OBIT: William PELICAN, 1978, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by John C. Oester. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ WILLIAM PELICAN William Pelican, 71, of 161 Green Street, Frostburg, Md., died Nov. 20, 1978 at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md., shortly after being admitted. Born in Pekin, Md., he was a son of the late Albert and Elizabeth (Crowe) Pelican. His wife, Laura (Winebrenner) Pelican, also preceded him in death. He was a retired brakeman for the B&O Railroad. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Esther Tomlinson, LaVale, Md., and Mrs. Lillian Green, Accident, Md., two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Canna, Bowling Green, Md., and Mrs. Julie Bennet, Baltimore, Md.; and five grandchildren. Friends were received at the Durst Funeral Home, where services were conducted with the Rev. John Bayley Jones officiating. Interment, Frostburg Memorial Park. The Republic, November 30, 1978 [P0266]