OBIT: Conrad MERKEL, 1948, formerly of Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ CONRAD MERKEL Aged 70, of Gettysburg, a former resident of Hollidaysburg, died at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was born in Germany and came to this country 52 years ago. For a number of years he was employed at the Adam Schmidt bakery and was a prominent member of the Artisans. For the past eight years he had been engaged in government work in Gettysburg. Friends are being received at the Bender funeral home, Gettysburg. Altoona Mirror, Friday Evening, August 20, 1948