OBIT: William H. SHERMAN, 1917, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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WILLIAM H. SHERMAN

  William H. Sherman, of 35 Washington avenue, died at his home 
yesterday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock, of a complication of diseases.  He 
had been sick since last October.  Mr. Sherman was born in Indiana 
county, May 8, 1858, and was married on October 21, 1891.  He had 
resided in this city for many years and was employed as a driver of the 
hose truck at No. 7 fire station.  He was a member of the First 
Methodist Episcopal church, Wopsononock tribe of Red Men, Triune 
commandery, Knights of Malta and the Maccabees, as well as the 
Pennsylvania railroad Relief association.  He is survived by his wife 
and two children, Blair and Helen, both at home, at two brothers and 
two sisters, as follows: G. W. Sherman, of this city; John and Mrs. 
Clare Reynolds, of Indiana county, and Mrs. Katie Schatzman, of 
Pittsburg.  The funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon 
with services to be conducted at the late home by the Rev. Edgar R. 
Heckman.  Interment will be made in Oak Ridge cemetery.  (Indiana 
county papers please copy.)

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday morning, February 26, 1917