OBIT: Rev. Robert L. HOFFMAN, 2001, Berlin, Somerset County, PA
  
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  HOFFMAN
  
  Rev. Robert L. Hoffman, 74, of Berlin, died July 12, 2001 at Memorial
  Medical Center, Johnstown.  Born Aug. 10, 1926 in Brothersvalley Township,
  he was the son of Harrison and Edna (Saylor) Hoffman.  He was preceded in
  death by his parents; brothers, Emerson, Jay, and Donald; and a sister
  Bernice.  He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Rae (Musser) Hoffman;
  sons, Robert A., married to the former Teresa Salamando, Ebensburg; Tom L.,
  married to the former Kathleen Walker, Berlin; grandchildren, Robert J.,
  Monica, Stephanie, and Lee; a sister, Phyllis Leister, Fairhope; and
  brothers, Carl, Lakeland, Fla.; Wayne, New Jersey; Harold and George, both
  of Berlin.  He was a graduate of Berlin High School, class of 1945, and
  also a graduate of Ashland University and Ashland Theological Seminary of
  Ashland, Ohio.  He had served as pastor for 45 years in Ohio, Virginia, and
  Pennsylvania.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of
  the Berlin Brethren Church, and the Berlin Historical Society.  Family will
  receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Deaner Funeral Home,
  Berlin, and also from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Monday at
  the Berlin Brethren Church, with Rev. Owen H. Preston and Rev. William
  Yoder officiating.  Interment, Berlin I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  In lieu of
  flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the Gideon Bible Society of
  Camp Peniel c/o Berlin Brethren Church, 620 Main St., Berlin, Pa. 15530
  
  Daily American, July 14, 2001
  
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