
In Menallen Township
Mr. Thompson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Thompson. He
was born February 15, 1854, in Menallen township near
Uniontown. He was graduated in June 1871 from Washington and
Jefferson college and on November 11 of the same year was
employed as a clerk in the First National Bank of which his
father was president. He advanced rapidly. He was promoted to
teller and five years later became cashier. His father died
April 2, 1889 and “J. V.” succeeded him as president.
Tireless Worker
From Youth
From his youth he was a tireless worker. At times he pored all
night over the bank books and matters of business pertaining to
the bank and his coal holdings and operations. Many times he
was seen at daybreak working at his desk in the office of the
president. Through his manipulations of coal lands, Mr.
Thompson made hundreds of persons wealthy. Mr. Thompson gave
Uniontown the greatest surprise in its early history when he
announced his intentions of constructing the first skyscraper-
an 11 story office and apartment building. The plans were drawn
in 1901 by World’s Fair architects D. H. Burnham and Company,
and rushed to completion, towering still as a monument to the
enterprise of the once great financier. It was to Mr.
Thompson’s first wife Mary Anderson Thompson that the two
surviving sons Andrew A. and John R. were born. There are no
children to the other unions.
continued to page 2, column 4
Joyce Elaine Bungardner THOMPSON (1943-1996)
Joyce E. Thompson
Mrs. Joyce Elaine Bungardner Thompson, 53, a resident since May 1979 of Lovettsville, Va., died Saturday, December 21, 1996, in Loudoun Hospital Center, Leesburg, Va. She was born August 9, 1943, in Confluence, Pa., daughter of Pauline Fleming Bungardner of Ohiopyle, Pa., and the late James Donald Bungardner. She had worked as a secretary for the U.S. Department of Interior, Minerals Management Division, and was a member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church near Lovettsville, Va. Besides her mother she is survived by her husband, David E. Thompson; a daughter, Jennifer L. Thompson of Lovettsville, Va.; three brothers: Troy A. Bungardner and James D. Bungardner Jr. both of Ohiopyle, Pa., Harley Q. Bungardner of Nevada; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Chris Suerdieck on Monday, December 23, at 1 p.m. in Rehobeth United Methodist Church, near Lovettsville, Va. Arrangements are by the LOUDOUN FUNERAL CHAPEL, 158 Catoctin Circle, S.E., Leesburg, Va. Interment, with services conducted by Rev. Walter Walley, will be held Tuesday, December 24, at 1 p.m. in Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Chalk Hill, Pa. Local arrangements are under direction of the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, Hopwood, Pa.
Lida Grimm THOMPSON (1881-1942)
Mrs. Thompson
Dies in Florida
Widow of Financier
Passes Away
Mrs. Lida Grimm Thompson, 60, widow of Andrew A. Thompson, former local financier, died at her winter residence in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Thompson, who had been residing in Hamilton, Mass., for the past several years, left for the south in January. She had never recovered from the effects of a fractured hip suffered in a fall in February. She was born in Franklin, Pa., December 14, 1881, a daughter of the late Daniel and Caroline Frederick Grimm and was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Uniontown. Surviving are six children: Mrs. James Hanna Austin, Mrs. Henry Thorndike, Miss Evelyn Thompson and Josiah V., Andrew A., Jr. and Mark Thompson, all of Boston. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon in Franklin, with burial in that city.
Luella Turner THOMPSON
(1909-1958)
THOMPSON, MRS. JAMES (LUELLA) — Age 49 years, wife of James Thompson, died at her home on the Chalk Hill-Ohiopyle Road, Saturday morning, February 8, 1958 at 2;30 a.m. In addition to her husband she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Viola) King, Mrs. Samuel (Hazel) Clemder both of Ohiopyle; one son, James R. Thompson of Fairchance. Three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Leonard; Mrs. Benjamin (Pearl) McCartney both of Uniontown, Mrs. Dewy (Bessie) Sorrells of Washington, C. C.; four brothers, Ted Turner of Uniontown, Eugene Turner of California State, Paul Turner of Dunbar, and Ray Turner of Waltersburg. Also three grandchildren survive. She was a member of the Chalk Hill Methodist Church.
Friends will be received in the late residence after 7 p.m. this evening until 12 noon Monday, and in the Chalk Hill Methodist Church from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. the hour of the service with Rev. Pricilla Love officiating. Interment will be in Sunset View Cemetery under the direction of the Oleson Funeral Home, Uniontown.
Died
THOMPSON— On the 27th ult., Margaret S. Thompson, relict of the late Hugh Thompson, Esq., formerly of this place.
Mary Margaret THOMPSON ( -1911)
Mrs. Mary Margaret Thompson, wife of Joshua Thompson, died March 17 at her late home, Eighth street, West Side, following a lingering illness of dropsy, aged 62 years and 23 days. Her husband and two step-sons survive, Charles Thompson of Monongahela and W. A. Thompson of this town. Funeral services were held at A. M. E. church Sunday at 2 p. m. Rev T. Taggart officiated.
Mary Turner THOMPSON
(1904-1951)
MRS. ELMER THOMPSON
Mrs. Mary Turner Thompson, 46, wife of Elmer Thompson, died at her home at Chalk Hill at 2:45 o’clock, Sunday afternoon. She was a member of the Chalk Hill Methodist Church.
In addition to her husband she is survived by a son, Theron of Chalk Hill; a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Smith of Chalk Hill; a sister, Mrs. Nannie Leonard of Dunbar; two brothers, Albert Turner of Vanderbilt and Raymond Turner of Chalk Hill; her mother, Mrs. Flora Turner of Chalk Hill, and a granddaughter.
The funeral service will be held at the Chalk Hill Methodist Church at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Walter Lohr officiating assisted by Rev. J. L. Carraway. Interment will be in Chalk Hill Lutheran Cemetery.
TO HAVE A DOUBLE FUNERAL
CONNELLSVILLE, Oct. 9
Thomas Newell, aged 77 years, pioneer resident of Lower Tyrone township and one of the few Civil War veterans of that community, died Friday night, October 7th, 1921, at his home and the same day in the morning his granddaughter, Miss Melva Thompson, who lived with him, died of typhoid fever. A double funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home, followed by services at the Bryan church.
DIED
At the residence of his father in Jefferson Township, Fayette co., Pa., on Sabbath morning, April 11th at 2 o’clock, A. M., Robert THOMPSON, in the 20th year of his age.
Rose Maloney THOMPSON ( -1941)
MRS. J. V. THOMPSON
Mrs. Rose Maloney Thompson, 58 years old, widow of Josiah Van Kirk Thompson, former Uniontown coal financier, died at 1:40 o’clock Monday afternoon at her home at Deal, N. J. Death was attributed to complication of diseases. Mrs. Thompson, the former Rose Stillwagon, was born and reared in Connellsville. Her parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stillwagon. She was twice married, her first husband T. J. Maloney of Pittsburgh, having died a number of years ago. She was married in 1929 to Mr. Thompson whose death occurred September 27, 1933. Mrs. Thompson is survived by four daughters and two sons, Thomas Maloney, Pittsburgh; John Maloney, student at Harvard University; Mrs. Andrens Iverson, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Rosemary Laughlin, New York; Patricia and Nancy, at home. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Rice, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mrs. Anna Krush, New York, and two brothers, Larmar J. Stillwagon, Connellsville, and W. P. Stillwagon, Uniontown. Two brothers, Clair Stillwagon and Rockwell Stillwagon and one sister, Mrs. Ruth Crowe, preceded her in death. The body was received at the Moreland Funeral Home, Pittsburgh, where the funeral service will be held Friday morning. Burial will be in a Pittsburgh cemetery.
Thompson Funeral
The funeral service for Mrs. Rose Maloney Thompson, widow of Josiah Van Kirk Thompson and a former resident of Connellsville, will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Pittsburgh. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
Rose Marie Prescott THOMPSON (1924-1974)
THOMPSON, MRS. ROSE MARIE PRESCOTT— Age 49 years, of Thompson No. 2, died Tuesday, April 30, 1974 at 10:15 a.m. in the Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. Born May 23, 1924 in Buffington, she was a resident of West Brownsville for 20 years and Lynndale Terrace for 29 years. She was the daughter of Rev. Levi and the late Rose Prescott. Besides her mother she was predeceased by her husband, Nathaniel Thompson. Surviving are her father, Rev. Levi Prescott; her step-mother, Mrs. Carrie Prescott; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Lippencott of Donora, Pa. and Mrs. Emma Walker of Lynndale Terrace; three brothers, Joseph Prescott of Spokane, Washington; Samuel Prescott of San Francisco, California, and Solomon Prescott of Thompson No. 2; four aunts, Mrs. Evelyn McTonich, Mrs. Beatrice Johnson and Mrs. Edna Davis all of Hartsville, S. C., and Lydia Prescott of Darlington, S. C., three uncles, Archie Prescott and Fryson Prescott both of Hartsville, S. C., and Pierce Jonner of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received in the Prescott Home today after 4 p.m. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. in St. John Baptist Church, Masontown, with Dr. William B. Richardson officiating. Interment in the Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Donald Law Funeral Home, 135 Angle St., Brownsville, Pa.
Springhill Items
KILLED— Samuel Thompson while quarrying lime for Fairchance Furnace, was caught whilst undermining the bank and badly crushed. When discovered he was trying to make his way home, falling and staggering and could tell but little of the accident, only that he had got out, no one being with him that day. Dr. Patton was called to dress the wounds. He died the next morning.
Sara Atkinson THOMPSON ( -1938)
SARA A. THOMPSON
Mrs. Sara Atkinson Thompson, wife of Rev. W. H. Thompson of Middletown, O., and sister of Mrs. Miles E. Pritts of Uniontown, died early Wednesday, November 2, 1938, at the family home in the Ohio city following a year’s illness of complications. Mrs. Thompson was born and lived most of her life in the Pleasant View district, near Connellsville. Rev. Thompson is pastor of the Christian church in Middletown. He served in pastorates in the Scottdale-Connellsville region for a number of years. In addition to Mrs. Pritts, Mrs. Thompson is survived by three other sisters, Mrs. W. C. Faulkner, Akron, O.; Mrs. Mary Jonas, Middletown, and Mrs. F. C. Johnson, Seattle, Wash., and one brother, John D. Atkinson, also of Seattle. Funeral services and burial will take place Saturday afternoon in Middletown.
SARAH M. THOMPSON
Mrs. Sarah M. Thompson, aged 57, died at 5:30 o’clock Sunday morning, December 29, 1935, in the family residence, 19 Dunkard avenue. Surviving are her husband, Fred Thompson; two sons, Daniel Thompson, of Uniontown and William, at home; two sisters, Miss Ella Keenan, of Uniontown; Mrs. Mary DeWalt, Donora; and a brother, Daniel Keenan, of Uniontown. Mrs. Thompson was a member of the First Methodist Protestant church. Funeral services will be solemnized at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the residence with Rev. Willard Douglass, her pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.
Walter Joseph THOMPSON ( -1931)
Walter J. Thompson, aged 40, formerly bookkeeper in the Citizens National Bank, died at his home in East Connellsville, Friday afterboon from a lingering illness. He was the son of the late Uriah and Flora McCollough Thompson.
His wife Goldie Williams Thompson and two children, Clyde, 12, and Rebecca, 2, survive. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at his home on Connellsville Avenue. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery, Perryopolis.
Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA, Monday, April 20, 1931, page 5, column 3
Contributed by Marilyn Tolentino <SFFoster at aol.com>
BENJAMIN F. THORN
Benjamin F. Thorn, 81, died Tuesday morning, March 12, 1935, at 6 o’clock, in his home near Carmichaels. Surviving is one brother, Isaac of Carmichaels. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Condit funeral home. Rev. John O. Miller, pastor of the Carmichaels Presbyterian church, will officiate. Burial in Glades cemetery.
Harriet THORNDALE died in 1862. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(11)
On the 8th of June, 1862, of Consumption, Mrs. HARRIET THORNDELL, aged 22 years,
4 months and 20 days.
Thus is the peaceful and happy family circle invaded by the messenger, death,
and in the short space of about two months, robbed of three of its members, two
children, George and Charlotte J., and now the mother.
We deeply sympathize with the stricken and bereaved husband in his most trying
affliction—also with the parents and near relatives of the deceased; but
join them too, in the hope and consolation, that she is not only released from
suffering, but now lives in that world where "sickness and sorrow"
are unknown, that she is, as she expressed a desire to be " at home with
her dear Jesus."
May God bless this heavy stroke to the spiritual good of the husband, and help
him to set a proper example for the surviving boy.
The Genius of Liberty, Uniontown, Pa. June 12, 1862.
Charlotte THORNDELL died in 1854. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(17)
On the 15th inst. in this place. Charlotte daughter of Geo. H. and Mary Ann Thorndell, aged 2 years, 5 months, and 3 days.
The Genius of Liberty, Pa., August 10, 1854.
Charlotte Jane THORNDELL died in 1862. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(11)
On the 10th of May, 1862, of Brain Fever, CHARLOTTE JANE, daughter of Jabez and Harriet Thorndell, aged 4 months and 2 days.
The Genius of Liberty, Uniontown, Pa. June 12, 1862.
Eliza THORNDELL obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb Project.
(17)
Thorndell—On the 15th inst., at her late residence in Uniontown, Pa., after a protracted illness, Mrs. Eliza Thorndell, wife of Thomas Thorndell.
American Standard. Uniontown. Oct. 23, 1873.
George THORNDELL died in 1862. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(17)
On the 4th of April, 1862, of Brain Fever, GEORGE, son of Jabez and Harriett Thorndell, aged on year and nearly seven months.
"Mourn not ye whose child hath fled (?)
From this region of the dead,
To yon winged angel Land,
To a better —fairer land."
He lives to die no more.
The Genius of Liberty, Uniontown, Pa. Apr. 24, 1862.
Mary Ann THORNDELL died in 1854. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(17)
DIED
On the 15th inst., in this place, CHARLOTTE, daughter of Geo. H. and Mary Ann Thorndell, aged 2 years, 5 months, and 3 days.
The Genius of Liberty.
Uniontown, Pa.
Thursday, August 10, 1854.
Volume 3. Number 18.
Page 3, Column 3
DIED
THORNDELL— In Uniontown on Tuesday the 28th ult., Mrs. Phebe, relict of the late Mr. William Thorndell, in the 70th year of her age; said deceased persons were natives of Northleach, Gloucestershire, England.
DIED
THORNDELL— September 5, 1863, of Paralysis, Mrs. Sarah M. wife of Wm. Thorndell, Jr., aged about 40 years. Obituary hereafter.
SEVENTY PERSONS KILLED IN DUQUESNE LIMITED WRECK
PASSENGERS SCALDED TO DEATH
IN A CROWDED SMOKING CAR.
Big Atlantic Type Engine Struck Pile of
Lumber and Terrible Disaster
Followed at Laurel Run.
THE DEAD AND INJURED ARE BROUGHT HERE.
Two Well Known Young Connellsville Men and Father C. E.
Feinello of Italian Catholic Church Among the Dead.
Pitiful Scenes at the Wreck and on the Relief Train
Coming Up to Connellsville.
