OBIT: Rosamond MUSSER, 1932, native of Somerset County, PA

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ROSAMOND MUSSER

  Rosamond Musser was born in Salisbury, Aug. 3, 1908, and died at her home, 388 
Julien Ave., Akron, Ohio, March 17, 1932, at the age of 23 years, 7 months and 
14 days.  She was the second child of Emery G. and Mary Alice Wagner Musser, 
former residents of Salisbury, who located in Akron about the year 1909 or 1910.
  J. Newton Wagner, an uncle of the deceased, sent the following information 
concerning her to his friend, P. L. Livengood, who had the pleasure of knowing 
Miss Musser, who was a young woman of finest type, and highly esteemed by all 
who knew her.
  Mr. Wagner states in his letter that the untimely death of his niece was due 
to several ailments.  She had an abscessed tooth, and also had some rheumatic 
trouble which was believed to be partly due to diseased tonsils.  She also had a 
siege of influenza lasting about two weeks, but she seemed to be recovering 
nicely from the ailments mentioned, as well as from a recent tonsil operation. 
Her death came entirely unexpectedly and at a time when her speedy and complete 
recovery seemed assured.  Her father was at her bedside at 1:30 a.m., and was 
unaware of anything about her condition to be alarmed about.  However, when Mr. 
Musser went to his daughter's bedside again at 5:30 a.m., to see how she was and 
to give her any attention she might need, he was shocked to find her dead.
  One of her arms was found to be badly swollen and covered with water blisters, 
and her uncle states in his letter that the swollen arm looked to him as though 
death might have been caused by blood poison.
  Miss Musser was graduated from the North Akron High School in 1926.  For four 
years she was in the employ of the Kirk Furniture Company, in the credit 
department, and was during the last two years a valued employee of the B. F. 
Goodrich Rubber Company, in the utility and advertising department.  She was 
both intelligent and ambitious, and studied art on the side, for more than a 
year at the Y.W.C.A. school.
  Both in school and at the places she worked she was very popular and highly 
esteemed by all who came in contact with her.  This was amply attested to by the 
many beautiful floral tributes at the funeral, and the large number of persons 
who came to the family home to attend the funeral service and look upon her 
remains as they reposed in state prior to the funeral.  During the funeral 
service the house was filled with relatives and friends, and about 200 persons 
remained on the outside until the funeral service was over.
  She is survived by her parents, also by three brothers and one sister, namely:  
Kenneth, of Big Lake, Texas, Sylvia, Vincent and Bobby, of Akron.

Meyersdale Republican, March 24, 1932