OBIT: Joseph O. PLATTER, 1985, Springs, Somerset County, PA
  
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  JOSEPH O. PLATTER 
  
  Joseph O. Platter, 74, of Springs, died Tuesday, January 22, 1985, at
  Meyersdale Community Hospital.  Born in Grantsville, Md., he was a son
  of the late Charles Platter and Hannah Jane (Durst) Platter.  He was a
  retired grinder and crusher for the Keystone Lime Company of Springs.
  He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Fort Hill.  Surviving
  are his widow, the former Anna V. Fazenbaker; three sons, Robert J.
  Platter, Gaithersburg, Md.; Floyd Platter and Blaine Platter, both of
  Grantsville, Md.; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia  (Tiny) Serls,
  Gaithersburg; three brothers, Irvin Platter, Grantsville, Md.; Elroy
  Platter, Frostburg, Md.; Orvis Platter, Fort Hill; one sister, Mrs.
  Lettie Durst, Meyersdale, and 10 grandchildren.  Friends were received
  at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville where services were held with
  the Rev. David Bomboy officiating.  Interment, St. Paul's Lutheran
  Cemetery, Fort Hill.
  
  The Republic, January 31, 1985
  
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