The Dead and Injured.
| DEAD. | Charles Langford, Wilmerding, Pa. |
| The list of dead, as identified at the | J. Edgerly, Butler, Pa. |
| morgues of J. E. Sims, J. S. Stader | Richard D. Ducett, Baltimore, Md. |
| and Morris & Co. at 2 o’clock this | Charles M. Grey, Baltimore, Md. |
| afternoon are as follows: | J. Twilly, Brooklyn, N. Y. |
| C. A. Wilson, Connellsville, Pa., | Herbert Homes, Emelton, Pa. |
| identified this morning. | C. L. Heater, Assistant Division |
| Leo Wubbeler, Beaver Falls, Pa. | Engineer, Hazelwood, Pa. |
| Prospera Francesko, Allegheny | A. G. Protzman, residence unknown. |
| James W. Coakley, Rochester, Pa. | Gesso, an Italian. |
| M. Myerowitch, Johnstown, Pa. | Unknown Chinaman |
| T. J. Farman, Philadelphia, Pa. | Jesse Hines, Tarbora, N. C. |
| Walter Stewart, Camden, N. J. | F. B. Nolker, Eldridge, Md. |
| Geo. F. Rhein, Baltimore, Md. | Chas. M. Wagner, Berkeley Springs, |
| John K. Powers, Cumberland, Md. | W. Va. |
| M. K. Smith, E. S. Goldsmith and | John H. Willis, Pittsburg, Pa. |
| C. A. Feinnello, Connellsville. | Charles K. Stendorf, residence |
| W. A. Gaed, Agent C. V. R. R., | unknown. |
| Martinsburg, W. Va. | Charles M. Zepler, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Harold B. Morrison, 131 Flowers | W. A. Kalp, Mt. Pleasant, Pa. |
| street, Pittsburg. | S. S. Roush, B & O employee |
| J. Wade Shupe, Mt. Pleasant, Pa. | Alfred C. Bannard, Pittsburg, Pa. |
| G. J. Winkler, a member of the fire | J. W. Martin, Hancock, Md. |
| department, Westmont, Pa. | John Adams, Addison, N. J. |
| William Sheedy, Patterson Creek, | John Simon, Hungarian, New York. |
| W. Va. | Unknown Slav. |
| Carmine M. Mitchell, Rochester, Pa. | J. W. Keczner, Cumberland, Md. |
| Joseph Grey, Brooklyn, N. Y. | James Fox, residence unknown. |
| E. Reynolds, York, Pa. | Joseph ------, residence unknown |
| S. E. Good, McKeesport, Pa. | Fifteen dead still unidentified |
| Joseph Shelhaus, Rochester, Pa. | |
| J. W. Ketzner, Cumberland, Md. | INJURED. |
| G. W. Biser, Berkeley Springs, | Edward Keffer, Somerset, Pa.; |
| W. Va. | fatally. |
| B. Murray, Pittsburg, aged 12 years. | Harry Devlin, Connellsville and |
| Joseph Cook, fireman, Glenwood, Pa. | Cumberland; serious. |
| Louis Helgroth, conductor, | John Brownlee, North Braddock; |
| Cumberland, Md. | slight; left for New York last night. |
| William Thornley, engineer, | Thomas Dom, baggagemaster; head |
| Glenwood, Pa. | cut; went to home in Pittsburg. |
The most appalling disaster in the history of the Pittsburg Division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad occurred at Laurel run, two miles west of Dawson, last evening. Sixty-eight passengers and three trainmen were killed in a mad plunge of the Duquesne Limited on a sharp reverse curve, caused by some heavy timbers falling from a west-bound freight train to the east-bound track, along which the Limited was speeding at the rate of 50 miles an hour. Forty-three passengers met instant death or were cooked by hissing steam escaping from engine No. 1465. Five passengers died on the relief train between the scene of the wreck and the Connellsville station. Eight passengers and Conductor Helgroth died at the hospital. The scenes
Harrowing Scenes.
at the wreck were harrowing. Half a hundred passengers, most of them English speaking, were literally cooked alive in the smoking car. A second disaster was averted by the presence of mind of Conductor Helgroth, fatally burned at the time, Conductor Edward Baker, who was dead-heading over to Cumberland on the Duquesne, and Baggagemaster Thomas Dom. They rushed up the track the instant the wrecked train had come to a standstill and with matches flagged train No. 49, which was stopped by Engineer Mose Johnston only within half a car length of the wreck. Helgroth fell fainting alongside the track after No. 49 was stopped and died at the hospital at 3 o’clock this morning. Dom was bleeding from a wound eight or ten inches long on the head and suffering from internal injuries when he realized the danger of a second disaster after his car had toppled over almost into the Yough river and ran up the track with Helgroth and Baker. The latte was riding in the rear of the train and was not injured.
Engineer William Thornley, a veteran at the throttle, had the big Atlantic No. 1465 doing 50 miles an hour or better on one of the best stretches of running ground on the Pittsburg Division when the accident happened. Fireman Joseph Cook, just a week off the Wheeling Division, was on the other side of the cab. The train was
Running Fifty Miles an Hour.
made up of eight cars, two Pullmans, a dining car, in charge of Conductor F. R. Nichols, three day coaches, a regulation baggage and a sealed express car. Some distance below Laurel run the Duquesne passed the west-bound freight. Thornley hadn’t started to slow down for Dawson; in fact he had his throttle wide open approaching the reverse curve just at the Laurel run bridge. While the curve is a sharp one, the track and roadbed are good at that point and passenger engineers bent on making their schedule do not shut off when taking the curve. There was not an instant’s warning that death was at hand for half a hundred passengers. Before Thornley had time to push back his throttle a notch the mighty Atlantic plunged from the track after striking several 60-foot timbers which had fallen over from the west-bound track. The engine passed over the obstruction, but the ends tilted and caught the tender, throwing it high into the air aver the top of the engine and nearly 100 yards up the track, where it landed sideways, blocking both tracks. The ponderous engine plunged in between the two tracks for a short distance and then caromed over on its side to the right. The sealed express car went clear down to the river, ploughing to the right. The baggage car telescoped the engine and landed down over the bank clear of the tracks. The first day coach followed the baggage, but the momentum of the train by this time was losing force and instead of telescoping the engine the coach veered off the right.
Fireman Cook had the hand of the steam gauge around to the 200 mark. As the smoker, crowded to the full capacity of every seat, ripped along the side of the big passenger engine the steam dome caught it just at the window height. Wrecked and battered open as it was, every ounce of steam from the engine poured forth its hissing messenger of death. From end to end the scalding cloud shot across the interior of the car. Not a single passenger escaped the deadly summons to another world. One inhalation was fatal. Every one of the dead passengers is burned. Some of them are scalded from head to foot. The skin
Dead Awfully Distorted
came off with their clothes at the morgues in town last night and this morning as the undertakers and their assistants prepared the bodies for burial. The features of the dead were terribly and horribly distorted in many instances. Death came quickly, but its agony evidently was intense. Not a soul escaped from the smoking car. Those who were not killed outright were rescued within a few minutes by passengers from the Pullman cars and the other day coaches which followed the smoker. All of the cars were derailed, but they did not leave the road bed. The tracks were torn up for over a train length and the big timbers responsible for all the damage were splintered into hundreds of pieces and imbedded and tangled in the under mechanism of the cars. In the front portion of the coach immediately following the ill-fated smoker several passengers were killed. One of these was not taken out of the wreck until after daylight this morning. He was Chas. Zepler, who was pinned in by the wreckage close to the roof of the car. He had left his wife and son but a few minutes before the accident, going forward from the day coach to take a smoke. He hardly had time to get to the forward end of the smoking car until the crash came. Mrs. Zepler and her little son came to Connellsville last night, the former hoping against hope that her husband would turn up safe. The recovery of his body was broken to her as gently as possible and today she will accompany the remains to their home in Philadelphia. Another passenger, who stood close to the door of the second coach and the smoker was caught between the bumpers as the two cars crashed together. For 30 minutes he sat with feet dangling down between the bumpers, but held in the death grip about the waist until death relieved his sufferings. To Arthur May, an express messenger on No. 49, this passenger begged piteously either to be released or killed outright. No one could give relief, and strong hearts turned away and wept as the unfortunate man’s life passed away in violent convulsions, irantically pleading with God for mercy and the chance to see his family once more.
No Survivors.
There is not a survivor of the smoking car able to tell the experiences of the few seconds during which the car was filled with steam. Two of the survivors, Edward Devlin and John Brownlee, at the Cottage hospital, may recover. All the balance will die, Dr. T. H. White said to a Courier reporter today.
Edison Goldsmith was sitting about the middle of the smoking car. Shortly after leaving Pittsburg he was invited back into the dining car by Andrew Hans of Connellsville to have dinner on the way up. He declined the invitation, remarking that his upper would be waiting at home and he didn’t want to disappoint his mother.
M. K. Smith, Division Operator of the Connellsville Division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, was riding well up in the smoking car or the front end of the coach next the smoker, his exact place on the train being unknown. It was not until 5 o’clock this morning that Smith was identified. He had been in Pittsburg Wednesday on railroad business and Mrs. Smith expected him home by 8 o’clock. She was assured by friends that he was not on the train and that he was detained at work by the wreck. None of Mr. Smith’s friends were aware that he was among the dead until his body was taken in charge at Morris & Company’s morgue. There papers on his person gave the startling information that he was among the victims. Friends then made a closer examination and readily identified him. At 8 o’clock, Mrs. Smith was waiting for her husband to drop in for breakfast when the news of his death was broken to her.
J. Wade Shupe, a prominent citizen of Mt. Pleasant, was not identified until about 8 o’clock this morning. Friends came for the remains this afternoon. Mr. Shupe was married and was a son of O. P. Shupe, the well-known flour mill man and capitalist.
Passengers to the Rescue.
The passengers on the Pullman cars were not shaken up much. The dining car was well filled at the time the engine jumped the track. Conductor Nichol was hurled headlong down the aisle and dishes were scattered in all directions. A. D. Soisson and wife and W. H. Marietta and Andrew Haas were in the dining car. They were not injured. Mr. Haas and Marietta were among the first to rescue the dead and injured from the smoking car. Once or twice the wrecked cars were threatened with fire, but the flames were quickly checked. The wreck crew worked clearing up the tracks all night and had them open this morning.
As fast as the bodies were recovered from the smoking car they were laid side by side on a high bank above the railroad. Some of them were covered with handkerchiefs, etc., while other stared in awful hideousness under the glare of many torch lights. Steam blistered the tongues and lips of the victims to an awful size and they protruded in a sickening manner. Fireman Cook was found clear of his engine. Engineer Thornley was under the wheels of the smoking car. The top of his head was crushed in. Otherwise he was not much marked or burned.
The Dead Trainmen.
William Thornley, the engineer who lost his life in the wreck of the Duquesne Limited last night, was one of the best known men in the railroad service about Pittsburg. Mr. Thornley was first engaged in the B & O service as engineer of September 15, 1882, when he began running as freight engineman from Pittsburg on the local division to Connellsville. He knew every inch of the road, and was regarded form his first week of service as one of the most careful men in the service. He followed his freight work several years and then was assigned to passenger runs on local trains, then to through runs. When the Duquesne Limited was instituted by the B & O between four and five years ago, just after the reorganization was begun, one of the enginemen selected for the responsibility of seeing that the train was run on schedule time was Thornley. He had served continuously since in this service.
Mr. Thornley’s home is at 4905 Lytle street, Hazelwood. He was 52 years old and leaves a wife, one son and three daughters. For a number of hears he lived in Connellsville.
Fireman Cook was recently married and has been connected with the B & O since 1900, when he came from Baldwin, Tenn. He was also regarded as a first-class man in the service, this accounting for his promotion form a minor passenger run to the place with Thornley on the limited engines about a week ago. He was a member of Iron City Lodge No. 18, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
Conductor Helgroth was a popular passenger man. He ran extra on the through runs and had a wide acquaintance among the patrons of the B & O. He is married and leaves a wife and family at Cumberland.
Baggagemaster Thomas Dom for a number of years made his home in Connellsville, having runs out of here. He is not dangerously hurt. He is at the Cottage hospital. Dom lives in Pittsburg and has a wife and several children.
Arrival of the Dead
After the arrival of the relief train and the disposition of the dead and injured the crowd at the depot waited for the arrival of the morgue train. Forty-three bodies were unloaded from the train and taken to City Hall, which Burgess C. W. Patterson had thrown open. Prisoners were released from the cells to make room for the corpses. From City Hall, Undertakers Morris & Co., J. E. Sims and J. L. Stader took charge of all the bodies they could handle. Thirty-seven bodies are at Sims’ morgue, 15 at Morris & Co.’s and 16 at Straders’. All the nearby undertakers were telephoned for and came to lend their assistance in the work of cleaning up the bodies. It was a hard, long task, but under the circumstances it was very well handled.
Today the town is in a state of intense excitement. The morgues are crowded with visitors, viewing the unidentified dead. Rumors of identifications are rampant on the streets, each new name added to the list bringing with it a new aftermath of heart-rending sorrow. Early this morning, people from all over the country flocked into town, uncertain regarding the safety of their friends known to be in Pittsburg yesterday. In spite of a drizzling rain great crowds are about the morgues, some morbidly inclined, others searching for news of missing friends. S. E. Good of McKeesport, one of the dead, was on his way to New York where he was to be married tomorrow. His brothers identified his remains this morning.
Article continues with the history of the Duquesne Limited.
Anna Jane Mitchell THORNTON ( -2003)
Anna Jane Mitchell Thornton, age 84, a resident since 1947 of Kingston, Tennessee, who was born in Brownsville, Pa., and graduated from Brownsville Senior High School in the Class of 1936 with special recognition for having achieved perfect attendance without missing one day of school during all 12 years of her schooling, passed away Monday, February 10, 2003 in Milton, Florida, where she had resided with her daughter, Peggy, for several years. On August 4, 1938, she married LeRoy Thornton of Brownsville, Pa.; children: Russell "Patsy" Thornton and LeRoy Thornton Jr. both of Kingston, Tennessee, Peggy Thornton Halsey and her husband, Cliff Halsey, of Milton, Florida, and Karen Thornton McDowell and her husband, Gil McDowell, of Robinsonville, Mississippi; 13 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. A Memorial Service was held in the Brown Funeral Home, 438 West Race Street, Kingston, Tennessee 37763.
Dale Thornton
Connellsville
Dale Thornton, 76, of Connellsville (Dunbar Township) died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, in the Kade Nursing Home, Washington, Pa. He was born Jan. 16, 1931 in Dunbar Township, a son of the late John and Edna Miller Thornton. Dale was a graduate of the former Dunbar Township High School, Class of 1949. He was a retired mechanic having worked for the B&O Railroad, later the Chessie System and CSX. He is survived by four children, Mary Louise Fornili of Hopwood, Faye Veghts and her husband Nick of Naperville, Ill., Tracy Sollers and her husband Paul of Springfield, Va., and Robert Thornton of Connellsville; eight grandchildren, Richard Archbold and his wife Rebecca, Kenneth Archbold and his companion Linda Wilson and her children and grandchildren, Bart Veghts and his wife Joanna, Angela Veghts, Brian Veghts, Virginia Jones and her husband Chris and Nolan and Patrick Sollers; five great-grandchildren, Richard, Sarah and Susan Archbold and Nicholas and Madalyn Veghts; one brother, John Thornton and his wife Sandra of Connellsville; and three sisters, Louise Coffman of Connellsville, Alice Kimmel and her husband William of South Connellsville and Joan Livingstone and her husband Alex of Connellsville. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his wife Madalyn A. Prichard Thornton in 2004; one sister, Alberta Egnot; one brother, Harold Thornton; a great-granddaughter, Hannah Archbold and a son-in-law, Harry Fornili. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Dr. Marvin Watson officiating. Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Three Rivers Hospice, 1195 Jacks Run Road, North Versailles, PA 15137 in memory of Dale Thornton. If one should desire letters and cards of sympathy may be sent to the family in care of 8308 Terra Grande Ave., Springfield, VA 22153. To sign the guest registry please visit www.brooksfuneralhomes.com
Harold H. THORNTON (1933-2005)
Harold H. Thornton
Connellsville
Harold H. Thornton, 71, of Connellsville, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, in Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. He was born Nov. 26, 1933, in Connellsville, a son of the late John A. and Edna M. Miller Thornton. Harold was a lifelong resident of Connellsville. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Prior to his retirement, Harold was a group leader pipe fitter for the Anchor Hocking Corp. Closure Division in South Connellsville. He was Protestant by faith. Harold is survived by his loving companion, Millie Albright, of Connellsville; his brothers, Dale H. Thornton, of Uniontown, and John T. "Jack" Thornton, and his wife, Sandra, of Connellsville; his sisters, Louise Coffman, of Connellsville, Alice Kimmel, and her husband, William, of South Connellsville, and Joan Livingstone and her husband, Alex, of Connellsville; a brother-in-law, George Egnot, of Connellsville; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Harold was predeceased by a sister, Alberta Egnot. Family and friends will be received from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 12 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday with Pastor James R. Turnbull officiating. A committal service and interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville. To sign the online registry, please visit www.brooksfuneralhomes.com.
FUNERAL OF MRS. THORNTON
Funeral services of the late Mrs. Julia Thornton, widow of Russell Thornton and mother of Mrs. A. C. Hagan, of Uniontown, will be held Monday morning, January 30, 1922, at 9:30 o'clock. Requiem high mass will be celebrated in the St. Peter's Catholic church, of Brownsville and interment will be in Redstone Cemetery. Friends are asked by the family to omit flowers.
Mrs. Thornton, who died at the Brownsville General hospital, Friday at noon, had been ill only two days. She was 71 years of age. Her home for many years had been at the old homestead at Thornton, near Crownsville. Her husband, Russell Thornton, who died four years ago, was at one time a member of the Legislature. In addition to Mrs. Hagan, of Uniontown, Mrs. Thornton is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Sallie Thornton West, of Brownsville, and son, Russell Thornton. Two sisters, the Misses Sallie and Lida, and a brother, Webu Barnett, also survive.
