Muir, Margaret Bertha (Griffith) Posted By: Barbara Lorensen Date: May 1 2005 Muir -- Mrs. Margaret Bertha (Griffith) 74 Fairfield Twp. died at 2:55 p.m. May 16, 1960 in her home. Born Nov. 28, 1885 daughter of Matthew and Agnes (Snyder) Griffith. Preceded in death by four infant children and three daughters; Christine; wife of Frank Carmichael; Amy wife of Alvin Payne and Dorinda wife of Anthony Bernabo. Survived by husband George Leslie and daughter Mrs. Orpha Marino, Bolivar RD 1. Sister of Saraella Dougherty, Altoona, Bennett, Jeannette and Mrs. Dorinda Cunningham and Donrolph both of Bolivar Also survived by 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Friends received after 1 p.m. Tuesday at Featherson Funeral Home Bolivar. service at 2 p.m. Thursday in Christian Church. West Bolivar, Rev. Walter Howard, New Florence RD 2 Interment West View Cemetery, Bolivar. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Overdorff, Hazel I. (Eales) Short Posted By: Barbara Lorensen Date: May 1 2005 Mrs. Overdorff Mrs. Hazel Irene Short Overdroff, 67 of Bolivar, Westmoreland County, died of an apparent Heart Attack yesterday. She was the wife of Floyd Overdroff of Bolivar. Her first husband, Philip A. Short died in 1941. Mrs. Overdroff leaves five children by her previous marriage: Mrs. Rebecca Howard, Mrs. Margaret Henderson, Mrs. Ray Nixon, and Thomas Short all of Bolivar. She also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Florence McMahon of Tarentum, 19 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Mrs. Overdorff lived in Tarentum at 411 Lock Street for some 40 years she was a seamstress. the former Mrs. Short, a widow, remarried during the Christmas hiliday season in 1967. Obit OVERDORFF-SHORT Mrs Hazel Irene 66, Indiana RD 4 died Jan. 14, 1969 at Lee Hospital, Johnstown. Preceded in death by first husband, Philip A. Short; son, Harry William "Dick" Short; and daughter Olive. Survived by husband, Floyd C. Overdorff; son Thomas J. Robinson, stepson William L. Overdorff, Indiana RD 4; four daughters, Mrs. Harry (Rebecca) Howard and Mrs. Cecil (Margaret) Henderson, both of Bolivar; Mrs. Grant (Florence) McMahon Tarentum, Mrs. Ray (June) Nixon, Robinson; a stepdaughter Mrs. Watson (Catherine) Campbell, Blairsville RD 2; brother, Charles Eales, Aliquippa; two sisters, Dora, Latrobe and Louise, California; also 19 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Friends received from 2 to 4:30 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Robinson-Lytle Funeral Home, 36 N. Seventh St. Indiana, where services will be conducted at 1:30p.m. Friday. Interment Brush Valley Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial Record Services For Hazel Irene Short Overdorff Born January 19, 1902 Bolivar, PA. Died January 14, 1969 Lee Hospital, Johnstown, PA Services From Robinson-Lytle Funeral Home Indiana, Pa. Fri. Jan. 17, 1969, 1:30 p.m. Officiating The Rev. Robert Cherry Interment Brush Valley Lutheran Cemetery +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Prasko, Joanne R. (McMahon) Posted By: Barbara Lorensen Date: May 1 2005 PRASKO - Joanne R., 52 of Hastings RD died Jan. 13, 2000 at memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Born Feb. 26, 1947 in Tarentum, daughter of late Grant and Florence (Short) McMahon. Survived by husband of 29 years, James and these children: David at home; Mark married to former Melinda Hoppel, Northern Cambria; and James Jr. married to former Jennifer North West Mifflin; also granddaughters, Lauren, Kacie, and Lindsey Prasko. Sister of Barbara Lorensen of Mexico, Mo.;Mary Lou Pringle of Meadville; Judy McMahon of Tarentum;William of New Germany; Ronald, and Patrick both of Marsteller; and Donald of Centralia, MO. Employed with Shirley Prasko Accounting Firm. Member of Hastings Tuesday Night Moonlighters Ladies Bowling League. Member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church,where funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday. Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Long-Contres Funeral Home Inc. Northern Cambria where vigil for the deceased will be held. Committal, church cemetery. Family requests that memorial contributions be sent to Multiple Sclerosis Society, P. O. Box 2878, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15230 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Rosborough, Julia A. (Long) Black Hazlett Posted By: Barbara Lorensen Date: May 1 2005 ANSWERS DEATH CALL Those who have been called away during the past week Mrs. Julia Rosborough Mrs. Julia Rosborough died suddenly at her home in Cokeville at 9:00 o'clock Saturday evening August 25, aged 79 years. The deceased was formerly Miss Julia A. Long. In 1862 she married Barney B. Black who died January 15, 1893. May 24, 1894 she married Samuel F. Hazlett who died May 17, 1905. On April 19 1906 she married James Rosborough who still survives. All three were veterans of the Civil War. She is also survived by the following children: James Black, of Blacklick; Mrs Thomas Eales of Cokeville; Mrs Anna B Hazlett, of Millwood; Charles Black of Jewell; John Black at home and Robert Black of Sharon. There are also 44 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. The deceased lived nearly all her life in Blairsville and Saltsburg. She was converted in early life and was a devout Christian. Mrs Rosborough was a member of Free Methodist Church of Blairsville. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Callen of Blacklick were held at her late home and interment made in Blairsville Cemertery Indiana Messenger August 30, 1923 Mrs Julia A Rosborough Mrs Julia A Rosborough aged 79 years died at her home in Cokeville on Saturday. She was married three times, her first husband Barney B Black; her second, Samuel F Hazlett, and her third partner in life was James Rosborough who survives. Her three husbands were veterans of the Civil War. Among the children living is James Black of Blacklick. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++