NewspaperNotice; THREE DIE IN ONE HOME IN 2 MONTHS
Death has entered the home of Mr and Mrs Nicholas P. Schirf of 510 Twenty third street on three occassions during the last two months, two sons and one daughter succumbing. The third death in the family occured last evening, a daughter dying at the Mercy hospital. Two children died during December, Milton Nicholas Schirf, aged 2 years and 8 months, died on Dec. 7, of pulomonary embolism. Less than two weeeks later on Dec 19, a brother Leroy F. aged 1 year and 7 months died of measels. The third child died last evening at 8 o'clock at the Mercy hospital Being Clotilda M. Schirf, aged 7 years. She was taken ill at the family home several days ago and was taken to the hospital. She suffered from pneumonia. The child was a daughter of Nicholas P. and Anna (Shank) Schirf and was born in this city. Surviving are the parents and two sisters and one brother. The funeral will be held from the family home tomorrow morning, the remains to be taken to Nicktown, Cambria county, for interment, The body will be taken on the 7:40 O'Clock train.
A fourth member of the family circle died during December, Regis C., infant son of Edward Schirf, the latter being a brother of N. P. Schirf, dying after a short illness. The youngster was a cousin of the Nicholas Schirf children.