North Cambria News, Thursday, February 9, 1939 Mrs. Matilda [Lute] Fritz, 86, died last week at her home. Mrs. Fritz was born in Indiana County January 25, 1853. On January 28, 1873, she married Daniel Fritz, who preceded her in death April 28, 1934. Matilda and Daniel built a house on Spangler Street and turned the farm, known as Fritz's Corner, over to Hiram in 1904. Mr. Fritz sold part of his farm as building lots for the new town of Hastings. She was the mother of five children, two daughters being deceased. She is survived by her son, Hiram Fritz married to Laura Arble and two daughters, Mrs. Cora Smith Manion, of Ebensburg and Mrs. Sylvester [Sara Jane] Miller of Susquehanna Township. Mrs. Fritz was the sister of Isaac Lute, a Civil War Soldier. She was buried at St. Bernard's Cemetery. Note: The original Fritz who settled in this area was Hiram: his son was Daniel, and his grandson was Hiram. The original farm was in Carroll Township "near Carrolltown." Cora Fritz was married first to Albert Smith of Curvensville and they lived in Clymer where they ran a restaurant. Cora had a son George and daughter Eva who lived with her grandparents. Cora married second John Manion, a widowed neighbor of the Fritz's. Hiram and Laura had two daughters: Gertrude who married Walter Holtz and was the mother of Leonard, Howard and Laura Mae Holtz; and Mary Anna "Mae" who married Ralph Strittmatter, and was the mother of Frederick "Fritz, Boyd and Daniel Strittmatter Marilyn Kline Washington