OBIT: John William HOLT, 1998, Somerset, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Maureen Carothers Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ HOLT John William Holt, 82, Marge Lane, Somerset, died Aug. 1, 1998, at Patriot Manor, Somerset. Born Aug. 27, 1915, in Marion Center, Indiana County, son of Carl William and Lottie Bell (Bahme) Holt. Preceded in death by parents; brothers, Donald and Raymond Holt and sister Miriam E. Zeigler. Survived by his wife, the former Martha Lucille Shaulis, to whom he was married for 57 years and these children: Denis B. Holt, married to the former Janice Bessinger, Levittown, Pa.; and Mrs. Wesley (Tomalee) Winkleman, Rome, Ga.; six grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Brother of Mrs. Genevieve Milliken, Somerset; Mrs. Clarice M. Bittner, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Edgar (Harriet) Barkman, Shanksville; Robert C. Holt, Somerset; Guy E. Holt, Somerset, and Mrs. James (Alice) Schrock, Rockwood. A 1935 graduate of Somerset High School, U.S. Army veteran of World War II, 101st Airborne. Retired in 1977 from shipping department of U.S. Steel Corp., Fairless Hill Works. Member of Grace United Methodist Church; Amwell Lodge #12 F&AM, Lambertville, N.J. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday, at Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, at Grace United Methodist Church, Somerset, with the Rev. Charles F. Olson officiating. Interment in Somerset County Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 320 Felgar Road, Somerset, Pa., 15501 or Somerset "In Touch" Hospice, 1590 North Center Ave., Somerset Pa., 15501. Daily American, August 3, 1998 [H1453]