OBIT: John "Pete" Downey, 1977, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Nancy S. Edwards. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ John (Pete) Downey, 75, of Tarentum, Pa., died Dec. 26, 1977 in Allegheny Valley Hospital. He was born April 26, 1902 in Brackenridge, Pa., a son of the late John T. and Mary Ellen (Clendenning) Downey. He is survived by his widow Lola (Comp) Downey, a son Edward C. of Springdale, Pa., one granddaughter, and one great grandchild. Friends will be received after 2 p.m. Thursday at the Leckemby Funeral Home in Meyersdale where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev. Harold A. Appel, officiating. Interment, Union Cemetery. Daily American, December 27, 1977 [D0863]