William Roser Sr (1871 - 1951)

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• Birth: Jan. 5, 1871

New Garden Chester County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Nov. 10, 1951 Chester County Pennsylvania, USA

William Roser, 80, a Chester business man for many years, died Saturday in Crozer Hospital after a brief illness.

Mr. Roser, who lived at 212 E. 21st st., had been a resident of Chester for more then 60 years, and for 35 years was a member of a well known painting and decorating firm at 600 Sproul st.

The firm first was known as McCray, Nothnagle & Roser, later becoming Nothnagle & Roser. His partner was the late Edward Nothnagle, former state assemblyman.

For four years before his death, Mr. Roser had been employed in his trade as a painter by Chester Housing Authority. He was a member of Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Chester Lodge No. 458, and belonged to the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America.

Mr. Roser leaves his wife. Eva Mae Ford Roser; a son, William M. and a daughter Mrs. Eva M. Barrett, of Chester; three brothers, Henry and Fred of Hockessin, Del., and Frank of Kennett Square, a sister, Mrs. Katherine McGovern of Elkton, Md., and two grandchildren.

Family links: Parents: Mathias Roser (1843 - 1926) Mary Katharine Hug Roser (1844 - 1919)

Spouse: Eva Mae Ford Roser (1876 - 1964)

Children: William Malvern Roser (1895 - 1956)* Earle Seymour Roser (1906 - 1943)*

Siblings: Christine R Roser Brandenberger (1867 - 1944)* William Roser (1871 - 1951) Matthew Roser (1872 - 1951)* Catharine Marie Roser McGovern (1874 - 1958)* Henry Roser (1876 - 1970)* Frederick Carl Roser (1880 - 1954)* Francis Joseph Roser (1883 - 1955)*

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Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery Aston Delaware County Pennsylvania, USA

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