OBIT: Agnes BLOOM, 1935, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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MRS. AGNES BLOOM IS FOUND DEAD IN HOME

  Mrs. Agnes Bloom, aged 82, widow of the late Thomas Bloom, and 
residing alone at 610 Fifth avenue, was found dead in the basement of 
her home shortly before 11 o'clock this morning. Death was due to 
natural causes. She had been in ill health recently.
  The discovery of the woman's death was made by two sons of the 
deceased, Edward and Blair Bloom, who, coming to the house, discovered 
the lifeless body of their mother. Coroner C. C. Rothrock was notified.
  Mrs. Bloom's husband, a retired Pennsy employe, died a number of 
years ago. She is survived by one and these three sons, all of Altoona 
daughter, Mrs. Nattie Beasom, and these sons, all of Altoona: Blair, 
Edward, James Clarence and Charles Bloom. There are a number of 
grandchildren, including Dr. C. H. Bloom, interne at the Altoona 
hospital.
  The deceased was a member of the First Church of Christ.
  Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Bloom will be held in the First 
Church of Christ Saturday afternoon at 2.30. The body may be viewed at 
the Lafferty Funeral Home.

Altoona Mirror, April 3, 1935

Additional Comments:
One line was clearly copied and inserted in the wrong place in the 
paragraph about surviving sons and daughters. However, I have copied 
the original here in full, including this mistake.

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