OBIT: Richard W. BURKHOLDER, 1982, Garrett RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  RICHARD W. BURKHOLDER
  
    Richard W. Burkholder, 48, of Garrett RD 1, died Feb. 20, 1982, at
  his home.
    He was born June 13, 1933, in Smokeless, Cambria County, a son of
  Franklin J. and Kathryn (Burke) Burkholder.  He was preceded in death
  by his parents; one brother; and his wife, the former JoAnn Hoover,
  who died Jan. 29, 1982.
    He is survived by two sons; Rick and Randy, both at home; a sister,
  Mrs. Wilma B. Werner of Garrett; and an uncle, Charley Burke, of
  Boswell.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, and was a
  member of the Charles E. Kelly Post 112, American Legion and the John
  C. Tressler Post 3504, VFW, both of Meyersdale; the Garrett Volunteer
  Fire Department; Somerset County Firemen's Association; the Laurel
  Falls Association of Summit Mills; and a shareholder of the Brooklyn
  Hunting Camp.  He was a machine operator for the Penn Pocahontas Coal
  Company, and a member of the UMWA Local 1875.
    Friends were received at the Johnson-Kuhlman Funeral Home, Berlin,
  where services were held with the Rev. Jack M. Hazlett officiating. 
  Interment, Highland Cemetery, Garrett.
  
  The Republic, February 25, 1982
  
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