OBIT: Col. W. John STITELER, Jr. and Mrs. Marion (SIMPSON) STITELER, 1972, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  STITELER
  
  Funeral services for Col. W. John Stiteler Jr., 76, and his wife,
  Marion Simpson Stiteler, 72, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the
  William Wood Funeral Home in Rockwood, the Rev. Gene Abel
  officiating.  Col. and Mrs. Stiteler were killed in an accident near
  Zacatacas, Mexico, Friday morning while en route to San Miguel de
  Allende, Mexico, when their automobile collided with a train.  Born
  July 11, 1896 in Media, Col. Stiteler was a son of W. J. Stiteler and
  Martha Critchfield Stiteler.  He is survived by a brother, Elmer C.
  Stiteler of Albuquerque, N. Mexico.  Born August 17, 1900 in
  Somerset, Mrs. Stiteler was the daughter of Edward Simpson and
  Cathryn Barron Simpson.  She is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
  Albert Reynolds of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Guy Heaps of Lancaster and Mrs.
  Ralph Rustin of Westfield, N.J.  They are both survived by two
  children, Atty. Edward S. Stiteler of Greensburg and Mrs. Jacqueline
  Des Cognets of Williamstown, Mass., and eight grandchildren.  Mrs.
  Stiteler was a native of Somerset and she and Col. Stiteler had lived
  in Somerset County at Middle Creek Farm for over 30 years.  Col.
  Stiteler formed the original Coal Operators Casualty Co. in
  Greensburg and was president of the Westmoreland Casualty Co.,
  Greensburg.  He also was a member of the advisory board of directors,
  Mellon Bank and Trust Co., Barclay Office; past president, Somerset
  County Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; past
  commander, Harrisburg American Legion Post; past director, Meyersdale
  Community Hospital; past director, Somerset County Borough
  Association; member of Somerset Lodge No. 358 F. and A.M.; member of
  Jaffa Temple, Altoona; member Harrisburg Consistory A.A.S.R.; member
  Kingwood Lodge No. 1010, Fraternal Order of Odd Fellows; Somerset
  VFW; Somerset American Legion; Somerset Shrine Club; Sigma Chi
  fraternity.  Col. Stiteler served in W.W.I as an infantry sergeant in
  France and as colonel in the U.S. Air Force in W.W.II.  Mrs. Stiteler
  was a well known Somerset County artist and a member of the Somerset
  County Artists Association.
  
  Daily American, January 1, 1973
  
  [S3055 & S3056]