Madalyn A. THORNTON (1926-2004)
Madalyn A. Thornton
Connellsville
Madalyn A. Thornton, 77, of Connellsville, (Dunbar Township) died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, in Uniontown Hospital. She was born Sept. 20, 1926, in Uniontown, a daughter of the late P.O. and Alice Clark Prichard. Mrs. Thornton was a graduate of the former Dunbar Township High School, Class of 1944. She was employed for many years at the former Connellsville Sportswear and the Hillcrest Sportswear. She had previously worked as a cook in the Connellsville Hospital Gift Shop. She was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and a member of St. Vincent DePaul Roman Catholic Church, Leisenring. She is survived by her husband, Dale Thornton; four children, Mary Louise Fornili and her husband, Harry of Hopwood, Faye Veghts and her husband, Nick of Naperville, Ill., Tracy Sollers and her husband, Paul of Springfield, Va., and Robert Thornton at home; eight grandchildren, Richard Archbold and his wife, Rebecca, Kenneth Archbold and his companion, Linda Wilson and her children and grandchildren, Bart Veghts and his wife Joanna, Angela Veghts, Brian Veghts and Virginia, Nolan and Patrick Sollers; four great-grandchildren, Richard, Sarah and Susan Archbold and Nicholas Veghts. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by a great-granddaughter, Hannah Archbold; and a brother, James Clark Prichard. Friends will be received from 1 to 9 p.m. today in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, where a blessing service will be held Saturday at 9 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Vincent DePaul RC Church, Leisenring, with the Rev. J. Edward McCullough as celebrant. Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville. A parish wake service will be held at 3 p.m. today in the funeral home. www.brooksfuneralhomes.com
DIED
At his residence, in Luzerne township, on Saturday morning last, of Inflamation of the Brain, Mr. WILLIAM S. THORNTON, in the 49th year of his age.
DEATHS
THORNTON— Died, near Brownsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, October 5th, 1865, of dysentery, WILLIE R. THORNTON, in the fourteenth year of his age. Willie was the youngest of a large family of children, of whom only four now remain to mingle their tears with the tears of a widowed mother at the grave of the dearly loved, early departed. Very sorely hath God, “who doeth all things well,” inflicted these mourning friends, in calling them so swoon again to pass through “deep waters”.” But once have the flowers of spring bloomed on the grave of gentle, Lizzie, who peacefully “fell asleep in Jesus,” in the confident hope of awaking in her “Father’s house” above, there to be “for ever with the Lord.” Now Willie, from whom she could not bear to be separated when living, sleeps by her side, and there is another “vacant chair” in the sorrow stricken home circle. When we see the noble, the beautiful, the young cut down, we say in the anguish of bereavement, “death loves a shining mark.” So we felt when the destroyer selected Willie, God had endowed him with qualities of mind and heart which led his friends to hope for him a future of more than ordinary usefulness. As a scholar, he was respectful, manly, diligent, and apt. He was a most dutiful and devoted son, an affectionate brother, a warm, faithful friend. With strong and tender sympathies, he was beautifully unselfish. He loved to gladden the poor. He had a number of little Bibles and Testaments, and other books, prizes, and presents, which he valued very highly. One day during his last illness, he asked his mother if he might not go, when he got well, and give part of them to some poor children that he knew. ‘Mother,’ said he pleadingly, “you know they have none, and I have so many.” To the traits of a naturally kind, amiable, generous disposition, which endeared him to all who knew him, he added others, which we trust were the fruits of the Spirit. He loved the Bible and had committed large portions of it to memory, together with many hymns, which were often on his lips during his last long sickness. Those who surrounded his dying bed can never forget how when voice and memory were failing, he tried to repeat and sing his favorite hymn, “There is a happy land.” When in great pain, his mother spoke of his suffering so much, he replied at once, “Jesus suffered far more.” He endured the extreme pain of his disease with a sweet patience, and now we fondly hope that this child of the covenant has entered that “happy land,” the inhabitants of which shall no more say, “I am sick,” and “where there shall be no more pain.” “That clime is not like this dull clime of ours, AH, all is brightest there; A sweeter influence breathes around it; flowers, And a far mil__er air. No calm below is like that calm above. No region here is like that realm of love; Earth’s softest spring ne’er shed so soft a light; Earth’s brightest summer never shone so bright.”
THORPE, ALFRED A.— Age 72 years of Washington Way, Smithfield died Monday February 25, 1974 at 10:15 a.m. in the Uniontown Hospital. He was born in Springhill Twp. but was raised in Ohiopyle. He was the son of the late Edward and Rose Henning Thorpe. He was a member of the UMWA Local 6310, the F.O.E. 628, Uniontown, the VFW Post, Fairchance, and the Sons of Italy, Fairchance. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by four brothers, Theodore, Curtain, John, and Thomas; one sister Susan Holland. Surviving are his wife Annis Trusler Thorpe and the following children, William E. of Uniontown, Mrs. Francis (Daisy) Ollett, Centerton, N. J., Cecil Morrison, Hopwood, Lee VanSickle, Smithfield, Mrs. Emmanuel (Hazel) Fry, Smithfield, Mrs. Walter (Effie) Jaseck, Baltimore, Md. and Doris Thorpe, Louisville, Kentucky; nineteen grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; the following brothers and sisters, Orner of Windom, Ohio, Mrs. Louis (Sadie) Smitley, Pt. Marion, Mrs. Bruce (Edith) Burnsworth, Ohiopyle, Mrs. Robert (Ethel) Halt, Ohiopyle, Mrs. Donald (Hannah) McClintock, Smithfield, Mrs. Lee (Marie) VanSickle, Smithfield, and Mrs. Dan (Laura) Walters, Smithfield. Friends will be received in the Vance-Brownfield Funeral Home, Smithfield today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. until 11 a.m. Thursday, the hour of service with Rev. George McLaughlin officiating. Committal service will be held at Greensboro Cemetery at Chalk Hill at 12:30 p.m. The OFE No. 628 will hold services at 8 p.m. this evening in the funeral home.
ANDREW J. THORPE
Andrew J. Thorpe, 80 years old, died at 12:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at his home in West Gibson avenue, South Connellsville, after a lingering illness. A retired section worker of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, he was 80 years old on February 11. He had spent his entire life in Connellsville. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Ann Thorpe, four children and 10 grandchildren. A brief funeral service will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the home with full rites at 8 o'clock at the Church of God in charge of Rev. Clem B. Barcus, pastor, and Rev. Levi Stoner. Burial will be made in Mount Olive Cemetery.
ARTHUR THORPE, OHIOPYLE,
DIES OF BROKEN BACK
Arthur Thorpe, 20 years old, who had his back broken in a mine at Melcroft several months ago, died Friday at his home near Ohiopyle. He was a son of Jefferson Thorpe. The body was prepared for burial by Funeral Director J. E. Sims. Funeral services will be held on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, with Rev. D. E. Minerd of this city officiating. Interment will be made in the Thorpe Cemetery.
Bessie Jane Stull THORPE (1918-2005)
Bessie Jane Stull Thorpe, 86, of Dunbar, Pa., died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, in Cherry Tree Nursing Center, Uniontown, Pa. She was born Nov. 11, 1918, the daughter of the late Jesse Stull and Sarah Stull. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert Thorpe in June of 1999; and sons, Bobby Joe Thorpe, Thomas W. Thorpe and Roger Kenneth Thorpe. Surviving are sons, Jerry Thorpe of Uniontown, Harry Thorpe and wife, Carol of Lemont Furnace, and Jefferson Thorpe and wife, Denise of Vanderbilt; daughters, Hazel Hannan and husband, Charles of the state of Georgia, Ann Thorpe of the state of Ohio, and Cindy Thorpe of Uniontown; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville St., Dunbar, Pa., today, July 1, and Saturday, July 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2005, at 1 p.m., with Pastor Lee Maley officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery, Dunbar, Pa.
Information taken from the obituary published in the local newspaper.
Calvin Thorpe
Age 68 ,of South Connellsville , died in Latrobe Hospital .
He was a retired steel worker with the U.S. Steel Corp.
Born—–
October 16, 1928, Dunbar
Died—–
April 30, 1996, Latrobe Hospital
Father–
William Smiley Thorpe
Mother–
Rebecca L. Smitley Thorpe
Spouse–
Dorothy Murphy Thorpe
Children–
Calvin Eugene Thorpe; Leroy Thorpe James Thorpe
Step Children–
George Hall of N.C.; Ray Hall of Lemont
Furnace; Ben Hall of Uniontown; Margaret Hall Bryner of
Connellsville
MRS. JOHN THORPE
Mrs. Catherine Thorpe, 62 years old, wife of John Thorpe, superintendent of the Oakmont Farms, near Dunbar, died Wednesday afternoon at the family home, near Pechin, following a year’s illness of complication of diseases. Besides her husband she is survived by three sons, John W. of Jerome; Harry and Orville of Dunbar, four daughters, Mrs. Preston Brooks of Allison; Mrs. A. Brooks and Mrs. Bruce McNair, of Dunbar, and Miss Clara Thorpe, at home; one sister, Mrs. Harry Lowery of Ohiopyle, and two brothers, John Tressler and Elijah Tressler of Dunbar. Funeral services will be held from the home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, followed by internment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Dunbar.
Charles Edward THORPE ( -1944)
CHARLES E. THORPE
Charles Edward Thorpe, two months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rolly Thorpe of Dunbar, died Sunday morning at the parental home of complications. Surviving are the parents and one brother and one sister; Rolly, Jr., and Frances Marie.
THORPE FUNERAL
The funeral service for Charles Edward Thorpe will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Burhans funeral home at Dunbar. Burial will be made in Franklin Cemetery. Rev. William S. Hamilton, pastor of the Franklin Memorial Methodist Church of Dunbar will officiate.
THORPE, DORIS— Age 20, a resident of Washington Way, Smithfield, died Thursday, February 28, 1974, in the Louisville General Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky. She was born December 4, 1953 in Pittsburgh. She was a daughter of Annis Tressler Thorpe and the late Frederick Alfred Thorpe. She was a 1971 graduate of the Albert Gallatin Senior High School. Surviving, in addition to her mother, are the following brothers and sisters: William E. Thorpe of Uniontown, Mrs. Francis (Daisy) Ollett of Centerton, New Jersey, Cecil Morrison of Hopwood, Lee VanSickle and Mrs. Emmanual (Hazel) Fry, both of Smithfield R.D., Mrs. Walter (Effie) Jascek of Baltimore, Maryland. Friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vance- Brownfield Funeral Home of Smithfield; and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday until 11 a.m., the hour of service with Rev. George McLaughlin officiating. Interment will be in Greenbrier Cemetery at noon.
Ethel Alene Hart THORPE ( -2003)
Ethel Alene (Hart) Thorpe (Aunt Annie), 64, of Uniontown, Pa., died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003, in Uniontown Hospital. She is survived by the following children, Omeda Deeds and husband, Mike of Uniontown, William Thorpe of Uniontown, Leatha Thorpe of Uniontown, Karen Norris and Jim Phillips of Brownsville, Jackie Laing and husband, Steve, Robert Thorpe and Joan Palmer, Charles Thorpe and wife, Linda and John Thorpe, all of Uniontown, Brenda Fisher and husband, Tom of Chestnut Ridge. Paul Thorpe and Jerald Thorpe and Wendy Gantzham, all of Uniontown; a son-in-law, Wayne Shultz; 27 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, John Luberda of Youngstown, Ohio, Judy Shank of Slippery Rock, William Hart of Masontown, and Leathrice Layhue of Sandusky, Ohio; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends will be received in the Thomas M. Dolfi Funeral Home, 136 North Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, this evening from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday fr om 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Friday, Sept. 26, 2003, until 10 a.m., the hour of service.
Eugene Thorpe, 62, of Grindstone, Fayette County, Pa., passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2005. He was born November 24, 1942, in Stockdale, Washington County, Pa., the son of the late John and Margaret Usher Thorpe. He is survived by two sons and two daughters: Gene A. Thorpe and wife, Lisa of Grindstone, Fayette County, Pa., Brian Thorpe of Monessen, Pa., Cindy Thorpe of West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pa., and Gina Thorpe of Monessen, Pa.; two step-sons: Terry Bird and Barry Bird, both of Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pa.; two brothers and three sisters: Robert Thorpe of Arizona, Ronald Thorpe of New Jersey, Donna Lessman and husband, David of Charleroi, Washington County, Pa., Pearl McCoy of York and Charletto Santo of Roscoe, Washington County, Pa. Friends will be received in the BLAIR- LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 106 East Independence Street, Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pa., on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, November 26, 2005, until 1 p.m. the hour of service with Pastor Gary McFadden, officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Smock, Fayette County, Pa.
Faith Lowry THORPE
(1901-1970)
b>THORPE, FAITH— Age 68 years of Lemont Furnace died Monday, February 23, 1970 at her residence. Born August 27, 1901 in Cove Run, Pa., and was the daughter of the late James I. and Susan Lowry. She was a member of the Cove Run Free Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Orville Thorpe, two sons, James Thorpe, Norwalk, California, and Wilbur Thorpe of Dunbar, one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Catherine) Bell, Scottdale, fourteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Grace Cunningham, Masontown, Mrs. Iva Page, Ravina, Ohio, Mrs. Mildred Stoner, Lemont Furnace, one brother, Robert Lowery, Maiden, Massachusetts. She was predeceased by one sister, Elizabeth Bryner, September 1969. Friends are being received at the Burhan’s Funeral Home, Dunbar, where services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Harry E Cooley will officiate. Interment in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Hannah Holland THORPE
(1856-1934)
THORPE FUNERAL
AT 2 P.M. TODAY
OHIOPYLE, Oct. 6,— Mrs. Hannah Holland Thorpe, widow of the late Thomas Thorpe, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Harold Marietta, on Wednesday night at 11:30 o'clock. She was born in 1856 and was in her 78th year. She had been ill for some time of complications incident to old age. Since her husband's death she had made her home among her children, five of which survive her, two sons, Edward and Fred Thorpe of Green Briar, and three daughters, Mrs. Mary Hiles of Green Briar, Mrs. Ella Morrison of Sugar Loaf, and Mrs. Sadie Burnsworth of Ohiopyle. A son, Jefferson, died several years ago. The funeral will take place at the Marietta home Saturday at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. Kooger, and interment will be in the old Thorpe homestead, Green Briar, where the deceased members of her family are buried.
HARRY W. THORPE
Harry W. Thorpe, 50 years old, died suddenly at about 3:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his home at the Furnace at Dunbar of complications after an extended illness. Surviving are these brothers and sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Brooks and Miss Clara Thorpe, Dunbar, Mrs. Minnie Brooks, Uniontown, John Thorpe, Jr., Washington, D. C., Orville Thorpe, Lemont Furnace, and Mrs. Margaret McNair, Uniontown. He served in the First World War as a private of the Sixth Company, Second Training Battalion, 154th Depot Brigade, from June 15, 1918, to January 9, 1919. For years he was active in baseball, serving as manager of Dunbar independent teams. The body was removed to the James T. Burhans funeral chapel at Dunbar.
THORPE FUNERAL
The funeral service for Harry W. Thorpe will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the James T. Burhans funeral home at Dunbar in charge of Rev. William S. Hamilton, pastor of the Franklin Memorial Methodist Church. Interment will be made in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Hughes Post of the American Legion of which he was a member will have charge of military honors.
JEFFERSON THORPE
DIES AT FERGUSON
Jefferson Thorpe, 58 years old, died at 5:30 o'clock Friday evening at his home at Ferguson, near Dunbar, following a lingering illness of complications. He is survived by his wife, Sinda Lowery Thorpe, also his mother, Mrs. Hanna Thorpe, and the following children: Mrs. A. G. Roebuck, Dunbar; Mrs. Roy Hardy, Dunbar; Wilbert, Roy and Clyde, at home. There are three grandchildren. Brothers and sisters include: Mrs. Mary Hiles of Dunbar, Edward Thorpe of Dunbar, Mrs. Ellen Morrison of Dunbar, Mrs. Sadie Burnsworth of Ohiopyle and Fred Thorpe of Mount Pleasant. Mr. Thorpe was born in the vicinity of Ohiopyle and had lived near Dunbar for nearly a decade. The funeral service will be held at the Thorpe Cemetery near Ohiopyle in charge of Funeral Director James T. Burhans.
Jerry R. THORPE, Sr. (1939-2007)
Jerry R. Thorpe, Sr., 68 years, of West Leisenring, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, August 4, 2007, in the Bryson Personal Care Home. He was born April 13, 1939, in Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the son of Wilbur Thorpe and Bessie Stull Thorpe. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Roberta McNutt Thorpe, and two brothers, Thomas Thorpe and Harry Thorpe. Jerry is survived by his children: Nellie J. Thorpe and her companion, Harrison Huseman, of Hibbs, Fayette County, Pa., Jerry R. Thorpe, Jr., Roberta Newcomer, of Allison, Fayette County, Pa., June Sullivan and her husband, Jason, of Fairhope, Pa., Patricia Teets and her husband, Jack, of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., Veronica Thorpe, of Uniontown, Pa.; sisters: Hazel, Ann, Cindy; brothers: Harry Thorpe and his wife, Carol, Jeff Thorpe and his wife, Denise; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Family will receive friends in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville Street, Dunbar, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, August 7, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., where Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, August 8, 2007, at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Lee Maley, officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Cemetery, Dunbar.
