The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
lr,rH oF DIR. GEO. p. FcyprxprRc

DEATH OF DR.. GEO. b. FuSDEsBERG.
DR. Fundenberg was born in Lewistown
Frederick county, Nd. November II, 1915
He was the second son of Daniel Funden.
berg and Rebeeca Fahnstock. His grand
father was physician as well as his only
two byothers, the one being the well known
dentist Of this city DR.. W. F. Fundenberg.
0ne sister of the deceased was married TO DIR.
S. P. Hullihen, an eminent physician aud
surgeon of Wheeling, W. Va. His other
sister was married TO Ephraim Lloyd, pub
Usher of the Saturday Ese,ing Visitor, a
weekly paper published in this city half Q
century ago. to which DIR. F. was frequent
contributor. Dr.. Fundenberg's mother in
1880, after the death OF her husband, moved
to Pittsburgh, where her son entered upon
the study of medicine in the office of DR..
Jos. Gazzam. Subsequently he graduated
at the Pennsylvania Medical College" and
began the practice of medicine with his
brother-in-law, DIR. S. p Hullihen, at
Wheeling few years later he retuned 10
this city and soon located in Ligonier Valley
Westmoreiand county, where he married
Ximina Horton. In 1879 he again returned
TO Wheeling, and prscticed his profession
two years. In 1881 he located in Somerset,
Somerset county, Pa. where he practiced
his profession for nearly ten years. In the
fall of 1890 he moved to Cumberland. Md.
Here he resided for twenty years and, as in
all his former years, proved himself prof.
cient and eminently successful as medi-
cal man, During his residence at Cumber-
land the late war broke out, and he received
an appointment from Governor Curtin. oi
this State as surgeon of the One Hundred
and first Pennsylvania Regiment. subse-
quently he was transferred to the Twenty
third Regiment Colonel Birney's Regiment)
Soon afterward was made Brigade Surgeon,
under General Birney, but on account of i'll
health was compelled to decline all active
duty and was placed in charge of the large
Military Hospital in Cumberland, Nd For
some years DR.. F. was President of the AL
leghany County maryland Medical Soci-
ety. He wos twice chosen President OF the
Board of County School Commissioners of
the same county. In April. 1881, DIR. Fun
denberg moved 10 Pittsburgh where be con-
tinued TO practice his profession until his
death. The doctor was patient sufferer
during protracted illness at Somerset, Pa
where he died on August Is. DIR. Funden-
berg leaves Q widow and eight children, five
daughters and three sons. All of the sons
having chosen their fathers profession. The
universal testimony of al who knew DR., +.
was that he was Q man Of eminent worth.
He was also man Of recognized ability in
his profession. being for score of years a
frequent contributor to the medical journals
of the county. In his moral character he
was above eproach = Pittsburgh Erehanee,
The fanerss services at Somerset were
conducted BY Rev H. C. Holloway. pastor
Of St. Peters Lutheran Church, Middletown,
Pa, assisted by Rev. J. +. Shearer and Rev.
C. C. B. Duncan, of Somerset, Pa The ser
mon Was listened to with marked attention,
and highly appreciated by the audience as
eminently BETTING the occasion.