OBIT: Melvin Lee DAY, 2008, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  DAY, Melvin Lee  05/19/08   Daily American
  
    Melvin Lee Day, 83, Somerset, died May 16, 2008, at Country Manor, Jerome. Born July
  22, 1924, in Elk Garden, W.Va., the son of Benjamin and Bertie (Iser) Day. Preceded in
  death by parents; wife, the former Emily Mae Brant-Baker; brothers, Robert, Homer  And
  Lewis Day; and sisters, Edna, Edith, Elma,  Mary and Vivian. Survived by sister, Nell
  Kaley,  Pittsburgh; son, Kirk Baker, Somerset and friend,  Diana George, Chambersburg;
  daughter-in-law, Fran Baker, Lexington, S.C.; grandchildren, Lawrence David
  Blankenbeckler, Columbia, S.C.; Nicole Lee Blankenbeckler, Richmond, Va.; Matthew Paul
  Baker, Milwaukee, Wis.; and  great-grandchildren, Logan and Lauren. A 1942  graduate of
  Somerset High School and also a  graduate of the University of Rome. A U.S. Navy aviator
  veteran of World War II. Melvin  Retired as a consulting engineer, which took  him to
  various countries throughout the world. Also a former member of the VFW as  well as the
  Masonic Lodge. No viewing or visitation. A memorial service will be  conducted 12 p.m.
  May 31, at the Hauger- Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset.  Interment, St. John's Cemetery.
  Contributions  may be given to Country Manor Living, 170  Phillips St., Jerome, PA 15937
  or Asera  Care Hospice, 706 Eisenhower Blvd.,  Suite 3, Johnstown, PA 15904.
  www.haugerzeigler.com.