OBIT: Mason "Mace" R. WILHELM, Jr., 1987, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WILHELM
  
    Mason "Mace" R. Wilhelm, Jr., 63, of Somerset, died May 1, 1987 at
  Somerset Community Hospital.  Born Oct. 30, 1923 in Somerset, the son
  of Mason and Ada (Miller) Wilhelm Sr.  Also preceded in death by son,
  John, and a sister, Mary.  Survived by wife, the former Viola
  Morocco; brother of:  Mrs. Neil (Thelma) Fontyn of Silver Springs,
  Md.; Mrs. Franck (Lois) Pucci of Somerset RD 7; Karl K. of Painted
  Post, N.Y.; Ray W. of Lady Lake, Fla.; also a number of nieces and
  nephews.  He was a member of the St. Paul's United Church of Christ;
  a past president of Somerset Sportsmen and Rifle Association; a
  trustee of the Kennells Mills Sportsmen's Club; the F.O.E. Aerie
  1801; a retired car foreman for B & O Railroad; a member of the
  Brotherhood of Railway Car Men; a veteran of W.W. II; and a Master
  Sergeant in the Korean Conflict, member of the 75th Division Veterans
  Association and a member of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. 
  He received the Bronze Star for action in the Battle of the Bulge. 
  Friends received 7-9 p.m. Saturday and 3:30-9 p.m. Sunday in the
  Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, where services will be conducted Monday
  at 10 a.m., the Rev. Monsignor Samuel Tomaselli officiating. 
  Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park.  Rosary services 8:30 p.m.
  Sunday.  Family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the
  Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Heart Association,
  Johnstown, Pa.
  
  Daily American, May 2, 1987
  
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