OBIT: J. Gordon BRANT, 1979, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  BRANT
  
  J. Gordon Brant, 81, died June 9, 1979, at Maple Mountain Manor,
  Berlin.  Born August 21, 1897, in Lincoln Township, son of John E.
  and Alice (Smith) Brant.  Preceded in death by his wife, the former
  Elsie Florence Emert; two daughters, Blanche LaManche, and Pearl, an
  infant daughter; son, John Edmund; six brothers, three sisters. 
  Survived by these children: Mrs. Richard (Milly) Burkholder, Friedens
  RD 1; Gordon Jr., Johnstown; Kenneth, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. David
  (Gloria) Gall, Taneytown, Md.  13 grandchildren, seven
  great-grandchildren.  Brother of Wilbert M., Friedens RD 1; and
  Monroe D., York.  Member of Somerset Lodge 358 F. & A.M.; Carpenters
  Union.  Former owner and operator of a farm, Somerset RD 5; former
  Somerset Township School Director; veteran of World War I.  Friends
  will be received after 7 p.m. Monday at the Richard E. Hauger Funeral
  Home, where services will be conducted Wednesday, 11 a.m., the Rev.
  Herbert Lohr officiating.  Interment, Somerset County Memorial
  Park.  Masonic service will be conducted at the funeral home Tuesday,
  7 p.m.
  
  Daily American, June 11, 1979
  
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