OBIT: Walter N. DEIST, 1977, Somerset, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Jessica Orr. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ WALTER N. DEIST Walter N. Deist, 73, of Magnolia, Ohio, was pronounced dead on arrival September 5 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio, after suffering a heart attack in his home. He was a farmer. Born in Meyersdale, he was a son of the late Frank and Martha (Miller) Deist. He was a member of the Magnolia United Methodist Church and Magnolia Grange. Surviving are his widow, the former Edna Mimna, to whom he had been married 52 years; a son and a daughter, Verl of Waynesburg, Ohio, and Mrs. Richard (Joan) Saunier of Canton, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Gertrude Augustine of Meyersdale; seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Private services were held in McCreery-Finefrock Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Beal officiating. Interment in Sandy Valley Cemetery. The Republic Sept. 15, [year not listed] ADDED: WALTER DEIST 21 Jul 1904 Sep 1977 44643 (Magnolia, Stark, OH) 287-03-7929 Ohio [D0398]