OBIT: John A. HEPLER, 1979, Berlin, Somerset County, PA
  
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  JOHN A. HEPLER
  
    John A. Hepler, 67, 912 North Broadway, Berlin, died June 4, 1979,
  at Somerset Community Hospital.  Born Feb. 15, 1912, in Hawthorne, he
  was a son of Ralph and Maggie (Shick) Hepler.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and three
  brothers.
    He is survived by his wife, the former Mabel Platt, and these
  children: Mrs. Fred (Dorothy) Anklam, Muscatine, Iowa; John P.,
  Springs; and Daniel H., Mt. Holly Springs; and nine grandchildren;
  also, one brother, Charles Helper, Fairhaven, Mass.
    He was a retired carpenter and was a member of the First Brethren
  Church, Berlin, and served as deacon and trustee of the church.  He
  was also a member of Carpenter and Joiners Union.
    Friends were received at the Johnson-Kuhlman Funeral Home, Berlin,
  where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ralph
  E. Mills officiating.  Interment, Berlin I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
    Contributions in his memory to the American Heart Association, 408
  Lincoln St., Johnstown, Pa. 15901 or the First Brethren Church,
  Berlin would be appreciated.
  
  Republic, June 7, 1979
  
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