OBIT: Edward J. WILL, 2000, Berlin, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WILL
  
    Edward J. Will, 82, of Berlin, died Jan. 2, 2000, at UPMC Bedford
  Memorial.  Born May 26, 1917, in Allegheny Township son of the late
  Gregory A. and Clara (Fisher) Will.  He was the widower of Doris A.
  (Hillegas) Will who preceded him in death on Feb. 21, 1998.  He was
  also preceded in death by three brothers, A. Loren, Gregory, Joseph,
  and a half-brother, Cletus Fisher.  He was the last surviving member
  of his immediate family.  Survived by three nieces and four
  nephews.  He retired from the New Baltimore Post Office as the
  Postmaster where he was employed for 31 years.  Former Allegheny
  Township Supervisor and former employee of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
  Commission.  He was a member St. John the Baptist Catholic Church,
  New Baltimore.  Served in World War II as a Master Sergeant in the
  U.S. Army.  He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Combat
  Infantry Badge.  He was wounded twice, the second time he was
  captured by the Germans and listed as Missing in Action.  He was a
  lifetime member of the Military Order of The Purple Heart Chapter
  992, Forbes Road, a lifetime member of Disabled American Veterans
  Chapter 117 of Berlin.  Member of the Last Man's Club, Berlin.  He
  was a 53-year member of VFW Post 554 and American Legion Post 181 of
  Somerset, a member of the 28th Division Heritage Association in
  Harrisburg, member of 112th Infantry Regiment, Erie, and Co. A.,
  Corry, Pa.  Member of the National Association of Retired Federal
  Employees Chapter 1861, Somerset.  Member of Somerset County
  Postmasters Association and a member of the New Baltimore Sportsman
  Club where he was past president.  Friends received from 2-4 and 7-9
  p.m. Tuesday at Mickle-Geisel Funeral Home, Schellsburg, where vigil
  service for the deceased will be at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday.  Funeral Mass
  at 10 a.m., Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with
  Rev. Mark Begly Celebrant.  Interment at St. John's Cemetery, New
  Baltimore.
  
  Daily American, January 4, 2000
  
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