Geraldine Ruth Hoffman

1927 - 2012  (85 years)

• Name	Geraldine Ruth Hoffman
  Born	2 Apr 1927	Wathena, Doniphan Co, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Oct 2012	Kansas, USA
  Buried	Troy, Doniphan Co, Kansas, USA (Mount Olive Cemetery)
  Person ID	I59892	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry Hoffman,   b. Abt 1898, Kansas, USA
  Mother	Helen (Unknown),   b. Abt 1901, Kansas, USA
  Family ID	F24114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	J. Ralph Brazelton
  Married	1943
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F25033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Chester E. Doro,   b. 23 Jan 1910, Troy, Doniphan Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 17 Oct 1967, Troy, Doniphan Co, Kansas, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	1950
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F21275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Simon Berry
  Married	1970
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F25035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth date: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marcell/MntOlive_TroyKS.htm Doro, Geraldine Ruth (Born) Apr 2 1927 (Died) blank - Wife (beside Chester Doro) Marriage License to Chester: Published July 27, 1950 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe pg 14 "Chester E. Doro, 40, Troy, and Geraldine Ruth Brazelton, 23, Blair, have been issued a marriage license at the courthouse here." Obituary: Published Thursday, October 18, 2012 News-PressNow.com WATHENA, Kan. - Geraldine Ruth (Hoffman) Berry, 85, was born on April 2, 1927, in Wathena. She was raised on the family's farm near Blair, Kan., and graduated from the Blair Elementary School. She attended Troy High School for two years. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Helen Hoffman of Blair. She married J.Ralph Brazelton in 1943, and lived on a farm in the Mount Airy area, west of Wathena, and near the Camp Hood, Texas, area during WWII. The marriage ended in divorce. She married Chester Doro in 1950 and lived east of Troy, Kan., on a small farm on US 36 for nearly 20 years. Chester preceded her in death in 1967. She moved to St. Joseph in 1969, and worked as a professional cook and live-in housekeeper, until she retired in 1989. She married Simon Berry in 1970, and they resided various locations in St. Joseph. He preceded her in death. She then resided at East Towers Village Drive from 1989, until a few weeks before her death on October 13, 2012. She is survived by two sons, John H. Brazelton of El Paso, Texas, and Roger Doro of St. Joseph; one granddaughter, Mrs. Robin McCartney and one step-granddaughter, Mrs. Rindy McCartney, both of St. Joseph; and one great-grandson, one great-granddaughter and one great-step-grandson. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday, October 19, 2012, at Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy. Visitation: family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening, at the Harman Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena.