OBIT: Lena R. (CARBAUGH) CLAPPER, 2004, formerly of Windber, Somerset County, PA
  
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  LENA R. CLAPPER 
  
  Lena R. (Carbaugh) Clapper, 87, Laurel View Village, Davidsville, formerly
  of Windber, died Sept. 22, 2004, at Windber Medical Center.  Born Jan. 18,
  1917, in Huntingdon County, daughter of the late James and Mary (Dorman)
  Carbaugh.  Preceded in death by husband of 56 years, Charles S. Clapper, who
  died Oct. 24, 1999.  Also preceded in death by sisters Ada Shontz and Dorothy
  Baker; brothers Miles, Clyde, Blair and Charles Carbaugh.  Survived by son,
  Samuel D. Clapper, married to the former Fern Snyder, Somerset; daughter,
  Susan R. Costantino, wife of Nicholas Costantino, Windber; grandchildren:
  Angie, Gina and Abby Costantino and Nick Costantino Jr., Mike Clapper,
  married to the former Lauri Manlove, Waxhaw, N.C., Mark Clapper, married to
  the former Michelle Messersmith, Elizabethtown and Lisa (Clapper) McGuire,
  wife of Scott McGuire, Friedens, great-grandchildren: Rachel and Miriam
  Clapper, Waxhaw, N.C. and Morgan McGuire, Friedens.  Sister of Carrie
  Croyle, wife of Joseph Croyle, Imler.  Also survived by numerous nieces and
  nephews.  Graduate of J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, office
  clerk for nearly a quarter of a century for Paint Township Tax Collectors,
  J. Dean Lehman and Florence Lehman.  Member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran
  Church, Rummel, where she was financial secretary for more than 30 years.
  Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the William Kisiel
  Funeral Home, Windber.  Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at
  Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rummel with viewing one half hour prior
  to service.  The Rev. Eric Alm and the Rev. Wes Yoder, officiating.
  Interment St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Russellville.  In
  lieu of flowers, family suggests memorial contributions be made to Laurel
  View Village, 2000 Cambridge Drive, Davidsville, Pa. 15928 or Grace
  Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rummel.
  
    09/24/2004  Daily American