John Thorpe, 81 years old, a widely known resident of the Dunbar district, died at 12:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at his home in Pechin, after a lingering illness. Mr. Thorpe is survived by the following children: Mrs. Abraham Brooks, Dunbar; Mrs. Preston Brooks, Lemont; Mrs. Fred Mcnair, Oliver #1; John, Washington, D.C.; Orville, Mt. Braddock, and Harry and Clara at home. There also survives one brother, Jack of South Connellsville, one sister Mrs. Tressler of Dunbar, 20 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
The funeral service was conducted Monday afternoon at the home with Rev. O.G. Cook, pastor of the Dunbar Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating. Internment in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
John "Jack" Swayze Thorpe died Tuesday, May 19, 2009. To his kids he was Big Daddy, the Voice of Shady Side and Jungle Jim. Mr. Thorpe, a brilliant mathematics teacher who taught more than 40 years at the senior school of Shady Side Academy, in Fox Chapel, had loved surrounding himself with students and tutoring them. Mr. Thorpe would continue to teach until the end of life, even as he lost his ability to walk and was unable to breathe properly or utter complete sentences. "He just loved seeing people thinking and solving problems. And he should've joined Mensa seven times over, but he didn't. He enjoyed having the kids all round him," said his daughter, Linda McCormick of Niagara Falls, Canada. "The focus was around the kids." He started at Shady Side Academy in 1947, after serving in the Army in World War II and graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, where he also earned a master's degree. He remained at Shady Side until 1991, and he was committed to the school in ot her ways, such as purchasing the school's first computer with his own money and starting a backpacking club that went on trips to the Appalachian Mountains. And Mr. Thorpe also served as dean of students - the school's disciplinarian - for several years. He knew all the tricks of the trade, Ms. McCormick said, because he once was a teenage jokester himself. "He managed to get away with, because of his cleverness, just about every high school prank he could think of," she said. Mr. Thorpe was born in Perryopolis, Fayette County, to Ethel D. Thorpe, a math teacher, and John S. Thorpe Jr., the manager of the only supermarket in the small town. Perryopolis was so small, said brother Ralph Thorpe, of Traverse City, Mich., that everybody knew each other. Nonetheless, Ms. McCormick said, Mr. Thorpe, as a student of Perry Township High School, somehow evaded all of the townspeople during the school day and hitchhiked to Pittsburgh to hear jazz concerts. He only got caught after he g ot picked up by his high school principal one day on the road back to town. When he worked at Shady Side Academy, he would tell this story and others to his students, building a following of loyal teenagers. They would often give him nicknames. One year when he was house master at one of the school's dorms, the house softball team affectionately called him "Jungle Jim," after the famed athlete Jim Thorpe. There is no relation between the two Thorpes, Ms. McCormick said. Although Mr. Thorpe did play football during his college years, his sister, Leah Page, of Dover, York County, said he was too "big and a little gangly" to play sports well. Ultimately, it was teaching that was Mr. Thorpe's passion. During his time at Shady Side Academy, he taught at least one class every year. (He did leave the school from October 1950 to July 1951 to serve a military tour in Korea during the Korean War.) He also taught night classes at the University of Pittsburgh. "[His class] was amazing. I learned a lot from Jack in terms of reaching out to kids and meeting them at their level," said Thomas Rossi, director of college counseling. He and Mr. Thorpe visited each other's classes in the late 1980's as part of professional development. "He would find out what they were thinking about, and what level they were understanding [subjects], and he would reach to them and bring them up to a higher level," said Mr. Rossi. "He was very student-centered and would often would go out of his way to reach out and help them." When he and his wife, Elaine, moved to Andrews, N.C., in 1991 for retirement, Mr. Thorpe continued to teach students, but the students were now adults. He taught subjects including carving and English as a second language. But soon, Mr. Thorpe was forced to take care of ailing Elaine, who was suffering from kidney failure. Shortly after Elaine died in 2003, the then-healthy man suffered a heart attack, resulting in five bypasses. He moved to Buffalo, N.Y., and his heart continued to deteriorate through the years until last week, when he died in his daughter's arms. "I'm missing him terribly," she said. "He's a pretty big force that's left us." In addition to his Ms. McCormick and his brother and sister, Mr. Thorpe is survived by his daughter, Margaret Thorpe, of Somerville, Mass., and will be remembered by those he taught at Shady Side Academy, the University of Pittsburgh and in Andrews. Mr. Thorpe will be buried this autumn at Arlington National Cemetery, although the date has yet to be set. The family requests that all memorial (remainder of obituary is missing.)
JOSEPH THORPE
Joseph Thorpe, 60 years old, died of pneumonia yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel Lowery at Dunbar. He was taken ill last Wednesday. Mr. Thorpe had been about Dunbar for about 15 years and of late had been employed at the plant of the American Manganese Manufacturing company. His wife died six years ago. He leaves the following children: Mrs. Clara Hamilton, Ohiopyle; Mrs. Lovina Lowery, Jones Mill; Charles Thorpe, South Connellsville; Mrs. Albert Knotter, Confluence; Mrs. Samuel Lowery, Dunbar; Miss Viola Thorpe, Pittsburg, and Miss Grace Thorpe at home. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 o'clock from the home with the Rev. D. E. Minerd officiating. Interment will be in Franklin cemetery.
KEVIN THORPE
Kevin Robert Thorpe, infant son of Robert and Ethel Hart Thorpe of Uniontown, died Wednesday morning in Uniontown Hospital. Surviving in addition to his parents are two brothers; three sisters; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hart of Uniontown, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Thorpe of Dunbar. A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Burhans funeral home at Dunbar. Burial will be made in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Mary Ann Martin THORPE (1874-1949)
MRS. MARY THORPE
Mrs. Mary Ann Martin Thorpe, 74, of West Gibson avenue, South Connellsville, died at 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning at her home after an extended illness. She had been bedfast for only two weeks. Mrs. Thorpe was born May 26, 1874, at Dunbar, a daughter of the late Smalley and Nannie Martin, and had resided in South Connellsville for about 40 years. Her husband, A. J. Thorpe, died March 1, 1943. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Agnes Dascani of Rock Ridge road, Mrs. Ella Bryner and Mrs. Mollie Weaver of South Connellsville and Miss Nellie Thorpe at home; 12 grandchildren and 15 great- grandchildren. The body has been removed to the Charles A. McCormick funeral home where funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in charge of Rev. L. G. Hancock, pastor of the New Kensington Church of God. Rev. Levi Stoner, former pastor of the Church of God in Woodlawn avenue, is unable to officiate because of illness. Burial will be made in Mount Olive Cemetery.
Mary Jane Bryner THORPE ( -1948)
MRS. MARY B. THORPE
Mrs. Mary Jane Bryner Thorpe, 82, a resident of virtually all of her life, died at 7 o'clock Wednesday morning at Uniontown. Her husband, Zear Thorpe, died in 1928. She was born in Dunbar. Surviving is one half-brother, Ellsworth Bryner, of Point Marion.
MRS. THORPE’S RITES
The funeral service for Mrs. Mary Jane Thorpe of Dunbar, who died Wednesday in Uniontown, will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Burhans funeral home, Dunbar. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery.
Myrtle V. Smitley THORPE (1919-1995)
Myrtle V. Thorpe
Myrtle V. Smitley Thorpe, 76, of Smithfield R.D. 3, Pa., died Saturday, Dec. 23, 1995, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. She was born Dec. 18, 1919, in Dunbar, Pa. Surviving are five children, Janet High of Smithfield R.D.2, John Thorpe of Smithfield R.D.3, Patricia Benco of Kittanning R.D.4, Sandra Crimbly of Point Marion, and Gary Thorpe with whom Mrs. Thorpe resided; 11 grandchildren and 11 great- grandchildren. Mrs. Thorpe was a member of the Democratic Women’s Association. The family will receive friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERL HOME, 134 West Church St., Fairchance, Pa., today from 12 to 4 p.m., Christmas evening from 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday, Dec. 26, until 11 a.m., the hour of service with Rev. Russel Shuluga officiating. Interment will follow in Thorpe Cemetery, Ohiopyle, Pa.
b>THORPE, ORVILLE— Age 74 years of Lemont Furnace, died suddenly Saturday evening, March 13, 1971 at 8:55 in the Uniontown Hospital. He was born at Ohiopyle, February 5, 1897, the son of the late John and Sarah Tressler Thorpe. He was a World War I Veteran and was a retired employee of the Eureka Refractories, Mount Braddock. He was a well-known ball player of the area, playing with the Frick League. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Catherine) Bell, Scottdale and two sons, James of Norwalk, California and Wilbur of Dunbar; fourteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Clara Barnett, Dunbar. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Faith Lowery, two brothers and three sisters. Friends are being received in the Burhans Funeral Home, Dunbar, today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. and until 2 p.m. Tuesday, the hour of service, with Rev. Harry E. Cooley officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Palmer C. Thorpe, 82, of Mill Run, Fayette County, Pa., died Wednesday, September 27, 2006, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. He was born September 4, 1924, in Ohiopyle, Fayette County, Pa., son of Benjamin and Hazel (Morrison) Thorpe. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Don, Frank, and Barry, and sisters, June Bungard and Faye Bryner. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude (Burnsworth) Thorpe; a son, Palmer K. Thorpe and his wife, Jane, of Baxter, Tenn.; and granddaughters: Chandra and Molly Thorpe. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, and retired from Harbison-Walker Refractories, of Grantsville, Md. Friends will be received in the HUMBERT FUNERAL HOME, Confluence, Somerset County, Pa., Friday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Hour of Service, with Brad Stuefen and Delmar Stockwell, officiating. Interment will follow in Sands Cemetery, Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pa.
THORPE, REBECCA L.— Age 65 years of Jefferson, Ohio, formerly of Dunbar, died Wednesday, January 12, 1966 in the Cleveland Hospital. She was born in Dunbar on January 28, 1899 and was the daughter of the late Lewis and Ada Mae Robison Smitley. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Shirley Rigger and Mrs. Betty Rae Rigger, both of Uniontown; Mrs. Hazel Manges of Connellsville, Mrs. Mary Ellen Franks of Juanita, Pa: Mrs. Jennie Hall of Dunbar; six sons, William, James and Calvin all of Cleveland, Ohio; Rollo, Robert both of Uniontown and John Kenneth of Upper Middletown, Pa.; one brother, Lewis Smitley of Pt. Marion; seven sisters, Mrs. Minnie Nicklow of Masontown, Mrs. Ann Jobs of Clairton, Pa.; Mrs. Mary Ellen Beatty of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Birdie Hall of Dunbar; Mrs. Wilma Gouker of Elizabeth, Pa.; Mrs. Emma Dennis and Mrs. Sylvia Klink both of Pt. Marion; fifty-six grandchildren; thirty-one great grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Burhans Funeral Home, Dunbar after 7:30 this evening where services will be conducted on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. H. L. Davis officiating. Interment in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Richard Thorpe
Uniontown
Richard Thorpe, 56, of Uniontown, died Thursday, May 3, 2012, at home. He was born March 22, 1956, in Pittsburgh, the son of the late Wilbur Thorpe and the late Margaret Thompson Thorpe. He worked as a river boat pilot for R&W Marine. He served in Vietnam with the Navy. Surviving are sons, Richard, Lawrence and Michael Thorpe; sisters, Beverly, Marcie and Jane; several nieces and nephews; and a grandchild. Friends will be received from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville St., Dunbar, where services will follow at 7 p.m. with Pastor Roger Richter officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Dunbar.
Roberta McNutt THORPE ( -2004)
Roberta McNutt Thorpe, age 64, of Uniontown, Pa., a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and homemaker, who was born in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pa., died Sunday, February 1, 2004 in Cherry Tree Nursing Center, Uniontown. She is survived by six children: Nellie Jane Thorpe and Harrison Huseman of New Salem, Pa., Jerry Ray Thorpe of Reno, Nevada, Roberta Ann Thorpe Newcomber and husband James Newcomber of Allison, Pa., Patricia Ann Thorpe Teets and husband Jack Teets of Uniontown, Pa., June Thorpe Sullivan and husband Jason Sullivan of Meyersdale, Pa., and Veronica Lynn Thorpe of Uniontown, Pa.; grandchildren: Felecia Huseman, Miranda Huseman, Erica Newcomber, Holly Newcomber, Heidi Newcomber, Jason Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan, Jashia Sullivan, Ashley Teets and Marie Teets; great grandson, Marques Ryan Meegan; and her former husband, Jerry Thorpe of Riverview Nursing Home. The Family will receive Friends in the Burhans-Crouse Funeral Home, 28 Connellsville Street, Dunbar, Pa., on Tuesday from 2 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, February 4, until the Service at 1 p.m.
Roger Kenneth Thorpe, 56, a lifelong resident of Dunbar, Pa., Veteran of the United States Navy who served in the Vietnam Conflict, who was employed in the Maintenance Department of the Laurel Mall, Lemont Furnace, Pa., died Saturday, April 12, 2003 in Beverly Health Care, Uniontown, Pa. He is survived by his mother, Bessie Jane Stull Thorpe of Dunbar, Pa.; sisters and brothers: Hazel Thorpe Hannan and her husband, Charles Hannan, of Georgia, Jerry Thorpe of Uniontown, Pa., Harry Thorpe and his wife, Carol, of Mount Braddock, Pa., Ann Thorpe of Ohio, Cindy Thorpe of Uniontown, Pa., and Jefferson Thorpe and his wife, Denise, of Vanderbilt, Pa.; nieces and nephews. The Family will receive Friends in the Burhans-Crouse Funeral Home, 28 Connellsville Street, Dunbar, Pa., on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, April 15, until the Service at 10 a.m.
Mrs. Rose Thorpe, 58 years old, of Green Brier, near Ohiopyle, died at 5:30 o’clock, Monday evening in Connellsville State Hospital after a short illness. She was taken to the hospital on January 31. She was born near Ohiopyle, April 1, 1885, the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret McDonald Henning, and had spent all of her life in that community. Surviving are her husband, Edward Thorpe; and the following children; Alfred and John of Smithfield, Mrs. Susie Holland of Smock, Curtin and Mrs. Ethel Hall of Hopwood, Mrs. Sadie Smitley and Omar of Dunbar, Thomas with the armed forces at Myrtle Beach, S. C., Mrs. Hannah Turner of Connellsville, and Edith, Marie and Laura, at home. There are 31 grandchildren, one brother, Robert Henning of Ohiopyle, and two sisters, Mrs. Marie Burnworth and Mrs. Catherine Tressler of Ohiopyle.
The funeral service will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the home in charge of Rev. M. Hulihan, pastor of the Ohiopyle Baptist Church. Burial will be made in Thorpe Cemetery near the home in charge of Funeral Director Clyde B. Brooks of Indian Head.
Rose Marie Thorpe
Rose Marie (Fedor) Thorpe, 59, died in Uniontown Hospital Sunday, Jan. 30. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Robert S. Oats Funeral Home, Uniontown.
Roy E. Thorpe, 52, died unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, in Uniontown Hospital. He is survived by his companion, June Piwowar; children, Laura Hendrickson and her husband, Virgil, Frances M. Thorpe and Roy E. Thorpe Jr.; stepchildren, Richard Piwowar, Joyce Nahar, Brian Piwowar and Adam Piwowar; 10 grandchildren; two brothers, Richard Thorpe and Ted Thorpe; and a sister, Joyce Thorpe, all of Uniontown; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Dolfi Funeral Home, Uniontown, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, until 10 a.m., the hour of service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to the family.
Sarah Catherine THORPE ( -1923)
MRS. JOHN THORPE
Mrs. Sarah Catherine Thorpe, 62 years old, wife of John Thorpe, superintendent of the Oakmont Farms, near Dunbar, died Wednesday afternoon at the family home, near Pechin, following a year’s illness of complication of diseases. Besides her husband she is survived by three sons, John W. of Jerome; Harry and Orville, of Dunbar; four daughters, Mrs. Preston Brooks of Allison; Mrs. A. Brooks and Mrs. Bruce McNair, of Dunbar, and Miss Clara Thorpe, at home; one sister, Mrs. Harry Lowery of Ohiopyle, and two brothers, John Tressler and Elijah Tressler of Dunbar. Funeral services will be held from the home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, followed by interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Dunbar.
