OBIT: Irene (Speicher) ISBELL, 2006, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  ISBELL, Irene Speicher 07/05/06 Daily American
  
   Irene Speicher Isbell, 98, Somerset, formerly of Rockwood, died July 3, 2006 at The
  Patriot. Born Aug. 21, 1907 in Somerset Township, a daughter of Robert Homer and Mary
  Elizabeth (Berkey) Speicher. Preceded in death by parents, husband, Gerald M. Isbell;
  sister, Viola Walker, and brother Ernest Speicher, and two infant brothers. Survived by a
  son, Gerald M. Isabell II and wife, June of Bradenton, Fla.; and grandchildren; Gerald M.
  Isbell III and wife, Jamie, Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Michael (Susan) Phipps, Longwood, Fla.;
  David Isbell of Tampa, Fla. and great-grandchildren: Luisa, Faith, and Gabriel Isbell;
  Jennifer, Jillian, and Jaime Phipps; and Veronica Isbell. A 1928 graduate of Hood College
  in Frederick, Md., worked as a transportation specialist in the general accounting office
  of the Federal Government, retiring in 1965. Also a member of Rockwood United Church of
  Christ, National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She had also taught Radio at
  Scott Field, now, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.
  Thursday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset, where service will be conducted 10
  a.m. Friday with the Rev. Kenneth Davis officiating. Interment, Husband Cemetery.