OBIT: Aaron N. LAPE, 1930, native of Somerset County, PA

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AARON N. LAPE
  
  Aaron N. Lape, a veteran of the Civil War, died at the home of his daughter, 
Mrs. J. A. Putman, at Acosta, on the afternoon of Friday, March 21, at the age 
of 89 years, 3 months and 29 days.
  He was born in Somerset County, where he lived the most part of his long and 
well-spent life doing to others as he would be done by.  The date of his birth 
was November 22, 1840.  When a young man he married Catherine Younkin who passed 
away eleven years ago.  There are seven children - two sons and five daughters - 
surviving.  The surviving children are W. L. Lape and J. F. Lape, South 
Connellsville; Mrs. Emanuel Baker, Bridgeport, Pa.; Mrs. Fay Dills, Scottdale; 
Mrs. W. B. Putman, Casselman, and Mrs. Richard Thomas and Mrs. J. A. Putman, 
Acosta, his death taking place at the home of the latter where he lived for the 
last ten years.  He is also survived by 35 grandchildren and 39 great-
grandchildren.
  Mr. Lape was a member of Co. K, of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry.  He enlisted 
in 1864 and served until the end of the war.  He was a member of the United 
Brethren Church.  He was a sincere Christian, being noted in the communities 
where he lived for his sincere piety; he not only loved the Lord, but also his 
fellowmen, and treated all with justice and Christian charity.
  The funeral took place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, with short services at 
the Putman home, Rev. Hayes pastor of the Acosta Church, officiating.  The 
funeral services were concluded at the Mount Zion Church of the United Brethren, 
where Rev. C. W. Raley, pastor of the Evangelical Church of Rockwood, 
officiated.  The pallbearers, all grandsons of the deceased veteran, were Robert 
Putman, John Baker, Christian Lape, William Thomas, Homer Dills and Charles 
Trout.  Interment in Mount Zion cemetery.  The funeral was largely attended by 
residents of Acosta and Casselman, and the surrounding country.  Among those who 
came from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Baker, Bridgeport, Pa.; Mr. and 
Mrs. Fay Dills and son, Homer Dills, and John Baker, of Scottdale; Mr. and Mrs. 
Al Thurston and Harry Hays, Mount Pleasant; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. May and children, 
Hazel, Frank, Ernest and Junior, Confluence; W. L. Lape and children, Elbert and 
Jean, and J. F. Lape, South Connellsville; Christian Lape, Gray's Landing, Pa.; 
Charles Lape, Listie; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Trout and W. B. Trout, Casselman.
  The funeral arrangements were in charge of Undertaker L. G. Hoffman, of 
Jenner.

Meyersdale Republican, March 27, 1930