OBIT: Christian G. MEINHART, 1890, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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CHRISTIAN G. MEINHART

  Christian G. Meinhart, an aged and respected citizen of Altoona, died 
yesterday morning of heart failure.  It was about 9 o'clock that he 
went into the wholesale tobacco store of the Blumenthal Bros., 1317 
Eleventh avenue.  He was in the habit of going there, being employed as 
an agent by Mr. George Haller, whose wareroom is in the rear of the 
store.  There he was engaged in conversation with Mr. Simon Neuwahl, an 
attach‚ of the store, when he suddenly became ill, being seized with 
vomiting.  He recovered somewhat from his indisposition later and went 
into the music room.  There he again became ill and expired, the cause 
of death being as above stated.  All possible was done for him but 
without avail.  His son, William, who is an employe of the company, was 
notified of the death and the body was placed in care of Undertaker B. 
J. Lynch, who conveyed it to the residence of the son, 2209 Eleventh 
avenue.  The funeral will occur on Wednesday morning, leaving the house 
at 8.30 o'clock and proceeding to St. John's church, where high mass of 
requiem will be said for the repose of his soul.  The interment will be 
in St. John's cemetery.
  Mr. Meinhart was aged 78 years and 9 months.  He was born in Germany 
and had been a resident of Altoona since 1860.  A silversmith by trade 
he, for twelve years, carried on the business at Twelfth street and 
Eleventh avenue.  Later he became an agent for music dealers, being 
employed first by Mr. John Ebert and later by Mr. George Haller.  In 
July, 1878, his wife died.  He leaves four sons to mourn the loss of a 
good father.  These are: William, an employe of the Pennsylvania 
railroad company residing at 2209 Eleventh avenue; Albert, residing on 
the old homestead on the Dry Gap road and with whom the deceased for 
years made his home; Lewis, by occupation a farmer and now a resident 
of Minnesota, and Herman, of Milwaukee, Wis.  The deceased was a man 
known to many of our citizens from his skill at repairing clocks, in 
this business having visited many houses in the county.  He also 
possessed considerable inventive genius.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday, November 25, 1890