OBIT: Richard E. BRANT, 1995, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  RICHARD E. BRANT
  
    Richard E. Brant, 70, of Hiram, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 5, 1995,
  at his residence after a short illness.  Mr. Brant was born Dec. 19,
  1924, in Garrett, Pa., the son of Clyde C. and Mamie Brant.  He had
  been a Hiram-area resident the past 40 years.  Mr. Brant was a member
  of Local 639, Carpenter-Millwright Union, of Akron, Ohio, and was a
  50-year member.  He was also self-employed the past 15 years in the
  landscaping business as well as presently being employed as a
  custodian for the Kentson School System.  He was a member of the
  Western Reserve Chapter Hudson-Essex Terraplane Club.  On Jan. 31,
  1947, he married the former Leta Wilke at Mantua, Ohio.  Survivors
  include his wife, at home; one son, Cal Brant of Mantua; four
  daughters: Mrs. Larry (Carolyn) Greer of Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs.
  Michael S. (Cindy) Zuccaro of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Rod (Edee)
  Kirkendall of Malvern, Ohio, and Mrs. Fred (Amy) Sittner of Mantua;
  four brothers: Sylvester Brant of Mercer, Pa.; Clifford and Edgar
  Brant, both of Greenville, Pa., and Larry Brant of Titusville, Fla.;
  four sisters: Ethel Baer of Mercer, Pa.; Ruby Souers of Stow, Ohio;
  Gail Bestwick of Jackson Center, Pa., and Violet Brant of St. Paul,
  Minn.  Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and two
  great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by two brothers,
  William and Forrest Brant, and one sister, Velma Brant.  Friends may
  call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at Green's Funeral Home in Mantua,
  where the funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday.  The Rev.
  Mark Brant and Rev. Michael Weber will officiate.  Burial will be at
  Riverside Cemetery in Hiram Rapids.
  
  Somerset Daily American, July 6, 1995
  
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