OBIT: Irvin M. FORTNEY, 1985, Confluence RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  FORTNEY
  
  Irvin M. Fortney, 86, of Confluence RD 1, died Dec. 10, 1985, at home.  Born
  Aug. 20, 1899 in Confluence, a son of the late William B. and Kathryn (Reid)
  Fortney.  Survived by two sisters: Helen Dunlap, Conneaut, Ohio; and Janet
  Mitchell, Tacoma Park, Md.  Preceded in death by four brothers and four
  sisters.  He was a jeweler for many years in Confluence.  He was a 50-year
  member of the Masonic Lodge of Masontown, member of the Shrine Syria Temple
  of Pittsburgh, a 60-year member of the Confluence I.O.O.F. Lodge and a
  life-long member of the Confluence United Methodist Church.  Friends will be
  received 2-9 p.m. Thursday at the Humbert Funeral Home, Confluence, where
  services will be held Friday at 11 a.m., Dr. Arthur J. Gotjen
  officiating.  Interment, Turkeyfoot Valley Baptist Cemetery.  A masonic
  service will be held 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
  
  Daily American, December 11, 1985
  
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