OBIT: Anna Irene (LOHR) PURBAUGH, 1985, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  PURBAUGH
  
  Anna Irene Purbaugh, 78, former resident of Somerset, died March 13,
  1985, in her home in Oakland, Md.  Born May 10, 1906, in Pittsburgh,
  she was a daughter of the late A.J. and Helen (Aiken) Lohr.  She was
  a 1926 graduate of Somerset High School.  In Oakland she was a member
  of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and
  taught Sunday school for over 30 years and was active in the United
  Methodist Women.  Past worthy matron of Chapter 67, Order of the
  Eastern Star, where she remained active until her death;  member of
  Youghiogheny Glades Chapter of the D.A.R.; member of the Republican
  Women's Club; and member of the Loar Auxiliary of Garrett County
  (Md.) Hospital.  She is survived by her husband, Reaford B. Purbaugh;
  one sister, Mrs. John Buelman, Somerset; two grandchildren and two
  great-grandchildren.  Burial took place March 17 in Union Cemetery,
  Meyersdale.
  
  Daily American, April 3, 1985
  
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