OBIT: Raymond F. FRANCE, 1996, Rockwood, Somerset County, PA
  
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  FRANCE
  
    Raymond F. France, 53, of Rockwood died June 27, 1996, at the Oakland
  Veteran Medical Center, Pittsburgh.  Born Aug. 28, 1943, in Johnstown, son
  of the late Frank and Mary (Klopovich) France.  Survived by his wife of 23
  years, the former Nellie Judy; foster parents Walter and Betty Beal,
  Schellsburg; and these children:  Grace France, Scottdale; Robert France,
  Jo Ann France, John France, Michael France and Melissa France, all of
  Rockwood; Raymond France, Fort Worth, Texas; Robert France, Latrobe; Tonya
  Krisay and Pula Helm, both of Johnstown; and five grandchildren.  Brother
  of Barry Beal and Pam Griffith, both of Rockwood; Carol Moore, Somerset;
  Ronnie Beal, Schellsburg; Fay Landis, Lewistown; and Debbie Shaulis,
  Hooversville.  Vietnam veteran, serving with the U.S. Marine Corps, 1st
  Battalion of the 1st Marines.  Electrician by occupation.  Member of the
  Vietnam Veterans of America, Somerset County Chapter 587; American Legion
  Post 445, Berlin; and St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.  Friends will be
  received 7-9 p.m. Saturday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the Wilbur D.
  Miller Funeral Home, Rockwood, where funeral service will be conducted at 1
  p.m. Monday.  Monsignor Samuel J. Tomaselli officiating.  Interment,
  Rockwood IOOF Cemetery.  Full military rites at graveside.  Memorial
  contributions may be given to the Ray France Family Fund, P.O. Box 35,
  Rockwood, Pa. 15557.
  
  Daily American, June 29, 1996
  
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