Obituaries:  Mrs. Barbara Baer, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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DEATHS OF A WEEK

Mrs. Barbara Baer

After nearly two years of illness this well-known lady succumbed to the inevitable 
and passed from the living Saturday, July 16th [,1904]. Her life was one of toil 
but she found sweet solace in work well done. Her original home was Greenville 
where she was born in 1840 -- her age being at the time of her death 64 years, 4 
months and 22 days.

As Barbara Hostetler she was married to Peter J. Baer, who afterward served his 
country well in the great Civil War. He died many years ago and shortly after Mrs. 
Baer with her family located here and went to work with a will to earn a home and 
living for her children. No woman ever did better than she as is well
known by all of the older families of the town. She was beside thrifty, and saving 
and soon earned her own home where she died.

The children are Lucinda, married to John Burkholder of Geneva, Ohio. Susan of town. 
William H. who for a number of years resided in Connellsville but who now resides here. 
Hiram of Fairport, Ohio, Cyrus M. of Somerset township, and John A. and C. Peter of town. 
A daughter died many years ago. One sister, Mrs. Mary Snyder of Wellersburg, survives 
her and a half-brother, Conrad Hostetler of Allegheny township. She has many grand children.

She was a member of the M.E. church, dying happy in its faith. Her funeral took place on 
Monday at 2 p.m. at the family residence, her pastor Rev. Langdale officiating. 
Her remains were followed to the Union cemetery by a large
concourse of sorrowing friends. May she rest in peace. 

Meyersdale, 1904.