Marilyn, Could it be Organic Brain Syndrome? It is a common diagnosis in the elderly but I don't know if it would have been used back then. Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Prinzing" <marjenp@mindspring.com> To: <PAMONVAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 1:29 AM Subject: [PAMONVAL] John Jenkins > Hello, > > Could some kind person on the list check for an obit for John Jenkins who > died January 6, 1962?. He and his wife Edith lived on 5th Street in > Charleroi, Pa. I just got his Death Certificate from New Castle which was > not clearly copied. The DC was handwritten by a Dr. Priscilla Popp whose > handwriting is terrible. It looks like he died at Torrance State Hospital; > but, I can't be sure. Does anyone know if I would be able to get his > record from Torrance? > > John died at the age of 87. I am interested in the cause of death because > the first word is illegible; but, the next two word are brain syndrome; > however, the major cause was Bronchial Pneumonia. > > I am also interested in learning the maiden name of John's wife, Edith. The > DC looks like she might have been Edith West Jenkins. John Jenkins was my > late father's favorite uncle. > > Uncle John and my grandfather, Robert L. Jenkins use to put on Vaudeville > shows in the Mon Valley when my dad was young. > > If there is a Web Site where I can retrieve an obit from 1962, I would > appreciate knowing about it. > > Thank you, > > Marilyn (Jenkins) Prinzing, Lake Co., IL; marjenp@mindspring.com. > > Anderson, Barringer, Bayer, Bedall (Beadle), Dicks(Dix), Howe, Jarrett, > Jenkins, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, Landis, Mayhorn, Minerd, Moller, Nein, > Roley,Shallenberger, Sharp, Sisler, Smith, Walters, Weber, Weems/Wemyss, > Whetzel + Var., Wilson, Worrell. > Locations: PA: Adams, Allegheny,Armstrong, Bedford, Berks, Fayette, > Greene, Lancaster, Lehigh, Mifflin, Northampton, Somerset, Washington, > Westmoreland, York Counties Maryland: Frederick Co. and Hagerstown. > Scotland > > ______________________________