OBIT: Ira Henry "Sarge" BRANT, 1994, native of Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Richard Boyer Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ BRANT Ira Henry "Sarge" Brant, 83, New Whiteland, Ind., formerly of Berlin, died Oct. 9, 1994, at Johnson Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Ind. Born May 24, 1911, in Berlin, the son of the late Grant Marcellus and Nannie Mae (Knupp) Brant. Also preceded in death by a brother, Paul A. Brant, and sisters: Susan E. Miller and Norma Scheffler. Survived by his wife, the former Margaret Hemminger, and a son, Ira Henry Brant Jr. of Key West, Fla.; also 2 grandchildren. Brother of Ray G. Brant of Somerset RD 2; John C. Brant of Zephyr Hills, Fla.; Homer R. Brant, Sherman, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Albert G. (Maola) Rose of Confluence RD 3. Veteran, U.S. Army, Korean War. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, the Rev. William L. Sleasman officiating. Interment, Ridge Cemetery. Daily American, October 12, 1994 [B2478]