OBIT: John E. FAILINGER, 1975, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Barb Plummer Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ JOHN E. FAILINGER John E. Failinger, 51, of Grantsville, died Nov. 29, 1975, in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Granstville, Feb. 20, 1924, he was a son of the late William Failinger and Orpha (Durst) Failinger. He was a construction worker. Surviving are his wife, the former Debra Bittinger; two sons, Donald Ray Failinger of Washington, D.C.; John E. Failinger Jr., at home; four brothers, Raymond and Donald Failinger, both of Grantsville; William of Baltimore; and Kermit of Frostburg; and two sisters, Mrs. Ivan Swauger, Cumberland; and Mrs. Clyde Krause, Baltimore. Funeral service was conducted Tuesday morning in Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, with Rev. William Ferguson officiating. Interment in Addison Cemetery. Meyersdale Republic, December 4, 1975 [F0039]