Obituary: Fred Hite; 3 Jun 1937; Lilly

Contributed by Patty Millich

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The Johnstown Daily Tribune
June 3, 1937

FRED HITE, AGED 59, OFFICIAL OF LILLY MINE, PASSES AWAY
Well-Known Resident Had Been Pittsburgh Patient Two Weeks
Was Father of 15

LILLY, June 3--Fred Hite, aged 59, assistant mine foreman of the W. H. Piper Coal Company 
here, and one of Lilly's best-known residents, died this morning in St. John's Hospital in 
Pittsburgh, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks.  Mr. Hite's death was attributed 
to a complication of diseases.

He was a son of Henry and Louise (Gonsman) Hite, both deceased and was born at East Freedom 
on December 6, 1887.  Mr. Hite was an ardent sportsman, having held membership in the Lilly 
Sportsmen's Association and in the Rocktown Hunting and Fishing Club.  He owned several 
hunting trophies, including bears and deer, which he had bagged in Potter County.

Fred Hite and Mary McAtamney were married in St. Brigid's Catholic Church here in August, 
1901, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Father Thomas Ryan.  Mr. Hite had been a resident 
of Lilly for the past 40 years, and had been employed by the Piper Coal Company here for the 
past 32 years.  He was a member of the Knights of St. George and a trustee of the local branch of 
the German Beneficial Union.

Surviving are his widow; a sister, Mrs. Walter Starr of Bedford; a half-brother, Joseph Stephens, 
a veteran of the World War, who is now a patient in the Coatesville Hospital; and the following 
children:  Harry and Ellwood Hite, both of Pittsburgh; Bernadine Hite, at home; Camalus Hite, 
Pittsburgh; Colletta, James, Edith, Fred Jr., Verna, Raymond, Evelyn, Louise and Leroy, all at 
home, and Florence, a student nurse in St. John's Hospital in Pittsburgh.  A daughter, Alice, 
preceded him in death.

The body has been prepared for burial by A. F. Tickerhoof, local mortician.  Funeral services 
will be conducted at 9 o'clock Monday morning in St. Brigid's Catholic Church by Rev. Father 
F. P. Corcoran.  Interment will be in the church cemetery