OBIT: Ira HARKINS, 1980, of interest Somerset County, PA
  
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  IRA HARKINS
  
  Ira Harkins, 75, of 14 Linwood Rd. Tiffin, Ohio, died Sept. 18, 1980 in
  Mercy Hospital, Tiffin, Ohio.  He was born in Robinson, Pa. March 26, 1905,
  to Ira A. Harkins and Edna (Fisher) Harkins, both deceased.  He was married
  Aug. 21, 1928 in Pitcairn, Pa. to Mildred M. Scott, who survives along with
  children; Miss Dolores J. Harkins, Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. James (Janet) Ferner
  of Tiffin, Ohio; Mrs. Robert (Lois) Paden of Danville, Pa.; David P.
  Harkins, of St. Louis, Mo.; nine grandchildren, one deceased, and two great
  grandchildren.  He is survived by these brothers and sisters; Harry E.
  Harkins, John P. Harkins, James J. Harkins, Joseph P. Harkins; sisters Mrs.
  Harold (Jennie) Alcorn, Mrs. Carl (Mildred) Booher, and Mrs. Donald (Helen)
  Whitehead.  He was pastor emeritus of St. John's Church, Tiffin, Ohio.  He
  received his B.A. from University of Pittsburgh in 1932, Bth [sic]
  from Western Theological Seminary, now the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
  in 1936.  Memorials may be made to the Fairhaven Home in Upper Sandusky,
  Ohio, and the Intensive Care Unit at Mercy Hospital in Tiffin, Ohio. 
  Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the Trinity United Church
  of Christ.  Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Tiffin, following the service. 
  Viewing will be Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Friday 2-4, 7-9 p.m. at the
  Turner-Engle Funeral Home, 135 North Washington St.
  
  Somerset Daily American, September 19, 1980
  
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