OBIT: J. Jacob GLESSNER, 1973, Berlin, Somerset County, PA
  
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  J. JACOB GLESSNER
  
    J. Jacob Glessner, 80, of Broadway, Berlin, died Jan. 20, 1973, in
  Berlin.  He was born Sept. 2, 1892, in Brothersvalley Township, a son of
  the late Franklin P. and Sarah (Miller) Glessner.  He was preceded in death
  by two sisters and four brothers.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Eunice Walker; a daughter, Mrs. Faye
  Bowser of Wintersville, Ohio; and a granddaughter, Donalee Bowser.
    He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Berlin, where he
  served as deacon and elder; a member and past president of Berlin Lions
  Club; and was a member of Berlin IOOF Lodge for 54 years.
    A farmer in Brothersvalley Township for many years, he also worked from
  1937 to 1961 with the Farmer's Home Administration, and for seven years he
  was employed in the Somerset County assessor's office.
    Funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon in Johnson and Son Funeral
  Home, Berlin, with Rev. Charles W. Sigler officiating.  Interment in IOOF
  Cemetery, Berlin.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, January 25, 1973
  
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