OBIT: William W. "Bill" SLUSS Jr., 1990, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  WILLIAM W. SLUSS JR.
  
  William W. "Bill" Sluss Jr., 76, of Frostburg, MD, died Tuesday, Jan.
  23, 1990, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, MD.
  Born Sept. 29, 1913, in Frostburg, MD, he was the son of the late
  William W. Sluss Sr. and Nellie (Hamill) Sluss.  He was the last
  surviving member of his immediate family.
  He was a retired executive director of the Frostburg Housing
  Authority and formerly served as a street commissioner and police
  commissioner for the city of Frostburg.  A master sergeant in the
  United States Army, he was a veteran of World War II.
  He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Frostburg, MD; a
  40-year member of Farrady Post 24, American Legion; a life member of
  the Frostburg Lions Club and Frostburg Lodge 470, BPO Elks; and a
  member of Frostburg Council 1442, Knights of Columbus; and the El
  Fidel Club.  Mr. Sluss was a volunteer at Frostburg Village Nursing
  Home, and had accumulated 7,000 volunteer hours.
  Surviving are his widow, Frances (Bauer) Sluss; one son, William W.
  Sluss III, Eldersburg; two daughters, Mrs. Lois DiRoto, Baltimore MD;
  and Mrs. Kay Feigley, Grantsville, MD; six grandchildren; and two
  great-grandchildren.
  The body was donated to the West Virginia University Medical Center
  for medical research.
  A memorial Mass was celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Michael's
  Catholic Church by Msgr. John L. Reinsfelder.
  
  The Republic, February 1, 1990
  
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