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    1. RILEY, WILHELM, OLIVER May 31, 1928 McDonald PA Outlook
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    3. RILEY, WILHELM, OLIVER John H. RILEY, well-known and respected citizen of this place, died suddenly this morning about eight o'clock at his home in East Lincoln avenue. Mr. RILEY has been in failing health for the past year, caused by heart disease. Fro a number of years he held the office of high constable in the borough and was registrar assessor for the second precinct. His wife, Mary E. RILEY, died March 23, 1925. Three sons survive: John RILEY, Jr., of Carnegie; Michael RILEY, of Cleveland, and P. J. RILEY, at home. The body will be taken to the home of his son, John, at Carnegie. Funeral arrangements are not complete. Mrs. Bertha ROESSING WILHELM, widow of William W. WILHELM, aged 89, formerly of Oakdale, died on Monday, May 21, 1928, in Pittsburgh. The interment was Thursday in the German cemetery at Oakdale with the funeral services at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. John DERRICK of Pittsburgh on Thursday of last week at two o'clock. Mrs. WILHELM is survived by the following daughters, Mrs. Caroline VIEHMAN, Mrs. Helena KUHLMAN and Mrs. Lina WATT. She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. *There are some WILHELM headstones at the Old German Cemetery page on Norm's webpages Mrs. Catherine STEWART OLIVER aged 63, died at her home on North McDonald street on Sunday morning, May 27, at six o'clock. Mrs. OLIVER had been in poor health for the last year and her condition became serious about two weeks ago. Death was due to heart trouble. Mrs. OLIVER was born in County Antrim, Ireland, August 12, 1865, and came to this country when she was eighteen years of age, locating in McDonald, where she has since lived. On June 28, 1888, she was united in marriage with William J. OLIVER by the late W. D. IRONS, D. D. Besides her husband, she leaves four daughters: Mrs. J. B. KING of Akron, Mrs. C. J. BICKEL of McDonald, R. D. 4, Mrs. Caroline BELL at home, and Mrs. J. G. BOUND of Shoemakersville, Pa., one brother, C. D. STEWART of McDonald, and one sister, Mrs. Leslie ANDERSON of Belfast, Ireland. Funeral services were held from the First United Presbyterian church on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, in charge of the pastor, the Rev. S. A. MCCOLLAM, with interment in Robinson's Run cemetery.

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