OBIT: Luigi TESTA, 1980, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA
  
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  TESTA
  
  Luigi Testa, 100, Meyersdale RD 3, died April 20, 1980, in Sacred Heart
  Hospital, Cumberland, Md.  Born Feb. 22, 1880, in Mark, Italy, a son of the
  late Pacifica and Agnes (Aquilanti) Testa.  Preceded in death by his wife,
  the former Lavorina Camellia and also four children.  Survived by these
  children: Augustine of Avondale; John, Cumberland, Md.; Andrew,
  Indianapolis, Ind.; Orlando and Mario, both of Toughkenmanon; Mrs. Lena
  Dirienzo, Somerset; Mrs. Emma Rowley, Cumberland, Md.; and Mrs. Victoria
  Staub, Meyersdale RD 3; also 41 grandchildren ; 65 great-grandchildren;
  and two great-great grandchildren.  A brother of: Joseph and Agatia, both of
  Mark, Italy.  Was a member of the UMWA.  He worked as a coal miner and farmer
  for 45 years before retirement.  Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9
  p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale.  Mass of
  Christian Burial will be Thursday 11 a.m. at the SS. Philip and James
  Catholic Church, Meyersdale, the Rev. J. Clark George officiating.
  Interment, church cemetery.  Rosary 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
  
  Daily American, April 22, 1980
  
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