OBIT: Joseph J. GONTIS, 1985, Boswell RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Jessica Orr Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ GONTIS Joseph J. Gontis, 41, Boswell RD 2, died Feb. 2, 1985, at Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 23, 1944, in Acosta, son of Joseph E. and Ann V. (Stets) Gontis. Preceded in death by infant brother. Survived by parents, Boswell RD 2; widow, former Mary C. Dore; and two children: Joseph T. and Denise C., both at home. Brother of: Maryann, wife of William Humphrey, Fairfax, VA.; Rosalie, wife of Robert Cramer, York; and Bonita, wife of Donald Wonders, Central City. Member of St. John's Catholic Church, Acosta. Owner and operated Gontis Auto Repair, Boswell RD 2. Friends received from 7-9 p.m. Monday and from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Hoffman Funeral Home, Main Street, Boswell, where wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at St. John's Church, the Rev. Benjamin Dykas. Interment, St. Joseph's Cemetery, Ralphton. Daily American, February 4, 1985 [G0790]