Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Norvelt.
Zip codes in the city: 15674.
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W. C. Hunter is the president of Hunter Funeral Home, Inc. and has been a licensed funeral director in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1970.We offer a complete range of traditional funeral services at Hunter Funeral Home, Inc.
In 1914, the Lanigan Funeral Home was located at 658 Linden Avenue, next to the Union Railroad Building. In January 1929 John H. died, and in 1930 his widow, Bridget O'Hara Lanigan, became one of the first women in Pennsylvania to become a...
The year was 1926. Calvin Coolidge was President. Henry Ford announced the 40 hour workweek and Pontiac cars were starting to be made. U.S. Route 66 was created and ran from Chicago to Los Angeles. In the same year, J.F. Galley opened his funeral...
Since its founding by Fred H. Clawson in 1931, Clawson's Funeral Home has maintained its leadership in this southern Armstrong County community of Leechburg, Pennsylvania. The continual growth and reputation of Clawsons continued with the...
Norvelt is a census-designated place in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Calumet-Norvelt CDP for the 2000 census, but was split into the two separate communities of Calumet and Norvelt for the 2010 census. Calumet was a typical company town, locally referred to as a \"patch\" or \"patch town\", built by a single company to house coal miners as cheaply as possible. On the other hand, Norvelt was created during the depression by the US federal government as a model community, intended to increase the standard of living of laid-off coal miners.
It was revealed by Atlanta Journal/Constitution on August 15th, 2020 that Martin Leroy Ballew passed away in Atlanta, Georgia. Ballew was 93 years old and was born in Norvelt, PA. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Martin Leroy's life.
It was reported by Casper Star Tribune on March 6th, 2012 that Hene Marie Saint (Honse) passed away in Casper, Wyoming. Ms. Saint was 74 years old and was born in Norvelt, PA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Hene Marie's life.
On the other hand, Norvelt was created during the depression by the US federal government as a model community, intended to increase the standard of living of laid-off coal miners. The closing of the Calumet mine during the Great Depression caused enormous hardship in an era when unemployment compensation and welfare payments were non-existent. Norvelt, in southwestern Pennsylvania, was the fourth. The idea gained strength in the 1920s among a wide variety of progressive organizations, including church-related groups such as the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) which was the social services arm of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Norvelt is an unincorporated area community in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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