OBIT: Pauline M. (Anderson) THOMAS, 2005, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA
  
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  Thomas, Pauline M.  08/17/05  Daily American
  
  Pauline M. Thomas, 90, Meyersdale, died Aug. 16, 2005, at the Memorial Medical
  Center following a short illness. She was born Pauline Marie Anderson on July
  22, 1915, in Broadford, a daughter of the late Paul Lloyd and Mary Catherine
  (Bender) Anderson. Also preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Kenneth
  B. Thomas and brothers, Joseph, Donald, Paul and Kenneth Anderson. She is
  survived by her children, Jo Ann, wife of Dale Meese Sr.; Marla, wife of Ira
  (Wick) Lichty, both of Salisbury; Paul, Murrysville; and Kenneth Jr.,
  Meyersdale. Also survived by nine grandchildren: Dale Meese Jr., Salisbury,
  Dawn, Joy, Lisa and Chris Thomas, Meyersdale, Grant and Brian Thomas of
  Greenbay and Manitowoc Wisconsin, David Thomas, Pittsburgh and Anna (Thomas)
  Bogue, Ambridge; and six great-grandchildren: Erin (Meese) Bird and Chad Meese,
  Tyler Henderson, Tyler Thomas  and Jacinta and Shaun Thomas. She attended
  Meyersdale High School and worked at the Hazel McGilvery Hospital and the
  Meyersdale Shirt Factory. She was a devoted wife and mother and grandmother for
  the past 68 years and utilized her many skills including seamstress, gardener,
  general home mechanics and social skills to provide the basis for nurturing the
  many successes and accomplishments of her children and grandchildren. She was a
  reader and immensely enjoyed working word puzzles and cross-word puzzles. She
  had a "midas" touch with "house plants" and loved sharing cuttings and seeds
  from her plants with others. She enjoyed traveling with her husband in
  retirement and she took tremendous pride in the maintenance of her home of 58
  years at 224 North St. in Meyersdale. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and
  7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Leckemby Funeral Home, where a service will be
  held at 11 a.m. Friday. Interment, Union Cemetery. 
  
  
  THOMAS, Pauline M. 08/16/05 The New Republic
   July 22, 1915 - August 16, 2005 
    
  Pauline M. Thomas, 90, Meyersdale, died Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at the
  Memorial Medical Center, following a short illness.   
  She was born Pauline Marie Anderson on July 22, 1915, in Broad Ford, a daughter
  of the late Paul Lloyd and Mary Catherine (Bender) Anderson.    
  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Kenneth B. Thomas
  and brothers: Joseph, Donald, Paul and Kenneth Anderson.   
  She is survived by her children: Jo Ann, wife of Dale Meese Sr.; Marla, wife of
  Ira (Wick) Lichty, both of Salisbury; Paul, Murrysville; and Kenneth Jr.,
  Meyersdale; nine grandchildren: Dale Meese Jr., Salisbury; Dawn, Joy, Lisa and
  Chris Thomas, Meyersdale; Grant and Brian Thomas, Green Bay; and Manitowoc,
  Wis.; David Thomas, Pittsburgh; and Anna (Thomas) Bogue, Ambridge; and six
  great-grandchildren: Erin (Meese) Bird and Chad Meese, Tyler Henderson, Tyler
  Thomas and Jacinta and Shaun Thomas. She is also survived by sisters: Beatrice
  Smith, New Baltimore; Mary Engleka, Akron, Ohio; Hilda Phillips, Meyersdale;
  and Chirley Anderson, Stoystown.   
  She attended Meyersdale High School and worked at the Hazel McGilvery Hospital
  and the Meyersdale Shirt Factory. She was a devoted wife, mother and
  grandmother for the past 68 years and utilized her many skills including
  seamstress, gardening, general home mechanics and social skills to provide the
  basis for nurturing the many successes and accomplishments of her children and
  grandchildren. She was a   reader and immensely enjoyed working word puzzles
  and crossword puzzles. She had a "midas" touch with "house plants" and loved
  sharing cuttings and seeds from her plants with others. She enjoyed traveling
  with her husband in retirement and she took tremendous pride in the maintenance
  of her home of 58 years at 224 North St. in Meyersdale.   
  Friends were received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Leckemby
  Funeral Home, where a service was held at 11 a.m. Friday.    
  Interment, Union Cemetery.