Looking for information about my wife's great-grandfather and mother from Altoona, Pennsylvania:
Here is info about his passing:
HARRY T. ZEAK of 1425 16TH Ave. died at 5:25 p.m. 2-10-1959, after an extended illness. He was born born in Altoona 10-7-1870, a son of John and Eleanor (O'Brien) Zeak, and retired in 1936 as an engineer on the Pittsburgh Division. Surviving are his wife, former RACHEL McCLELLAND(spelled wrong), 10 children, Mrs. Genevieve
STAL OF Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Eleanor BOERTMAN(spelled wrong), Mrs. Alice BOHN (first name wrong- OLIVE) and Mrs. Fidella NEBRASH (2nd husband) of Detroit, Eugene B. in Florida, Bernard and Paul of Takoma Park, MD, Robert in CA., Mrs. Pauline ERNEST (spelled wrong - ERNST) of Church Falls, Va, and Miss Naomi Zeak at home: 14 Grandchildren, 21 Great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Eleanor Sarvis of Altoona. He was a member of the Cathedral of Blessed Sacrament. Friends will be received at the Jones Funeral Home after 7 p.m. tomorrow. Interment in Calvary Cememtery.