OBIT: Thomas Roy BAUMGARDNER, 1933, native of Blair County, PA

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THOMAS ROY BAUMGARDNER

Of New Enterprise, [***** and a native of Altoona, died in the Nason 
Hospital, Roaring Spring at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon of diabetes. He 
was born in Altoona on [Oct. 8, 1877?, a son of William and Catherine 
Baumgardner, and was employed as a brakeman by the Pennsylvania Railroad 
company. He moved to New Enterprise about three years ago. Surviving are his 
wife, Mrs. Loretta Baumgardner, three step-children, J.C. Frederick and Mrs. 
Muriel Kaylor of Altoona and Mildred P. Frederick of Philadelphia, and one 
sister, Mrs. ***** Davis of Altoona. Mr. Baumgardner was a member of the B. 
of R.T. and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The body may be viewed at the home 
in New Enterprise until tomorrow evening when it will be removed to the 
***den funeral home, where funeral services will be held at 2.30 o'clock 
Sunday afternoon. Interment will be made in Oak Ridge cemetery.

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Altoona Mirror, Thursday, 22 June 1933, p. 28, col. 1
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THOMAS BAUMGARDNER

  Thomas Baumgardner, New Enterprise, a former resident of Altoona, died at 
Nason hospital, Roaring Spring, of complications at 2 p.m. Wednesday. He was 
aged 55.
  Mr. Baumgardner was employed as a brakeman by the Pennsylvania Railroad 
company. He moved to New Enterprise about three years ago and is well known 
there and in Altoona. He was a member of the F.R.R. Relief and the Veterans 
of Foreign Wars.
  Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Gilden's funeral 
home, Eighth avenue and Fourteenth street, Altoona. Interment will follow in 
Oak Ridge cemetery.
  The body will be taken to the home at New Enterprise where it may be 
viewed today and Friday. On Friday evening, the body will be returned to the 
Gilden funeral home where it will repose until funeral time Sunday 
afternoon.

Altoona, PA Altoona Tribune, Thursday, 22 June 1933, p. 10, col. 6