OBIT: William M. BURNS, 1997, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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WILLIAM M. BURNS

  William M. Burns, 79, 605 E. 25th Ave., died unexpectedly late Monday 
afternoon, Aug. 25, 1997, at Altoona Hospital. He was born July 27, 
1918, in Altoona, the son of Samuel I. And Annie M. (Reifsteck) Burns. 
He married Thelma Jean Leslie Sept. 3, 1939, in Cumberland, Md. Mr. 
Burns was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church. He retired as an 
engineer from Conrail in November 1981 after 42 years of service. Mr. 
Burns was a member of the Juniata Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, the 
Sinking Valley Country Club and the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers. 
His hobbies included woodworking, golfing and Penn State football. He 
was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving as a fireman aboard the USS 
Mount Vernon. Surviving are his wife; five daughters: Donna J. Gates of 
Wilmington, Del., Susan L. Dinges of Hollidaysburg, Dorothy J. Eicher 
of Carmel, Ind., and Janis E. Rubine and Jacqueline L. "Jackie" Reiger, 
both of Altoona; a son, William D. of Altoona; two sisters: Rosemay 
Chapman of Arlington, Va., and Alma Wachter of Deer Creek Lake, Md.; 19 
grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received 
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Daniel R. Myers Funeral Home.

BURNS - Services for William M. Burns of 605 E. 25th Ave. will be held 
at 10 a.m. Thursday at Daniel R. Myers Funeral Home by the Rev. Brian 
Armen. Interment at Alto-Reste Park. Friends will be received from 2 to 
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Altoona Mirror, 27 August 1997