Sheila M. Fitzgerald THORPE (1952-2010)
Sheila M. (Fitzgerald) Thorpe, age 58 of Pittsburgh, Pa., passed away in the V.A. Hospital in Oakland. She was born May 16, 1952 in Brownsville, Pa. to Margaret Glenn Fitzgerald and the late Thomas E. Fitzgerald, Sr. In addition to her father, she was predeceased by her brothers Thomas Fitzgerald Jr. and Lambert Fitzgerald. She leaves to cherish her memory, her mother Margaret Fitzgerald of Pittsburgh, Pa; her children: Laila Fitzgerald of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Allen Fitzgerald of Lincoln, Nebraska; a sister Elain Lewis of Brownsville, Pa.; her grandchildren: Tara "T. J." Londo and Trae Jon Londo and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Friends will be received at the MT. ROSE BAPTIST CHURCH, 9 Martin Luther King Way, Uniontown, Pa., Tuesday, November 23 from 12 noon to 2 p.m., the hour of service with the Rev. Vincent L. Winfrey officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to the LANTZ FUNERAL HOME, INC., 297 E. Main Street, Uniontown, Pa.
William Thorpe
Fatally Injured;
Struck by Train
William Thorpe, 42 years old, of Dunbar, was fatally injured at about 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening when struck by a Connellsville-bound passenger train of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on the right-of-way near the entrance to the Western Maryland Railway yards at Bowest, north of Dunbar. Thorpe, who was known in the Dunbar district as "Billy Wilson," died at 9 o'clock in Connellsville State Hospital. Train officials were quoted by investigating authorities as saying Thorpe, a WPA employee, was sitting on the edge of the tracks and the engineer did not see him until too late to stop the train. Thorpe was knocked violently to the side of the tracks, suffering injuries to his head, face and chest. A punctured lung was given as the cause of death. Thorpe, who was formerly employed at the Dunbar plant of New Castle Lime & Stone Company, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Becky Thorpe, and these children: William and Mrs. Mary Ellen Franks of Juniata, Rolly of Brier Hill and James, Charles, Jennie, Hazel, Betty, Calvin, Robert, Shirley and Kenneth. His stepfather and mother, William and Ellen Wilson, also survive. The body was taken to the funeral parlors of James T. Burhans at Dunbar. The funeral services will be held at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home. Burial will be made in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Henry THRASHER died in 1918. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(5)
THRASHER, HENRY
HENRY THRASHER of Star Junction died Friday evening at the age of 73. He
was born at Mount Pleasant. Besides his wife, he leaves the following children;
JOHN, CHARLES, JAMES, EDGAR, MRS. ALICE THOMPSON and LORETTA at Star Junction
and MABEL at Erie. Dod. 11-29-1918
Courier Thurs. 12-5-1918
Paul W. Thrush
Connellsville
Paul W. Thrush, 80, of Connellsville, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, in Highlands Hospital. He was born Dec. 18, 1927, in Homestead, a son of the late Ross E. and Ruth Walker Thrush. He was Protestant by faith. Paul was a liberal arts graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. He then received his master's degree in library science at Carnegie Tech. Paul then became director of the library at Boyce Campus of Allegheny Community College. He was named to the Who's Who in American Publication of Distinguished American Citizens. Paul also edited the "Directory of Mining Mineral and Related Terms," thought to be the most comprehensive reference books of its kind in the English language for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, published in 1968. He was employed by the U.S. Bureau of Mines for six years while editing the dictionary. The publication is the official dictionary of the U.S. Department of Mines. Paul was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, attaining the rank of technical sergeant and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a regular member of American Legion Post 301 in Connellsville. Paul is survived by a sister, Jean Jamison, with whom he resided in Connellsville; a brother, James Thrush and his wife, Alma, of Falston, Md.; special nephews, Mark Thrush and his wife, Cindy, of West Virginia, Alan Widmer, of Bethel Park; and a special niece, Linda Carpenter and her husband, James, of Maryland. In addition to his parents, Paul was preceded in death by an infant brother, Ross Thrush. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the VITO C. MARTUCCI FUNERAL HOME, 123 South First St., West Side, Connellsville, and until the hour of service at 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home with Pastor Geary Witt officiating. Interment will follow in Greenridge Memorial Park.
Princess Lida Eleanor of THURN and TAXIS
(1875-1965)
Princess Lida Dies
After Brief Illness
Princess Lida Eleanor of Thurn and Taxis dies yesterday in New York. Member of one of Uniontown’s “first families,” she was born July 28, 1875 in Brownsville, daughter of John A. and Lenora Thompson Niccolls. She was a niece of the late coal baron J. V. Thompson. Her marriage in 1899 to Gerald Purcell- Fitzgerald, an Irish nobleman who came to this district to make a fortune in the coal fields, was one of the great society events of the day. After her first husband’s death, she married the Prince of Thurn and Taxis - scion of an Austrian princely house - in 1911. The prince died several years later. As Mrs. Purcell-Fitzgerald, the princess had lived in California and Ireland. For many years she had spent most of her time in New York City, returning to Uniontown only at scattered intervals. She retained ownership, however, of the family mansion property at the corner of W. Main St. and S. Mt. Vernon Ave. here.
Princess Lida died at 8:30 a.m. yesterday in Regent Hospital, New York, after being ill for a week with pneumonia and a heart ailment. She is survived by two sons, Edward Purcell-Fitzgerald in New Jersey, and Gerald Purcell-Fitzgerald, in New York. Another son, John Purcell-Fitzgerald, who lived in New York, died in 1963. The only surviving relatives in Uniontown are two cousins, Miss Kathryn Thompson, and Miss Mary Shepler of the Fayette Bank Bldg. The body will be returned here for burial. Ferguson Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements, with services to be announced later. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Private Funeral
For Princess
Private funeral services and burial will be held Thursday here for Princess Lida Eleanor of Thurn and Taxis. The princess, the former Lida Niccolls and a member of one of Uniontown's “first families,”--died yesterday in New York City. Private services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. In the former home of the princess—at the corner of S. Mt. Vernon Ave., and W. Fayette St.-with private burial to follow in Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of the Ferguson Funeral Home.
TIBERI, ANTONIO— Friends are being received in the family residence until Thursday at 8:45 a.m. when prayer service will be held, followed by Solemn High Mass of Requiem in St. Therese R. C. Church with Rev. Fr. Nicholas Thomas as celebrant. Interment will be in Sylvan Heights Cemetery under the direction of the Vito P. DeCarlo Funeral Home, New Salem. The Sons of Italy 450, Cardale, will meet at the lodge room this evening at 7 o’clock to go to residence to conduct ritualistic service at 8 o’clock and the Friendship Bowling League will meet at Dena’s at 6 o’clock this evening to go to residence to recite the Rosary.
Uniontown
Rema Claire Tiberi
Reme Claire Tiberi of Uniontown, PA, our beloved mother, most treasured grandmother, dearest and special aunt, and well known local educator, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2012 peacefully at her home with her family by her side. Devine Liturgy will be said today (Monday, August 6) at SAINT GEORGE MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH at 10 a. m. with Reverend Father Nadim Helou as celebrant. NOTE: Please go directly to Saint George Maronite Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery. Donations may be made to The Ladies Guild, St. George Maronite Catholic Church, Lebanon Terrace, Uniontown, PA 15401 in memory of Rema. Arrangements are under direction of the KEZMARSKY FUNERAL HOME, 71 Pennsylvania Avenue, Uniontown.
Curtis Tigart, aged 63 years, three months and seven days, of Uniontown, died Monday in Uniontown hospital. Surviving are one aunt, Mrs. Fannie Conn, Smithfield, and several cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Smithfield Baptist church in charge of the Rev. Samuel Stewart, pastor. Burial will be the church cemetery.
TIKEY, RAYMOND C.— Age 70 years, of 25 Third Avenue, Scottdale, Pa. died Thursday, February 24, 1977 in the Connellsville State Hospital at 12 noon. He was born February 24, 1907 at Trotter, Pa. the son of the late Ralph and Mary Dzimbovsky Tikey. He was a member of The Christ United Methodist Church of Scottdale, Pa. He was a WW II veteran. He is survived by a daughter, Miss Arlene R. Tikey at home; two brothers, Earl K. Tikey and Elmer E. Tikey both of Connellsville, Pa.: a sister, Mrs. Arden (Ruth) Brinkley also of Connellsville, Pa. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie J. Tikey in 1976; two brothers; Harry in 1924 and Leroy in 1958. Friends will be received in the James Murphy Memorial Home, 303 Pittsburgh Street, Scottdale with Rev. Ralph G. Shipley and Rev. Raymond A. Sistex officiating. Interment will follow in the Scottdale Cemetery with full Military Rights.
Charles E. TILLINGHAST ( -1871)
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Charles E. Tillinghast, well known in Monongahela City as the former superintendent of Milesville Coal Works, was killed on the 26th ult., by the explosion of an engine at an oil well at Parkers Landing.
Katherine L. Paskovich TIMCHECK (1914-1996)
Katherine Timcheck
Katherine L. Paskovich Timcheck, 82, a guest of the Jones Rest Home, Carmichaels, and formerly of the Dry Tavern and Clarksville areas and Grindstone dined Friday in Greene County Memorial Hospital, Waynesburg. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Timcheck Barron and her husband, John, of Carmichaels and Mrs. Patricia Timcheck Cline and her husband, Rodney, of Streetsboro, Ohio, one son, Joseph R. Timcheck Jr. of Carmichaels, seven grandchildren 12 great- grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Paskovich Rosetti of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Ann Paskovich Orsagas of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Helen Paskovich Malenosky of New Jersey, and one brother, Nick Paskovich of Clarksville. The family will receive friends in the Behm Funeral home Inc., Route 188, Jefferson, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday until 11:45 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
January 13, 1914
Died—–
January 19, 1996
John Timko
John Timko, 73, of Richeyville, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 1995, in his home. He is survived by his wife, Mary D. (Mullen) Timko; three daughters, Michelle Balser of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Sam (Patricia) Lape of Chalk Hill, Pa., and Mrs. Buzzy (Kathleen) Bryon of Monessen; seven grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; one sister, Helen Lozosky of Daisy town; and one brother, Michael Timko of Washington, Pa. Friends will be received in the Greenlee Funeral Home, Rt. 40, Beallsville, today from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2, 1995, until 9:15 a.m.
John Nicholas TIMMER (1873-1937)
JOHN NICHOLAS TIMMER
John Nicholas Timmer, 522 East National Pike, South Union township, died at 9:45 o’clock, Monday morning, March 8, in the Uniontown hospital. His death was due to a heart attack suffered 12 days ago. The deceased was born September 5, 1873, in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he resided until 1906 when he came to Fayette county. Mr. Timmer was a machinist and erector and for a number of years was employed at the various plants of the H. C. Frick Coke company. He also had served several years as master mechanic for the Graceton Coal and Coke company at Graceton, Indiana county. On June 1, 1907, he was married to Miss Ida M. Rankin, of South Union township, and since then has resided in Fayette county with the exception of the several years spent at Graceton. The deceased leaves his widow, Ida, and several relatives in Cincinnati. Arrangements for the funeral will be announced later.
Mary S. Kasprisin TIMMS (1902-1996)
Mary S. Timms
Mary S. Kasprisin Timms, 94, of Filbert, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1996, in Uniontown Hospital. She was born Oct. 23, 1902, in Slovakia, daughter of the late Stephen and Susan Buras Kasprisin. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Stanley; and the following brothers and sisters, Stephen, Joseph and John Kasprisin and Anna Goga and Veronica Ratica. She was a member of St. Procopius Roman Catholic Church of New Salem, the Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters of America Court 505 of Uniontown. Mrs. Timms was a retired employee of the Gallet Knitting Mill and a Central Committee Woman for Redstone Township. Surviving are two sisters, Agnes Krohe of North Braddock, Pa., and Alice Yakin of Pittsburgh; and 18 nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Oct. 25, 1996, at 10 a.m., in St. Procopius R.C. Church with the Rev. Fr. James L. Popochock as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Good Shepard Catholic Cemetery, Monroeville, Pa. A Parish Wake Service will be held this evening at 8 p.m.
Alex K. TINKER, Jr. (1928-2013)
Tinker Jr., Alex K. 84
Connellsville
Alex K. Tinker Jr., 84, a longtime resident and well-known businessman of Connellsville, passed away peacefully Monday, May 6, 2013, in Sunshine Estates Nursing Home, Connellsville. He was born Sept. 14, 1928, in Albany, N.Y., a son of the late Alexander K. and Helen Overholt Tinker. Alex was a 1953 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, with a degree in economics. While there he met and married the love of his life, Patricia Emily Truxel, with whom he spent 59 wonderful years, until her passing in 2012. Alex was a retired accountant. He established his own accounting firm, Tinker Associates, in 1974, which was the first firm in Connellsville able to provide mechanized payroll to its clients. He retired in 1995 and his son, Alexander K. Tinker III, continues to run the firm today. Alex was a Korean War veteran, having served in the Navy. He was a member of St. Bartholomew Trinity Episcopal Church in Scottdale. Alex was a 60-year member of both the Scottish and York Rites o f the Free and Accepted Masons. He was a member of King Solomon's Lodge 346 F and AM, the Royal Arch Chapter, where he formerly served as High Priest, the Uniontown Lodge of Perfection, the Consistory Valley of Pittsburgh, Caravan 9, the Syria Shrine and the Shrine Gun Club. Alex was also a member and past president of the former Kiwanis Club in Connellsville and a longtime member of Connellsville Elks Lodge 503. Alex's favorite hobby and passion was his affiliation with ham radio. He was privileged to have worked during the Vietnam War doing phone patches with Barry Goldwater, who was also a ham radio enthusiast. He belonged to many ham radio organizations, including ECARS, ARRL and the Arizona Amateur Radio Club. His call numbers were W3ICX. Alex enjoyed traveling with his wife all over the world. He was very proud of the fact that he and his wife visited all seven continents in the world. Alex will be sadly missed, but fondly remembered by his loving family; his children, Alexander K. Tinker III and wife, Christine Ann, of Bullskin Township, and Kathleen Tinker Hopkins, of Columbus, Ohio; his grandchildren, Amanda Hixson and husband Doug, Emily Jo Donaldson and husband Jason, Alexander K. Tinker IV, Matthew Larson and wife Rachel, and Caitlyn Larson; and his great- grandchildren, Noah Alexander Hixson, Preston Douglas Hixson, Benjamin David Larson and Madeline Larson. In addition to his parents, Alex was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Emily Truxel Tinker, on March 10, 2012; and an infant son, Kenneth Allen Tinker. Family and friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, (724-628-1430), where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday with Father Charles Martin officiating. A committal service and interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville. King Solomon's Lodge 346 F and AM will conduct a service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Carnegie Free Library, 299 S. Pittsburgh St., Connellsville, PA 15425, in memory of Alex K. Tinker Jr.
Patricia E. Truxel TINKER (1930-2012)
Patricia E. Tinker
Connellsville
Patricia Emily (Truxel) Tinker, 81, of Connellsville, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. She was born Nov. 1, 1930, in Mt. Pleasant, a daughter of the late Paul E. and Emily (Mullin) Truxel. Pat was a graduate of the former Ramsay High School, Class of 1948, and the University of Pittsburgh, Class of 1952. Patty was a third generation accountant in Connellsville. She was the president of Truxel Agency Accounting, Inc. Her grandfather, John B. Truxel, started selling insurance and assisting in tax preparation in 1932. In 1942 his son, Paul E. Truxel Sr., Patty's father, began as the accountant for Schillings Dairy and assisted the Connellsville community in all phases of business management. In 1951, Paul created Truxel Agency Accounting which he ran until 1974. Patty joined him in 1974 and they together created Truxel Agency Accounting, Inc. Patty had an illustrious and successful business career. She taught many in the community good business principles along with a tremendous work ethic. On top of this she helped many in our community to become quite prosperous. Patty also taught for one year, 1952 to 1953, at Connellsville High School teaching English, business and bookkeeping. She was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority and the Order of Eastern Star, and she was a member of St. Bartholomew Trinity Episcopal Church in Scottdale. Patty greatly enjoyed traveling, knitting, sewing and most of all her grandkids and great-grandkids. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Alex Kearney Tinker Jr.; her children, Alexander K. Tinker III and his wife, Christine Ann, of Bullskin Township, and P. Kathleen Tinker Hopkins and her husband, Steven, of Columbus, Ohio; her grandchildren, Amanda Hixson and her husband, Doug, Emily Jo Donaldson and her husband, Jason, Alexander Tinker IV, Matthew Larson and his wife, Rachel, and Caitlyn Larson; her great-grandchildren, Noah Alexander Hixson, Preston Douglas Hixon and Benjamin David Larson; her brothers, John B. Truxel, of Connellsville, Philip Truxel, of New Jersey, and William Freed, of Foley, Ala.; two sisters-in-law, Joni Truxel, of Connellsville, and Linda Truxel, of Hidden Valley; and many nieces and nephews and their families. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by and infant son, Kenneth Allen Tinker; two brothers, Paul E. Truxel Jr. and his wife, Lois Truxel, and Richard Truxel; his stepmother, Catherine Schilling Freed Truxel; and a sister-in- law, Diane Freed. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday with Father Charles Martin officiating. Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Patty's memory to the American Cancer Society.
