OBIT: John Nicholas ZEHNER, 1943, of interest in Somerset County, PA 

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JOHN NICHOLAS ZEHNER

  John Nicholas Zehner, 68, died Friday at his home in Grantsville, Md., after 
becoming ill since December.  He became worse a week ago, and suffered a stroke 
of paralysis.  He was born in Lonaconing, Md., in 1874, a son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Henry Zehner, but lived near and in Grantsville all his life.
  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sadie (Bonig) Zehner, one son, Roy Zehner, 
Pittsburgh, Pa.; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Marshall, Grantsville; two grandsons, 
Alex and John Marshall; two sisters, Mrs. John Opel and Mrs. Tillie Margroff, 
Accident, Md.; three brothers, Rev. Lewis Zehner, Ridgeville Corners, Ohio; 
Henry Zehner, Garfield, Minn.; Lenn Zehner, Akron, Ohio.
  A short service was held at the home Sunday afternoon by Rev. H. H. 
Fickenscher, pastor of the German Lutheran Church of Cove, followed by funeral 
services at the Grantsville Lutheran Church with Rev. S. D. Sigler officiating.
  Pallbearers were Harvey Gortner, Harold Miller, Ralph Glotfelty, Emerson 
Sebolt, Harry Yommer and Adam Hanft.  Interment was in the Grantsville cemetery.
  The floral offerings were many and very beautiful.  Relatives and friends who 
attended from a distance were Roy H. Zehner, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Rev. Lewis Zehner, 
Richville Corners, Ohio; Leonard Zehner, Akron, Ohio; Sgt. Robert Zehner, North 
Carolina; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Margroff and family of the Cove, Mr. and Mrs. John 
Opel and family, Accident, Md.; Mrs. James Schriver, John Weevel, Mrs. Elizabeth 
Trenary, Mrs. Elizabeth Zilch, Miss Lou Schiller and Miss Jeanette Bonig, 
Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pope, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Merrell, Mr. and Mrs. 
Orville Crowe, Avilton; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Michael, Long Stretch; Mr. and Mrs. 
Harry Pope, Meyersdale; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harman, Accident, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. 
Harry Morrow, Somerset, Pa.; Miss Alverta Zehner, Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs. Frank 
Zehner of near Grantsville; Mr. and Mrs. William Petry, Salisbury; Mrs. Masie 
Ringer and daughter, Charles Stahl, Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Richter, 
Cove; Mrs. Nell Zellers, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Taylor, Frostburg, Md., and Mr. and 
Mrs. William Newberry, Cumberland.
  Interment was in the Grantsville cemetery.  The passing of John Zehner leaves 
another vacancy in the community which will be hard to fill.

Meyersdale Republican, April 1, 1943