OBIT: Wolf KRESS, 1948, of interest in Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Father of Altoona Woman Passes Away (Special to Altoona Mirror) BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 9. - Funeral services were held here Friday for Wolf Kress, aged 76, retired business man, who died last Wednesday after a long illness. He was the father of Mrs. Max Monarch of Altoona, Pa. Mr. Kress, who was born in Russia, came to Baltimore as a lad of 10 and lived all of his life here. He was a member of the Peth Tfila congregation of this city. Surviving are the following daughters: Mrs. B. Shapiro, Mrs. M. Toor, Mrs. M. Miller and Mrs. M. Homer, all of Baltimore, and Mrs. Monarch of Altoona. There also are 11 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Altoona Mirror, Monday, August 9, 1948, page 24