OBIT: John Henry BONSELL, 1961, Tyrone, Blair County, PA

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John Henry Bonsell
 
  John Henry Bonsell, 1412 Blair Avenue, Tyrone died Sunday, March 
19th, 1961, at 8:43 p.m. at Tyrone Hospital after a lengthy illness.  
He was born Feb. 6, 1877 at Spruce Creek, Huntingdon County, the son of 
George and Delilah (Miller) Bonsell.  In June of 1897, at Spruce Creek, 
he was married to Carrie Belle Moffit.  He had resided in the Tyrone 
area most of his life.  Surviving are the widow and the following. 
children: Mrs. Edna Cox, Albert, and Mrs. Helen Miller, all of Tyrone; 
Mrs. Mary McKelvey, Robert, and Mrs. Ruth Burdett, all of Chambersburg. 
Four children preceded him in death. Also surviving are 25 
grandchildren, and 37 great grandchildren.  He was the last of his 
immediate family.  He was a member of the Blazing Arrow Hook and Ladder 
Fire Company, Tyrone, and was an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad 
Company as a work equipment engineer, retiring in 1942 after 48 years 
of service.

Daily News, Huntingdon, Pa., March 21, 1961, page 2