North Cambria News, Thursday, December 19, 1940 Sylvester Miller, age 69, died in Susquehanna Township last week. He was born January 28, 1871, the son of Charles and Rosalia [Bagley] Miller. He leaves a widow, Sara Jane [Fritz] Miller and an adopted son, George Miller, at home. Mr. Miller also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Amandus, Pius, and Mrs. David Tovey, all of Detroit; Mrs. Joseph Vogel, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Albert Dowey, WillksBarre and Mrs. Anicetus Lehmier, of Spangler. His funeral was held Saturday at St. Bernard's Church, Hastings, and he was buried at St. Benedict's Cemetery, Carrolltown. Note: George Miller was the son of Eva Smith and Philip Nicholas Cronaurer. Eva Smith was the niece of Sara Jane Fritz, daughter of Cora Fritz and Bert Smith. Eva died in 1918 at the birth of her fourth child, Mary. Eva's aunt, Sara Jane, adopted George and Rose Anna Miller Cronauer, the grandmother, adopted the other three boys, George married Anna Mae Selfridge. Marilyn Kline Washington

Thanks for the obituary. However, another instance of newspapers providing mis-leading information. Sylvester Miller (1871-1940) and Sarah Jane Miller (1877-1949) are buried in St. Bernard Cemetery, not St. Benedict Cemetery. FYI, the 1930 census index incorrectly listed their adopted son George Miller as George Donevan, grandson, instead of George Cronauer (handwriting was poor). > To: pacambri@rootsweb.com > From: marilynkwash@aol.com > Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:33:40 -0400 > Subject: [PACAMBRI] Funeral of Sylvester Miller m Sara Jane Fritz Set Saturday > > North Cambria News, Thursday, December 19, 1940 > > Sylvester Miller, age 69, died in Susquehanna Township last week. He was born January 28, 1871, the son of Charles and Rosalia [Bagley] Miller. He leaves a widow, Sara Jane [Fritz] Miller and an adopted son, George Miller, at home. > Mr. Miller also leaves the following brothers and sisters: > Amandus, > Pius, and > Mrs. David Tovey, all of Detroit; > Mrs. Joseph Vogel, Pittsburgh; > Mrs. Albert Dowey, WillksBarre and > Mrs. Anicetus Lehmier, of Spangler. > His funeral was held Saturday at St. Bernard's Church, Hastings, and he was buried at St. Benedict's Cemetery, Carrolltown. > > Note: George Miller was the son of Eva Smith and Philip Nicholas Cronaurer. Eva Smith was the niece of Sara Jane Fritz, daughter of Cora Fritz and Bert Smith. Eva died in 1918 at the birth of her fourth child, Mary. Eva's aunt, Sara Jane, adopted George and Rose Anna Miller Cronauer, the grandmother, adopted the other three boys, George married Anna Mae Selfridge. > > Marilyn Kline Washington >