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    1. April 14, 1944 Obits McDonald Record-Outlook
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    3. HAUGHT, DONALDSON, REHAK, WHEELER, CHARLIER, STURGEON, SCHEERS, STAMPFLI, PAGE, KULAK Nancy Jaqueline HAUGHT, 4, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 1944, in her home R. D. 1, Hickory, following a week's illness. She is survived by her parents William and Jennie GUMP HAUGHT; three sisters: Betty Jane, Loretta Jean, and Juanita, and a brother, Arthur Lee, all at home. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. HAUGHT also survive. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in a Washington funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Joseph M. HOPKINS, pastor of the Mt. Pleasant U. P. Church, Hickory. Burial was in the Mt. Prospect cemetery, Hickory. James L. DONALDSON, 55, died suddenly at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 1944, in his home in R. D. 1, Gibsonia. A son of the late William and Elizabeth WILSON DONALDSON, he was born in Washington county and spent most of his life in Robinson and Smith townships. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret ROWLANDS DONALDSON; five sons: William, John, and Shannon EONALDSON at home, Pvt. Andrew H. DONALDSON, and Pvt. James L. DONALDSON, stationed with the army in New Guinea; a daughter, Lois DONALDSON, at home. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the Robinson U. P. church, near Bavington, conducted by the Rev. Samuel G. NEAL, pastor of the Hebron Presbyterian church. Burial was in the Robinson church cemetery. Mrs. Mary PIVAK REHAK, 64, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, April 7, 1944, in her home in R. D. 4 (Westend), McDonald, following a lingering illness. She was born August 15, 1879, in Austria and came to the United States 33 years ago, locating in McDonald. She is survived by her husband, Michael REHAK; two daughters: Miss Virginia REHAK at home and Grace, the wife of William WADE of R. D. 4, McDonald; two sons: Sgt. Michael REHAK, Jr., stationed at Ft. Riley, Kansas, and Joseph REHAK of McDonald; one brother, Gregory PIVAK of Pittsburgh. There are five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday morning with requiem high mass in St. Alphonsus' church, McDonald, intoned by the Rev. Fr. J. A. BURGOON. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. Mrs. Minnie COLEMAN WHEELER, 48, died of a paralytic stroke at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 1944, in her home, 191 Chestnut street, McDonald. A daughter of the late George and Sarah BROWN COLEMAN, she was born February 7, 1896, in Avella and had been a resident of McDonald the past three months. She was a member of the First Baptist church, Bulger. Mrs. WHEELER is survived by one daughter, Elizabeth, the wife of William THORNTON of Orchard street, McDonald; three brothers: James and Henry COLEMAN of McDonald and Dunmore VALES of Pricedale. There are nine grandchildren. Her husband Levi WHEELER died December 3, 1939. Funeral services were held the afternoon of April 5 in the First Baptist church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. FOSTER of Washington. Burial was in Center cemetery, Midway. Arthur CHARLIER, 78, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 1944, in his home, 106 Miller street, McDonald, following a lingering illness. He was born April 12, 1865, in Belgium and had been a resident of McDonald the past sixty years. He was a member of LaSolidarite association, McDonald and the Franco-Belgian club of Sturgeon. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura WAUTHIER CHARLIER; five daughters: Della, the wife of Charles HALEY of Indianola; Mary, the wife of Fernal PIERSON of McDonald; Twenett, the wife of William YATES of Indianola; Anna, the wife of George BELOT of Arnold, and Miss Augusta CHARLIER at home. There are 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the CHARLIER home conducted by the Rev. G. M MCKNIGHT, D. D., pastor of the Robinson's Run U. P. church. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. James Glenn STURGEON died at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 3, 1944,in his home, 29 Fayette street, Oakdale, following a two-week illness of pneumonia. A son of the late Margaret WALLACE and Joseph R. STURGEON, he was born in Oakdale. He attended the North Fayette township school, pre-medical school at Slippery Rock, and received his degree of dentistry at Pitt university. He and Ethel HERRIOTT were married June 5, 1912 in Oakdale by the Rev. H. A. MOSSERE. Mr. STURGEON was a member of the Oakdale Presbyterian church. