OBIT: Dr. John J. ISAACSON, 2005, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  Isaacson, Dr. John J.  03/30/05  Daily American
  
  Dr. John J. Isaacson, 90, Bedford, died March 28, 2005, at Hollidaysburg VA
  Home. He was born Dec. 20, 1914, in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late Simon and
  Molly (Cohen) Isaacson. Also preceded in death by son, James Reed Young Isaacson
  and three brothers, Charles, Leo and Carl and sister, Jaye. On Oct. 30, 1943, he
  married Cora Young, who survives and is residing at Donahoe Manor. Also survived
  by son, Judge Rodger J. Isaacson and wife, Cheryl, Klamath Falls, Ore., and four
  grandchildren, Molly, Peter, Matthew and Steven. He was a member of St. James
  Episcopal Church where he served as a choir member and secretary of the Vestry.
  He was a member of both Meyersdale and Bedford Rotary clubs and the Meyersdale
  American Legion. He was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of
  Dentistry Class of 1945 and a member of OKU honorary society. He was a veteran
  of the U.S. Army. He went in as a dentist and served in Germany. He spent most
  of his career practicing dentistry in Meyersdale and later specialized in
  orthodontics, serving patients in Meyersdale and Bedford. He then retired in
  1982 and moved to Orchard Heights in Bedford. Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m.
  Thursday at the Timothy A. Berkebile Funeral Home, Bedford. A funeral service
  will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the St. James Episcopal Church in Bedford.
  The Rev. Philip Houghton officiating. Burial in Bedford Cemetery. Those wishing
  may make contributions to the St. James Episcopal Church, 309 South Richard St.,
  Bedford, PA 15522 in Dr. Isaacson's name.