OBIT: Mary (HERSH) BITTNER, 1972, Boynton, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Sally Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ MARY BITTNER Mrs. Mary Bittner, 80, of Boynton, died July 15, 1972, in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Elk Lick Township, Nov. 7, 1891, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Julia (Mervine) Hersh. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Bittner. She was a member of Salisbury United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, John Bittner, Meyersdale; and Howard Bittner Jr., Pittsburgh; four daughters, Mrs. Irene Hook, Hanford, Calif.; Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Cascade, Md.; Mrs. Pauline LeRoy, Tucson, Ariz.; and Mrs. Rita Jean Wilt, Grantsville; also 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral service was conducted Monday afternoon in Thomas Funeral Home, Salisbury, with Rev. William K. Ferguson officiating. Interment in Salisbury Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, July 20, 1972 [B1654]