OBIT: James R. TASKER, 1996, formerly of Somerset County, PA 
  
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  TASKER
  
  James R. Tasker, 66, of Richland Township, formerly of Somerset, died June
  3, 1996, at Memorial Medical Center.  Born Aug. 13, 1929, in Wilkinsburg,
  son of A.C. and Edith (Wise) Tasker.  Preceded in death by father.  Survived
  by mother, Somerset; wife, the former Blanche E. Bittner, to whom he was
  married for 42 years; son, David R., married to the former Cathy
  Ellenberger, West Point, N.Y.; daughter, Diane E., wife of Robert Gramling,
  Reading, Pa.  Also grandchildren, Robert Tasker and Erin Gramling.  Brother of
  Mildred, wife of Robert Trent, Somerset; William, married to the former Cora
  Mae Flory, Dauphin, Pa., and Betty James, Somerset.  1948 Eagle Scout in
  Somerset.  Army veteran of Korean Conflict.  Retired from PNC bank.  Recently
  self-employed independent fee appraiser senior.  Member of Bethany United
  Methodist Church, where he served as Sunday School teacher, lay leader,
  church treasurer and active with men's fellowship breakfast.  Life member of
  Geistown-Richland Lions Club with 40 years service in Lions.  Served as past
  president, past deputy district governor and past cabinet
  secretary-treasurer of District 14-J, Lions International.  Also served as
  past public relations chairman in District 14-J.  Member of National
  Association of Realtors.  Past president, treasurer of Cambria-Sumerset of
  Realtors.  Friends received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Harris
  Funeral Home, 500 Cherry Lane, Richland, where Lions Memorial Service will
  be held at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.  Funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday at
  Bethany U.M. Church, Rev. Charles E. Goodin.  Visitation also 1 hour prior
  to service at church.  Interment, Grandview Cemetery.  Family suggests
  donations to Bethany U.M. Church Memorial Fund in memory of James R. Tasker.
  
  Daily American, June 5, 1996
  
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