OBIT: Charles J. KANE, 1981, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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CHARLES J. KANE

71, of 2015 4th Ave. died at 1:25 a.m. today, Sept. 14, 1981, in 
Altoona VA Medical Center, after an extended illness. Mr. Kane retired 
as a optician from the American Optical Co. in 1972, after 45 years' 
service. He was born July 1, 1910, in Carrolltown, the son of Aaron and 
Frances (Karlheim) Kane, and Jan. 27, 1951, in Altoona, married Edna I. 
Weller. Surviving are his wife, a stepson, Donald E. Weller of Altoona, 
four step-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Barnicle and 
Mary of Carrolltown. Mr. Kane was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church and was a life member of the Frohsinn Singing Society. He was 
also a member of the American Legion. He was an Army veteran of World 
War II, serving with the 578th Signal Dep. Co. in Northern France, 
Rhineland and Central Europe. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 
7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Daniel R. Myers Funeral Home. 

KANE - The funeral of Charles J. Kane of 2015 4th Ave. will be held 
with a mass of Christian burial at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart 
Catholic Church, by Monsignor Anthony J. O'Toole. Interment in Calvary 
Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday 
in the Daniel R. Myers Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 
7:30 p.m. Tuesday and a wake service at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Altoona Mirror, September 14, 1981