Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Groff, Herbert G.  December 25, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on December 27, 2011
  Herbert G. Groff 
  
  LEBANON Herbert Gerald "Jerry" Groff, 79, died on Sunday, December 25, 2011, 
  at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, on August 5, 1932, he was the 
  son of the late Herbert T., and Catherine Elizabeth Cusky Groff. After 
  graduating in 1950 from Manheim Township High School, Jerry earned a BA from 
  Millersville University and a Master's Degree in English from Temple 
  University. Following teaching stints in Puerto Rico and Spain, he taught 
  English at Lebanon High School for many years, retiring in 1990. He was a 
  member of the Pennsylvania Retired Teachers Association. He proudly served his 
  country with the United States Navy during the Korean War from 1950-1954 where 
  he received 8 medals and 2 bronze stars. He was a Supervisor for the 
  Democratic Party in W. Cornwall Twp.; Supervisor of the Mt. Gretna Heights and 
  past member of the Lebanon Elks, the VFW of Lancaster, PA and American Legion 
  Post #34. He loved fishing, golfing and music.In his retirement years, "Jer 
  the Bear" ("moving fast and going nowhere") was proud President of the Do 
  Nothing Company. Jerry was pre-deceased by his wife Mary Lou and a son, Taric. 
  He is survived by four children, Benjamin Groff, Santa Monica, Calif.; 
  Jessica, wife of Ed Kosoff, Mt. Gretna; Melora, wife of Billie Hartman, 
  Aurora, Colo; and Caitlin, wife of Daniel Warf, Martinsburg,Va. He is also 
  survived by a brother, Thomas E. Groff, Lancaster; four grandchildren, Lucy 
  and Sadie Kosoff and Emma and Josie Hartman; as well as a long-time friend, 
  Dorothy (Dotty) J. Eckert, Leola. Relatives and friends are invited to attend 
  Jerry's Life Celebration Funeral Service from the Funeral Home of Fred F. 
  Groff, Inc., 234 W. Orange St., Lancaster, PA 17603 on Thursday at 11 a.m. 
  Interment to follow at Conestoga Memorial Park. Friends may call at the 
  Funeral Home on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of service.
   
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on December 27, 2011  
   
  
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