Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Picard, George, February 10, 1939

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Pittsburgh Post Gazette February 10, 1939
Resident of Carnegie 67 years Succumbs to Stroke - Born in Alsace-Lorraine 85
years Ago - Funeral Saturday Morning.

A resident of Carnegie for the past sixty-seven years, and the oldest hotel
proprietor in this part of the County, George Picard, Sr., 85, husband of the
late Elizabeth Hintz Picard, died Wednesday, February 1, 1939 at 1 a.m. in his
home, 221 West Main street, following the effects of a stroke.
Born in Alsace-Lorraine, Mr. Picard came here at the age of eighteen and resided
continuously in his new home community since then. For many years he operated
the well known Picard Hotel and since the repeal of Prohibition he again entered
business with his son, George Jr., in the Picard Cafe.

Additional Comments:
George Picard was also  a director of the Carnegie Standard Building & Loan
Association. He was also a member of Branch 12, Knights of St. George and a
former member of Carnegie Lodge No. 831. B.P.O. Elks

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