OBIT: Joseph A. TRESSLER, 1913, native of Somerset County, PA

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Tressler, Joseph A.

  The South Side has lost one of its aged citizens, when the messenger of death 
entered the home, and called Joseph A. Tressler from this world to the great 
beyond. He was born at Roddy's Mill, near Glencoe in Northampton Township, 
December 19, 1843, and died March 26, 1913, at 2:20 a. m., aged 69 years, 3 
months and 7 days. On June 16, 1870, he was married to Caroline L. Pelster, of 
Wellersburg. Mr. Tressler had spent the last fifteen years in Meyersdale and 
engaged until recently in hauling and draying.  For the last year he had been 
ailing, and for the last four weeks had been housed up. On Saturday evening when 
he retired there were evident symptoms that he would not be able to endure the 
drains on his vitality much longer and early on Wednesday morning his system 
could no longer repel the attack on his heart, which was the immediate cause of 
his demise. He is survived by his widow and seven children as follows: George H. 
of Akron, Ohio, Grant of Wellersburg, Frank of Nebraska, Joseph at home; Mrs. 
David Lewis of [**], and Misses Myrtle and Lutie at home. Six grandchildren also 
survive and two brothers, Jesse Tressler of Johnstown and S. M. Tressler of 
Meyersdale. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 o'clock 
at the home of the deceased, Rev. J. A. Yount, conducting the service. Interment 
will be made in the Union Cemetery.

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Meyersdale Commercial, Mar. 27, 1913