OBIT: Alfred C. FOCHTMAN, 1997, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  ALFRED C. FOCHTMAN
  
    Alfred C. Fochtman, 84, Johnstown, formerly of New Baltimore, died Dec.
  22, 1997, at Arbutus Park Manor in Johnstown.  Born Oct. 30, 1913, in New
  Baltimore.  Preceded in death by parents, Charles and Grace (Lehman)
  Fochtman, and wife, Margaret V. (Will) Fochtman, who died Oct. 8, 1993. 
  Also preceded in death by daughter, Judith Ann, in 1968; 2 brothers, Edmund
  and Clarence; 2 sisters, Irene Hankinson and Kathleen Marshall.  Survived by
  sisters:  Marguerite Burkett, Cresaptown, Md.; Gertrude Diehl, New
  Baltimore, and Sylvia Mowry, Johnstown.  Also nieces and nephews.  Retired
  after 25 years as tire builder at Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. in Cumberland,
  Md.  U.S. Army veteran of World War II; served with the 5th infantry, 71st
  Division, in Central Europe and the Rhineland.  Awarded two Bronze Stars. 
  Member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, New Baltimore.  Mass of
  Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Church, Rev.
  Mark Begly, celebrant.  Interment, St. John's Church Cemetery.  Memorial
  contributions may be made to the Cross Roads Unit, c/o Arbutus Park Manor,
  207 Ottawa St., Johnstown, Pa. 15904.  Arrangements by Mickle-Geisel
  Funeral Home, Schellsburg.
  
  Daily American, December 23, 1997
  
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