OBIT: John J. KIMMEL, 1975, Berlin, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Kerry L. Miller. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ JOHN J. KIMMEL John J. Kimmel, 67, of Berlin RD 1, died Feb. 5, 1975. Born Sept. 30, 1907, in Stonycreek Township, he was a son of Ellis C. and Dillie M. (Snyder) Kimmel. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son and two granddaughters. Surviving are his wife, the former Catherine Glessner: and these children: Mrs. Maurice (Phyllis) Strawn, Bedford; James C., married to M. Joan Friedline, Berlin RD 1; and Robert, married to Doris Spangler, Friedens RD 2; also seven grandchildren: a brother, Harold, and three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Long, Ida and Margaret, all of Berlin RD 1. Mr. Kimmel was a retired Stonycreek farmer and a member of the Berlin Brethren Church. Funeral service was conducted Saturday afternoon in Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown, with Rev. Ralph Mills officiating. Interment was in Walker Cemetery, Shanksville. Meyersdale Republic, February 13, 1975 [K0550]