Darlene Kay Starr
F, #24333, b. 12 July 1949, d. 10 August 1997
Last Edited=14 Nov 2021
Source: Gratz History p. 482.2 Her married name was Harner.1 Darlene Kay Starr was born on 12 July 1949, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3 She was the daughter of Earl Wellington Starr and Mary Hannah Laudenslager.1 As of 21 June 1969,her married name was Hoffman.4 Darlene Kay Starr died on 10 August 1997, Valley View, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 48; According to some sources, Darlene committed suicide in her home in Valley View, PA.3,5
Newspaper obituary:
Darlene Kay Harner
Darlene Kay Harner, 48, of Valley View, died Sunday at her home.
Born in Gratz, July 12, 1949, she was a daughter of Earl and Mary Laudenslager Starr, Gratz. She was a 1969 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School.
She had been employed by Quaker State Farms, Klingerstown.
She was a member of Simeons United Lutheran Church, Gratz, YMCA, Elizabethville, and VFW Diamond Jubilee Post 2385 Auxiliary, Gratz.
A sister, Shirley Hain, died in 1990; a stepson, Miguel Harner, died in 1988.
Surviving are her husband, Gary; two sons, Galen Hoffman III, Ono, and Keith Hoffman, Williamstown; a daughter, Gretta Conrad, Newville; two stepsons, Brent Harner, Leck Kill, and Monte Harner, with the Air Force in Panama; a sister, Carolyn Barry, RD1 Elizabethville; two grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Simeons United Lutheran Church, Gratz. The Rev. Barry Ridge will officiate. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Gratz. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 Aug 1997, Mon, Page 2.3
She was buried on 13 August 1997, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.
Newspaper obituary:
Darlene Kay Harner
Darlene Kay Harner, 48, of Valley View, died Sunday at her home.
Born in Gratz, July 12, 1949, she was a daughter of Earl and Mary Laudenslager Starr, Gratz. She was a 1969 graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School.
She had been employed by Quaker State Farms, Klingerstown.
She was a member of Simeons United Lutheran Church, Gratz, YMCA, Elizabethville, and VFW Diamond Jubilee Post 2385 Auxiliary, Gratz.
A sister, Shirley Hain, died in 1990; a stepson, Miguel Harner, died in 1988.
Surviving are her husband, Gary; two sons, Galen Hoffman III, Ono, and Keith Hoffman, Williamstown; a daughter, Gretta Conrad, Newville; two stepsons, Brent Harner, Leck Kill, and Monte Harner, with the Air Force in Panama; a sister, Carolyn Barry, RD1 Elizabethville; two grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Simeons United Lutheran Church, Gratz. The Rev. Barry Ridge will officiate. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Gratz. Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.
Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 Aug 1997, Mon, Page 2.3
She was buried on 13 August 1997, at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.
| Father* | Earl Wellington Starr1 b. 6 Nov 1922, d. 27 Sep 2002 |
| Mother* | Mary Hannah Laudenslager1 b. 17 Jan 1922, d. 5 Jun 2016 |
Children of Darlene Kay Starr and Galen Paul Hoffman Jr.
- Galen Paul Hoffman III
- Greta Jane Hoffman
- Keith Bradley Hoffman
Citations
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 724. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
- [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Darlene Kay Harner, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 11 Aug 1997, Mon, Page 2.
- [S107] Newspaper Article, "Hoffman-Conrad," Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 01 Oct 1993, Fri, Page 21.
- [S1139] Mason Wiest, "Genealogy of the Nathaniel Andrew and Emma Vesta Schwalm Wiest Family," The Hessians: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 18 (2015): p. 111.