OBIT: Milton J. BEACHY, 1997, formerly of Salisbury, Somerset County, PA

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  MILTON BEACHY
  
    Milton J. Beachy, 86, of Lincoln, Del., and formerly of Salisbury, died
  Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997, at Milford Hospital, Milford, Del.
    Born Nov. 20, 1910, in Somerset County, he was a son of the late Moses
  and Lucy (Miller) Beachy.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha
  (Yoder) Beachy, on Feb. 7, 1989; and four children.
    Mr. Beachy was a member of Laws Mennonite Church.  He was a retired dairy
  farmer and enjoyed woodworking as a hobby and was also an avid astronomer. 
  He was a member of the Casselman Valley Historical Society.
    He is survived by a son, Allen M. Beachy, Lincoln, Del.; two daughters,
  Bertha June Beachy, Manassas, Va.; and Jennie Encarnacion, Tampa, Fla.; a
  foster daughter, Carmen Riveria, Norfolk, Va.; two sisters, Mary Yoder and
  Ruth Beiler, both of Grantsville, Md.; six grandchildren and 12
  great-grandchildren.
    Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, Md. 
  Funeral services were held Oct. 5 at Maple Glen Mennonite church, with
  Revs. John Ivan Byler and Paul Bender officiating.  Interment, church
  cemetery.
  
  New Republic, October 9, 1997
  
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