Vitals: Obits: Brida, Robert, Indiana Co Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Leslie Kammerdiener. lesliekamm@americanteleport.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reprinted through the courtesy of the Indiana Gazette Robert Brida Robert E. Brida, 69, Graceton, died Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, at home. The son of Louis and Mary Ander- son Brida, he was born Feb. 11, 1928, in Palmertown. Mr. Brida was a member of St. Francis Church, Coral, the Grace- ton-Coral Sportsmen's Club, the Red Barn Sportsmen's Club and Club Savoy, Homer City. In 1991, he retired from the state Department of Transportation after many years of service. Survivors include his wife, Eliza- beth Smith Brida, Graceton; one brother, James Brida and his wife, Jo Ann, Blairsville; three sisters: Isabelle Bassett Cleveland, Ohio; Margaret Tedeski and her husband, John, Homer City; and Garnet Bri- da, Homer City; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers: John, Louis, Henry, Clarence and William Brida; three sisters: Estella Dallas.; Del- phinne Petraca and Henrietta Dal- las Friends will be received Wednes- day from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the C. Frederick Bowser Funeral Home, Homer City, where a Parish Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Wednesday. A prayer service will be offered Thursday at 9 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Coral. The Rev. Fr. Elmer Kacinka will be celebrant. Interment will be made in the church cemetery.