OBIT: Rexford BITTINGER, Jr., of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  REXFORD BITTINGER SR.
  
    Rexford Bittinger, Sr., 82, of Grantsville, died Aug. 28, 1994, at
  Sacred Heart Hospital.
    Born on April 9, 1912, in Grantsville, he was the son of the late
  Lawrence and Elizabeth (Orendorf) Bittinger.  He also was preceded in
  death by an infant daughter, Judy Ann.
    Mr. Bittinger was a member of Saint Ann's Catholic Church,
  Grantsville, and was a member of Woodman of the World, Camp 41.  He
  retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company after 30 years of
  service.
    Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Mary Mildred (Miller)
  Bittinger; three sons: Rex Bittinger Jr., Hanover, Md.; Pat
  Bittinger, Lanham, Md.; Regis Bittinger, Cumberland; one daughter,
  Mildred Hengelsberg, Allison Park, Pa.; one brother, Blaine
  Bittinger, Baltimore, Md.; two sisters, Alma Weller and Edith
  Herring, both of Grantsville; 10 grandchildren and six
  great-grandchildren.
    Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Ann's Catholic
  Church, Grantsville on Aug. 30, with the Rev. William Moody
  officiating.  Interment, Saint Ann's Cemetery, Avilton.  Funeral
  arrangements were made by Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville.
  
  New Republic, September 1, 1994
  
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