OBIT:  Earl Ray DURST, 2001, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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    Earl Ray Durst, 80, Friedens, died Dec. 26, 2001, in Frederica, Del. 
  Born Nov. 7, 1921, in Somerset County, a son of the late Harry Knupp and
  Anna Durst Weller.  Preceded in death by parents, wife and three
  grandchildren, Bradley Durst, William Trent Jr. and Lisa M. Keeffer. 
  Survived by these children, Bradley Durst and wife Nancy of Mentor Ohio;
  Ronald Durst and wife Shirley of Fallon, Nev.; Harold Durst and wife Sharon
  of Mentor, Ohio; LaMarsha Tirko and husband Joseph of Friedens;  Orbanna
  Trent and husband Willam of Frederica, Del.; and Cassa Malloy and husband
  Edwin of Dover, Pa.; 30 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.  Also,
  two sisters, Betty Emert of Cleveland, Ohio, and Sarah Jane Franks of
  Suffolk, Va.  He was a World War II veteran and retired USS Johnstown
  Works.  A private family memorial service is planned for a later date,. 
  Torbert Funeral Chapels of Dover, Del., in charge.  Please omit flowers.
  
  Daily American, December 28, 2001
  
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