OBIT: Godfrey H. MERRBACH, 1973, Salisbury RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Sharon Trosan Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ GODFREY H. MERRBACH Godfrey H. Merrbach, 76, of Salisbury RD 1, died Nov. 14, 1973, in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Elk Lick Township, Sept. 16, 1897, he was a son of the late Henry and Anna (Bowers) Merrbach. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Surviving is his wife, the former Mary A. Deitle; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Knecht, Salisbury; and Mrs. Evelyn Streng, Pittsburgh; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles and William Merrbach, both of Salisbury RD; and five sisters, Mrs. Carrie McKenzie and Mrs. Lydia Butler, both of Salisbury; Mrs. Amelia Valentine, Stoystown; Mrs. Elmira Metzner, LaVale; and Mrs. Emma Winebrenner, Frostburg. Funeral service was conducted Saturday morning in Thomas Funeral Home, Salisbury, with Rev. David E. Fetter officiating. Interment in Greenville Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, November 22, 1973 [M-1120]