Ida G. PRINKEY, 100, of Spears Personal Care Home, Markleysburg, formerly of Normalville, died Saturday at Uniontown Hospital. She was born Oct. 1, 1888 at Normalville, a daughter of the late John B. and Rachel Long Pritts. She lived at Normalville most of her life and was a member of Normalville United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons; John E. Prinkey of Connellsville, and George V. Prinkey of Normalville; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Esther Flydell (?) and Mrs. Blanche Brooks, both of Connellsville. She was predeceased by her husband, Elmer C. Prinkey, in 1964; a son, Kenneth W. Prinkey in 1980; a daughter, Mary Helen Prinkey, in 1926; a grandson, Roy W. Prinkey, two brothers, Homer and Clyde Pritts; and three sisters, Mrs. Hannah Prinkey, Mrs. Besse Sleasman and Mrs. Elizabeth Sleasman. (12/24/1988 - Normalville) Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

Edward: Do you have any of those Fayette County Obits for: Kendall or Welling Angela

Sorry to hear you have a problem with the obits, some of us used a lot of thouse obits in our research, therefore they are a great help. You can always delete them! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray ." <IRAY@msn.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [PAFAY] Obits > I agree; the 'Fayette County genealogy' list has become the 'random obituary list'. > > Ray Boniker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JRuse > To: PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 7:23 AM > Subject: [PAFAY] Obits > > > Today my mailbox held 30 messages from this list, of which 29 were obits. > This is getting a bit excessive. Does anyone agree? > > Of course I can delete them. There must be some way to get them into an > accessible archive than to post them on the list. > > Joan Ruse > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > The Fayette County Genealogical Society- http://www.hhs.net/sss/fayette/fcgsinfo.htm > Fayette County Archives- http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/fayette/index.htm > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Southwestern Pennsylvania History Books Online- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/fulltext/index.html > >

I agree 100% ----- Original Message ----- From: <JJCMOtey@aol.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [PAFAY] Obits > Im not trying to start any problems here, but nobody seems to complain when > they obits benefit them... you cant expect to find stuff on the list that will > make everyone happy everyday... how hard it is really to hit the delete button > if the subject line doesnt interest you? > > I say thank you to all those who are sending in obits... keep up the good > work. > Christina > > In a message dated 2/4/2004 11:06:49 AM Central Standard Time, IRAY@msn.com > writes: > > > I agree; the 'Fayette County genealogy' list has become the 'random > > obituary list'. > > > > Ray Boniker > > > > > > Today my mailbox held 30 messages from this list, of which 29 were obits. > > This is getting a bit excessive. Does anyone agree? Of course I can delete > > them. There must be some way to get them into an accessible archive than to > > post them on the list. > > > > Joan Ruse > > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > "You Have a Friend in Fayette County, Pennsylvania"! > >

YES! She can unsubscribe, Its her choice, so let it happen! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moss" <moss2000@quixnet.net> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [PAFAY] Rootsweb mailing lists for obits > Excellent researching Louise. It makes sense that people post obits on the > obit lists and those interested in them would subscribe to any or all of > those lists. Then people only interested in research subscribe to this list > and their mailboxes don't get overloaded. I get so much email I have 2 > different addresses, 1 for genealogy and 1 for everything else. It sounds > like some people do not have the situation with an email address like yahoo > or hotmail where you have limited space and when it is full it rejects your > mail and you do not get it. And Ellen, you can't unsubscribe, You are a Moss > and I know as soon as I can get to this I am going to have some questions or > sharing for you. > Nora Moss > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Louise Stanzione" <Louise.Stanzione@verizon.net> > To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 1:34 PM > Subject: [PAFAY] Rootsweb mailing lists for obits > > > > This list has been very helpful to me, and I don't want to unsubscribe yet > due to the obits. I myself have contributed a few. > > But I'd like to make the following observation by quoting from the > Rootsweb mailing list menu with descriptions: > > > > PAFAYETT-L > > > > Topic: Fayette County, Pennsylvania. > > > > PA-SW-OBITS-L > > > > Topic: A mailing list for anyone interested in sharing obituaries from > south west Pennsylvania. This may include, but is not limited to, the > counties of Greene, Washington, Fayette, Allegheny, and Westmoreland. > > > > PA-OBITS-L > > > > Topic: anyone who wants to share obituaries or request obituary lookups of > Pennsylvania natives or former residents. If you are willing to do lookups > for others, please monitor the list and respond to requests. If you are > looking for information about a former resident or native Pennsylvanian, > please post it to the list. Efforts requiring monetary compensation are not > appropriate and discussions of monetary compensation will not be allowed. No > copyrighted material will be posted without proof of copyright holders' > permission. No information about living individuals will be posted. > > > > Louise Stanzione > > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > The Fayette County Genealogical Society- > http://www.hhs.net/sss/fayette/fcgsinfo.htm > > Fayette County Archives- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/fayette/index.htm > > > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > You can unsubscribe by clicking below for the regular list: > mailto:PAFAYETT-L-request@rootsweb.com > Click below for the digest list: > mailto:PAFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com > In the BODY include only one word: unsubscribe > (Please turn OFF your signature file when sending the message) > >

