OBIT: James Edward KOONTZ, 1986, 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/ _______________________________________________ KOONTZ James Edward Koontz, 79, of Friedens RD 1, died Jan. 16, 1986, at Somerset Community Hospital. Born Feb. 10, 1906, in Johnstown, son of the late John Emanuel and Ida Mae (Hassinger) Koontz. Preceded in death by one brother, John. Survived by his wife, the former Mildred I. Kioske. He was a retired salesman for Somerset Auto Parts, veteran U.S. Army, World War II, member of Listie Lutheran Church. Friends received 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, where services will be held Monday at 10 a.m., the Rev James R. Ling officiating. Interment, Grandview Cemetery. Johnstown. Daily American, January 18, 1986 [K1027]