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Edith C. Stockslager Wachtel, OF
Funkstown; daughter, Mrs. Jose
phine Settles, and son, Orlando H,
both of Funkstown; a sister, Mrs
Emma Gross, Hagerstown; brothers,
Harlan, Clyde and Harry, all OF
Myersville; and Paul, San Antonio,
Texas, and two grandchildren.
Eugene ]. O'Keefe, GAS South Po-
tomac street, died at the Washing
ton County Hospital on August 80.
"A retired lieutenant of the New
York fire department, Mr.. O'Keefe
resided in this city for the past five
years and was fire chief for the Fair
child Aircraft Corporation.
He is survived by. his wife, Mary
A. O'Keefe, of this city.
Clarence N. Keller, aged go,
Funkstown, who operated a meat
stall at the Market House for years,
died on August 81 at Gainesville,
Md.
Surviving, besides his mother,
Mrs. Fannie Keller, this city, are:
three sons, Clarence R., Lake But
Ter, Florida; Earl j., Funkstown;
Paul ", this city; four daughters,
Mrs. Lillian I. Whitman, Baltimore;
Mrs. Mildred P. Ardinger, Ian
caster, Pa; Mrs. Vernon R. Frey,
Smithsburg, and Mrs. Naomi G.
Lewis, this city.
Mr.. Keller was a member of the
Christ Reformed Church.
James McClain Schuster, widely
known construction engineer and an
employee of J. B. Ferguson Co. for
35 years, died on August q at the
Washington County Hospital, after
an illness of two weeks
Born and reared in this city, Mr..
Schuster was the son of Fred w.
and Minnie S. Incredibly Schuster
and was So years of age. He resided
with his family for years at 1907
Potomac avenue and was a member
of the Zion Reformed Church.
Mr.. Schuster early developed a
keen interest in engineering and
construction work, and was a most
highly valued employee of j. B. Fer
guson & Co. During the first World
War, for nearly two years, he was
principal assistant to Mr.. Ferguson,
who was Supervising Engineer for
Camp Enstis Virginia, a war pro-
ject of $2O,OOO,OOO.
During the second World War, he
was again principal assistant to Mr..
Ferguson, who was architect-engi-
neer for the Richmond Army Air
field, $15,O00000 war project. Mr.
Schuster spent the calendar year of
1912 at Richmond.
When the firm went into construc-
ton work in 1920, Mr. Schuster had
direct charge of much of the con-
struction handled by the firm, and
managed several million dollars of
their work
Surviving him are: his wife,
Madeline Dryer Schuster; daugh-
tiers, Mrs. J. F. Bussard, Clarksburg,
w. Va. and Mrs. w. c. Mooers,
Chuma Vista, California; a step-son,
Charles D. Kelso, Evanston, Ill; and
three grandchildren
Mrs. Emma Catherine Wolfe, wild
ow of John l. Wolfe, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs Ethel
Rogers, 1902 Virginia avenue, on
August q, after an illness of four
weeks, aged II.
Born and reared in Myersville she
was the daughter of William and
Mary Moser Schildtknecht.
A resident of this city 46 years
she was member of Grace U. B.
Church.
The following survive: Daughters,
Mrs. Brannon Rogers and Mrs. John
Cunningham; sons, Chester and
Norman Wolfe, all of this city; six
grandchildren and six great grand
children; sisters, Mrs. Jesse Paul,
Marion, Ind, and Mrs Wesley Coff-
man, Dunn Loring, Va.
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Burkhart
died at the Washington County Hos