Aliza Ann TINKEY died in 1940. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(5)
TINKEY, MRS. ALIZA ANN
MOUNT PLEASANT, Apr. 22
Mrs. Aliza Ann TINKEY, who is survived by 132 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
and…….cut off.
Courier April 22, 1940
Jacob
Blair TINKEY died in 1917. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(29)
The Daily Courier
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, February 28, 1917
Page 2, column 4.
(typed exactly as printed)
Jacob Blair Tinkey
Jacob Blair Tinkey, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Tinkey of Trout Run, died Monday of croup. Funeral services were held this morning from the family residence. Interment in the Tinkey cemetery.
Abraham
Overholt TINSTMAN died in 1915. His obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(5)
TINSTMAN, A. O.
Funeral services for Abraham Overholt TINSTMAN will take place this evening at 8 o’clock from the family residence at Turtle Creek.
Private interment tomorrow morning.
Courier - Dec. 17, 1915
MRS. AUGUSTA RISCHE
SCOTTDALE, Oct. 6,— Mrs. Augusta Tische, 85 years old, a former resident of Valley, died Friday at Atlantic City, N. J. Her husband, Frederick Tische, died several years ago. The body will be brought tomorrow to the Murphy funeral home. Interment will be in Scottdale Cemetery.
TISHUE, JOHN C.— Aged 33, formerly of Uniontown, on Tuesday, September 6, 1960, in Cleveland, O. He is survived by his widow, Mary Louise Tishue; two daughters, Debbie Ann and Mary Louise; his mother, Mrs. Hilda K. Tishue Crossland and stepfather, Darrell Crossland. Friends will be received after 7 o’clock this evening in the J. Harry Johnston & Sons Funeral Home, 63 N. Gallatin Ave., where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. The Rev. J. Sheldon Spangler will officiate. Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
MRS. SARAH C. TISHUE
Mrs. Sarah C. Tishue, 75, died at her home in Somerfield, Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock following a year’s illness. She had been a life-long resident of the Somerfield district and was a member of the Methodist church of that place. She was one of the oldest residents of Somerfield. Her husband, Calvin Tishue and two children, Paul and Mary Evelyn Tishue preceded her in death. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Paul S. Swank and Mrs. Fred R. Cuppett of Somerfield and Mrs. John C. Abraham of Uniontown; a son, Thomas C. Tishue of Somerfield and three grandsons, John C. Tishue of Uniontown and Thomas C. and Phillip Tishue of Frostburg, Maryland. Funeral services will be held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Burial will follow in Addison Cemetery.
Marie McNatt Tishue, aged 26 years, one month and 19 days, wife of Raymond E. Tishue, died in the family residence at Mt. Braddock, Wednesday morning, September 21, 1932, following an illness of complications. Surviving besides her husband is a small daughter, Ruby Delores. Brief funeral services will be conducted at the home of her paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. William McNatt, Friday afternoon, followed by additional services in the Mt. Braddock M. P. Church. Burial in Percy Cemetery.
Blanche E. Tisot
Blanche E. Nutt Tisot, 83, of Belle Vernon, Pa., died Monday, April 3, 2000, at 10:20 a.m., in the Cherry Tree Nursing Center, Uniontown. She was born March 20, 1917, in Perryopolis, Pa., a daughter of the late John and Grace Robison Nutt. Mrs. Tisot was a resident of the Belle Vernon Community for the past 54 years. She was a homemaker and Protestant by faith. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles R. and Betty Tisot Sr., of Donora; a daughter and son-in-law, Gaylene and James Garland Simon of Vanderbilt; a brother, Thurman Nutt of Belle Vernon; five grandchildren, Al Barton and wife, Adele, Charles R. Tisot Jr., Laura Elaine Povirk and husband, Christopher, Jeannine Shaffer and husband, Michael and Kristen Youkin and husband, Thomas; and two great- grandchildren, Lisa Povirk and James Povirk. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles J. Tisot in 1989; five brothers, Clarence, Charles, Norman, Carl and John Nutt; and three sisters, Anna Mae Randall, Agnes Nutt and Irene Layton. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME, Family owned and operated, 626 Broad St., Belle Vernon. Services will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m., in the funeral home, with the Rev. Hugh Taylor, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Donora, officiating. Interment will follow in Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora.
Mrs. Ella Tissue, wife of West Tissue of Morgantown, W. Va., and a daughter of Mrs. Michael Mulvihill of Brookvale, died at 9 o'clock Saturday morning in Mercy Hospital Pittsburg. She had been ill for a long time. In addition to her mother, she is survived by Michael Mulvihill, a step-father, her husband, one daughter, two brothers and the following sisters: Mrs. Ada McCutcheon, Morgantown, W. Va.; Mrs. Frank Savage of Friendsville, Md., and Miss Marie Mulvihill. The body was taken to Morgantown Saturday where funeral services were held today. Interment was made at Morgantown.
The Daily Courier, Sept 18, 1922, pg. 6
Contributed by Ruth Sprowls <ruthsprowls at windstream.net>
DIED
TISSUE— On the 6th of August, '63 in Henry Clay Tp., Mrs. Jemima Tissue, wife of Wm. R. Tissue, aged 26 years 5 months and 2 days.
Nell Marie Lint TISSUE (1932-1995)
Nell Tissue
Nell Marie Lint Tissue, 62, of Connellsville, R.D. 1, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 8, 1995, at Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. She was born Dec. 21, 1932, in Dawson, Pa., a daughter of the late Norman nelson and Lillian Mae Sechler Lint. She is survived by a son, William Eric Tissue of Connellsville; a daughter, Patience Renie Tissue Grimm of Vanderbilt; a grandson, Storm Andrew Grimm; a brother, Norman O. Lint of Connellsville; and a sister, Norma J. Frazier of Connellsville. She was predeceased by her husband, Melvin Ray Tissue, Feb. 5, 1991; two sisters, Angie V. Fogle and Betty L. Trapaso; and two brothers, George M. and Jesse D. Lint. Friends will be received in the RICHARD KUCERA FUNERAL HOME, 127 E. Fairview Ave., Connellsville, today from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 to 10 a.m., the hour of service in the funeral home, with the Rev. Robert Kooser officiating. Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville.
TISSUE, WILLIAM R— Aged 70, husband of Louellen Morgan Tissue, died in his home, Hopwood-Coolspring Road, Wednesday morning, Fenruary 5, 1958. He was a retired coal miner. Friends will be received after 12 noon today in the late residence where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. H. L. Davis officiating. Interment will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, under the direction of the Gleason Funeral Home.
TISSUE, WILLIAM R.— Friends are being received in the late residence, where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m., with Rev. H. L. Davis officiating. Interment will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, under the direction of the Gleason Funeral Home.
Esther TISUE died in 1862. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(17)
March 27, '62, of Consumption, Mrs. ESTHER, wife of Jackson Tisue, of Wharton
Tp., in the 24th year of her age.
The Genius of Liberty. Uniontown, Pa. July 24, 1862
Vol. 2, No. 25, Pg. 5, Col. 4.
Dale Alen TITLER, Sr. ( -2000)
Dale Alan Titler Sr., 71, a 10-year resident of Middletown, Del., and former 29-year resident of Levittown, Pa., who was born in Hiller, Fayette County, Pa., died Friday evening, March 31, 2000, at his home. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Shirley A. Calvin Titler; children: Dale Titler Jr. of Levittown, Pa., Dan Titler of Morrisville, Pa., and Beth Titler Johnson of Middletown, Del.; grandchildren: Carrie, Amanda, Ashley, Heather, Matthew, Sara, Emily; and brothers: Guy Titler of Youngstown, Ohio, and Clyde Titler of Brownsville, Pa. Funeral service and interment in Beechwood Cemetery, Bensalem, Pa., were held Tuesday, April 4, under direction of the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home Inc., 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown, Pa.
Drusilla A. TITLOW
(1830-1918)
MRS. DRUSILLA A. TITLOW
Mrs. Drusilla A. Titlow, aged 83 years, mother of George F. Titlow, and one of the best known residents of Uniontown, died this morning. Mrs. Titlow was prostrated Tuesday by the intense heat and sank steadily until her death.
MRS. DRUSILLA A. TITLOW
The funeral of Mrs. Drusilla A. Titlow will be held from her late home in Uniontown Monday morning at 10:30 o’clock, with Rev. E.A. Hodil, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church, in charge. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery.
Ella Kate Strawn TITLOW (1880-1967)
MRS. ELLA TITLOW
Mrs. Ella Kate Strawn Titlow, 86, of Uniontown, died Monday night in her home. She was born June 8, 1880, in Connellsville, a daughter of the late John Henry and Eloisia Richey Strawn. Surviving are three daughters, Caroline D. Titlow, Adelaide B. Titlow and Mrs. Dorothy Johnson of Uniontown, three grandchildren and seven great - grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, and a son, Russell. The body is at the Johnston funeral home, Uniontown. The funeral service will be held Thursday at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Uniontown.
Henry Beeson TITLOW
(1856-1926)
HENRY BEESON TITLOW
Henry Beeson Titlow, aged 71 years, son of the late F. B. and Drusilla B. Titlow, died at his home, 67 Delaware avenue, Monday morning, May 10, 1926, at 3:40 o’clock following a lingering illness. Mr. Titlow was born on February 6, 1865 He is survived by his widow and five daughters: Mrs. Charles W. Bedsworth of Wilkinsburg, Mrs. J. W. Tipton, Mrs. R. B. Collins and Mrs. A. J. Thompson of Uniontown, and Mrs. H. J. Brownfield of Morgantown, W. Va. Eleven grandchildren, one brother, George F. Titlow, and two sisters, Mrs. E. Y. Hickman and Miss Annie B. Titlow, all of Uniontown, also survive. Funeral services will be held in the home Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with the Rev. E. A. Hodil officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.
Notes from contributor:
Born—–Feb 6, 1856
Lawrence B. TITLOW
(1894-1939)
"BO" TITLOW DIES
FOLLOWING HEART
ATTACK TUESDAY
Youngest Son of George F. Titlow
Found Dead On Floor of
Arch Street Billiard Hall
KNOWN PROMINENTLY
Lawrence B. Titlow, 43, known to hundreds of Uniontown friends as “Bo,” was found dead in the Brunswick Poolroom in Arch street last night about 7:15 o’clock. Coroner S. A. Baltz, who aided in the investigation, said the man had been dead between four and five hours. He attributed death to a heart condition. “Bo” hadn’t been seen in his usual haunts all day Tuesday but no particular significance was placed on the fact. Frank “Chi Chi” Garrow, owner of the poolroom had endeavored to get into the establishment throughout the day but, lacking a key, could not get in the door. Garrow had previously given the key to Titlow. Early last night James Garrow, Jr., arrived. He had a key and opened the poolroom for business. Soon after entering the room, Titlow was found lying face down on the floor. City police were summoned and he was pronounced dead. When Garrow was unable to gain admittance earlier yesterday afternoon he thought “Bo” was asleep or out, he said. He could not see him from the street. Officials investigating the case said Titlow apparently had gone into the room early yesterday afternoon and soon after entering had toppled over on his face. At first it was thought he might have fallen from a pool table but this was later discounted. His face was disfigured. The body was removed to the Johnston Mortuary Chapel to be prepared for burial. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Josephine Schimele Titlow, and a son, Lawrence, Jr., of Pittsburgh; his father George Titlow, Sr., former owner of the Titlow Hotel and Stone House in this district, and now of Washington, Pa., where he lives with a daughter, Mrs. Guy Woodward. A brother, George, Jr., of Washington and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Robinson of Boston, Mass., also survive. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
continued on page 7, column 3
Titlow Services
Friday Morning
Funeral services for Lawrence B. (Bo) Titlow, aged 43, well- known Uniontown man, who died suddenly Tuesday, January 10, 1939, will be held at 9 o’clock Friday morning in St. John’s R. C. church. Rev. Fr. Thomas J. Dunn will be celebrant and burial will follow in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends will be received at the Johnston Funeral home, 65 North Gallatin avenue, until the hour of the services. Serving as pallbearers will be Mayor W. J. Crow, John Locke, Rockwell Dull, George Fuller, Harold Semans and Benjamin T. Silman.
May Exhume Body
Of “Bo” Titlow;
Wild Reports
Is Said to Have Had
Fight Before
His Death
CASE NOT CLOSED
Investigation is being continued into the death of Lawrence “Bo” Titlow, reported January 10, with County Detective John C. Wall indicating possibility the body may be exhumed for an autopsy as a result of widespread gossip in many circles. Coroner S. A. Baltz announced Thursday his intention of lending every cooperation to the officer with the statement:
Case Not Closed
“If Wall isn’t satisfied and there is any evidence of foul play, we will go along and lend every cooperation possible. This case has not yet been closed by my office. We have been leaving it open for further investigation and have been awaiting word from the officer.”Found in Poolroom
Titlow’s body was found in a South street poolroom and it was tentatively believed the victim had suffered a heart attack. Titlow had a key to the room and had been using the place at various times for resting, city police were told.Fist Fight Reported
Recently, gossip developed the victim had been in a fist fight shortly before his body was found and it is believed now by officers that he might also have suffered a fractured skull. It would be to establish this as a fact, lacking other information, that the body would be exhumed.“There is considerable gossip in many quarters and from substantial persons to warrant further investigation,” County Detective Wall said.
Richard TITTERINGTON (1850-1939)
RICHARD TITTERINGTON
UNIONTOWN, April. 24,— Richard Titterington, 89, died in his sleep at 1:30 o’clock Sunday morning at his home at 116 Whyel avenue after suffering a stroke last Monday. Mr. Titterington was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1850 and resided there until 1874 when he married Caroline Welch and shortly afterward they came to the United States. They located at Salineville, Ohio, in March, 1874, and then moved to Fitz Henry, Westmoreland county, in March, 1891, later going to Clairton where Mr. Titterington served as health officer. The family then lived at Wilkinsburg before coming to Uniontown. He was preceded in death on November 16, 1924, by his wife and in November, 1908, by a son, George a. He is survived by two sons, Henry R. of Uniontown and Fred W. of Youngstown, Ohio; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Ferguson funeral parlors in charge of Rev. Romer C. Renton. Interment will be made in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
Augusta Hilda Cowell TITUS ( -1961)
TITUS, AUGUSTA HILDA— Aged 61, wife of Levi Titus, 103 Bobtown, died Saturday, November 25, 1961, at 4:40 a.m. in the University Hospital, Morgantown, W. Va. She was a daughter of the late John and Lucinda Roberts Cowell. In addition to her husband, she is survived by these children, Mrs. Matilda Wagner, Garrads Fort; Delbert, Elwood and Gustave, Cleveland, O.; Dennis, Los Angeles, Calif.; seven grandchildren; one brother and three sisters, L. B. Cowell, Ronco; Mrs. Harry Williams, Carmichaels; Mrs. Holbert Arrison, Mt. Morris; Mrs. Richard Rehanek, Masontown. Friends are being received in the Michael Lucas Funeral Home, Carmichaels, where services will be held today at 2 p.m. The Rev. Charles Morris will officiate. Interment will be in Greene County Memorial Park.
John Tividor Jr.
John Tividor Jr., 71, of Charleroi, Pa., died Monday, Sept. 11, 1995, in Uniontown Hospital. He was born July 20, 1924, in Van Voorhis, Pa., son of the late John and Anna Ondash Tividor Sr. Mr. Tividor served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre of Operation during World War II. He then worked as a coal miner for 23 years with most of that time spent at U.S. Steel’s Maple Creek Mine. He was a member of Mon Valley Leathernecks, American Legion Post 949 in Dunkirk, and Ellsworth Sportsmen’s Club. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Madeline Grochot Tividor, children, Mrs. Kent (Lynn) Hall of Uniontown and John E. Tividor of Jacksonville, Fla., and several brothers and sisters. The family will receive friends in the ANDREW FERGUSON FUNEAL HOME, 80 Morgantown St., Uniontown, today from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday, Sept. 14, 1995, from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m., the hour of service. Interment will follow in Monongahela Valley Memorial Park.
James Martin TOBIN died in 1942. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(50)
James Martin Tobin, 74, died at his home in white House, Tuesday morning, February
3, 1942 at 8:00 o'clock of complications.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ida Provance of Smithfield, and Mrs. Matilda
Mitchell of White House and a brother, Leslie Tobin.
Friends will be received at the O. S. Vance and Sons Funeral Home. Smithfield.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Springhill
Furnace Church. Rev. Frank Fordyce will officiate. Burial will follow
in the Church Cemetery.
Mary
Ella TOBIN died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(50)
Uniontown Newspaper
After an illness of several months duration, death came at 7:15 Thursday morning, August 27, 1931 to Mrs. Ella Tobin of Springhill Township. Deceased was aged 82 years, six months and 15 days. Surviving are one son, George, of Jeanette Pa., and three sisters: Mrs. Barbara Provance of New Geneva, Mrs. Julia Bradee and Mrs. James Daugherty, Springhill Township.
