OBIT: Margaret J. (MARTZ) KIMMEL, 1978, Friedens, 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/ _______________________________________________ MARGARET KIMMEL Mrs. Margaret J. Kimmel, 71, of Friedens RD 2, died March 16, 1978, at St. Peter's Medical Center, New Brunswick, N.J. Born Nov. 2, 1906, in Northampton Twp., she was a daughter of the late Wilson G. and Cora (Groft) Martz. At the time of her father's death in 1977, at the age of 95 years, he was Northampton Township's oldest resident. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Herman E. Martz, in 1963. She is survived by her husband, Irvin C. Kimmel; and the following children: Sara, widow of Elwood W. Lowery, Friedens RD 1; Maybel, widow of Elmer J. Brady, Berlin RD 1; Irvin H. Kimmel, Trafford; and Mary, wife of Guss Carow, Jamesburg, N.J.; also 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She was a former member of the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, Glencoe RD 1. Funeral services were held Monday at the Johnson-Kuhlman Funeral Home in Berlin with the Rev. Dale Biesecker Jr. officiating. Interment, Berlin IOOF Cemetery. The Republic, March 23, 1978 [K0560]