OBIT: Ella LOWENSTEIN, 1945, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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ELLA LOWENSTEIN

  Word was received by Miss Christina and William Winterberg that their cousin, 
Miss Ella Lowenstein, aged 78 years, well know retired public school teacher, 
died Monday, Jan. 15, in a Johnstown, Pa., hospital, where she had been a 
patient for several weeks.
  Miss Lowenstein was the daughter of the late Charles and Rachel (Winterberg) 
Lowenstein, and was born in Grantsville in the home now owned by Mr. and Mrs. 
Marshall Beachy.  She was the last member of a family of six children to pass 
away.  Her parents were pioneer residents of Grantsville.  Mr. Lowenstein was an 
expert tailor and conducted a tailor shop in Grantsville for many years.
  Miss Ella attended the Grantsville public schools after which she taught in 
Garrett County for seven years.
  She was awarded a scholarship in the Maryland State Normal School in 
Baltimore, in which she completed her pedagogical education.  While she was 
attending the normal school the family moved to Johnstown, Pa., and upon 
completing her teacher training she also went to Johnstown where she resumed her 
teaching career, which she followed until her retirement on account of age.
  She is survived by a nephew, Charles Bolden of Johnstown, and three nieces - 
Mrs. Philip Peddicord of Baltimore; and Misses Ruth and Vivian Laughery of 
Greensburg, Pa.
  Funeral services were held at the Picking Funeral Home, Johnstown, last 
Wednesday afternoon.  Interment in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown.  She was a 
member of the Lutheran Church.

Meyersdale Republican, January 25, 1945