OBIT:  Joseph HOFFMAN Jr., 2006, Hollsopple, Somerset County, PA
  
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  HOFFMAN, Joseph Jr. 10/03/06  Daily American
  
    Joseph Hoffman Jr., 76, Hollsopple, died Oct. 1, 2006, at Windber Hospice. Born June 1,
  1930, in Jenners, son of Joseph W. and Thelma (Cubbage) Hoffman. Preceded in death by
  parents, brother, Leonard; grand-daughter, Megan; and wife, the former Donna Lease.
  Survived by children, Joseph, and wife, the former Denise Sebring, Boswell; Richard, and
  wife, the former Kathy Lambert, Hollsopple; Laura, wife of Richard Boncoski, Jerome;
  John, married to the former Cindy Cook, Hollsopple; Willard, married to the former Angie
  Pauici, Hyasota; and David, married to the former Barb Baker, N.C.; 16 grandchildren and
  nine great-grandchildren. He was a brother of Alice Orris, Johnstown; Willard Hoffman,
  Hollsopple; Ann Lubas, Tire Hill; Kenneth Hoffman, Hollsopple; and Jean McGowan, Steven
  City, Va. He was a retired coal miner with 45 years service. Member of UMWA 998, Tire
  Hill, Jerome American Legion Post 903 and Hollsopple VFW 8861. Served two years in the
  Army Airborne Division during the Korean Conflict. He was an avid hunter and fisherman
  and enjoyed his camp in Maryland, a home away from home. Family receiving friends from 2
  to 9 p.m. Tuesday at George E. Mason Funeral Home Inc., Davidsville, where a service will
  be held 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. William Wenger officiating. Interment Maple Spring
  Cemetery. Military graveside service by Menoher VFW Post 155.