OBIT: Mary A. NEILAN, 1984, formerly of Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  NEILAN
  
    Mary A. Neilan, 73, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Somerset, died Feb. 9,
  1984, at Good Samaritan Medical Center. Born in November 1910, in Cambria,
  Wyo., she was the daughter of J. Frank and Agnes (McLaughlin) Neilan and
  granddaughter of James F. McLaughlin, pioneer steel industrialist in the
  Pittsburgh area.  She was chief draftsman for Neilan Engineers until 1958 and
  served in federal and Arizona state government posts.  She held degrees in
  theater, architecture, economics and international affairs, and was active in
  the Sierra Club and professional organizations.  She is survived by sisters:
  Ruth W. Neilan, Eileen Byrne, Gertrude Titcomb, Sarah P. O'Brien and Nancy
  Speicher; and brothers: Francis G. and John B. Neilan. A memorial service,
  Mass for the Dead, will be held at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
  Saturday, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m.  In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to
  the Sierra Club, c/o Ruth Neilan, Briar Patch Farm, RD 2, Somerset, Pa.
  
  Daily American,  February 16, 1984