OBIT: Thomas J. FOLAN, 1999, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Pam Warren/April Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ FOLAN Thomas J. Folan, 75, of Friendship Village, Bedford, died June 21, 1999, at UPMC Bedford Memorial. Born May 21, 1924, in Pittsburgh. Son of the late Joseph V. and Marzella (Weidt) Folan. On Jan. 28, 1946 in Indiana, he married Mary "Anne" Albright and she survives along with a son, David R. Folan, married to the former Linda Ruffing of Johnstown, and one granddaughter. Preceded in death by one sister, Delores Emlock. Member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bedford. Avid square dancer and an amateur radio operator. He had worked for A&P for 30 years, retiring in 1975, and then worked for seven years with Crown American at the Holiday Inn in Johnstown, retiring in 1986. Funeral Services: Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Raymond E. Short officiating. Friends will be received at the Timothy A. Berkebile Funeral Home in Bedford on Thursday from 2-4 and for a half hour prior to the service at the church Thursday evening. Daily American, June 24, 1999 [F0587]