OBIT: Orpha Etta (FIRESTONE) HOSTETLER, 1996, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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 HOSTETLER
  
 Orpha Etta Hostetler, 94, of 239 Second St., Mather, Pa., died
  Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1996 at her home.  She was born May 25, 1902 in
  Humbert, Pa., the daughter of Daniel and Pearl Firestone.  She has
  been a resident of Mather since 1928.  Mrs. Hostetler will be
  remembered as a skilled seamstress and for her work in food services
  at the Jefferson Morgan High School and the Greene County Country
  Club.  She was a member of the Mather Christian Church.  She is
  survived by a sister, Katherine Gerhard of Latrobe and daughters,
  Verna Lutz of Salisbury; Sarah Morris of Waynesburg, Edith Griedel of
  Mather; and a son, William Scott Hostetler of Richmond, Va.  Also
  surviving are 20 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.  Her
  husband, William Scott Hostetler, preceded her in death in 1954. 
  Also deceased are sisters, Vida Sipe and Rhuie Lynch.  Friends will
  be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
  Friday in the Behm Funeral Home, Rt. 188, Jefferson, Pa., where
  services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Pastor Jack
  Fowler officiating.  Interment in Jersey Cemetery, Confluence.
  
 Daily American, December 26, 1996
  
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