OBIT: George Francis BREIG, 1944, native of Somerset County, PA

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GEORGE FRANCIS BREIG

  George Francis Breig, 78, died in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, March 21.  He was born 
in Salisbury, October 8, 1861.  His parents were Ambrose Breig and his mother 
was Margaret Patton Breig.  He spent his boyhood and early manhood in 
Meyersdale.
  In 1898 George went to live in Vandergrift where he married Clara McKenzie.  
He owned and operated an electrical business and specialized in wiring stores 
and homes.
  Mr. Breig was a good citizen.  He was the first fire chief of Vandergrift.  He 
was an active member of the Catholic Church.  He belonged to the Benedict Oblate 
Third Order.
  There will be a Solemn Requiem Mass for him in the Church of the Resurrection 
in Pittsburgh Saturday morning, March 25, at 9 o'clock.  His body will then be 
taken to Vandergrift to be buried.
  Mr. Breig is survived by his wife, four children and four grandchildren.  His 
children are Sister Regina Clare, the principal of St. Elizabeth Fenton High 
School; Joseph A. Breig, a columnist for the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph; Regina, 
the dietitian in the Westmoreland Hospital in Pittsburgh; Robert E. Breig, an 
accountant in Jeanette, Pa.

Meyersdale Republican, March 23, 1944