OBIT: Hazel (COOK) SPEICHER, 1997, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  SPEICHER
  
    Hazel (Cook) Speicher, 89, Lower Burrell, died May 21, 1997, at the
  Fair Winds Manor, Winfield Township.  Born Dec. 11, 1907, at
  Cumberland, Md.  Daughter of Jacob B. and Gertrude P. (Feichtner)
  Cook.  Preceded in death by parents; husband, H. Wilbur Speicher, who
  died Nov. 18, 1988; one brother, Lloyd Cook, and one sister, Mae
  Cook.  Employed as an elementary schoolteacher in the Martin School
  of the New Kensington School District from 1930 to 1938.  Was a
  substitute teacher in the Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh school systems
  for many years.  She retired in 1965.  Affiliated with Meyersdale
  United Methodist Church.  Active in the Mifflin Avenue Methodist
  Church in Wilkinsburg where she was a member of the Dorcas Class. 
  She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Star of Bethlehem
  Chapter, of Wilkinsburg.  A past member of National Education
  Association and the Pennsylvania State Education Association.  Was a
  Girl Scout leader for many years.  A 1926 graduate of Meyersdale High
  School and a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College, Indiana.  She
  enjoyed gardening, knitting, quilting and doing craft work.  Survived
  by two daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Sally L.) George of Lower Burrell, and
  Mrs. Mario (Connie M.) Vacca of McMurray; one sister, Mrs. Wayne
  (Evelyn) Santmyers of St. Petersburg, Fla.; four grandchildren. 
  Friends will be welcomed by her family from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday
  at Clawsons, Second at Main, Leechsburg, where funeral ceremonies
  will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, the Rev. Edward Sheehan
  officiating.  Interment in Husband Cemetery, Somerset.  The Order of
  Eastern Star, Leechburg, will conduct a service in the funeral home
  at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
  
  Daily American, May 22, 1997
  
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