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Note: David A. Holland, aged 73, foreman of the machine shop at Schwarzenbach-Huber company silk mills, died suddenly at 3:45 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. A. Seidel of 2910 Broad avenue, of a heart ailment, after an illness of little over an hour.
Mr. Holland was born in Duncansville July 16,1854, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Holland. He began working when but 8 years old, carrying water for the empolyes of the Duncansville rolling mills. Later he was employed as an engineer near Oil City, as a Brickmaker at Allegheny Furnace, a puddler at the Allegheny rolling mill, and as a machinist in the Green machine shops which were located at Broad Avenue and Twenty Sixth Street.
For the past thirty-three years he had been foreman of the machine shop at the silk mills. For a period of sixteen years he was a member of the Friendsip Hose company, a volunteer fire Fighting organization, and for one year was a member of the city's paid fire department.
He was united in marriage with Miss Mary Barnicle Feb. 13, 1877, the couple celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary last year. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Father McCort, then assistant to the rector, in St. John Catholic Church.
Thirteen children were born to the union, eleven of whom, with Mrs. Holland survive. The surviving children are, Mrs. George Socie, Charles F. Holland, Mrs. Charles Quirin, Mrs E.A. Seidel, Leo D. Holland, Mrs. John J. Skelly, Mrs. Clair Trexler, George Holland, Mrs. Fredrick Frischkorn and Miss Ruth Holland all of this city and Edward T. Holland of Burns Crossing. Twenty-three grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive.
Mr. Holland was a member of Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church, a charter member of the Y.M.I. and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
The funeral will be held Monday morning with requiem mass at 9 o'clock at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Interment will be made in St. Mary's Cemetery.
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