OBIT: Geraldine Loebig (Hare) MEADOR, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA
 
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  MEADOR, GERALDINE LOEBIG  10/11/2007   The New Republic
  December 21, 1918
  October 1, 2007

      Geraldine Loebig Meador, 88, passed away Monday, October 1, 2007, at 
  her home.
      She was born December 21, 1918, in Meyersdale, daughter of the late 
  Gladyce Strattan Loebig and the late John David Hare, also preceded in 
  death by her grandparents, Robert and Minerva Strattan; a brother, 
  Raymond J. Loebig, Jr.; and an infant son, Robert McCledon Meador.
      Mrs. Meador is survived by her beloved daughter, Sally E. Mortenson 
  (Charles Whitten); beloved granddaughter, Kira E. Leach; brother, 
  Jackson M. (Sherrill) Loebig; and several nieces and nephews.
      She attended South Side School, in Meyersdale, until her family moved 
  to Detroit and later to Chicago, and in 1933, the family moved to 
  Franklin Park, IL. In 1980, Geraldine moved to Milton, Fl.
      Mrs. Meador was active in newspaper and library work in Franklin Park, 
  IL and Milton, FL. She was an editor for two encyclopedias and two 
  village histories in Franklin Park.
      Funeral services for Mrs. Meador were held Saturday, October 6, 2007 
  with Father John Wallace officiating at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 
  Visitation was Friday, October 5, 2007 at Lewis Funeral Home Milton 
  Chapel. Burial was in Meyersdale Area Union Cemetery, Meyersdale.
      In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Rowe's Cat Orphanage in 
  Pensacola, FL would be appreciated.
      "A special thanks to the dear friends who made my Milton days happy. 
  We'll meet again."
   
  
  MEADOR, Geraldine Loebig  10/05/07   Daily American
  
    Geraldine Loebig Meador, 88, passed away Oct. 1, 2007, at her home. Born Dec. 21, 1918,
  in Meyersdale. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gladyce Strattan Loebig and John
  David Hare; grandparents, Robert and Minerva Strattan; a brother, Raymond J. Loebig Jr.;
  and infant son, Robert McCledon Meador. Survived by her beloved daughter, Sally E.
  Mortenson (Charles Witten); beloved granddaughter, Kira E. Leach; brother, Jackson M.
  (Sherrill) Loebig; and several nieces and nephews. She attended South Side School until
  her family moved to Detroit and later Chicago. Mrs. Meador grew up there until 1933 when
  the family moved to Franklin Park, Ill. She moved to Milton, Fla., in 1980. Mrs. Meador
  was active in newspaper and library work in Franklin Park and in Milton. She was an
  editor for two encyclopedias and two village histories in Franklin Park. Friends will be
  received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the M. Ray Leckemby Funeral Home, Meyersdale, where
  a service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. David Fetter officiating. Interment
  Meyersdale Area Union Cemetery.