OBIT: Norman A. HOOVER, 1974, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  NORMAN A. HOOVER
  
    Norman A. Hoover, 72, of Hyndman RD 2, formerly of Garrett RD 1, died
  Aug. 14, 1974, in Meyersdale Community Hospital.  Born in Garrett, Feb. 15,
  1902, he was a son of the late Abraham and Rebecca (Sanner) Hoover.  He was
  preceded in death by his first wife, the former Hazel Swarner, and six
  brothers and sisters.
    Surviving are his second wife, the former Mary Fichtner, and these sons
  and daughters: Mrs. Robert (Louise) Reich, Meyersdale RD 1; Donald,
  Meyersdale RD 4; Dale Hoover and Mrs. Donald (Irene) Decker, Berlin RD 4;
  also five step-children, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
    He was a brother of Mrs. Mabel Ray, Garrett; Mrs. Elizabeth Bush, Fort
  Lauderdale, Fla.; Martha Hoopes, Chardon, Ohio; and Calvin Hoover of
  Rockwood.
    He was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA.
    Funeral service was held Saturday morning in Johnson and Son Funeral
  Home, Berlin, with Rev. Lloyd Sechriest officiating.  Interment in Somerset
  County Memorial Park.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, August 22, 1974
  
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