OBIT: Susan (HEFFNER) DRAKE BRENNEMAN, 1918, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA

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BRENNEMAN

  Mrs. Susan D. Brenneman of Saltillo, Huntingdon county died at the 
Blair Memorial hospital in Huntingdon at 1.55 o'clock Saturday morning 
of pneumonia at the age of 65 years.  She is survived by five children 
as follows: Mrs. William H. Shaffer of Huntingdon, Mrs. W. C. Barger of 
Altoona, Edward, Scott and Bruce all of Saltillo.  Four sisters and 
three brothers also survive as follows: Mrs. Alice Smith, Mrs. Anna 
Smith and Mrs. Laura Cooper, all of Williamsburg, and Mrs. J. C. Parks 
of Altoona, Thomas of this city, Taylor of Huntingdon and David of 
Elmira, N.Y.  Interment will be made at the Cornelius chapel at 
Saltillo today.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Monday Morning, October 21, 1918 

MRS. SUSAN DRAKE BRENNEMAN

  Mrs. Susan Drake Brenneman died in the Blair Memorial hospital on 
Saturday, Oct. 19th at 12.50 a.m. from the effects of Spanish influenza 
and pneumonia.  Deceased was a daughter of Joseph and Mary Heffner 
(both deceased) and was born in Cassville almost 66 years ago.  She was 
twice married, her first husband, Asher N. Drake, having preceded her 
to the grave about 50 years ago.  Her second husband was Milton 
Brenneman, to whom she was united in marriage about one year ago.  Mrs. 
Brenneman had been with her daughter Mrs. W. H. Shafer, of Sixth 
street, for some time prior to her death.  She was a member of the 
Fifteenth Street Methodist church of Huntingdon.  She is survived by 
her second husband, and the following children to her first husband, 
Mrs. William H. Shafer, of 631 Sixth street, Huntingdon; Mrs. Wilbur 
Barger of Altoona; Edward, Scott and Bruce Drake, all of Saltillo.  She 
is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Taylor 
Smith, Mrs. May Cooper and Mrs. Annie Smith, all of Williamsburg; Mrs. 
Jerusha Park of Juniata; David Heffner, of Jersey Shore; Thomas Heffner 
of Altoona and Mrs. Taylor Heffner of McAlevy's Fort.
  The remains were taken on Monday to the home of her son, Scott M. 
Drake near Saltillo, and from there to Cornelius chapel where services 
were conducted on Monday afternoon, with interment in the cemetery in a 
grave beside that of her first husband, Asher M. Drake.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Thursday Morning, October 24, 1918