OBIT: Daniel W. HERSHBERGER, 1973, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  DANIEL W. HERSHBERGER
  
    Daniel W. Hershberger, 74, of Grantsville, died Saturday, Nov. 10,
  1973.  Born in Grantsville, he was the son of the late Christian D. and Ida
  (Yutzy) Hershberger.
    He was a retired insurance agent and had owned and operated a general
  insurance business in Grantsville for 35 years
    A veteran of World War I, he attended St. John's College, was a lifelong
  active member of St. John's United Church of Christ and was a charter
  member of American Legion Post 214, Grantsville Rotary Club and the
  Meyersdale Area Christian Business Men's Committee.
    Mr. Hershberger was also a former Boy Scout leader and was a member of
  Garrett County (Md.) Historical Society.  He served on the original
  planning committee for Garrett County Community College and was a member of
  the Grantsville Health Care Committee, American Numismatical and American
  Philatelic Societies and currently was serving on the board of the Garrett
  County Department of Social Services.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Ruth Maxwell; two sons, Daniel of Las
  Vegas, Nev.; and Donald Hershberger, Bittinger, Md.; four granddaughters;
  and a brother Merl Hershberger, College Park, Md.
    Funeral service was conducted Tuesday afternoon in St. John's Church,
  with Rev. Lary Diehl officiating.  Interment in Garrett Cemetery.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, November 15, 1973
  
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