OBIT: Catharine Strube Gress, 1913, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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Gress, Catharine Strube

DEATH HAS A LARGE HARVEST - Mrs. Mosholder and Mrs. Gress, Two of Meyersdale's 
Highly Respected and Aged Ladies, Passes Away - Mr. Johnson Meets Tragic Death - 
Mrs. Engle Yields to a Complication of Diseases.

  On Tuesday afternoon, one of Meyersdale's aged pilgrims ceased her journey 
when Mrs. Catharine Strube Gress passed away. She was the widow of John George 
Gress, who died about 14 years ago. She was born September 21st, 1844 and died 
August 26th, 1913, aged 69 years, 10 months and 25 days. In 1882, the family 
came to America. A family of eight children were born to this union, two of whom 
died in Germany and two in America, one died in childhood and three were grown 
up consequently four children survive to mourn her loss, Ex-councilman Valentine 
Gress and John Gress, of Meyersdale, Mrs. Christine Rector, of McKeesport, Pa., 
and Mrs. Mary Kalfleish, of McHenry, Md. She is also survived by two sisters, 
Mrs. Annie Keidle, of Meyersdale, and Mrs. Elizabeth Meel, of Germany. There are 
ten grandchildren living. She and her son John lived together on Salisbury 
Street. For thirty-one years Mrs. Gress has been living in Meyersdale and was 
well and favorably known by many people. Mrs. Gress had been in poor health for 
several years, yet attended to her household duties until she was stricken with 
her fatal illness on Saturday. She had been subject to dropsy, but apparently a 
few weeks before her death this disease has subsided, but only to attack her 
heart, when the end came suddenly on Tuesday. She was a faithful and consistent 
member of Amity Reformed Church. The funeral service is being held today at 2:00 
p. m., conducted by her pastor, Rev. A. E. Truxal, D. D., interment in the 
Reformed Cemetery.

Meyersdale Commercial, Aug. 28, 1913