OBIT: Jay M. LAPE Sr., 2003, Somerset, Somerset County, PA 
 
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  LAPE
  
  Jay M. Lape Sr., 63, of Marker Drive, Somerset, passed away Oct. 23,
  2003, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.  Born
  Feb. 18, 1940, in Somerset.  Son of Ray M. and Hazel A. (Pyle)
  Lape.  Preceded in death by mother, paternal grandparents Harry M.
  and Edna M. Lape, and brother-in-law, Roy Lee Patterson Sr.  Beloved
  husband, father and Pappy.  Survived by father, of Somerset; wife
  Dorothy A. (Brown) Lape to whom he was married for 43 years;
  children, Kimberly A. Lape at home; Michelle A. (Lape) Stevanus and
  Chad Ginter, Bakersville, and Jay M. Lape Jr. at home; grandchildren,
  Charles J., Amber Ann, Aleisha Ann and Catherine Diane; sisters and
  brothers, Ray Junior Lape, Somerset, Evelyn M. (Lape) Swank, Niles,
  Ohio, Wilma Jean (Lape) married to Richard Miller, Columbus, Ohio,
  and Dale Eugene Lape, married to Bonnie L. Lape, Friedens RD;
  sister-in-law Irene (Brown) Patterson, Stoystown RD, and numerous
  nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and -nephews.  Member of
  Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Westmont.  Former member of the
  Somerset Volunteer Fire Department.  Had been employed by the former
  Bender Shoe Co., Somerset, and also as a roof bolter for Solar Fuel
  Co. and the Berlin Mining Corp.  Friends received from 1 until 4 p.m.
  and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Hoffman Funeral Home, Main Street, Boswell,
  where a service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Pastor Jody Swart
  officiating.  Interment, Maple Spring Cemetery near Jerome.
  
  Daily American, October 25, 2003
  
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