OBIT: Rosa (FRESH) PLATTER, 1974, 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/ _______________________________________________ MRS. AUSTIN PLATTER Mrs. Rosa Platter, 72, of Grantsville RD, died April 22, 1974, at Cuppett-Weeks Nursing Home. Born in Bittinger, Md., she was a daughter of the late David and Lucinda (Bittinger) Fresh. She was a member of the Maple Grove Church of the Brethren. Surviving are her husband, Austin Platter; three sons, Ray, Claude and Ellis Platter, Grantsville; three daughters, Mrs. Pauline Kerns, Miss June Platter, Grantsville; and Miss Elma Platter, Baltimore, Md ; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Francis Fresh, Lorain, Ohio, and Carl Fresh, Bruceton Mills, W. Va.; and two sisters, Mrs. Victoria Flanagan, Grantsville; and Mrs. Virgie Knotts, Orma, W. Va. Funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon in Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, with Rev. Preston Miller officiating. Interment in Grantsville Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, April 25, 1974 [P0662]