OBIT: Robert S. McFALLS, 1905, Blair County, PA

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RECORD OF DEATHS.
Names of Persons Who Have Joined the Great Majority.

Robert Stewart McFalls, a well known resident of the Second ward, died
suddenly at his home, 1103 Fifth avenue, yesterday morning of
apoplexy.  He had been in poor health for several months and since
Sunday his condition was such as to confine him to the house.  He
arose about 9 o'clock and went immediately to the bath room and his
prolonged stay in the room caused the family some alarm and an
investigation resulted in finding him dead on the floor.

Deceased was a son of Robert Stewart and Mary McFalls, deceased, and
was born at Williamsburg on March 2, 1872.  He came to Altoona with
his parents some twenty years ago and had since resided here.  He
worked as a clerk in a grocery store for a number of years, then as a
rodman in a civil engineering corps and then entered the employ of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, working in the machine shop round
house.  Two years ago while at work in the shops he met with an
accident which compelled him to retire from the shop and since then he
had been employed as a clerk at the Commercial hotel.  He was a member
of the First Lutheran church and the Masons and was esteemed by a wide
circle of friends.  He is survived by his wife and five children:
Edna May, Lena Madevora, Robert Stewart, John Olin and Mary Margaret.
He is also survived by one brother, Assistant City Engineer George
McFalls, and one sister, Mrs. William Spang, of Pittsburg.  The
funeral will take place Thursday afternoon, services to be conducted
at the house at 2.30 o'clock. Interment in Fairview cemetery.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, December 13, 1905, page 5


Young Altoona Man Dies Suddenly

ALTOONA, Pa., Dec. 12. - Robert Stewart McFalls, a prominent young
resident of this city, aged 34 years, died suddenly here to-day of
paralysis.  A widow and five children survive.

Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa., Wednesday Morning, December
18, 1905, page 3