OBIT: Anna (WEISS) HALLER, 1948, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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CALLED BY DEATH
MRS. ANNA HALLER [photo]
Brief Illness Fatal to Wife of Bakery Head

  Mrs. Anna Haller, aged 75, wife of John Haller, sr., of Upper Brush 
Mountain road, Hollidaysburg, proprietor of the Haller Eagle bakery,
died unexpectedly at 8 o'clock last evening in Mercy hospital where she
had been admitted yesterday morning.
  Mrs. Haller had been in apparent good health, but suffered a stroke 
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning at her home, being removed to the
hospital by ambulance.
  A resident of Altoona for the past 56 years, Mrs. Haller was born in 
Germany Oct. 17, 1872, a daughter of Christian and Ursala (Hauser)
Weiss, coming to Altoona with her parents as a girl.  She and Mr.
Haller were married Oct. 3, 1893, in St. James Lutheran church by Rev.
John Miller.
  Mr. and Mrs. Haller celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 
1943.  They resided in Altoona until moving to their home near
Hollidaysburg some 23 years ago.  Mrs. Haller has been a member of St.
James Lutheran church since 1891, was president of the Ladies' Aid
society of the church and a member of Jobel court, Order of Eastern
Star.
  Surviving are her husband, three sons, John, jr., William H. and Fred 
Haller, all of the city; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren,
one brother and one sister, Christian Weiss and Mrs. Sally Weiss, both
of the city.
  Friends will be received at the N. A. Stevens mortuary from 7 o'clock 
this evening until 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon and thereafter at St.
James Lutheran church.

Altoona Mirror, Thursday evening, July 15, 1948, page 28

FUNERAL NOTICE

HALLER - Funeral services for Mrs. John Haller of Brush Mountain road,
Hollidaysburg, will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon in St.
James Lutheran church by Rev. J. F. Fiegler.  Interment in Alto-Reste
burial park. Friends will be received at the N. A. Stevens mortuary
from 7 o'clock this evening until 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon and
thereafter at St. James Lutheran church.

Altoona Mirror, Thursday evening, July 15, 1948, page 25