The notice of the death of George Wellington Hoffman (1873-1946) of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on 11 February 1946.
George W. Hoffman was the father of Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich (1895-1977) of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was estranged from his daughter and her mother (who had died in 1942) and was living in Gratz with his wife Jennie M. [Ritzman] Hoffman. The story in the family was that upon George’s death, Jennie directed one of her sons, half brother of Helen, to go to the Riegle-Dietrich homestead in Specktown – to request Helen’s attendance at the funeral and to make sure that she was welcome there.
The above card was found in Helen’s personal belongings in 1977 as preparations were made for Helen and her husband William E. Dietrich (1896-1977) to enter a nursing home in Middletown, Dauphin County. It was never determined whether Helen actually attended the funeral.
The funeral was conducted by “The Marlin S. Reed Funeral Service” of Pillow, Dauphin County.
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