OBIT: Frank Leslie GROFF, 1942, Berlin, Somerset County, PA

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FRANK L. GROFF

  Frank Leslie Groff, for many years a prominent merchant of Somerset, died 
Sept. 16th, following an operation for a throat ailment in the Somerset 
Community Hospital.
  He was born April 16, 1886, and spent the earlier years of his life in Berlin.  
For many years he conducted a department store of ready to wear merchandise in 
Berlin, and shortly after the outbreak of World War I opened a similar store in 
Somerset.  A brother, Robert L., was his partner, until about 1919, when the 
partnership was dissolved and Frank L. Groff entered into partnership with 
George Schenck.  They conducted a business in Somerset until about 10 years ago 
when the partnership was dissolved and each thereafter conducted a department 
store of his own.
  Frank L. Groff was a member of the Somerset Rotary Club, the Fraternal Order 
of Eagles, the Berlin Trinity Reformed Church and the Berlin Odd Fellows lodge.
  He was president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Somerset.
  Surviving are these brothers and sisters: Fred, John, Robert L. and Harry W., 
all of Berlin; Mrs. Harold Musser, Rockwood; mother of Dr. Harold Musser of 
Somerset and Mrs. William Walker of Akron, Ohio.
  Funeral services were conducted last Friday afternoon at the Johnson Funeral 
Home, Berlin, Rev. John Bethune, pastor of Berlin Trinity Reformed Church and 
Rev. D. S. Stephan, former pastor, officiating.  Burial in the Berlin I.O.O.F. 
Cemetery.

Meyersdale Republican, September 24, 1942