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JOHNSTOWN DAILY TRIBUNE JOHNSTOWN, PA 1947   Friday Evening, 4 Apr 1947 page 23, column 1 Contributed by Gordon Grening DENNE -– Henry, 80, died last night at home, Portage Twp. Born in Germany Jan. 8, 1867, son of Frederick and Catherine (Busch) Denne. Husband of Annie (Wills) Denne, father of Lewis, Portage Twp.; Mrs. Catherine Gibson and Mrs. Mary Gallagher, Turtle Creek; Mrs. Christine McCartney and Mrs. Margaret Riley, Cresson; Mrs. Betty Purdy, Michael and Mrs. Florence Cherney, Detroit, Mich.; Joseph, Portage, and Conrad, at home. Brother of Mrs. Christina Faith, Portage, and Frederick, Swissvale. Friends at late home. Funeral Monday 10 a.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Father Murtaugh J. Nolan. Burial St. Bartholomew’s Cemetery, Beck Funeral Home, Portage. LA FARA -– Tony, 75, Spangler, died May [sic] 3. Friends at Easly Funeral Home, Spangler. Services 9 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary’s Greek Catholic Church, Rev. V. Petrivsky. Burial church cemetery. [The obit says May 3 but I think it was supposed to be April 3.]   Saturday, 5 Apr 1947 page 13, column 5 Contributed by Gordon Grening DE FRANK -– Mrs. Angeline, 67, Maple St., South Fork; at 11:20 a.m. Apr. 4, 1947, in Memorial Hospital. Born Mar. 2, 1880, in Italy, a daughter of Francisco and Nicalino (Saia) Abate. Married to Joseph De Frank May 15, 1903. Surviving are her husband and five children–Domenick and Frank, Rochester, N.Y.; Joseph Jr., Samuel and James, South Fork. A sister of Joseph Abate, New Brunswick, N.J., and Giacoma Abate, Italy. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, St. James’ Catholic Church, South Fork, Rev. Father John O’Toole; burial, church cemetery, Charles O. Dimond, funeral director, South Fork. Friends received in the late home. DENNE -– Henry, 80, Apr. 3, 1947, in his home, Portage Twp. Born in Germany Jan. 8, 1867, son of Frederick and Catherine (Wills) Denne. Husband of Annie (Wills) Denne, father of Lewis, Portage Twp.; Mrs. Catherine Gibson and Mrs. Mary Gallagher, Turtle creek; Mrs. Christine McCartney and Mrs. Margaret Riley, Cresson; Mrs. Betty Purdy, Michael and Mrs. Florence Cherney, Detroit, Mich.; Joseph, Portage, and Conrad, at home. Brother of Mrs. Christina Faith, Portage, and Frederick, Swissvale. Friends at late home. Funeral Monday 10 a.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Father Murtaugh J. Nolan. Burial St. Bartholomew’s Cemetery, Beck Funeral Home, Portage.