OBIT: John Karl MAHLER, 1996, Friedens, Somerset County, PA
  
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  MAHLER
  
    John Karl Mahler, 83, Friedens, died Nov. 10, 1996, at Meadow View
  Nursing Center.  Born Feb. 18, 1913, in Johnstown, son of David and
  Christina (Boerstler) Mahler.  Preceded in death by parents;
  stepmother, Elizabeth (Helbig) Wolf-Mahler; brother, William, and an
  infant brother and sister.  Survived by wife of 53 years, the former
  Freda Wingard, and these children: Robert and Darlene, married to
  Glenn Klink, both of Friedens; Caroline, Coconut Creek, Fla.; Larry,
  Brentwood, Tenn.; Linda Duppstadt, Rockingham, N.C.; Catherine,
  married to Kim Metzgar, Wellsboro; Wanda, married to Dr. Richard
  Elsea, Swoope, Va., and Connie Crum, Milford; 16 grandchildren and 1
  great-granddaughter.  Brother of Jacob Wolf of McKees Rocks; Mrs.
  Peter (Emma) Barta and Mary, widow of Don DeArmitt, both of Stoystown
  RD 3, and Walter, married to the former Marjorie Richey, Hooversville
  RD 1.  Retired from Highland Tank and Mfg., Stoystown.  Member of
  Reading Grace Brethren Church.  Family will receive friends from 7-9
  p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Deaner Funeral Home,
  Stoystown.  Viewing from 10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Wednesday
  at Reading Grace Brethren Church, Rev. Larry R. Weigle.  Interment,
  Lambertsville Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be given to
  Reading Grace Brethren Church, RD 3 Stoystown, Pa., 15563.
  
  Daily American, November 11, 1996
  
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