OBIT: Ralph Alfred "Dutch" GROFF, 1990, Berlin, Somerset County, PA
  
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  GROFF
  
  Ralph Alfred "Dutch" Groff, 87, 730 Mulberry St., Berlin, died Feb. 2,
  1990, at his daughter's residence.  Born Nov. 22, 1902, in Berlin, son of
  John and Lucy (Ream) Groff.  Preceded in death by parents, his wife, the
  former Euclid Ruth Bender, two infant sisters, and a brother, Clyde. 
  Survived by son, Ralph M., married to the former Ruth Flick, New
  Carrollton, Md., daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Audrey) Harkcom, Berlin; 11
  grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren.  Brother of John, West Palm Beach,
  Fla.  Former owner of Groff's Department Store, Berlin.  Former Berlin
  mayor, councilman and water commissioner.  Member of the Holy Trinity
  Lutheran Church, Berlin.  73-year-member of the Berlin Fire Department. 
  Member of the Meyersdale Lodge 554 F. and A.M. Somerset County Shrine Club,
  Scottish Rite, and Jaffa Temple Shrine.  He served with the U.S. Navy after
  World War I.  Family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday at
  Deaner Funeral Home, Berlin, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday,
  with Rev. Melvin A. Kirk Jr. officiating.  Interment, Berlin I.O.O.F.
  Cemetery.  Fire department memorial service at 7 p.m. Saturday, masonic
  service at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
  
  Daily American, February 3, 1990
  
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