Born August 12, 1925, in Van, PA, he was the son of the late Sheldon Burdell Blauser and Jennie Silzle Blauser. He was the last remaining member of his immediate family.
Paul was raised on a farm near Fertigs and was the youngest of 13 siblings.
Mr. Blauser attended the Carnes one room school and graduated from Cranberry High School in 1943. After high school, he entered the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii.
After his discharge, he attended business school in Franklin. He then worked at Oil Well Supply for 38 years, retiring in 1986.
He was married July 26, 1947, at Congress Hill Church of God to the former Ruth L. Meade who died January 28, 2009.
Mr. Blauser attended the Oil City Church of the Nazarene.
He enjoyed gardening, gospel music, and building or working on houses with the help of his brother Harold.
Mr. Blauser is survived by two sons, Robert P. Blauser and his wife, Susan, of Franklin, and Brian K. Blauser and his wife, Carlotta, of New Franklin, Ohio; a daughter, Kathleen R. Stumpner and her husband, Terry, of Rome, Ohio; six grandchildren, Julia Hanning and her husband, Brian, of Columbus, Ohio, Andrew Blauser of Canonsburg, Adam Blauser of New Franklin, OH, Erin Blauser of New Franklin, OH, and Jason and Amy Stumpner of Rome, OH; one great-grandson, Trenton Greenlee of Columbus, OH; and two great-granddaughters, Cierra Vallieres and Skylar Hanning of Columbus, OH.
In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Blauser was preceded in death by five brothers, Burdell Blauser, Thurston Blauser, Harold Blauser, Norman Blauser, and Wilmer Blauser; and seven sisters, Evelyn Weaver, Elsie Miller Burke, Leola Karns, Marion Harmon Kleck, Ruth Knight, Lois Bidwell, and Carmen Blauser.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 28, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Morrison Funeral Home, 110 Petroleum Street in Oil City.
A funeral service will follow the visitation on Saturday, November 28, at 4:00 PM at the funeral home with the Rev. James Abenroth, Pastor of the Oil City Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Full military honors will be accorded by the VETS Honor Guard.
Interment will be in Brandon Cemetery.
Morrison Funeral Home
Born August 12, 1925, in Van, PA, he was the son of the late Sheldon Burdell Blauser and Jennie Silzle Blauser. He was the last remaining member of his immediate family.
Paul was raised on a farm near Fertigs and was the youngest of 13 siblings.
Mr. Blauser attended the Carnes one room school and graduated from Cranberry High School in 1943. After high school, he entered the Navy and was stationed in Hawaii.
After his discharge, he attended business school in Franklin. He then worked at Oil Well Supply for 38 years, retiring in 1986.
He was married July 26, 1947, at Congress Hill Church of God to the former Ruth L. Meade who died January 28, 2009.
Mr. Blauser attended the Oil City Church of the Nazarene.
He enjoyed gardening, gospel music, and building or working on houses with the help of his brother Harold.
Mr. Blauser is survived by two sons, Robert P. Blauser and his wife, Susan, of Franklin, and Brian K. Blauser and his wife, Carlotta, of New Franklin, Ohio; a daughter, Kathleen R. Stumpner and her husband, Terry, of Rome, Ohio; six grandchildren, Julia Hanning and her husband, Brian, of Columbus, Ohio, Andrew Blauser of Canonsburg, Adam Blauser of New Franklin, OH, Erin Blauser of New Franklin, OH, and Jason and Amy Stumpner of Rome, OH; one great-grandson, Trenton Greenlee of Columbus, OH; and two great-granddaughters, Cierra Vallieres and Skylar Hanning of Columbus, OH.
In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Blauser was preceded in death by five brothers, Burdell Blauser, Thurston Blauser, Harold Blauser, Norman Blauser, and Wilmer Blauser; and seven sisters, Evelyn Weaver, Elsie Miller Burke, Leola Karns, Marion Harmon Kleck, Ruth Knight, Lois Bidwell, and Carmen Blauser.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 28, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Morrison Funeral Home, 110 Petroleum Street in Oil City.
A funeral service will follow the visitation on Saturday, November 28, at 4:00 PM at the funeral home with the Rev. James Abenroth, Pastor of the Oil City Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Full military honors will be accorded by the VETS Honor Guard.
Interment will be in Brandon Cemetery.
Morrison Funeral Home
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Milton Burdell Blauser
1902–1983
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Thurston Everett Blauser
1903–1919
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Evelyn Medora Blauser Weaver
1906–1979
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Leola Kathleen Blauser Karns
1908–1981
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Harold Silzle Blauser
1910–1996
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Marian Elizabeth Blauser Harmon
1912–2003
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Ruth A Blauser Knight
1915–2000
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Lois Blauser Bidwell
1917–1970
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Carmen Audine Blauser
1919–1922
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Elsie Blauser Miller Burk
1920–2014
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Norman Wesley Blauser
1923–1974
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Wilmer Harlan Blauser
1924–2005
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