OBIT: George G. SPEICHER, 1988, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  SPEICHER
  
  George G. Speicher, 84, of 6 Garden Center Dr., Greensburg, died
  Tuesday, July 19, 1988, in the Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. 
  Born Aug. 31, 1903, in Somerset, a son of the late Morris W. and Cora
  (Hemminger) Speicher.  Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a
  miner at J & L Steel, Vesta #5 Works.  Prior to that, he was employed
  by Mather Colliers Mines, in Mather.  He was a member of the
  Sipesville Church of the Brethren and was affiliated with the First
  Christian Church of Greensburg.  He was also a member of the U.M.W.A.
  of Fredricktown.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his
  wife, Mary Elizabeth Horner, a daughter, Nellie Grace Marshall; two
  brothers: James and Clyde Speicher; and four sisters: Gladys Burns,
  Blanche Crytzer, Mary Sanner and Leora Menhorn.  Survived by a son,
  Charles B., Greensburg; three daughters: Mrs. James (Helen) Rankin,
  Rockwood; Mrs. Alex (Selma) Harry and Mrs. Ray (Mary) Scott, both of
  Waynesburg; 20 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.  A brother
  of R. Dale Speicher, Meyersdale, and Mrs. James (Hazel) Hay,
  Somerset.  Viewing was at the Barnhart Funeral Home in Greensburg
  Wednesday.  Friends will be received 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today
  (Thursday) at the Frank Behm Funeral Home, 182 West High St.,
  Waynesburg, where service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with the
  Rev. Richard T. Merriman officiating.  Interment, Greene County
  Memorial Park, Waynesburg.  Should friends desire, memorials may be
  placed with the Greensburg Home of the Redstone Presbytery, 6 Garden
  Center Dr., Greensburg, Pa. 15601.
  
  Daily American, July 21, 1988
  
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