OBIT: Henry BROCHT, 1931, Garrett, Somerset County, Pa

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HENRY BROCHT

Henry Brocht Drops Dead on Way to Work

  Henry Brocht, aged 62, father of Frank Brocht, who was killed while at work in 
the Mountain Valley Mines near Beachdale, January 4th last, and of Alfred Brocht 
who was killed while working by the side of his father in the same mines, Nov. 
21st, dropped dead while on his way to work early this morning.
  Mr. Brocht left his home in Garrett about 5:30 a.m. to walk to his daily toil 
in the mines in which he lost two sons within the present year.  His dead body 
was found at the upper end of Walker Street, a short distance from his home, 
shortly after he started on his last trip to the mines.  Heart failure is the 
attributed cause of his death.  Grief over the tragic death of his sons is 
surmised to have been a contributary cause.
  Mr. Brocht was an old and highly esteemed citizen of Garrett, a hard-working 
man, who had his full share of life's sorrows and adversities.
  He is survived by his wife, one son, William Brocht, of New Kensington, and 
two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, at home; also one brother, Simon Brocht, of 
Garrett, and two sisters, Miss Myrtle Brocht of Garrett and Mrs. Maggie Taylor 
of Somerset.
  Johnson & Son of Berlin have prepared the body for burial.  Funeral services 
will be held in the Garrett Reformed Church at 2 o'clock, Sunday afternoon, his 
pastor, Rev. F. D. Witmer, and Rev. Stephan, of Berlin, officiating, followed by 
burial in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Berlin.

Meyersdale Republican, December 10, 1931