OBIT: John J. ALBIETZ, 1895, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Died in Pittsburg. John J. Albietz died from a complication of diseases at the West Penn hospital in Pittsburg on Friday, February 15. Mr. Albietz was in his 55th year and was well known in this vicinity. He served his country in the late war, and was a member of Colonel Rippey post, No. 41, Grand Army of the Republic, and also captain for a number of years of the noted military organization known as the Duquesne Greys, which at one time was the pride of Pittsburg. He was a son-in-law of Mrs. Christ Hauser, of 1211 Seventeenth street. A number of relatives residing in this city departed on western express Sunday morning to attend the funeral, which took place yesterday afternoon. Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday, February 18, 1895, page 4