OBIT: Mary (KUHN) STRAW, 1981, Altoona, Blair County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Maureen Carothers carothershd@aol.com September 6, 2004, 11:40 am Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ Altoona Mirror 09/02/1981 Mary Straw Age 74, of Blair Tower, died 8:30 a.m. in Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Straw was employed as a cook at the Cathedral of Blessed Sacrament Convent. She was born February 24, 1907 in Altoona, the daughter of Austin and Anna Marie (Irvin) Kuhn and married Kenneth Straw. Surviving are these sisters and a brother; Mrs. Emily Brier of Cape May N.J., Mrs. Anna Gority of Altoona and Mrs. Margaret and Frank of Elizabethtown Pa. Mrs. Straw was a member of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Mother Seton Guild and Daughters of Erin. She will repose from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at T. J. Steven's Funeral Home. Additional Comments: Straw, Mary The funeral of Mary A. Straw of Blair Tower will be held with a mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Friday in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Internment in Calvary Cemetery. She will repose from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the T. J. Steven's Funeral Home where a wake service will be held Thursday evening. The family would prefer contributions to the American Cancer Society. [Death date September 1, 1981] This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb