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- RALPH E. KOONTZ The Republic, August 8, 1985
Ralph E. Koontz, 71, Jerome, died Aug. 1, 1985, at home. He was born Jan. 16, 1914, in Berlin, son of Charles F. and Maude (Beal) Koontz. He was preceded in death by father, sister, Clara; brother, Walter; and three infant brothers. He is survived by mother, Jerome; widow, former Etta Oakman; and
these children: Barbara, wife of Robert Emerick, Jenners; Charles, Boswell RD 1; Ralph D., married to former Joan Harman, Jerome; and Lloyd R. Oakman, Hunker RD 1; also 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Brother of Robert, West Virginia; Martha Hemminger, Stoystown; Betty Cook, Salisbury; Kathleen Shawley, Hollsopple RD 1; Leonard, Somerset; Jack, Indiana; Jean Cristoff and Dorothy Jones, both of Jerome; and Carolyn Roadman, South Carolina. He was a member of Jerome Nazarene Church. Retired from Bird Coal Co., member of Local 998, UMWA. Death ends marriage union of 50 years. Friends were received at George E. Mason Funeral Home, Davidsville, where services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, the Rev. John Goodworth, officiating. Interment, Jennerstown Reformed Cemetery.
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