OBIT: Virginia Mae (BERKEY) KURTZ, 2002, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  KURTZ
  
  Virginia Mae Kurtz, 81, of Shiremanstown, formerly Somerset, died
  Nov. 30, 2002 in Camp Hill.  Born May 24, 1921 in Sipesville, the
  daughter of the late Verda Friedline and John W. Berkey.  Also
  preceded in death by husband of 51 years, John Kurtz who died April
  7, 1994, and a brother Eugene Berkey.  Survived by brother Vernon
  Berkey and wife Nancy Cober Berkey of Somerset, special friend John
  Stephens of Shiremanstown and 11 cousins.  Member of St. John's
  Lutheran Church, Shiremanstown, Elks Club, Mechanicsburg Senior
  Citizens and Retired Federal Employee Workers Association. Worked in
  an ammunition factory in Latrobe during World War II, was Postmaster
  of Gray, and also worked for the Department of Transportation.  She
  resided in Honolulu, Hawaii, six months and Shiremanstown for six
  months.  Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the
  Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home Somerset, where service will be held
  11 a.m. Wednesday; with Rev. Michael Seifried officiating.  Interment
  in Beams Cemetery.  Contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran
  Church, 44 W. Main St., Shiremanstown, Pa. 17011 or Prince of Peace
  Church, P.O. Box 88260 Honolulu, Hawaii 96830.
  
  Daily American, December 3, 2002
  
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