OBIT: Joseph GATES, 1916, Windber, Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Meyersdale Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Gates, Joseph Joseph Gates, an engineer for the Pennsylvania railroad and one of Windber's best known citizens, dropped dead at his home, recently. Death was due to a stroke of apoplexy. He is survived by his wife and two children, Edward of Windber, and Mrs. J. W. Snyder, wife of the cashier of the Citizens Bank of Windber. Meyersdale Commercial, Mar. 23, 1916