Obituaries: Blum, Henry 1935, Forest County, PA
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Oil City Derrick, April 1935
  Henry Blum

(1854-1935)

HENRY BLUM DIES OF LONG ILLNESS

   Henry Blum, 82, a member of the board of county 
commissioners of Forest county, tax collector for 
Tionesta township and a lifelong resident of that
section, died at his home on German Hill, near Tionesta, 
Friday at 11 a.m.

Mr. Blum’s death followed an illness of a year and 
was attributed to a complication of diseases.

        He was born on German Hill June 6, 1854, 
a son of Sebastian and Kathryn Matha Blum.  
He had resided there his entire life and was a lifelong 
member of the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church of German Hill.

        On June 6, 1881, Mr. Blum married Katherine 
Elizabeth Eichenburg who survives with seven children:  
Mrs. Ray Childs, Mrs. Juel  Shreve and Mrs. Harry
Juans of Tionesta, Mrs. Max Sutley of Bradford; 
Forrest E. Blum of Texas and Howard and Froma Blum at home.  
Twelve grandchildren also survive with two great
grandchildren.

A prayer service will be held at the home Sunday afternoon 
at 2 o’clock and will be followed by funeral services at the 
Mt. Zion Lutheran church at 3 o’clock.
Rev. Paul K. Scott of the Tionesta M. E. church will officiate.  
Burial will be in the Mt. Zion cemetery.