OBIT: George H. SIEHL, 1940, native of Somerset County, PA

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GEORGE H. SIEHL

  George H. Siehl, native of Meyersdale, died Sunday at 5:30 p.m., in Memorial 
Hospital, Johnstown, where he had been under an oxygen tent since the previous 
Tuesday in an effort upon the part of the attending physicians to save his life 
from a heart ailment.
  Mr. Siehl was born in Meyersdale March 30, 1873, and was a son of Daniel and 
Arminta (Hare) Siehl, both deceased.  Prior to locating in Johnstown he had been 
engaged in the butchering business at Shaw Mines and in Meyersdale; also, in his 
earlier years he was employed in and about the mines.
  October 15, 1913, shortly after locating in Johnstown with his family, Mr. 
Siehl was appointed a member of the Johnstown police force, serving as a 
patrolman in the downtown section of that city for a period of 27 years.  His 
health, however, had been impaired after having been struck by an automobile 
several years ago, so that in recent months he had been assigned to light duty 
at headquarters.
  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Barbara (Rowe) Siehl, and these sons and 
daughters - George Siehl, Jr., at home; William Siehl, Mrs. Nellie Singer, 
Albert Siehl, Mrs. Irene Hartnett and Matthew Siehl, all of Johnstown.  He also 
leaves 16 grandchildren.
  Mr. Siehl was a brother of Charles Siehl, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Mary Herring, Mrs. 
Margaret Gibbons and Mrs. Charles Tressler, all of Meyersdale; Mrs. Charles 
Tressler, Acosta; Mrs. Annie Wiland and Mrs. Alice Barker, Akron, Ohio.
  Mr. Siehl was a man of pleasant disposition and gentlemanly demeanor, and his 
long term of service as a police officer in Johnstown would seem to indicate 
fidelity and strict attention to the trust and confidence reposed in him. Those 
in Meyersdale who knew him best will also join heartily in the highest appraisal 
of his character.
  He was a member of the Franklin Street Methodist Church of Johnstown; Daniel 
Webster Council No. 700, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and the 
Fraternal Order of Police.
  The body lay in state at the Gocher Funeral Home, Vine Street, Johnstown, 
until the time of the funeral on Wednesday at one o'clock p.m., when services 
were held in the Franklin Street Methodist Church, with the pastor, Rev. William 
K. Anderson, officiating, assisted by Rev. Sidney V. Carmany, pastor of the 
First Evangelical Church.  Interment was made following the services in Union 
Cemetery, Meyersdale.
  Ritualistic services for Mr. Siehl were held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock 
in the Gocher Home by Daniel Webster Council, Junior Order United American 
Mechanics.

Meyersdale Republican, February 29, 1940