OBIT: Joseph M. HARPSTER, 1963, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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JOSEPH M. HARPSTER

Of 2829 5th Av., died at his home at 5:22 p.m. yesterday, following an 
extended illness.  He was born at Geeseytown on March 30, 1891, a son 
of Jonathan and Elsie (Smith) Harpster, and was twice married.  His 
first wife, the former Alice Bennett, preceded him in death.  Surviving 
are his second wife, the former Alice L. (Jones) Seidel; four children, 
Mrs. Loretta Tilbrook of New Holland, Joseph of Riverdale, Md., Mrs. 
Martha Fyfe of Hyattsville, Md., and Robert of Altoona, four 
stepchildren, William J. and Robert W. Seidel, Mrs. Jean Warner and 
Mrs. Doris Berryman, all of Altoona, 16 grandchildren, one great-
grandchild, a step-sister, Mrs. Paul Sellers, and a stepbrother, Dean 
DeHaven, both of Altoona.  He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic 
Church and the Elks and was employed as a machinist in the airbrake 
shop of the P.R.R., retiring in 1957 with 52 years of service.  Friends 
will be received at the Stevens Mortuary after 7 p.m. today.

Altoona Mirror, April 9, 1963

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