OBIT:   DOWLING, Walter; 1908; Johnstown, Cambria Cnty., PA

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Cambria Freeman
Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, 11 Sep 1908
Volume 42, Number 35


Walter Dowling Dead at Home in Johnstown 
Two Operations Failed to Save Life and Bank Cashier Passed 
Away This Morning at 7:10

After an illness of over a month, Walter Dowling of 
Johnstown, a prominent young business man who was known 
through western Pennsylvania, died at his home on Main 
Street, Johnstown, at 7:10 o'clock this morning.  He became 
ill a number of weeks ago and although everything possible 
was done to relieve his sufferings, two operations being 
performed, it was impossible to restore him to health.  Mr. 
Dowling was well known in Ebensburg and had many friends 
here.  

Walter Dowling was the son of Patrick F. and Mary Mitchell 
Dowling and was born April 25, 1873, being in the 36th year 
of his life at the time of his death.  He was the second 
child of his parents.  The boy was a student at St. John's 
parochial school until he was 13 years old when he left the 
institution and entered the employ of the Cambria Steel 
Company in Johnstown as a messenger in the general office. 
His education had been only rudimentary but through his own 
indefatigable efforts he rose to successive positions of 
trust. From the general office he went to the then 
Johnstown Water & Gas Company where he held a position of 
responsibility.  After a service of 13 years with this 
corporation, Mr. Dowling purchased a part interest in the 
Johnstown Board of Exchange from the late Frank A. 
Creswell.  Later he became assistant cashier of the First 
National Bank of South Fork. In 1903 he became one of the 
organizers of the Conemaugh National Bank of which he was a 
director and first cashier.  From the Conemaugh institution 
he went to the Title, Trust & Guaranty Company of Johnstown 
of which institution he was cashier at the time of his 
death.  Mr. Dowling was connected with various other real 
estate and business enterprises of Johnstown. 

The dead cashier married Miss Caroline Cecelia Maher 
October 11, 1899.  There were no children. Besides his wife 
and parents, Mr. Dowling is survived by the following 
brothers and sisters:  the Rev. Father John W. Dowling of 
St. Patrick's church, Mt. Savage, Md.; Attorney Patrick V. 
Dowling, Washington D. C.; Richard Dowling, Annie, 
Bernadine, Mary, Cecelia, Loretto and Katherine, at home.

In politics Mr. Dowling was a Democrat and was greatly 
interested in as well as a hard worker for the welfare of 
that party.  He was treasurer of Johnstown Council, Knights 
of Columbus and also a member of the Johnstown lodge of 
Elks.

The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock from 
St. John Gaulbert's Catholic Church, Clinton Street, 
Johnstown.