OBIT: Mary Foust REITZ, 1931, formerly of Somerset County, PA

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MARY FOUST REITZ

  Mary Foust Reitz, widow of the late Hartman H. Reitz, died last Saturday at 
12:30 p.m., at the home of her son, J. Edward Reitz, 602 Atlantic Avenue, 
Altoona, in her 79th year.  Her death was due to bladder and kidney trouble, and 
the infirmities of old age.
  Mr. and Mrs. Hartman Reitz were residents of Salisbury and vicinity for many 
years, where they reared a large brood of children who like their parents, have 
ever been held in high esteem by all who learned to know them.  Most of their 
children were born in Salisbury, but like most large families, in the course of 
time, became widely scattered, and some have passed on to that bourne from 
whence none ever returns.
   Mr. and Mrs. Reitz located at West Salisbury nearly fifty years ago, where 
for several years Mr. Reitz operated a large grist mill, which was consumed by 
fire about the year 1892 or 1893, some time after Mr. Reitz was succeeded there 
as miller by his brother, Henry.
  After retiring from the milling business, Hartman Reitz acquired the old 
Salisbury Planing Mill, which he operated for a number of years.  He also, for a 
period of probably 20 years, operated a cider mill and applebutter factory in 
Salisbury, but finally retired from business and departed this life about the 
year 1925.
  Not long after the death of her husband, Mrs. Reitz quit housekeeping, and 
lived with her children, making her home for several months at a time with one, 
and then with another, where she was always most welcome and well cared for, as 
the infirmities of old age gradually settled upon her.  She was a wife and 
mother of the finest type, and was held in high esteem by all her neighbors and 
acquaintances, for her many fine traits of character.
  Mrs. Reitz was the mother of eight children, as follows: Harvey, deceased; 
Cora, widow of the late John Kann, of Pittsburgh; Albert, deceased, who for many 
years was cashier of the First National Bank of Salisbury; Edward, of Altoona; 
William, of Jerome; Ella, wife of C. K. Rumiser, of Salisbury; Elizabeth, 
deceased, who was the wife of Thomas Little; Harry, of Johnstown.  In addition 
to her surviving children, Mrs. Reitz is also survived by a brother and two 
sisters who reside in Johnstown, and by 23 grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
  Mrs. Reitz was a devout and faithful member of the Church of the Brethren 
nearly all her life, and remained faithful to the last.  After her body was 
prepared for burial, it was taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. K. 
Rumiser on Monday, and from thence to the Salisbury Church of the Brethren at 3 
o'clock p.m., Tuesday, at which place and time, the obsequies were conducted by 
Rev. George L. Detweiler, pastor of the Meyersdale Church of the Brethren.  The 
burial arrangement was in charge of Funeral Director W. C. Price, of Meyersdale.  
Interment was made in the Salisbury I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  There was a big 
attendance of relatives and friends at the funeral, and the services were 
impressive and beautiful.

Meyersdale Republican, February 5, 1931