OBIT: Althea (HABEL) PHILSON, 1984, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA
  
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  PHILSON
  
  Althea H. Philson, 72, Meyersdale, died Oct. 13, 1984, in Meyersdale
  Community Hospital.  Born May 5, 1912, daughter of Harry and Lebena
  (Brown) Habel.  Preceded in death by her husband, Samuel, and sister,
  Emma Frances Mankamyer.  Survived by one son, Robert, Meyersdale RD 3;
  daughters: Mrs. Donald (Nancy) Kopf, Sarasota, Fla.; and Mrs. Richard
  (Rebecca) Diak, Fort Mill, S.C.; three grandchildren; and one
  brother, William H. Habel Jr., Lancaster, Pa.  She was a member of the
  Zion Lutheran Church, Meyersdale, and the Senior Women's Club;
  director of the Meyersdale Public Library, director of the Union
  Cemetery, and former member of the Maple Festival Committee.  She was
  a graduate of Hood College.  Friends will be received at the Leckemby
  Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Monday.  Funeral services will be held at
  the funeral home Tuesday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Lloyd Wilson
  officiating.  Interment, Union Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations
  may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church or the Meyersdale Public
  Library.
  
  Daily American, October 15, 1984
  
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