OBIT: Edward B. HOSTOFFER, 1975, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  HOSTOFFER
  
  Edward B. Hostoffer, 81, of 110 Eagle St., Mt. Pleasant, died March
  9, 1975, at Frick Community Hospital.  Born Jan. 6, 1894, in
  Broadfort, Pa., son of the late Joseph and Kathryn (Brindlenger)
  Hostoffer.  Owner of the Hostoffer Meat Packing Company.  Member of
  the Mt. Pleasant Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Mt. Pleasant BPOE and
  an honorary member of the East Huntington Township Volunteer Fire
  Department.  Survived by his wife, Anna Stemmler; one son, Edward E.,
  of Mt. Pleasant RD 1; two daughters: Mrs. Milton (Kathryn) Kuhn and
  Mrs. Alexander (Rebecca) Echard, both of Mt. Pleasant; nine
  grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.  Also survived by one
  half-brother, Raymond Moser of Scottdale, Pa. and two half-sisters:
  Mrs. George Sidehammer and Mrs. Marie Lebo both of Mt. Pleasant. 
  Friends will be received at the Luther J. Grimm Funeral Home, Mt.
  Pleasant, from 7-9 p.m. Monday and from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
  Tuesday.  Funeral services will be held at the funeral home 1:30 p.m.
  Wednesday with the Rev. Eugene W. Newell officiating.  Interment will
  follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
  
  Somerset American, March 10, 1975
  
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