John Franklin Hafer1,2

M, (3 August 1923 - 10 August 1990)
     John Franklin Hafer was born on 3 August 1923 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3,4,1 He was the son of Irvin Hafer and Esther Ann Hoffa.1,2 John Franklin Hafer married, at age 30, Darlene Kathryn Green, age 18, daughter of Henry B. Green and Kathryn Irene Gair, on Saturday, 27 March 1954 at Winchester, Winchester County, Virginia.1 John Franklin Hafer died on 10 August 1990 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 67 years and 7 days.3,4,1 He was buried on 14 August 1990 in the Wildwood Cemetery, located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3
     He appeared on the census of 26 April 1930 in the household of Irvin Hafer and Esther Ann Hoffa at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. As of 1974, John Franklin Hafer lived at Linden RD 2, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2

     Esther Ann Hoffa's obituary on 30 May 1974 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed John Franklin as her son.2 Also known as 'Jack' to his family and friends. He worked as a truck driver for Laface Express and Halls Motors. He was a member of Teamsters Union Retirees Local 764 as well as the Pennsylvania Fire and Police Association. He was also a member of the Newberry United Methodist Church. He was a life member of the Woodward Township Volunteer Fire Company and the Susquehannock Four Wheel Drive Club. He was a veteran on World War II as a part of the United States Army Air Corps.
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010

Citations

  1. [S183] Rhonda Sue (Hafer) Shaffer, "Family Group Sheets Ancestors of Rhonda Sue (Hafer) Shaffer," supplied 2000.
  2. [S995] Mrs. Esther A. Hafer obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 30 May 1974, p. 35. The original was copied from microfilm held at the James V. Brown library of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, film number 381, 1 May 1974 through 11 June 1974. James V. Brown Library, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S16] 1388 Carey Hill Rd., Montoursville, PA 17754 Donna Edler Sayah and (570) 435-0890, Scrapbook of: newspaper clippings containing births, marriages and obituaries; Memorial Service Cards; and personal note (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Funeral Card.
  4. [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. JOHN F HAFER, birth listed as 03 Aug 1923, died listed as 10 Aug 1990, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence (not specified), last benefit (none specified). Accessed 15 Mar 2004.