Armstrong-Clarion County PA Archives Obituaries.....WOLFGANG, Howard R. December 28, 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@redrivernet.com August 10, 2006, 3:45 pm The Leader-Vindicator, Dec. 31, 1997 Howard R. Wolfgang, 76, of South Bethlehem, died at 11:36 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 1997, at his residence. Born October 29, 1921, in New Salem, he was the son of Ray and Catherine (Boddorf) Wolfgang. He married the former Ruth I. Himes on March 14, 1942. She survives. Mr. Wolfgang worked as a dairy farmer during his early years. He was employed by Crawford Furniture Co. of Alcola for 17 years, retiring in 1988. Mr. Wolfgang served with the U. S. Army during World War II. He was of the Protestant faith. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, William H. and Patricia Wolfgang of Dayton RR1; a daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Terry Shaffer of New Bethlehem RR1; and two granddaughters, Angela Shaffer and Laura Shaffer, both of New Bethlehem RR1. Mr. Wolfgang also is survived by five sisters, Betty Bish and Geraldine Bish, both of Fairmount City RR1, Florence Shreckengost of Lake Worth, Fla., Mrs. Walter (Velma) Dinger of Erie, and Mrs. Rudy (Shirley) Magagnotti of Oak Ridge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Wolfgang. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (Tuesday) at the Charles D. Alcorn Funeral Home in Hawthorn. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) at the funeral home. The Rev. Randall Forrester, pastor of Belknap United Methodist Church, and the Rev. David Pearce, pastor of the Fairmount City United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be in Westview Cemetery in Summerville RR2. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb