OBIT: Maurice CRATTY, 1894, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Mr. Maurice Cratty. Last night at 10 o'clock Mr. Maurice Cratty died at his residence, 2421 Maple avenue, of diseases incident to old age, he being aged 74 years. The deceased was born in County Limerick, Ireland, but had lived in this city for many years, having been an employe of the Pennsylvania railroad company in the soft iron foundry under Foreman Stone since 1847. The funeral will take place on Monday morning, leaving the house at 8.30 o'clock and proceeding to Sacred Heart Catholic church, of which he was a member and where mass will be celebrated after which the interment will be made in St. John's cemetery. Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Saturday, September 1, 1894, page 1