Joseph S. WOJTANOWSKI, 80, of West Side, Connellsville, died Sunday in Frick Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. He was born March 15, 1908, in Warsaw, Poland, son of the late Jan W. and Tekla Balinsky Wojtanowski. He was a brakeman for the B&O Railroad, retiring after 50 years of service. He was a member of the Holy Trinity RC Church, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, United Transportation Union, Polish National Alliance, St. Casimir Lodge, and the Connellsville Senior Citizens. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Surviving are three sons, Joseph R., with whom he resided, Edwin J. and Gene S., both of Mount Pleasant; nine grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Louise Lee and Mrs. Rose Smith, both of Connellsville, and Mrs. Virginia Kemezcy of Indiana. He was predeceased by his wife, Wanda Zielinski Wojtanowski; a son, Frank; a brother, Michael; and two sisters, Stella Maderish and Frances Carson. (11/27/1988 - Holy Trinity) Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

Michael J. FARRELL, 78, of 209 S. Shupe St., Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday in Frick Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. He was born July 12, 1910, in Mount Pleasant, son of the late Nicholas and Mary Farrell. He was a member of St. Pius X RC Church of Mount Pleasant. He was owner of the former Mount Pleasant Hardware Store. He was a life member of BPO Elks Lodge 868 of Mount Pleasant. He was a past member of Pleasant Valley Country Club for 30 years, Sons of Italy, and Asunta Club of Mount Pleasant. He was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Gladys Patrick Farrell: a son, Michael Farrell Jr. of Somerset; four brothers, George, Anthony and Louis, all of Mount Pleasant, and Frank of Greensburg; a sister, Rose Farrell of Mount Pleasant, and two granddaughters. (9/28/1988 - St. Pius) Not related to me. Just sharing a resource. Carole Clarke

John E. ROCKS, in charge of the electric pumps at Leckrone No. 5, Pa., dropped over dead at 7 Wednesday morning, following a heart attack. He had left his home in Masontown, Pa., earlier in the morning apparently healthy although in recent years he had several slight lapses. Mr. Rocks was preceded in death by his brother, Francis ROCKS, several years ago. His wife, two daughters and a son survive. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

William MINER, aged 81 years, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in Hopwood, Pa., Wednesday night, at 8:30 following an illness of complication of diseases. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Miner, and the following children: Charles MINER and Mrs. Josephine Dancer, at home; Elsie, of Ohiopyle, Pa.; Daniel, of Arnettsville, West Virginia; Mrs. Paul Wilson, of Brownfield, Pa., and William, Jr., of Hopwood. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Mrs. Pauline SHAW Thompson, aged 31 years, 9 months, and 8 days, died at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Caroline Dugan, of McClellandtown, Pa., Wednesday morning at 5, following a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband, mother, and two children, William and Betty THOMPSON. Short funeral services will be held in the home Saturday afternoon at 2 followed by additional services in the Church Hill Presbyterian Church, McClellandtown, Pa. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Charles Kenneth Cain, aged 15 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cain, died at his home in South Union Township, Pa., Saturday night at 10, following a short illness. In addition to his parents, he is survived by several brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3:30 in the home with Rev. R.G. Manley, of New Salem, Pa., officiating. Burial will be in the Hopwood Cemetery, Hopwood, Pa. Note- The subject line spells the last name exactly the way it appeared in the subject line of the obituary. It was spelled CAIN in the body of the obituary. Possibly a typo in the subject line. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

