OBIT: Anna (SNEERINGER) KEARNS, 1904, Blair County, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller

Copyright 2020.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/


DIED AT MERCY HOSPITAL
Mrs. James J. Kearns, Formerly Miss Anna Sneeringer, Passed Away

Anna S. Kearns, wife of James J. Kearns, who for the past month had
been under treatment in Mercy hospital, Pittsburg, died in that
institution Saturday afternoon at 12.35 o'clock of pleuro pneumonia.
The remains were brought to Tyrone Saturday night at 11 o'clock and
conveyed to the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs
George H. Garner, 1213 North Logan avenue.  The deceased whose maiden
name was Sneeringer was born near Littlestown, Adams county, and came
to Tyrone with the family in 1877.  On July 18, 1903, she was united
in marriage to James J. Kearns, since which time, with her husband,
who is a freight conductor  on the middle division Pennsylvania
Railroad, she had resided at Altoona.   She is survived by her
husband, two sisters and one brother, viz: Mrs. George H. Garner, of
Tyrone; Sister Joanna, of Mount Caramel convent, Baltimore, and
Florence Sneeringer of Kansas.  Her mother, Mrs. Margaret Sneeringer,
died in Tyrone several years ago, and a sister, Miss Jane Sneeringer
died here two years before the death of her mother.  Deceased was a
devoted and faithful member of St. Matthew's church at 9 o'clock.
Interment followed in Oak Grove cemetery.

Tyrone Herald, Tyrone, Pa., August 25, 1904

TYRONE TOPICS.

Anna S. Kearns, wife of James J. Kearns, who for the past month had
been under treatment in Mercy hospital, Pittsburg, died in that
institution Saturday afternoon at 12:55 o'clock, of pneumonia.  The
remains were brought to Tyrone station Saturday night at 11 o'clock
and removed to the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Carner, 1213 North Logan avenue.  The deceased, whose maiden
name was Anna Sneeringer, was born near Littlestown, Adams county, and
came to Tyrone with her family in 1877.  On July 18, 1903, she was
united in marriage to James J. Kearns, since which time, with her
husband, who is a freight conductor on the middle division,
Pennsylvania railroad, she had resided in Altoona.  She is survived by
her husband, two sisters and one brother, viz:  Mrs. George H. Garner,
of Tyrone; Sister Joanne, of Mount Carmel convent, Baltimore, and
Florence Sneeringer, of Kansas.  She was a devoted and faithful member
of St. Matthew's Catholic church, Tyrone.  The funeral will take place
to-morrow forenoon.  Services by Rev. William Downes will be held in
St. Matthew's church at 9 o'clock.  Interment will follow in Oak Grove
cemetery.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday, August 22, 1904, page 2