OBIT: James P. IRWIN,  1994, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA
  
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  IRWIN
  
  James P. Irwin, 76, of Meyersdale, formerly of Philadelphia, died Aug. 15,
  1994, at Conemaugh Memorial Hospital, Johnstown. Born Sept. 20, 1917, in
  Belltown. Preceded in death by son, Jimmie Jr.; parents, James and Ruth
  (Herring) Irwin; brothers, Jack and Kenneth, and sister, Thelma Mae Bittner.
  Survived by wife Doris (Uetz) of 50 years, and daughter, Diane Lynn James,
  wife of Larry R. James, Newport News, Va.; grandsons, Tony Sznoluch,
  Washington, D.C.; James P. Sznoluch, Newport News, Va., and
  step-grandchildren, Jacqueline and Ligon James, Newport News. Also survived
  by brother, E. William; nephews, Dr. Jeffrey, Ronald and Richard Irwin and
  William Bittner, Meyersdale; Michael and James Irwin, Portland, Ore.; nieces,
  Mardiann (Irwin) Hunsberger, Meyersdale; Mary Lee (Bittner) Schmidt, Supply,
  N.C., and Julie Ann Irwin, Portland, Ore.; cousins, Lawrence L. Herring,
  Springfield, Delaware. County; Michael and Richard Irwin, Somerset; Ralph
  (Sonny) Herring, Meyersdale; aunt, Maude Herring, Rest Assured Living
  Center, Wellersburg; uncle, Roy Herring, Grantsville. Md. A former member of
  the First Presbyterian Church of Olney, Philadelphia; member of the
  'Oldtimers,' Scout Troop 203, the Eagle Scout troop; Dean of Merit Badges,
  Boy Scouts of America 1958, 59, 60 and 61, Philadelphia. Veteran of World War
  II. Former administrator of 'Kresheim,' a Study Center, Board of Christian
  Education, United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., Chestnut Hill, Pa. He was a
  menu-planner-cook for the Proctor-Silex facilities in King of Prussia, Pa. He
  was a retired carving-chef from Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion. A
  member of the First United Methodist Church, Meyersdale; an associate member
  of the Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Meyersdale
  Masonic Lodge 54. Services will be at the convenience of the family.
  Memorials may take the form of contributions to the Building Fund, First
  United Methodist Church of Meyersdale, Pa. 15552. Arrangements by the Price
  Funeral Home, Meyersdale.
  
  Daily American, August 22, 1994