John J. GASTER, a lifelong resident of Fayette County, Pa., died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Merrill, No. 7, Whyel Works. He was 81 years old. Another daughter, of Garrett County, Md., and one son, J.Q. GASTER, of Sheffield, Warren County, Pa., with 11 grandchildren, survive. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Merrill home with interment in Grantsville, Md. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Christopher C.C. ALTMAN, aged 82 years, died at his home on Railroad Street, West Brownsville, Pa., Sunday morning at 2:30 after an illness of lenghty duration. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leah Altman, one daughter, Miss Pearl ALTMAN, and one son, Clark B. ALTMAN, both at home. Two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Baker, of Middletown, Pa., and Mrs. Cordilla Harding, of Greensburg, Pa., and one granddaughter, Verna ALTMAN, also survive. Funeral services Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m., in charge of the Rev. J.R. Nicholas, of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Harner, of Greensburg, Pa. Interment in the Irwin Cemetery at Irwin, (Westmoreland County)Pa. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

My Johnson's were in Connellsville, and the BOWERS clan were mostly in Fayette Co.Springfield Twp. Mill Run area. Thanks -------Original Message------- From: PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, February 06, 2004 3:51:37 PM To: PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAFAY] Thanks Edward Hi Nancy, Stay tuned! They will all get typed and posted eventually. I don't know if there are any BOWER's or Johnson's in there. Too many to go through by hand to check. If you lived close, I would let you sort through them yourself. The more Carole and I post to the list, the more I receive in the mail. Blessings from heaven? Where were your Bower's and Johnson's? There were several lines of them in the county. I have a dandy story and obit I found at the Brownsville Library this afternoon that I will post next week about a guy named John "Happy" LINDY of Brownsville, Pa., and several about local civil veterans who died. I wish I could wave a magic wand and they would all apear on the list, but since I don't have that power yet, we will all have to have a little patience. Edward Dunlevy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill & Nancy Miller" <millersplace@infostations.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: [PAFAY] Thanks Edward > Edward, Would you happen to have any of those old obit's for the Bowers or Johnson families. I found the married name of a long lost Aunt, thanks to your obit's. Thank you for all your hard work. Nancy > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAFAYETT "Fayette County Genealogy Motherload" .

Ditto Fran Hamilton Longview, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <KesslerWV@aol.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:22 AM Subject: [PAFAY] Full mailboxes > Have those that are complaining about full mailboxes due to multiple postings > considered unsubscribing to list mode and re-subscribing in digest mode? This > way you only have one email a day and after opening it and reading the > subject line if you don't see a name that you are interested in then you can delete > one message instead of 20. I personally am very interested in the obits since > I do not live in that area. > Karen Kessler Cottrill > WV Kessler/Kesler/Keslar Family Historian > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Fayette County Government Links: http://www.hhs.net/fforward/county/county.html > >

Nelson B. PATTERSON, 63 years old, died Sunday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nora Dennis, of Keisterville, Pa., following a stroke of paralysis with which he was stricken last Tuesday night. Besides Mrs. Dennis, he is survived by a son, Ray B. PATTERSON, of (? not ledgible), and the following children: George, Inez, Glenn, Francis, and Garnet DENNIS. Funeral services will b held Tuesday afternoon at 1 in the Dennis home followed by an additional service in the Flatwoods Church. Rev. T.M. Metly will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

William W. BALL, aged (possibly 86?) years, died Saturday, February 12, 1928 at midnight at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harriett V. Franks, of Connellsville, Pa., where he had made his home for the last 16 years, following a lingering illness. In addition to Mrs. Franks, he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, of Uniontown, Pa. His wife, formerly Miss Eliza ANTRAM, of Masontown, Pa., died (22 or 32?) years ago. Funeral services will be held in the Franks home in Connellsville, Pa., Tuesday morning at 10 with the Rev. J.H. Lambertson officiating. Burial will be in the Mennonite Cemetery, near Masontown, Pa. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Wilson Shaffer, aged 43 years, of Searights, Pa., died in the Uniontown Hospital Sunday morning, February 12, 1928 at 8:30, following an illness of heart trouble. He had been ill since December 12. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Mrs. Martha M. Anslow, aged 74, died Saturday night at 8:45 in her home on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Pa. She leaves the following children: Mrs. W.T. Sickles, of Washington; Mrs. E.H. Miller, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and George ANSLOW, of Shadyside, Ohio. One brother, George W. DeBOLT, of Seattle, Washington, one sister, Mrs. Henry Atchison, of New Geneva, Pa.; and 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, also survive. Mrs. Anslow was a member of Shadyside, Ohio Methodist Episcopal Church. Funeral services will be held in West Washington Methodist Episcopal Church Tuesday afternoon at 2, in charge of Rev. J.H. DeBOLT. Interment will be in the Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pa. Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY

Edward, Would you happen to have any of those old obit's for the Bowers or Johnson families. I found the married name of a long lost Aunt, thanks to your obit's. Thank you for all your hard work. Nancy