OBIT: Joseph COCHENOUR, 1987, Irwin, Somerset County, PA
  
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  COCHENOUR
  
  Joseph Cochenour, 84, originally of Irwin RD 1, died May 15, 1987, at
  Siemon Lakeview Manor Estates.  Born Aug. 26, 1902, in Madison, son of the
  late Eli C. and Annie Maria Cochenour.  Preceded in death by parents; wife,
  Adeline (Wiley) Cochenour, who died in 1983; four brothers: Daniel,
  William, Eli and David; three sisters: Alice Trout, Sara Thomas and Mary
  Elizabeth Cochenour.  Survived by son, Wiley Cochenour, Rockwood RD 2; three
  daughters: Mrs. William (Shirley) Knight, Fort Meyers, Fla.; Mrs. Arthur
  (Lois) Ackerman, McKeesport; and Mrs. Steve (Emily) Becka, Bedford, Tex.;
  12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.  Prior to his retirement, he
  was employed as a coal miner for the Pittsburgh Coal Company.  He was also a
  farmer.  Member of the Mars Hill Baptist Church in Sewickley, United Mine
  Workers of America and the Appalachian Wagon Trail Association.  Friends
  will be received at the Beatty-Rich Funeral Home Inc., Route 136, Madison,
  Westmoreland County, Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  Services at the funeral
  home Tuesday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Joseph Dec officiating.  Interment,
  Mars Hill Cemetery, Sewickley Township.
  
  Daily American, May 18, 1987
  
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