Harriet I. Hofferbert
Sept. 5, 1852-May 27, 1935
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, May 28, 1935, page 1, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library
DEATH TAKES AGED RESIDENT OF NILES
Mrs. Harriet I. Hofferbert, 82, Succumbs Monday; Rites Wednesday.
Mrs. Harriet I. Hofferbert, 82, a resident of Niles since early childhood, died Monday afternoon at her home, 1315 Maple street. Her death was due to old age and complications. She had been ill about two weeks.
Mrs. Hofferbert was the widow of George Hofferbert, who died in 1926. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hoover, who were among Niles early residents.
Mrs. Hofferbert was born in Pleasant Valley, Ind., Sept. 5, 1852. She was married May 17, 1877, to George Hofferbert at Mason township.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fred A. Exner, Niles, and Mrs. Richard Edwards, Mishawaka, Ind.; two grandchildren, Lucile Edwards, Mishawaka, and Nordamyrth Exner, Niles; two brothers, Andrew Hoover, Parsonsburg, Md., and Elmer Hoover, Denver, Colo.; and two sisters, Mrs. S.E. Witmer, Niles, and Sarah Patterson, Riverside, Calif.
Funeral services will be held in the Rutherford Funeral chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with Mrs. Ila Wheeler officiating and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends of the family may call at the Rutherford funeral home until the hour of the services.