/genealogy » Obituary http://www.krishocker.com the genealogy & family research site of Kris Hocker Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Obituary: Ila (RAINEY) HOCKER http://www.krishocker.com/obituary-ila-rainey-hocker/ http://www.krishocker.com/obituary-ila-rainey-hocker/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:24 +0000 Kris http://www.krishocker.com/?p=920 Obituary Rainey HOCKER

Obituary Ila (RAINEY) HOCKER

Ila (RAINEY) HOCKER, was the daughter of Charles W. RAINEY and Grace BRICKALL. She was born 13 Feb 1919 and died 23 Feb 2000 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania. She married Guy L. HOCKER, son of Clayton W.  and Clara (___) HOCKER. Guy was born 13 Jul 1909 and died 25 Jan 1999 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania.

Guy’s ancestry goes back to Christopher and Catharina (MUELLER) HACKER. Christopher was the son of Johan Adam and Anna Elisabetha (WEIDMAN) HACKER. Catharina was the daughter of Georg and Catharina Elisabetha (___) MEULLER. The couple was originally from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, but moved to Harrisburg, then north settling in Lycoming county by 1820.

]]> http://www.krishocker.com/obituary-ila-rainey-hocker/feed/ 0 Herbert Hershey Hocker Obituary http://www.krishocker.com/herbert-hershey-hocker-obituary/ http://www.krishocker.com/herbert-hershey-hocker-obituary/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:00:48 +0000 Kris http://www.krishocker.com/?p=805 Here’s a transcription of the obituary of Herbert Hershey HOCKER (1865—1946), son of Levi and Anna (FRANTZ) HOCKER. Hershey married Sarah J. BOWER, daughter of John and Amanda (___) BOWER, 1 Apr 1906 in Yoe, Pennsylvania. [1]

“H. Hershey Hocker

Funeral services for H. Hershey Hocker, 554 Race Street, who died Tuesday night after a lingering illness at his home, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home at 1334 North Second street. The Rev. A.M. Billman, pastor of Fourth Reformed Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Oberlin Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 7 to 9 o’clock.

A grocer in the South Harrisburg area for several years, Mr. Hocker was 79 years old and formerly lived in Oberlin.

In addition to his wife, Mrs. Sarah J. Hocker, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Margaret Hughes, York, and several nieces and nephews.” [2]

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Footnotes

  1. H. Hershey HOCKER entry, Dauphin County Marriage Records, Book L, Volume 2:229, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, microfilm roll number 1551, Salt Lake City Genealogical Society, Salt Lake Utah. ↩
  2. H. Hershey Hocker obituary, The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 27 Jun 1946, page 9. ↩
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