OBIT: Dorothy J. (Martin) OBER, 2006, ormerly of Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Barry and Betty Christy. jhurl@meyersdalelibrary.org Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ ----------------------------------------------- OBER, Dorothy J. (Martin) 12/01/06 Daily American Dorothy J. (Martin) Ober, 78, Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Boswell, died Nov. 28, 2006, at JoAnn's House (hospice), Bonita Springs, Fla. Born July 14, 1928, in Johnstown, daughter of John F. and F. Ruth (Walker) Martin. Preceded in death by father. Survived by mother, Florida, formerly of Boswell and Frostburg, Md.; husband of 56 years, Eugene E.; son, Craig A., married to Holly Black, Trophy Club, Texas; daughter, Cynthia, married to Bruce Ravel, Mendham, N.J.; and grandchildren, Brandon, Bethany and Bryce Ober and Natalie and Matthew Ravel. A 1946 graduate of former Boswell High School and a 1949 graduate of Conemaugh Valley School of Nursing. Former operating room nurse and Cambria County bloodmobile nurse prior to moving to West Virginia in 1960. She also had lived in New Jersey, Florida and Texas prior to relocating to Fort Myers in 1999. Member of Fort Myers United Methodist Church and was an avid bridge and tennis player. Friends and family are invited to a graveside service at 1 p.m. Monday at Somerset County Memorial Park. The Rev. Dr. Bruce Maxwell, officiating. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, 168 W. Union St., Somerset, PA 15501. Flowers may be delivered directly to graveside after noon on Monday. Arrangements in charge of Hoffman Funeral Homes.