Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Vercammen, Desire, Nov 1916

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Taken from McDonald Pa Outlook 01 Dec 1916

Desire VERCAMMEN, aged 63 years, died at his home at Sturgeon at 8:10 
o'clock Wednesday morning, November 29, 1916. He was born in Belgium 
January 28, 1853, coming to America and locating at Sturgeon twenty-eight 
years ago. His wife died sixteen years ago. Surviving are eight children, 
three sons and five daughters: Mrs. Lena DEVASSE, wife of Charles DEVASSE 
of Monessen; Mrs. Emma RANDOUR, wife of Alfred RANDOUR of East Bakersfield, 
Calif.; Mrs. Hermene SALLES, wife of F. J. SALLES who are spending the 
winter at East Bakersfield, Calif.; Mrs. Mary KREPS, wife of George KREPS of 
Monessen, Miss Christine, at home, Edmund VERCAMMEN of Sturgeon, Paul and 
Gustie at home.

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Taken from McDonald Pa Outlook 08 Dec 1916

Desire VERCAMMEN, aged 52, a well-to-do Belgian miner of 
Sturgeon, died Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock at his home, following an 
illness of three weeks of pneumonia. VERCAMMEN was born in Belgium, but had 
lived for the past 30 years in Sturgeon. His wife died 15 years ago, and he 
is survived by four sons and four daughters. He had not worked at his 
occupation for the last eight or ten years. Funeral services were held 
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the late home. Interment was in the 
Robinson Run cemetery.