OBIT: George John HIBNER, 1916, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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Hibner, George John

  George J. Hibner died at his home on the South Side, Thursday March 16 at 2:45 
p. m. from neuralgia of the heart, aged 67 years and 10 days. Mr. Hibner had 
been ill for about eleven weeks with liver trouble but seemed to be improving 
and on the morning of the day of his death, there was a decided apparent 
improvement. The deceased was a member of the Methodist Church and prominent in 
Masonic circles, having been a member of the Blue Ridge at Hyndman; a member of 
the Chapter at Meyersdale and of the Commandery at Cumberland. George J. Hibner, 
Private of Capt. Peter B. Petrie, Company C. of Veteran Battalion, 2nd Maryland 
P. H. B. Infantry, volunteered May 17, 1863, was discharged May 29, 1865. 
Returning to civic life he helped to build the Sand Patch tunnel. Later he 
entered the employ of the Mt. Savage Fire Brick Company and later became the 
foreman for that company, remaining with them for a period of 35 years and later 
he became the foreman of the W. J. Rainey Brick Plant at Mount Braddock. Mr. 
Hibner was twice married. His first wife was Miss Barbara Ellen Finzel 
(deceased) of Finzel, Maryland by whom two children, still living were born, 
Mrs. D. M. Lee of Vim, and Mrs. Annie Gardner of Johnstown, Pa. His second wife 
Mrs. Charles Altmiller, formerly Miss Emma Coughenour of Glencoe survives her 
husband. His other children are frank Hibner, of Hyndman, George Hibner of near 
Connellsville; Mrs. Charles D. Swindell of Mt. Braddock; Mrs. W. A. Younkin, 
Herbert Hibner, and Miss Edna Hibner of Meyersdale and Wm. Altmiller, of 
Pitcairn, Pa. The funeral was held on last Sunday at 1:30, Mr. Hibner's pastor, 
Rev. J. C. Matteson officiating. The Hyndman Masonic Lodge had charge of the 
services at the grave and a large representation of the Chapter and of the lodge 
at this place were in attendance. Interment was made in the Union Cemetery, 
Meyersdale.

Meyersdale Commercial, Mar. 23, 1916