OBIT: Catherine (STAHL) BEASOM, 1906, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by DKW Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ MRS. CATHERINE BEASOM, Died at 3:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the residence of her son-in-law, F. E. Rooney, 816 Twenty-third street, after a lingering illness. The deceased was aged 66 years, 1 month and 15 days. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Surviving her are eight children as follows: Mrs. Margaret McKnight of Alexandria, Huntingdon county; Mrs. Lily Detrick of Philadelphia, Mrs. Mary Beegle, Mrs. Jeney Rooney, Thomas C., Herman and John, all of Altoona. She also leaves two brothers and two sisters: Reuben Stahl of Van Dyke, David Stahl of Millerstown, Mrs. Martha Long of Thompsontown and Mrs. Margaret Winters of New Brighton. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Interment in Fairview cemetery. Altoona Mirror, Tuesday, October 30, 1906, page 12