Rev. Harry Humbert of Fairchance will be in charge of funeral services which will be conducted from the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the Baptist cemetery.
Mrs. Nancy Tobin, aged 80 years, died at the home of her son, John N. Tobin, near Morrell. Death was due to the infirmities of old age. Several sons and daughters survive.
Perry TOBIN died in 1938. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(50)
Uniontown Newspaper, July 13, 1938
Believed to have died from heart failure superinduced by intense heat, the body
of Commodore Perry Tobin, 70, of near White House, Springhill Township, was found
Wednesday morning by William Shultz, a neighbor.
The man was believed by Deputy Coroner R. S. Sharpe, Fairchance, to have died
some time Monday in a "little wilderness" near the ploughed acres adjacent
his home. The deceased, a life-long resident of that section, was widely
known.
Two sisters survive. They are Mrs. Nora Daugherty, of near Smithfield,
and Mrs. Lizzie McKenzie, Smithfield, R. D.# 1.
The body was removed to the funeral parlors of O. S. Vance and later will be
taken to the house of Fred Watts, near White House, where services will be conducted
at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Interment will be in Springhill Furnace
cemetery.
FRANK TOBUL
Frank J. Tobul, 81, of Vanderbilt, R.D. 1, died Friday, April 21, 1995, at the HIS Nursing Home, Greensburg. He was born July 16, 1913, in Oliphant Furnace, a son of the late John and Pearl Engle Tobul. He was a retired millwright with 35 years service from the Diamond Shamrock Co., formerly the Diamond Alkali Co., Painesville, Ohio. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church of Connellsville. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Virginia Lerch Tobul; four sons, Gordon F. Tobul of Lakeworth, Fla., John Gary Tobul and his wife, Carole, of Anthony, Fla., Arlen Ross Tobul and his wife, Judy, of LaPorte, Texas, and Ronald B. Tobul and his wife, Bernadette, of Painesville; one brother, Stanley Novak of Allison Park; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Edwards, Miss Helen Novak and Miss Mary Novak, all of Mount Braddock; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by six brothers, Joseph, Peter and Lewis Tobul, and Walter Victor and John Novak; and two sisters, Genevieve Vrabel and Pauline Mott. Friends will be received at BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville St., Dunbar, Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where morning prayers will be held 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, followed by a mass of Christian burial at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Connellsville at 10 … [balance of obit is missing.]
Evelyn
Collins TODD died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(81)
EVELYN COLLINS TODD
Evelyn Collins Todd, wife of William Todd, aged 31 years, of Avalon, Pittsburgh,
died at 12 o'clock noon, Sunday, May 24, 1931, in the Brownsville General
Hospital, death being due to complications. Surviving in addition to her
husband, are one son, William, Jr., of Pittsburgh; her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Collins, Blainesburg; and the following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. D. F. Welch of Wheeling, W. Va.; Mrs. David Brown, Edward and Harry
Collins, all of Blainesburg; Sue and Phillip at home. Deceased was a graduate
of the South Brownsville High school, Class of 1920, and of California
State Teachers college.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, May 27, at 2 o'clock at
the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Collins, Blainesburg. Burial
will be in Taylor's Church cemetery, near Centerville.
[hand written] Genius May-26-1931
Jane
TODD died in 1831. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(38)
Departed this life on the 7th inst. at Smithfield, Fayette co. Pa. Jane T odd wife of John Todd, late from Washington county, New York.
The Genius of Liberty
Union-Town, Sept. 11, 1831
Vol. XI.—New Series, Vol III. Whole No. 142-38. Pg. 3, Col. 3.
Thomas
TODD died in 1852. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(38)
Melancholy Death.
It is our painful duty to record the death by drowning, of Mr. Thomas T odd, a highly respectable citizen of Menallen township, in the county. M r. Todd was drowned by the sinking of the steamer Chickasaw, near Frenc h Island, in the Ohio river. this boat came in collision with the steam er Clifton, on Monday night the 26th of April, with such force as to ca use her to sink immediately. Eight of the crew besides Mr. Todd were dr owned.
The Chickasaw was commanded by Capt. Bugher of Cookstown, a brother-in- law of Mr. Todd, who was carpenter on the boat. Mr. Todd owned a farm i n Menallen township, upon which his family resided, he being occupied c hiefly on the river at his trade as carpenter. He was an honest and ind ustrious man, and highly esteemed by his acquaintances.
The Genius of Liberty.
Uniontown, Pa.
Thursday, May 6, 1852.
Vol. 1. No. 4, Pg. 2, Col. 2.
Charles Tokar
Charles Tokar, 69, of Brownsville died Friday, April 19, in Laurel Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Uniontown. He is survived by five brothers. Friends will be received in the Andrew J. Skirpan Funeral Home, 135 Park St., Brownsville, on Monday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
April 30, 1926
Died—–
April 15, 1996
Joseph Vincent TOKISH (1919-1962)
To view complete article concerning mine blast, as well as complete list of miners killed, see Hurley C. Stalnaker.
Rites for Miners
Killed at Robena
J. V. TOKISH
A prayer service was held at 9:30 a.m. today in the Lesako funeral home, Carmichaels, for Joseph Vincent Tokish, 43, of Carmichaels and Requiem high mass intoned at 10 a.m. in St. Hugh’s R. C. Church, with the Rev. Thomas F. Carey officiating. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Leckrone. He was a member of St. Hush’s Church. He was born March 6, 1919, in Puritan, a son of Anna Halenka Tokish of McClellandtown and the late Joseph Martin Tokish. Also surviving are his widow, three children, Glenda, Joseph, Jr., and Diane at home; four sisters, Mrs. Ignatius (Mary) Olesh of Smock, Mrs. Joseph (Mildred) Yonish of McClellandtown, Mrs. Lucy Kleya of Bitner and Mrs. Walter (Pauline) Yuras of Leckrone; and three brothers, Steve and Anthony of McClellandtown and Frank of Detroit, Mich.
Anna May TOLBERT died in 1903. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Miss Anna May Tolbert, daughter of Andy Tolbert of this place, died this morning
of stomach trouble. She was in her 23d year of her age. She was a
member of the M. E. church. Funeral Wednesday at 10 a.m. Services
in the M. E. church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. E. Cable. Interment
in the Baptist cemetery.
(Herald Standard - 1903)
UNIONTOWN
Juan H. Tollar
Juan H. Tollar, age 50, of Uniontown passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. He is survived by his wife, Donna Tollar; children, Demetrius Thomas and Jonie Vernon; siblings, Curt Tollar (Tina), Steve Tollar, Marlece White and Barry Tollar; a grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to the LANTZ FUNERAL HOME, 297 E. Main St. Uniontown, PA
Lizzie TOLLEN died in 1934. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(20)
Mrs. Lizzie Tollen
Mrs. Lizzie Tollen, aged 74 years, died at her home in Fayette City, Monday morning,
Jan. 1, 1951, at 12:20 o'clock. Mrs. Tollen who is well known in Charleroi is
survival by one son, Alex Tollen of Fayette City, three daughters, Mrs. Emil
Hazzoll, of, Pittsburgh, Mrs. William Acton, of Monongahela and Mrs. Dick Dawson
of Fayette City. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
in the Catholic church of Fayette, City. Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery,
Charleroi.
(The Charleroi Mail - 1/3/1934)
ANNIE TOLPOSH
Annie Tolposh, three years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tolposh, died Sunday at the family residence at Leisenring No. 3. Funeral this morning from St. John’s Slavish Church in the West Side, with interment in St. John’s cemetery.
Pauline Leilamae Long TOM (1931-2012)
FAIRCHANCE
Pauline Leilamae (Long) Tom
Pauline Leilamae (Long) Tom, aged 80 of Fairchance, Pa., died, Tuesday, July 31, 2012 peacefully, with her family at her side. She was born on October 10, 1931 in Oliphant Furnace, Pa., a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Hellus) Long. In addition to her parents, Pauline was predeceased by a sister, Dolores Campbell, brothers, Charles Long and John Long and son- in-law Stephen Varto. She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Samuel P. Tom, Sr; seven children: Patti and her husband Dennis Socling of Jersey Shore, Pa., Louis and his wife Carol of Uniontown, Pa., Michael and his wife Barbara Tom of Uniontown, Pa., Peggy Varto of Fairchance, Pa., Samuel P. Tom Jr. and his wife Jennifer of Monrovia, Md., Pamela Elwell and her husband Michael of Dawson, Pa., Paula Branthoover and her husband Alvin of Perryopolis, Pa., 14 grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; Sister, Joy Donaldson and her husband Thomas of Oliphant Furnace, Pa., brother-in-law, sisters-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to being a devoted wife, Pauline was a loving caring and nurturing mother, Nanny, Grandma and Great Grandma. She cherished her family and enjoyed cooking, reading and crocheting. Pauline was a member of SS. Cyril & Methodius R. C. Church where she enjoyed teaching CCD, singing in the choir and Christian Mothers. She was past president of Fairchance American Legion Auxiliary, present member of the Smithfield American Legion Auxiliary and Flower Bowling League. Pauline served in the U.S. Army and was a cryptographer in the Pentagon; later in life she was a legal secretary and notary. Pauline’s family will receive friends in the GOLDSBORO TOMI FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, INC., 21 E. Church St., Fairchance, PA., John M. Fabry, Supervisor & John Michael Fisher, Funeral Director today from 6 to 8 pm. A Blessing Service will take place at 7:45 p.m. Visitation continues on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Christian Nothers will say “The Seven Dolor Rosary” at 5:30 p.m.; Friday morning until 10:30 a.m. in SS Cyrils & Methodius R. C. Church 50 N. Morgantown Street, Fairchance, PA with the Rev. Father Andrew M. Kawecki as Celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, Fairchance, PA where Military Honors will be accorded by the General George C. Marshall AMVETS Post 103 of Hopwood. Online condolences can be made at Goldsboro-Tomi.com.
John J. Tomaro, 85, of Dunbar, Fayette County, Pa., passed away suddenly Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at his residence. He was born Dec. 7, 1922, in Dunbar, a son of the late Ralph and Johanna Juvich Tomaro. John was a member of St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Dunbar. He retired from Pano L.E. Railroad after 31 years of service as a brakeman. John was a World War II Marine veteran, having served throughout the Pacific Islands. He was awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received in action at Saipan, a Gold Star in lieu of second Purple Heart medal for wounds received in action at Tinian Marianas Islands and a Good Conduct medal. He participated in the occupation of Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan. John's favorite love was the love he had for his family. He had a passion for watching war movies and the Price is Right on TV. He loved animals, enjoyed gardening and especially family gatherings under his pavilion at home. He will be forever missed by his loving family, a son, John G. Tomaro and his wife, Joyce, of Adelaide Hills, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa.; two daughters, Diane McWilliams and husband, George, and Debbie Fullem and fiance, Joe Renze, all of Dunbar; four grandchildren, George A. McWilliams, of Dunbar, Dr. John M. Tomaro, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Jenna Fullem and boyfriend, Brian Simmers, of Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pa., and Holly Renze, of Dunbar; and several nieces and nephews. John was predeceased by his wife, Agatha M. Piccioni Tomaro; two brothers, Columbus and Jim Tomaro; and a sister, Josephine Rich. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the VITO C. MARTUCCI FUNERAL HOME, 123 South First St., West Side, Connellsville, where a blessing service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Dunbar, with Monsignor J. Edward McCullough, as Celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Rita Cemetery, in Connellsville. Full military services will be conducted at the cemetery by members of VFW Post 21 and American Legion Posts 301 and 762. Members of St. Aloysius Parish will recite the Rosary at 4 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
MICHAEL TOMARO
Michael Tomaro, 75 years old, of Hardy Hill, Dunbar, a resident of the Furnace Town for about 30 years, died Tuesday night at the home of his son, Ralph Tomaro, with whom he had been making his home. He had been ailing for some time but his end was unexpected. He was found dead in bed by members of the family. In addition to his wife, there are two children: Ralph Tomaro and Mrs. Dunlel Spina, both of Dunbar. There are also 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral will be held Friday morning. Mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock at the St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church with Rev. John Lyons officiating. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
Veronica R. Wolfe TOMARO (1913-2008)
Veronica R. (Wolfe) Tomaro, 95, a resident of Golden Living Healthcare Center, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., formally of Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., died Thursday, February 14, 2008, in Uniontown Hospital. She was born February 4, 1913, in Adelaide, Fayette County, Pa., a daughter of the late John & Mary Brozbowzy Wolfe Oswald. Veronica was a loving homemaker for many years, who enjoyed crocheting and playing bingo. She was a member of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., and the Holy Trinity Rosary Society. She is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Egnot, of Connellsville; a daughter-in-law, Kay Tomaro, of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa.; grandchildren: Nancy Wilburn and husband, Charles, Michael Tomaro and wife, Nancy, Joe Tomaro and wife, Cindy, Lisa Skowronek and husband, Gregory, Denise Iaquinta and husband, Christopher, Raymond Egnot and wife, Brenda, Maryann Bursick and husband, Tom; great-grandchildren: Kristen and Stephanie Tomaro, Sarah Elizabeth Iaquinta, Natalie and Andrea Tomaro, Christopher Minjock and Julia Abigail Bursick; a brother, Bernard Wolfe and wife, Kay, of Connellsville; sisters-in-law, Joann and Betty Oswald, both of Scottdale, Westmoreland County, Pa. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Columbus P. Tomaro (November 1970), son, Ralph Tomaro (1985), two daughters, Marcella Rigger (2007) and Dorothy Kapella (1998), brothers, Frank, Edward, Tom, and John Wolfe, Carl, Daniel and Thedore Oswald; sisters, Stella Yannellio, Louise Sodies, and Maryanne Mehallick; sons-in-law, Anthony Kapella and Ray Egnot. Friends will be received today from 3 to 9 p.m. in the PAUL G. FINK FUNERAL HOME, INC., 418 North Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville, where a Blessing Service will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. A Funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, with the Rev. Fr. Terry Hercik, as Celebrant. Interment will follow in St Rita's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Connellsville. This evening The Holy Trinity Rosary Society will recite the Rosary at 6:45 p.m., and a Parish Wake Service will be held at 8:45 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Golden Living Healthcare Center, Activity Center.
Elizabeth Blake TOMASEK (1907-1960)
TOMASEK, ELIZABETH BLAKE— Aged 52, wife of Frank Tomasek, Uniontown, R. D. 3 near Haddenville, died Saturday, August 27, 1960 at midnight in the Uniontown Hospital. A daughter of the late Newton L. and Sarah Williams Blake, she was born December 22, 1907 in Menallen Township where spent her entire life. In addition to her husband, she is survived by these children, Mrs. Charles (Louise) Nichols, Haddenville; Elmer, Leckrone, Clarence, Elaine, Betty, Lucy, Donald, Sally and Janet at home; five grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Mabel Blake, New Salem, Mrs. Joseph (Mary Ann) Tomasek, Atlanta, Mrs. John (Ann) Tomasek, New Salem Road; Robert, New Salem Road; Mrs. Frank (Dorothy) Rice, Alexandria, Va.; Harry and Charles, Uniontown; Mrs. Guy (Helen) Bruce, New Salem. She was predeceased by one sister, Ruth Snyder. Friends will be received in the C. B. Dearth & Sons Funeral Home, New Salem after 7 o'clock this evening until Wednesday at 1 p.m., the hour of service. The Rev. William G. Sibert will officiate. Interment will be in Park Place Cemetery. The following nephews will serve as pallbearers, Robert, Benjamin, Harold and Albert Shimek, John and Cecil Stewart.
MRS. FRANK TOMASEK
Mrs. Elizabeth Blake Tomasek, 52, of Uniontown, R. D. 3, died at midnight Saturday in the Uniontown Hospital. Surviving are her husband, Frank; six daughters, Mrs. Charles (Louise) Nichols of Haddenville and Elaine, Betty, Lucy, Sally, and Janet at home; three sons, Elmer of Leckrone and Clarence and Donald at home; five grandchildren; five sisters, including Mabel Blake and Mrs. Guy Bruce of New Salem, Mrs. John (Ann) Tomasek of New Salem Road, and three brothers, Robert Blake of New Salem Road and Harry and Charles of Uniontown. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Dearth funeral home, New Salem, with interment in Park Place Cemetery.
