OBIT: James L. KILLIUS, 2005, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  Killius, James L., M.D.  07/06/05  Daily American
  
  James L. Killius, M.D., 82, St. Paul's Home, Greenville, formerly of Berlin,
  died June 24, 2005, at his residence. Born March 1, 1923, in Johnstown, son of
  James and Sarah Clarice (Heiner) Killius. Orphaned at 11, Jim was raised by his
  grandmother, Mary Ellen (Edwards) Killius. Preceded in death by parents;
  grandmother; sister, Ruth E. Killius, brother-in-law, David R. Williams and
  wife Joyce B.; and a niece Daneale Williams. Survived by his wife of 57 years,
  the former Dorothy Irene Williams; daughter, Martha, married to Michael
  Pechnyo, Wilmette, Ill.; son, David, Keene, N.H.; grandchildren, Daniel and
  Anne Pechnyo; nephews, Timothy Williams, Albuquerque, N.M., and Keith Williams,
  Windber; and niece Nadine Williams, Albuquerque. A 1940 graduate of Johnstown
  High School, where he was active in Demolay and drum major in the band and the
  40 and 8 band. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and its medical
  school in 1946 under the Army Specialized Training Program, and was second
  trombonist in the marching band. He was then commissioned as a First Lieutenant
  in the Medical Corps and served his internship at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh
  until 1947 when he married his wife Dorothy on July 15, 1947. He was called to
  active duty at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas for basic training, and
  then joined the Far East Command in Japan where his wife joined him until 1949.
  In 1949, he moved to Berlin and began his family practice. He joined the staff
  of Meyersdale Community Hospital in 1952, where he acted as anesthetist,
  radiologist and served as chief of staff. He also joined the Somerset County
  Medical Society and held several offices, both local and state, throughout his
  career. He retired from his medical practice in 1984. He was a member of
  Trinity United Church of Christ, Berlin, where he had served as deacon and
  elder. He also was a member of the choir and a bell choir substitute. He was
  active in Camp Living Waters as a head counselor of the fourth and fifth grade
  camps for more than five years. He served as moderator for the Penn West
  Conference from 1991 to 1993, and was active on the board of St. Paul's Home
  since 1987 and remained active after moving there in 2002 serving on the
  Medical Ethics and Building committees. He was a 56-year member of the Berlin
  Lions Club where he had served as vice-president, president, lion tamer and
  tail twister. He was a former member of the Berlin Fire Co. and the Berlin
  Brothersvalley School Board. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at
  Trinity UCC, Berlin. The Rev. James Hughes officiating. Arrangements by Deaner
  Funeral Home, Berlin.