OBIT: Joanna Elizabeth (OMO) McMURTRIE, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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MRS. JOANNA E. McMURTRIE.

  Mrs. Joanna Elizabeth McMurtrie passed away at her home on East Twelfth 
street at 1 o'clock yesterday morning, death being due to a complication of 
diseases from which she had been a patient sufferer for the past six months.
  Joanna Elizabeth McMurtrie was born at Millheim on September 18, 1853, and 
was a daughter of the late Henry and Mary Ann Omo.  She moved to Tyrone about 
forty-five years ago and had resided here ever since.  On April 3, 1973, she 
was united in marriage with Howard E. McMurtrie, who preceded her to the 
grave twenty-six years ago.  Surviving to mourn her death are the following 
children: Charles W. McMurtrie, of Tyrone; Harry C. McMurtrie, of 
Philadelphia; Mrs. W. W. Largent and Edward R. McMurtrie, of Tyrone.  She is 
also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Chas. Omo, of 
Huntingdon; Timothy and Harry Omo, of Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Frank Grazier, 
of Tyrone.
  Deceased was an active member of the First Methodist Episcopal church and 
the Lady Viola Rebekah lodge.  Possessing a kind and loving disposition, she 
readily made friends with all whom she came in contact and her demise will be 
mourned by many.
  Funeral services will be conducted at the late home on Thursday morning at 
10 o'clock by Rev. A. S. Fasick, D.D., pastor of the First Methodist church.  
Interment in Grand View Cemetery.

Altoona Tribune, Tuesday morning, June 4, 1918, page 2