Elmer G. TOMASEK, Sr. (1934-2001)
Elmer G. Tomasek Sr., 66 of Uniontown, Pa., passed away suddenly Thursday, March 15, 2001 in the Uniontown Hospital, born Aug, 1934 in Hadentown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joann Mesler Tomasek; a special grandson, Jeremy Tomasek; two sisters, Betty Francis and Sally Bliss. He is survived by these sons and daughters: Elmer Tomacek, Jr., and his wife Gay of Upper Middletown, Libby Stermock and her husband Paul, of Filbert Heights, Rosemary Gray and her husband, Donald of New Geneva, Clarence (Pete) Tomasek of Tempe, AZ., George (Randy) Tomasek and his wife Brenda and Patricia Kephart and husband James all of Uniontown, and William Tomasek, at home; nine grandchildren, Elmer II, Justin, Joshua, Charles, Eric, Morgan, Ryan, Kendall and Lauren; and these sisters and brothers, Louise Nichols of New Salem, Elaine Joseph of Fairchance, Clarence Tomasek of Haddenville and Janet Collauta of Uniontown.
Note from contributor:
Buried–Park Place Cemetery, Uniontown
James E. 'Meatball' TOMASEK (1959-2009)
James E. "Meatball" Tomasek, age 49, of Tower Hill One, Fayette County, Pa., passed away suddenly Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown, Pa. He was born September 4, 1959, in Uniontown, Pa., the son of William Tomasek Sr. of Tower Hill One, Pa., and the late Jessie Smalley Tomasek. He was a member of A.B.A.T.E. for over 20 years and also the Newboro Indians Club. Surviving, in addition to his father, are two daughters: Ellie Tomasek of Republic, Pa., and Katie Tichnor of Greene County, Pa.; grandson, Chad DeGreon; also four sisters and a brother: Darlene Tomasek of Tower Hill One, William Tomasek Jr. of Tower Hill One, Virginia Young of Tower Hill One, Margaret Tichnor and husband Gary of Ralph, Pa., and Susie Tomasek of Tower Hill One. Friends will be received in the DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, Pa., on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, from 2 to 9 p.m. Interment on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Salem View Cemetery will be private.
James R. Tomasek, 71, of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008, in his home. He was born June 7, 1936, in Menallen Township, Fayette County, son of the late John K. Tomasek, Sr., and Anna E. Blake Tomasek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemarie Cicci Tomasek, and brothers, John K. (Sonny) Tomasek, Jr., Charles G. Tomasek, and Harry Tomasek. Jim was a retired heavy equipment operator for Pontorereo Coal and L. H. Coal Company, a member of F O Eagles 828, and a life member of Hutchinson Sportsman Club. He was an avid gardener and hunter and enjoyed collecting and restoring farm tractors. He is survived by two sons: Timothy Harford and wife, Deborah, of New Salem, Fayette County, Pa., and James R. Tomasek, Jr., and wife, Kathryn Seifert, of Hopwood, Fayette County, Pa.; one grandson, Timothy Harford, Jr., of New Salem; one brother, William Tomasek, of Tower Hill #2; an uncle, Harry Blake, of Uniontown; and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Thursday, May 22, 2008, until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Rev. Roland M. O'Brien, officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Saint Macrina Cemetery, Uniontown.
Robbin L. Vrabel TOMASEK (1959-2009)
Robbin L. Vrabel Tomasek, age 49, of East Millsboro, Pa., passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009, in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. She was born November 12, 1959, in Uniontown, Pa., the daughter of Sandra Kaufman Vrabel and Michael Vrabel. Robbin was a member of the First Christian Church of New Salem and the Uniontown Area High School Class of 1977. She was predeceased by her father, a brother, Scott Vrabel in 1997, paternal grandparents, Steve and Mary Vrabel, and maternal grandparents, George and Eleanor Kaufman. In addition to her mother, Sandra, she is survived by her daughter, Amanda Dawn Tomasek and friend, Jim Fratangelo, both of Chambersburg, Pa.; a brother, John M. Vrabel and his wife Cathy of New Salem, Pa., Richard Kaufman and his wife, Cindy, of Waynesburg, Pa., Donna Bulina and her husband, George, of New Salem, Pa.; her fiance, Donnie Walters of East Millsboro, Pa.; special uncles and aunts: Valentine and Rose Vrabel, Ronald and Mary Ann Kaufman, George and Chris Kaufman; and cousins: Kelli Bulina, Ronye Kaufman, Heidi Kaufman, Craig Kaufman, Darcy Kaufman and Geoff Kaufman. Friends will be received in the DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, Pa., on Tuesday, April 7, from 2 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, until 11 a.m., the hour of Service with Pastor Andy Miles officiating. Interment will follow in Salem View Cemetery, New Salem, Pennsylvania. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, 800 New Salem Road, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Rosemarie Cicci TOMASEK (1936-2003)
Rosemarie Tomasek, 67, of Haddenville, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003, at her home. She was born Sept. 13, 1936, in Uppermiddletown, Pa., daughter of the late August and Anna Ursini Cicci. She was a member of St. Procopius Roman Catholic Church of New Salem, the Fayette County Historical Society, where she had served as treasurer, and the PA Association of Notaries. She is survived by her husband, James R. Tomasek; two sons, Tim Harford and his wife, Debbie of New Salem, and James R. Tomasek Jr., and his wife, Kitty of Hopwood; one grandson, Timothy Harford; a brother, Robert Cicci and a sister, Velma Paull, both of Smock; a niece and four nephews, Robert Paull and his wife, Paula, Kathleen Serra and her husband, Jon, Robert Cicci Jr. ,and his wife, Tracey, Ronald Cicci and his wife, Rebecca and Randy Paull and his wife, Betty; and other great-nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at 10 a.m., in the St. Procopius R. C. Church, New Salem, with the Rev. Fr. James L. Popochock as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Saint Macrina Cemetery, Uniontown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fayette County Historical Society at PO Box 193, Uniontown, PA 15401, or the Fayette County Hospice. A Parish Wake service will be held today at 3 p.m.
WILLIAM TOMASEK
William Tomasek, 74, prominent Menallen township farmer, died at 1:35 o’clock Friday afternoon at his home at Haddonville of pneumonia. He had been residing there for the past 35 years. He is survived by 14 children, two sisters, including Mrs. Anna Haltena of Mount Pleasant, 36 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 2 P. M. Sunday at the Walter Stewart home at Haddonville. Burial will be made in Park Place Cemetery.
William L Tomasek St., age81 of New Salem, Pa., passed away on January 6, 2015 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was born on February 24, 1933 in New Salem, Pa., son of the late John K and Annie Blake Tomasek. Bill was a veteran of the Korean conflict and was retired from Dilworth coal mine. He was preceded in death by his wife: Jessie E. Smalley Tomasek: son James E Tomasek: daughter Virginia Ann Tomasek, and also by 4 brothers. He is survived by 4 children: William L Tomasek Jr, Dalene Tomasek, Margaret Tichnor, and Susan Tomasek all of Tower hill#1, also by 9 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. There will be no public visitation. A private family graveside service will be held at the New Salem cemetery in New Salem. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of The Dearth funeral home of New Salem, Pa.
MRS. EDMUND TOMB
Mrs. Nannie Pringle Tomb, 93, of Depot St., Youngwood died in the Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, Friday afternoon. She was a member of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Youngwood, the Greensburg Chapter O.E.S. 281, and the Westmoreland Shrine 18 of Greensburg. Also, she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary B.L.F. and E., and the Dames of Malta. She is survived by her husband, Edmund W. Tomb; and the following children: Daniel J. of Aliquippa, Edmund R. of Summit, N.J., James W. of Harrisburg, and Alva H. of Pittsburgh, nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a brother, W. W. Pringle of Sun City, Arizona.
ADAH
Frank W. Tomecek
Frank W. Tomecek, 88 of Adah, Pa., passed away on Sunday September 9, 2012. He was born January 30, 1924 in Adah, Pa., a son of Cyril J. and Mary (Bittner) Tomecek. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Leckrone, Pa.; the UMWA Local 6290; the Adah Gun Club, and American Legion. He was very proud to serve in WWII with the United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents, loving wife of 56 years, Sophia (Kremposky) Tomecek, brothers Walter Tomecheck, John Tomecek, and Joseph Tomecheck. Left to cherish his memory is his daughter Rosemary Wilson and husband Raymond. Friends will be received in the HAKY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 515 North Main Street, Masontown, PA 15461, Today from 2- 4 and 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday September 12, 2012, until a time to be announced. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow in Our Lady of Perpetual Help St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Leckrone, Pa. Interment will be held in St. Mary Cemetery, Leckrone, Pa. Your personal written tributes and memories are welcomed and encouraged at www.hakyfuneralhome.com
Mr. Mark A. Tomko, 52, of Waltersburg, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, in the Uniontown Hospital. Mark was born on October 3, 1956, in Connellsville, Pa., the son of Eugene and Susan (Sopkovich) Tomko. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an uncle, Ambrose L. Sopkovich. Mark is survived by two uncles: Francis Sopkovich of Bitner, and Andrew Sopkovich and wife Janet of Philips; and two aunts: Patricia JenJosie and Marie Koleck and her husband, Francis all of Bitner; a special friend with whom he made his home, Stephine Voyetk and her family. Friends and family are ask to meet at St. John's Cemetery Trotter, Pa., on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., at which time, a Blessing Service will be held. Arrangements are being handled by the THOMAS M. DOLFI FUNERAL HOME, 136 North Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown Pa.
Stephen M. Tomko
Perryopolis
Stephen M. Tomko Perryopolis Stephen Melvyn Tomko, 53, of Perryopolis, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at his home. He was born Nov. 5, 1958, in Charleroi, the son of the late Melvyn Tomko, who died May 1, 2012, and Nellie Praskavich Tomko. He was employed by the ArceloMittel in Monessen as a millwright and with Rischitelli Brothers in Charleroi as a truck mechanic. He was a member of the Smithton Vol. Fire Company and a life member of the NRA. In addition to his mother, Stephen is survived by his wife, Gale Ann Burton Tomko; a sister, Susan Gaisbacher and her husband, Russell, of Long Branch; two nephews, Matthew and Michael Gaisbacher; three stepsons, Paul Hatlapatka, of Perryopolis, Steven Bobbs, of Belle Vernon, and Alan Bobbs, of Wapato, Wash.; three stepgrandchildren, Brandon Short, Areyanah Bobbs and Alexandra Bobbs; his mother-in-law, Imogene Kirkpatrick; father-in-law, Richard Burton; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, two brothers-in-law and two sisters- in-law. Friend s will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the RICHARD F. DODSON MEMORIAL HOME, 213 Main St., West Newton. Services will be held Friday in the funeral home with the Rev. John T. Sweeney presiding. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the family.
George M. TOOHEY, Sr. (1915-1997)
George Toohey Sr.
George M. Toohey, Sr., 81, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Charleroi, died Saturday, March 8, 1997, at the HIS Mount View, Unity Township. He was born Nov. 2, 1915, at Fallentimber, a son of the late John and Margaret Snyder Toohey. He was a former manager at the Montgomery Ward Automotive Department in Charleroi for many years. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Charleroi. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Sean and Peter Toohey, a daughter, Christine Toohey, a brother, Arnold Toohey; an infant brother, Joseph Toohey; and four sisters, Catherine Hawk, Margaret Florig, Alice Smiley and Anna Tripson. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Stuparitz Toohey; four sons, Dr. George M. Toohey Jr. and his wife, Michelle, of Greensburg, John S. Toohey and his wife, Lisa, of Mount Pleasant, Michael J. Toohey and his wife, Sandra, of Raleigh, N.C. and Paul E. Toohey and his wife, Jeanne, of Mount Pleasant; three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Mary M.) Murphy of Chester, S.C., Dr. William (Mrs. Kathleen L.) Smith of Murgreesboro, Tenn., and Mrs. William (Patricia A.) Sezawich of Stockdale; 13 grandchildren; a brother, Albert Toohey of New Alexandria; and three sisters, Jane Hayward of Chickasaw, Ala., Eleanor Abrams of Monroeville and Virginia Toohey of East Liberty. Friends will be received at the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME Inc., 406 E. Washington St., Mount Pleasant, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A blessing service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home, followed by a funeral mass to be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Henry Dinicco as celebrant. Interment will follow in the St. Pius X. Parish Cemetery. A parish wake service will be held at 8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Frank TOPH died in 1917. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(19)
Frank Toph, 38, died Thursday ( 7-13-1917) in St Joseph's Hospital , Pittsburgh
of peritonittis. The body was brought to Connellsville Friday morning and
removed by funeral dorector J. L. Snader to house number 106 at Trotter. Funeral
from St Emory's Magyar Catholic church tomorrow morning. Deceased was
employed in the mines of H. C. Frick Coke Company at Adelaide. Weekly Courier,
Thursday, 7-19-1917, page 7
Mrs. Mary V. Topper, age 37, died in her home, Seaton Hill, Dunbar, Wednesday morning at 8:40 o'clock. Surviving are her husband Robert J. Topper; five children, Robert, William, Mary Eleanor, Dolores and Donald Topper, all at home; two brothers, Robert and Edwin Higgins, two half-sisters, Elizabeth and Margaret Cannon of Dunbar. She was the niece of Misses Catherine Blosser and Margaret Higgins of Dunbar with whom she made her home prior to marriage.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at the home, followed by additional rites at St. Aloysious R.C. Church, Dunbar. Burial in the church cemetery.
Evening Standard, Uniontown, PA, Thursday, September 25, 1941
Contributed by Marilyn Tolentino <SFFoster at aol.com>
Mrs.
Emma E. Gibson TOPPING died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Gibson Topping, 33, died Friday, January 23, 1931, in the Blairsville Hospital following a prolonged illness extending over the past six months. Death was due to a complication of diseases.
Mrs. Topping was born in Uniontown, the daughter of the late John J. and Mrs. Gibson and was educated in the local public schools. She was widely known here having a host of friends who will be grieved to hear of her passing. For the past 12 years, however, she has been a resident of Pittsburgh.
Surviving are: her mother, Mrs. Gibson, 49 Race street; and the following brothers and sisters: George, of Uniontown; Mrs. Lorena Mayer, Maumee, Ohio; John J., Jr. and Mrs. Walter Horne, of Uniontown and Ella Frances Gibson, at home.
Private funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Gibson home with burial at Morris Cross Roads.
Col.
Joseph TORRANCE died in 1831. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(38)
Died—On the 23d ult. Col. Joseph Torrance, sen. in the 80th year of his a ge for many years a highly respectable citizen of Dunbar township.
The Genius of Liberty, and Fayette and Greene Advertiser.
Union-Town, Mar. 14, 1831
Vol. XI.—New Series, Vol III. Whole No. 117-13. Pg. 3, Col. 5.
ANDREW TORAU
Andrew Torau of Wendel died Thursday evening in the Jeannette District Memorial Hospital. Born May 13, 1892, in Austria, he was a retired coalminer from the Hillman Coal and Coke Co., Wendel mine. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Irwin, and SNPJ Lodge 200 of Herminie No. 2. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth; three sons, Andrew at home, Stephen of Claridge, and Henry of Jeannette; two daughters, Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Kuzma of Irwin, R. D. 3 and Mrs. Robert (Ann) Drury of Linmore Acres, Irwin; eight grandchildren, and two brothers, Steve of Windsor, Canada, and Henry of Germany.
FIVE DISTRICT
RESIDENTS DIE
IN ACCIDENTS
Sudden death came to five district residents over the week-end
in a series of accidents:
Two persons were fatally burned, another was killed under a
slate fall in a coal mine, a fourth suffered mortal injuries in
an automobile accident while the fifth died in a creek after
falling from a foot bridge when he suffered a heart attack.
Charles Strawn,
70, formerly of Connellsville, was burned to
death in a fire which destroyed his home near York Run as he
made a vain effort to save his wife early Sunday morning.
Daniel Smiley,
10, of near Fairchance, was mortally burned when
his gas-splattered clothing was fired as he stood in front of a
garage which was burning Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Krempasky,
52, of near Jacobs Creek, was fatally
injured at noon Saturday in an automobile accident on the
Jacobs Creek Smithton road.
John G. Kuzman,
52, formerly of Perryopolis, fell from a foot
bridge into a creek near Coraopolis when he suffered a heart
attack.
Caught under a fall of slate in the Bute (Leisenring No. 2 or
West Leisenring) mine of the H. C. Frick Coke Company Saturday
afternoon,
Carl Torre was killed almost instantly.
Article begins concerning other area deaths.
UNIONTOWN, Jan. 21— Caught under a fall of slate in the Bute mine Saturday afternoon, Carl Torre, 53, of Phillips, a widower with six children, was killed almost instantly. His chest was crushed. The body, caught under a fall of about seven feet long and a foot thick, was discovered by John Hart and Roy Rosensteel. His chest was crushed. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning.
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George Frederick TORRENCE ( -1871)
DIED
TORRENCE— At New Haven, Pa., December 12, 1871, George Frederick, son of George and Matilda Torrence, aged 4 years and 13 days.
DEATHS
TORRENCE— At the residence of Mr. Frank Reynolds in this Borough, on the 10th of March 1865, LUCIA C., daughter of George A. and Tilley Torrence, of Chicago, aged 6 years, 2 months and 3 days. The remains were taken to Chicago for interment.