OBIT: Walter E. STUTZMAN, 1985, Friedens RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  STUTZMAN
  
  Walter E. Stutzman, 96, of Friedens RD 2, died Nov. 12, 1985, at the
  home of his daughter, Mrs. Luella Duppstadt.  Born Dec. 25, 1888, in
  Somerset Township.  Preceded in death by his wife, the former Sadie
  Trent; son, Merle; and daughter, Mae Walker.  He is survived by these
  children: Harold, married to Dorothy Arden, and Ralph, married to
  Kathleen Walker, both of Friedens RD 2; Mrs. Clarence (Ruth) Whipple
  of Petaluma, Calif.; Mrs. Virgil (Luella) Duppstadt, Stoystown RD 3;
  Mrs. Howard (Dorothy) Reffner, Mesa, Ariz; Mrs. Ernest (Jean)
  Hoffman, Somerset; Mrs. Bernice Lepczyk, Talson, Md.; 21
  grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and six
  great-great-grandchildren.  He was a retired coal miner and
  Stonycreek Township dairy farmer.  He was a member of the Faith
  Lutheran Church.  Family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and
  2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown.  Remains
  will lie in state at Faith Lutheran Church from 10 a.m. until services
  at 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev. Charles J. Hartbauer officiating. 
  Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park.
  
  Daily American, November 13, 1985
  
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