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, James Glenn, Jr.; two brothers: H. W. STURGEON and Paul C. STURGEON, both of Oakdale; two sisters: Mrs. Bayard SCHELLINGER of Truston, N. Y., and Mrs. Alex T. MAGDALENE of Oakdale. Funeral services were held the afternoon of April 6 in the Oakdale Presbyterian church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. H. C. CARSON. Burial was in the Oakdale cemetery. Mrs. Florence THENIS SCHEERS, 92, died suddenly of a heart attack at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 1944, in her home in Sturgeon. She was born May 1, 1851, in Belgium and came to the United States 37 years ago, locating in Sturgeon. She is survived by one daughter, Irma, the wife of Paul SCHEERS of Sturgeon. There are four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her husband, Domenick SCHEERS, died about ten years ago. Funeral services were held the afternoon of April 5 in the SCHEERS home, conducted by the Rev. G. M. MCKNIGHT, pastor of the Robinson's Run U. P. church, McDonald. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. Mrs. Mary Ann STAMPFLI, 93, died at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, 1944, in her home in Brook street, McDonald, of the infirmities of age. He had been bedfast five days. Born in Clifton, County GALWAY, Ireland, she came to the United States at the age of 16 with her parents who settled in Noblestown. She and Victor STAMPFLI were married 67 years ago and took up their residence in McDonald. Mr. STAMPFLI died about 10 years ago. She is survived by these sons and daughters: Pauline, the wife of V. N. MARTIN of Eunice, N.M.; Victor H. at home; Walter T. of Bay City, Texas; Mary Ann, the wife of Peter BRADLEY of Akron, Ohio; Katherine, the wife of James DALEY of Pittsburgh; Wendell P. of Eunice, N. M.; Christine, the wife of Vincent O'SHEA of Cecil township. A son, Charles P., died about twelve years ago in Phoenix, Ariz., and another son, Thomas, died in McDonald about 25 years ago. There survive also a sister, Anna, who resides in Santa Cruz, Calif., and a brother, M. J. FINEGAN of York, Pa. There are 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends, of which she had a host, are being received in the family home in Brook street. Requiem high mass will be intoned at 9:00 a.m. Saturday in St. Alphonsus' church by her pastor, the Rev. Fr. J. A. BURGOON. Burial will be in Holy Souls' cemetery near Carnegie. (From the New Kensington Daily) The entire Springdale-Cheswick community was saddened when it learned that Miss Georgeana PAGE, 20 of Cheswick, who was critically injured when hit by an automobile April 1, had died in Citizens General hospital, New Kensington, at 11:25 p.m. Friday, April 7, 1944,of pneumonia. Miss PAGE, an employee of the National bank of Springdale, was starting across Pittsburgh street, Springdale, to board a bus when she was hit. She suffered critical head injuries and never fully regained consciousness after the accident. A daughter of Joseph, Sr., and the late Mrs. Lorena COUCH PAGE, Georgeana was born February 18, 1924, in Harmarville. She was graduated from Springdale high school with high honors in the class of '42. She was a faithful member of the Cheswick Presbyterian church and had been a Sunday school teacher for the past five years. Since the death of her mother last August, Georgeana had devoted every possible minute of her time to the care of her younger brothers and sisters. An ardent admirer of her brother, Joseph PAGE, Jr., a pitcher of the New York Yankee baseball club. Georgeana was an enthusiastic baseball fan and closely followed the fortunes of the Yankees and other baseball clubs in which she was interested from the opening each season until the end of the World Series. Georgeana's friends were legion. Besides her father, Georgeana leaves three sisters, Eleanor, Lorena, and Anne, at home; three brothers, Joseph, Jr., with the New York Yankees and Robert and Hultz at home. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon. Burial was in Deer Creek cemetery. Miss PAGE was a granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. M. COUCH, former residents of McDonald and of Cherry Valley, and a grandniece of Mrs. A. B. COCHRAN of McDonald. Mrs. Mildred _____ KULAK, **, lost her life Friday evening, April 7, 1944, when returning home from her place of employment in Coraopolis. Because of the slippery roads, the driver, a Mr. YOST of Coraopolis with whom she was riding, threw on the brakes causing the accident. Mr. YOST was seriously injured and died later. Theodore KULAK, stationed in Georgia, was notified of his wife's death and was granted a ten-day furlough. Besides her mother, she leaves five sisters: Mrs. J____ _____ of California hollow, Mrs. Gabriel (Mary) CEYROLLES, Mrs. Margaret TURNER, Mrs. Tony (___) ____, and Mrs. Fred (Josephine) BERNARD, all of R. D. 2, Coraopolis, and one brother, Charles B____ of Moon township. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in St. Columbkille's church, Imperial. Burial was in St. Columbkille's cemetery.

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