OBIT: Catherine (HARROLD) MECHLER, 1933, native of Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Doug Mechler April 28, 2008, 7:42 pm Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Mechler Rites Held Monday Former Johnson County Resident Succumbs In Davenport Oxford - Funeral services for Mrs. William Mechler were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church in Davenport Monday Morning. Burial was made in Mt. Calvary cemetery at Oxford with Rev. T. V. Lawlor in charge of the service. Catherine Mechler, nee Harold [Harrold] was born August 9, 1868 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, daughter of Daniel, and Elizabeth Harold (Harrold), and died at her home in Davenport after many weeks of illness, Friday, June 9th at the age of 64 years and 10 months. She lived the greater part of her life in Johnson county. She was united in marriage to William Mechler in 1893 and lived in this vicinity until five years ago 1928 they moved to Davenport where they resided until her death. Surviving are the husband, one son, Eugene, of Grove City, Pennsylvania, two daughters, Mrs. Mamie Becker of Davenport and Mrs. Alvenia Harshberger of Shenandoah, one sister, Mrs. William Harney, Sr., of Oxford, two brothers, Sam and David of Cleveland, North Dakota. Six grandchildren also mourn her loss. Iowa City Press-Citizen, June 16, 1933 Additional Comments: Her mother's maiden name was Obenour, who was also born in Blair County. The towns and Johnson County mentioned in the obituary are all in Iowa. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/