OBIT: Mary E. (BLUCAS) WASCO, 1979, Boswell, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed by Kerry L. Miller. Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ WASCO Mrs. Mary E. Wasco, 82, 602 Main St., Boswell, died Aug. 11, 1979, at Somerset Community Hospital. Born Jan. 28, 1897, in New Florence, daughter of Martin and Mary Blucas. Preceded in death by parents, husband, Tobias C., a son, Martin and a daughter, Genevieve Harnicher. Survived by a step-daughter, Catherine Wasnick, granddaughter, Shirley, wife of R.J. Pritts, and three great-grandchildren, Scott, Marsha and Mark Pritts, all of Boswell. Member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Boswell, St. Barbara's Sodality and Laurel Mountain Senior Citizens. Friends were received Sunday evening and will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Joseph G. Hoffman Funeral Home, 409 Main St., Boswell, where wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, the Rev. Lawrence Wolkonowski O.S.M. Conv. Interment, church cemetery. Catholic Church, Jerome; Tire Hill Local 998 U.M.W. of A.; Polish Falcons Nest 556, Jerome: and Jerome Volunteer Fire Company. He was a retired employee of the former Hillman Coal and Coke Co., Jerome, and Somerset State Hospital. Friends were received Sunday evening and will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Joseph H. Hoffman Funeral Home, 227 Allegheny St., Boswell, where prayer service will be held at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday followed by Funeral Mass at 9 a.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, Jerome, the Rev. Thomas Gran. Interment, church cemetery. Daily American, August 13, 1979 [W0494]