OBIT: John F. KELEHER, 1918, Tyrone, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ TYRONE NEWS KELEHER John F. Keleher, one of Tyrone's best known young locomotive engineers, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Daniel J. Nolan of Cameron avenue, yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. He was a son of Thomas and Ellen Keleher, both deceased, and was born here June 1, 1882. He had been in the service of the railroad company since 1901, and had been an engineman since 1908, and in the death of this exemplary young man the company loses a valuable employe and his many associates a real friend. He was a member of St. Mathews Catholic church; also of St. Gregory Council No. 1218, Knights of Columbus and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen. He leaves these brothers and sisters: T. J. Keleher of Bellefonte, Mrs. J. T. Nash of East Liberty, Mrs. Daniel J. Nolan and Mrs. Frank Jones of Tyrone. Funeral will take place Friday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Matthew's Catholic church in charge of Rev. J. P. Looney. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery. Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday Morning, April 24, 1918