OBIT: Maurice S. BRANT, 1984, Berlin RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  BRANT
  
  Maurice S. Brant, 86, Berlin RD 4, died Oct. 3, 1984, at the Church
  of the Brethren Home, Windber.  He was born Oct. 23, 1897, in
  Brothersvalley Township, son of Franklin O. and Cora (Rhoads)
  Brant.  Preceded in death by parents; a grandchild, Gary Phennicie;
  and a brother, Walter.  He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth
  Snyder, and these children: Mrs. Frank (Edna) Phennicie, Mesa, Ariz.;
  Mrs. James (Evelyn) English, Hagerstown, Md.; and Mrs. Leo (Dorothy)
  Bittner, Berlin RD 4; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. 
  Also, a sister, Mrs. Alma Shober of Martinsburg.  He was a retired
  farmer.  His death ended a marriage union of 65 years.  He was a
  member of Beachdale Church of the Brethren.  A former member of
  Valley Grange, No. 878, and Berlin Lodge No. 461, I.O.O.F.  Friends
  will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the
  Johnson-Kuhlman Funeral Home, Berlin, where services will be held at
  11 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Kermit Jones officiating.  Interment,
  Fritz Church Cemetery.
  
  Somerset Daily American, October 4, 1984
  
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