OBIT: Richard L. IRWIN, 1978, Somerset, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ IRWIN Richard L. Irwin, 66, of Tayman Avenue, Somerset, died July 30, 1978 in Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born Feb. 19, 1912 at Boyer, West Virginia, the son of the late Edgar and Mabel (Walker) Irwin. Preceded in death by his wife, the former Pearle (Jimmie) Leer who died in March 1978; also three brothers and two sisters. Survived by two sons: Richard L. II and James Michael, both of Somerset; also four grandchildren and two sisters: Mrs. Maye Gilliland of Somerset and Martha, wife of Lowell Dial of Houston, Texas. He was a former partner at the North Side Heat Company and a veteran of World War II. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, at the Richard E. Hauger Funeral Home where services will be conducted Thursday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Paul Weber officiating. Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park. Daily American, August 1, 1978