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- Post-Journal
June 6, 1950
Roger Scott MacIntyre Jr., 20 a World War II Veteran, drowned in Brownell Creek, 3 miles east of Clymer, Sunday afternoon while on a picnic and fishing party with his wife, Joyce a bride of eight months and others.
Coroner Samuel T. Bowers issued a certificate of accidental death, by drowning. The coroner said that youth, an Eckerd Drug Company clerk, was found face down in about 4 feet of water by Thomas Buntenbah, of 325 Fairmont Ave., a member of the party, after Mr. MacIntyre failed to arrive at a waiting car to return home. Coroner Bowers said he learned that Mr. MacIntyre wandered along the stream, below the bridge over the creek, about 1/2 mile from Groaters Road. Other members of the party were along the same stream, some distance from the youth, unaware of the accident. The officials investigation disclosed that apparently Mr. MacIntyre became ill and fell into the stream, unconscious, Gary Langer, of 78 Lakin Ave. and Mr. Buntenbah's sister were the other members of the party.
Born at Erie Pennsylvania, in January 1930, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Scott
MacIntyre,Sr., and resided with them at 97 McKinley Ave. Jamestown New York.
Despite his age, the victim enlisted in the United States Navy prior to the close of hostilities decided to enter the Army, being accepted at Erie. Later He Entered the United States Army Air Corps.
On November 2, 1949 Mr. MacIntyre was married to Ms. Joyce Bloomquist.
Other survivors include these brothers and sisters: Pvt. Joseph MacIntyre, Fort Lee New Jersey, Mrs. Richard Murphy, of Mayville; James Richard, Royce, Meida, Dean, Agnes, Allen Lee and John MacIntyre at home.
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