MAN DROPS DEAD AS HE CONVERSES WITH UNDERTAKER

William Houser, 51, Central City Relief Worker Victim of Heart Attack

Son Accident Victim

Central City, April 10 – William Houser, aged 51, dropped dead last night at 10:30 o’clock as he was conversing with Charles E. Brumbaugh, local mortician, and Nicholas Bruno, a friend. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

Houser apparently was in good health and was standing near an automobile talking with the undertaker and Bruno. He swooned and fell into the arms of Mr. Brumbaugh and was removed to the Brumbaugh mortuary office. Dr. T.C. Lyons was making a professional call at a nearby home and was called, but pronounced Houser dead when he examined him.

Cororner HAA. Zimmerman of Holsopple was notified and conducted an investigation last night and announced that an inquest would not be necessary.

The death is the second sudden death in the Houser family within the last two years. A son, Gilbert Houser, was electrocuted two years ago when he came in contact with a high voltage wire at the Gahagen mine, near Central City. Mr. Houser’s wife, Mrs. Verna (Daley) Houser, passed away two years ago.

William Houser formerly was employed at the Huskin Run Coal Company mine at Gahagen, but had been residing here for the last year and had been employed on various relief projects in this section.

Surviving are these children: Daley Houser of Gahagen, Virginia Houser of Wilkinsburg, Ruby Houser of Beaver Falls, June, Marian, Robert and Bernard Houser, all at home. She was a brother of Mrs. Lester Copper of Montgomery, Pa.

The body has been prepared for burial by Charles Brumbaugh, but arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.

Johnstown Tribune
April 10, 1935