OBIT: Irvin E. "Bill" KOONTZ, 1998, Confluence, 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/ _______________________________________________ KOONTZ Irvin E. "Bill" Koontz, 85, of Confluence RD 3, died Nov. 9, 1998, at Meyersdale Manor, Meyersdale. He was born Sept. 6, 1913, in Ursina, a son of the late Samuel and Mary (Firestone) Koontz. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (Keslar) Koontz; an infant daughter, Mary Elizabeth, brothers, Ray, Warren, Ed and Scott, and sisters, Mabel Lingenfield, Marie Leer and Betty Blubaugh. He is survived by a sister, Dorothy Cassidy of McKees Rocks. He was retired from the B&O Railroad. Friends will be received from 2 until 9 p.m. Wednesday (today) at the Humbert Funeral Home in Confluence, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Ron Follett officiating. Interment, Kingwood IOOF Cemetery. Daily American, November 11, 1998 [K1024]