OBIT: Mary E. EFFINGER, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ MRS. MARY E. EFFINGER. Mrs. Mary E. Effinger died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Heiss, 723 Walton avenue, at 5 o'clock yesterday morning of carcinoma of the stomach. She had been ill since May. Deceased was a native of Germany, was aged 74 years and made her home with the Heiss family. She was a member of St. James' German Lutheran church and is survived by a son in Germany. The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Interment in Oak Ridge cemetery. Altoona Tribune, Saturday morning, August 10, 1918, page 12