OBIT: William Hoffman COLLINS, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  COLLINS, William Hoffman  01/18/07   Daily American
  
   William Hoffman Collins, died Jan. 8, 2007, at home in Sioux Falls, S.D. He was born
  Sept. 20, 1924, in Somerset Township, son of William F. and Alda H. Hoffman Collins.
  Survived by wife, Theresa Collins, and children, Steven, and wife, Becky, and their
  children, Jennifer and Amy; Daniel (deceased) and wife, Cynthia, and their son, Jason;
  Debra Komick and husband, Robert, and their children, Erica, Michael and Daniel; Babette
  Travis and husband, Jerry, and their children, Nicholas, Sarah and Matthew; Peggy Van
  Asselt and husband, Mark, and their children, Douglas and Heather; Kathleen and husband,
  Wayne Lemme, and their children, Jessica, and Erin; and Pamela Collins. He attended the
  Somerset Schools and played varsity basketball, and in track did the high jump and broad
  jump. He graduated in 1942 and enrolled at the Gettysburg College. While there, World War
  II broke out and he enlisted in the Air Force. He was sent to Florida to Gainesville
  College to learn how to be a pilot to fly a Wild Cat Fighter plane. After a time, he
  developed a serious ear infection in both ears and could no longer fly. He went to
  Chicago and enrolled for a four-year term in the National College of Chiropractic. While
  there, he was in sports and served in the Administrative Commission. There he met Miss
  Theresa Gidstad, who later, became his wife. After graduation, they went to Davis S. Dak
  and bought a Chiropractic Clinic from a doctor who wished to retire. Dr. Bill and Dr.
  Theresa were in practice for 45 years and built a new home and reared their fine
  children. Funeral service was held at the West Prairie Lutheran Church and buried at the
  family plot.