OBIT: Geraldine Knepper (Johnson) STUTZMAN, 2005, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  STUTZMAN, Geraldine Knepper Johnson 02/20/05 The New Republic
  February 20, 2005

    Geraldine Knepper Johnson Stutzman, 85, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Berlin,
  died Sunday, February, 20, 2005, at home. 
    She was the daughter of Walter and Elizabeth May (Knepper) Johnson; beloved
  wife of 58 years of Jacob Stutzman, Naples; mother of Walter Stutzman, Madison,
  Conn.; grandmother of Michael and Anne Stutzman, both of New York.
    Mrs.  Stutzman graduated from Berlin High School in 1937 and studied at
  Indiana State Teachers College. She was the first female graduate of the
  Pittsburgh School of Embalming. Mrs. Stutzman worked in the family businesses:
  Johnson and Son Funeral Home and Johnson and Son Furniture Store, both in
  Berlin. She was the fourth generation to work in her family's funeral home,
  which was founded in 1830. During her residence in Los Angeles, she was active
  in a number of service organizations. She was a strong supporter of the Berlin
  Area Historical Society. She was a talented artist who produced oil paintings
  and ceramics as well as designed interiors for several Christmas Home tours in
  California. She was also an expert marksman and life member of the National
  Rifle Association. Mrs. Stutzman belonged to the Berlin Brethren Church, First
  Presbyterian Church of Naples, and Eastern Star Lodge of Somerset. 
    Interment will be in Berlin I.O.O.F. Cemetery at a future date. Arrangements
  were in the care of Deaner Funeral Home, Berlin.
    Memorial contributions may be sent to Berlin Historical Society Endowment
  Fund, P.O. Box 35, Berlin, PA  15530.
  
  
  STUTZMAN, Geraldine Knepper Johnson  02/23/05  Daily American
  
  Geraldine Knepper Johnson Stutzman, 85, Naples, Fla., formerly of Berlin, died
  Feb. 20, 2005, at home. She is the daughter of Walter and Elizabeth May
  (Knepper) Johnson. Beloved wife of 58 years of Jacob Stutzman, Naples, Fla.;
  mother of Walter Stutzman, Madison, Conn.; grandmother of Michael and Anne
  Stutzman, both of New York. Mrs. Stutzman graduated from Berlin High School in
  1937, and studied at Indiana State Teachers College. She was the first female
  graduate of the Pittsburgh School of Embalming. Mrs. Stutzman worked in the
  family businesses: Johnson and Son Funeral Home and Johnson and Son Furniture
  Store, both in Berlin. She was the fourth generation to work in her family's
  funeral home, which was founded in 1830. During her residence in Los Angeles,
  she was active in a number of service organizations. She was a strong supporter
  of the Berlin Area Historical Society. She was a talented artist who produced
  oil paintings and ceramics as well as designing interiors for several Christmas
  Home Tours in California. She was also an expert marksman and life member of the
  National Rifle Association. Mrs. Stutzman beloved to the Berlin Brethren Church,
  First Presbyterian Church, Naples, Fla. and Eastern Star Lodge, Somerset.
  Interment will be in Berlin I.O.O.F. Cemetery at a future date. Arrangements
  are in the care of Deaner Funeral Home, Berlin. Memorial contributions may be
  sent to Berlin Historical Society Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 35, Berlin PA 15530
  
  
  Stutzman, Geraldine Knepper (Johnson)  07/19/05  Daily American
  
  Geraldine Knepper (Johnson) Stutzman, died Feb. 20, 2005, will be remembered in
  a graveside memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday at Berlin IOOF Cemetery