OBIT: Norris "Joe" Garlitz, 1982, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  NORRIS (JOE) GARLITZ
  
  Norris (Joe) Garlitz, 68, of RD 1, Lonaconing, Maryland died at Sacred
  Heart Hospital in Cumberland on December 20, 1982.
  
  He was born at Avilton, Md., and was a son of the late Orville Garlitz and
  Molla (Bardon) Garlitz and was a retired electrician from the Celanese
  Corporation.
  
  He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church of Avilton, and was a veteran
  of World War II and a member of the Grantsville American Legion Post 214.
  
  He is survived by his widow, Pearl (McKenzie) Garlitz; five sons, Miles
  Garlitz, Arnold Garlitz, Clay Garlitz, all of Avilton; Cecil Garlitz of
  Pocahontas; and Allen Garlitz of Cresaptown, Maryland; one daughter, Mrs.
  Helen Gilpin of Girard, Ohio; two brothers, Ellis Garlitz of Avilton and
  Leonard Garlitz of Salisbury; two sisters, Mrs. Inez Michaels of Amherst,
  Ohio, and Mrs. Lillian Kemp of Sheffield Lake, Ohio; and 12 grandchildren.
  
  Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home in Grantsville.
  
  A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church
  in Frostburg with the Rev. John Reinsfelder officiating.  Interment was in
  Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery.
  
  The family suggests that memorials take the form of contributions to the
  Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad.
  
  The Republic, December 30, 1982
  
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