Obituary: Ruth (O’Brien) VanBremen

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This obituary come from an unknown paper. It was cut out and put into a photo album by
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VAN BREMEN, RUTH O'BRIEN  Age 66, a resident of Main St., Smithfield, died
suddenly in the Uniontown Hospital at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, September 7, 1974. She
was born September 17,1907 at Fairchance, a daughter of the late Frank and Blanche
O'Brien. She was a member of the Smithfield United Methodist Church, Lady Gallatin
Rebekah Lodge 309, Golden Age Club of Smithfield, and Ladies Auxiliary of the
Smithfield Volunteer Fire Dept. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was
her husband, James J. Van Bremen, in 1967. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Harold
(Phyllis) Elliott of Warren, Ohio; one son, James C., Jr. of Ashland, Ohio; six
grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; one sister, Freda O'Brien of Fairchance. The
family will receive friends in the Vance-Brownfield Funeral Home, Smithfield, today
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the hour of service,
with Pastor Richard Downing officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Moriah Baptist 
Cemetery, Smithfield. Rebekah Lodge 309 will hold ritualistic services today at 7 p.m. in
the funeral home.