OBIT: Ralph W. GLESSNER, 1945, Stonycreek Twp, Somerset County, PA

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RALPH W. GLESSNER

Sudden Death of Farmer And World War I Veteran Ralph W. Glessner

  BERLIN, March 7 - Ralph W. Glessner, 54, one of the prominent and prosperous 
farmers of Stonycreek Township, died very suddenly at his home on Thursday, 
March 1st.  He had just returned from Somerset and was doing some work about the 
barn when he was stricken and died from coronary occlusion.
  Ralph Glessner was born in Stonycreek Twp., the son of Jefferson and Sarah 
(Weigle) Glessner.  He was an elder in the Reformed Church at Roxbury of which 
he was a faithful member for many years.  He was a charter member of Harry 
Fisher Post, American Legion.  He saw active service in World War I, with 
Company F, 131st Infantry, and participated in the battle of Verdun, the Mouse-
Argonne offensive and in defensive sectors, and was awarded the Purple Heart for 
blood shed in action.
  He was a man of splendid character and was active in civic and community 
affairs wherever needed.
  He is survived by his wife, Nettie (Brant) Glessner, his father, Jefferson 
Glessner, and these brothers and sisters: Victor, Harold, Sherman, Rei, and 
Harner Glessner, and Mrs. Helen Mazer, all of Somerset County, Mrs. Marla Fuller 
of Pittsburgh and Rev. Jefferson Glessner of Tiffin, Ohio.  His mother and two 
brothers, James and John, preceded him in death.
  Funeral services under the direction of Johnson & Son, Berlin morticians, were 
held at his late home, last Sunday at 2 p.m., his pastor, Rev. J. Keller 
Brantley, officiating.  Interment in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Somerset, where 
military rites were performed by the American Legion.  The funeral cortege 
composed of 125 automobiles, attested the esteem in which Mr. Glessner was held 
by his neighbors.

Meyersdale Republican, March 8, 1945