Fayette County PA Archives Obituaries.....Mary (Patterson) DeHaas ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by Bob Hamilton bobandcarol@wirelessbeehive.com This obituary came from an unknown paper. It was cut out and put into a scrapbook by its original owner. It was later photocopied and given to me in 2002. It is a transcription of this photocopied original with no corrections to its spelling or punctuation. MARY PATTERSON DeHASS Mrs. Mary Patterson DeHaas, aged 58 years, wife of D. Melvin DeHaas, died at the family home in Fairchance Tuesday Morning, November 25, 1930, at 11:40 o'clock of heart disease. She was born in Yorkshire Center, N.Y., September 30, 1872, but had resided in Fairchance for the last 20 years. Mrs. DeHaas was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Fairchance; of the Laurette Chapter of Eastern Star and of the American Legion auxilliary of Fairchance. In addition to her husband Mrs. DeHaas is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Earl Creamer of Huntington, W. Va., a son, Dr. Ernest P. DeHaas of New Salem and a brother, James Patterson of Benezette, Pa. A son, D. Melvin DeHaas, Jr., was accidentally killed in 1925. Her mother, Mrs. B. A. Booth of DuBois died November 13, 1930. Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. C. D. A. Hoon, officiating, assisted by Rev. Harry W. Kilgore, of New Salem. Burial will be in Maple Grove cemetery.