OBIT: Walter Scott RECKNER, 1976, Confluence, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by John C. Oester. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ RECKNER Walter Scott Reckner, 86, of Confluence, died June 30,1976, in Somerset Community Hospital. Born Nov. 12, 1889, the son of the late John W. and Julia (Glover) Reckner. He is survived by the following children: William of Georgetown, Pa.; Walter S. Jr. of Midland, Pa.; Harry of East Liverpool, Ohio; Mrs. Helen Smith of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; Mrs. Jean Fordyce of Uniontown; Mrs. June Duff of Pittsburgh; 56 grandchildren; 92 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Kegg of Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Cora Bissel. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Ryan, and five sons. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Thursday at the Humbert Funeral Home, Confluence, where funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Arthur Gotjen officiating. Somerset American, July 1, 1976 [R213]