OBIT: Herbert W. GISEWHITE, 1999, Benscreek, Somerset County, PA
  
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  GISEWHITE
  
    Herbert W. Gisewhite, 80, Glessner Road, Johnstown (Benscreek), died Dec.
  2, 1999, at home.  Born Dec. 27, 1918, in Bellefonte, son of Samuel and Emma
  Mae (Lambert) Gisewhite.  Preceded in death by parents; son, Herbert John
  Gisewhite in 1948; sisters: Hazel and Eleanor; and brother, Robert. 
  Survived by wife, the former Martha Charley; daughters: Emma Jean, wife of
  Larry Benson, Plano, Texas; and Bernetta, wife of Alvin Crislip, Arundel,
  Md.; twin daughters Michelle, wife of Walter "Casey" Schneck, Davidsville,
  and Patricia, wife of Lawrence Endler, Benscreek; grandchildren: Pamela,
  Karen, Christina, Curt, John and Paul; seven great-grandchildren and
  brother, Phillip, Akron, Ohio.  Navy veteran of World War II.  Avid
  golfer.  Retired assistant to the superintendent, Wheel and Axle Division,
  former Johnstown Plant, Bethlehem Steel Corp.  Observed 59th wedding
  anniversary Aug. 26, 1999.  Friends received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday
  at the Hoffman Funeral Home, Route 403 and Church Road, Davidsville, where
  service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Valerie
  Conrad-Dembinsky officiating.  Interment, Forest Lawn Cemetery,
  Johnstown.  Graveside military rite in charge of the Menoher Post 155 VFW
  ritual team.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Faith United
  Methodist Church, 369 Glessner Road, Johnstown, PA  15905.
  
  Daily American, December 3, 1999
  
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