OBIT: Ferdinand P. GRIMM, 1976, Tyrone RD, Blair County, PA

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Ferdinand P. Grimm  
 
  Ferdinand Paul Grimm, Tyrone RD 1, Box 76-A, Birmingham, died Friday 
at 10:45 a.m. at Altoona VA Hospital following a brief illness.  He was 
born November 16, 1905 at East Wilmerding, Allegheny County, a son of 
Ferdinand and Helena Wharton Grimm.  He was married June 2, 1969, at 
Tyrone to Mary Geminor.  She died last November 24.  Surviving are the 
following brothers and sisters: Paul G., of Bald Eagle, Tyrone RD 3; 
Mrs. Michael (Catherine) Starzeski, of Tyrone; Mrs. James (Madeline) 
Kingston, of Tyrone; Joseph, of Tyrone RD 1; Robert, of Long Island, 
New York; John, of Phoenix, Arizona.  Five brothers preceded him in 
death.  Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.  He was a member 
of St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church and of Anderson-Denny Post 4559 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Blazing Arrow Hook & Ladder Fire Co. and 
the Osceola Mills American Legion post.  He was a veteran of World War 
II, having served in the European and African Theaters.  He retired at 
Westvaco Corp. in 1970, as a machinist after 25 years of service.  
Funeral mass will be said Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Matthew's Church, 
the Reverend John Sasway celebrant.  Friends will be received at the 
Johnson Funeral Home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Tyrone Daily Herald, December 11, 1976, page 2