OBIT: Joseph A. HERSHBERGER, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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JOSEPH A. HERSHBERGER.

  Joseph A. Hershberger, a well known Pittsburg division passenger 
engineer and resident of the Fourth ward, died at his home, 1513 
Seventh avenue, at 7 o'clock yesterday morning of nephritis, after a 
short illness.  Deceased was the son of George and Catherine 
Hershberger, deceased, and was born in Germany, March 20, 1851.  He 
came to America with his parents at the age of 5 years and came to 
Altoona in 1873 and had since resided here.  He entered the service of 
the Pennsylvania Railroad company soon after coming her and had since 
been in its employ. He was married in 1875 to Miss Henrietta Burk, who 
survives with four children - George W. of Youngstown; Edward J., Mrs. 
Myrtle Brennen and Mrs. Genevieve Kuhn, all of this city.  He is also 
survived by two brothers and three sisters - George, of Pittsburg; 
Frank, Mrs. George Kist, Mrs. William Schieyer and Mrs. Andrew Dirsch, 
all of Conemaugh.  He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church and 
the P.R.R. Relief association.  The funeral will take place Friday 
morning, with mass at St. Mary's church at 10 o'clock.  Interment in 
St. Mary's cemetery.

Altoona Tribune, Wednesday morning, July 31, 1918, page 10