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    1. [PA-SW-OBITS] Mar. 26, 1944 Obits McDonald Record-Outlook
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    3. ISLER, HANLIN, MCCARRELL, MASQUELIER, NELSON, DRUGA Mrs. Eleanor NORFOLK ISLER, widow of the late Lowrie Childs ISLER, died at 6:00 a.m. Thursday, May 25, 1944, in her home, 123 South McDonald street, McDonald. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. C. Lyman WILL, with whom she had made her home since March 12, 1934. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the WILL home. Burial will be in Monongahela City. James L. HANLIN, 72, rural mail carrier at Hanlin for 20 years, died at 9:35 a.m. Friday, May 19, 1944, in his home at Paris, Washington county, following a brief illness. Mr. HANLIN, a life-long resident of Washington county, was employed by the Weirton Steel Co. for 25 years before he retired five years ago. He was a member of the Cove Presbyterian church, Holidays Cove, W. Va. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Agnes STEVENSON HANLIN; a brother, Samuel HANLIN of Hanlin, and a sister, Mrs. Maude NICKELSON of Winfield, Kansas. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the HANLIN home. Burial was in the Chestnut Ridge cemetery near Burgettstown. Miss Margaret LaVerne MCCARRELL, 37 died at 5:15 a.m. Monday, May 22, 1944, in the home of her aunt, Mrs. F. Leo WRIGHT, Fourth street, McDonald, following a lingering illness. A daughter of Charles MCCARRELL of Steubenville, Ohio and the late Carrie Myrtle KARNS MCCARRELL, she was born October 18, 1906, in Burgettstown. At the death of her mother in May 1908, she came to McDonald to reside with her aunt. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church, McDonald. Besides her father, she is survived by four half-brothers. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the WRIGHT home, conducted by the Rev. S. A. MCCOLLAM, D. D. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, McDonald. Burial was in the Chestnut Ridge cemetery, Florence. Mrs. Eugenia CHARLIER MASQUELIER, 70, died at 6:18 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 1944, in her home in Valley street, McDonald, following a lingering illness. A daughter of the late P. J. and Constance CHARLIER, she was born February 20, 1874, in Jumet, Belgium, and came to the United States 57 years ago, locating in McDonald. She was a member of the Robinson's Run United Presbyterian church, McDonald. She is survived by her husband, Jules MASQUELIER, Sr.; two sons: Frank MASQUELIER of McDonald and Raymond MASQUELIER of Avalon; one daughter, Mamie, the wife of R. P. HUSLER of Carnegie; two sisters; Mrs. J. P. GROCHEN of Dunbar, Fayette county, and Mrs. D. J. LAINE of McDonald; one brother, P. J. CHARLIER of McDonald. There are seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Robinson's Run United Presbyterian church, McDonald, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. G. M. MCKNIGHT, D. D. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. Mrs. Sarah AIKEN NELSON, 72, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 1944, in her home in Maple avenue, Oakdale, following a lingering illness. She was born in Ligonier but had been a resident of Oakdale over 50 years. Mrs. NELSON was a member of the Noblestown Methodist church. She is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Howard (Nancy) ROBERSTON and Mrs. Carl (Susan) CONN, both of Oakdale, and Mrs. Annie ARBUCKLE at home; two sons: John NELSON of Meadowlands and David NELSON of Oakdale; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth ROBERTS of Turtle CREEK; one brother, Samuel AIKEN of Youngstown, Ohio. There are 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her husband, William NELSON, died about ten years ago. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Marshall funeral home, Oakdale, conducted by the Rev. C. F. TAME, pastor of the McDonald and Noblestown Methodist churches, assisted by the Rev. H. Carlyle CARSON, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Oakdale. Burial was in the Oakdale cemetery. George DRUGA, 61, of Carnot, R. D. 3, Coraopolis, died Monday evening May 15, 1944 in the Sewickley Valley hospital following a seven-week illness. He was born in Austria and had been a resident of the Carnot district the past *0 years. He operated the DRUGA skating palace up until the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary DRUGA; six sons: Peter DRUGA and Paul DRUGA, both of Clinton, Joseph DRUGA of McKees Rocks, George DRUGA, Jr., stationed in Washington, D. C. and Andrew DRUGA and John DRUGA, both stationed in Italy; four daughters: Miss Betty DRUGA at home, Mrs. Eva SEMON of Enon Valley, Mrs. Margaret COX of Ambridge, and Mrs. Catherine HOSKO of Dormont, a brother John DRUGA of Duquesne. Funeral services were held Saturday morning with requiem high mass in Holy Ghost Greek Catholic church, McKees Rocks. Burial in St. John's cemetery Homestead.

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