Raymond L. Hoover
February 11, 1926 — June 15, 2016
Raymond L. Hoover, 90, of Wellsboro, passed away, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. He was born February 11, 1926, in New York City, NY the son of the late Zenus Leslie and Lida (Mc Connel) Hoover. Raymond was a graduate of Montoursville High School. He was a US Army Veteran, having served during WWII as a paratrooper with the 111th Airborne Division; he was trained as a medic. Raymond was preceded in death by his wife, Bertie A. Hoover, on September 13, 1989.
Raymond was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Wellsboro. In addition he served on the Board of Trustees for Old Immanuel Lutheran Church, a historic Lutheran Church near Pennsdale, Lycoming County. He was a Mason and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He retired from the PA Fish Commission, Harrisburg; having served Tioga County from July 1964 – December 1991.
Surviving are his daughter, Holly L. Hoover, Wellsboro; his son, Thomas D. Hoover, Hot Springs, VA and his brother, Herbert Hoover, Big Flats, NY.
Friends and family are invited to Raymond’s Life Celebration on Monday, June 20, 2016 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Ltd., 139 Main St., Wellsboro. Service to follow at 6:00 PM with Rev. Peter DeVantier officiating. Interment in Old Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Pennsdale.
To share your fondest memories and sign Raymond’s guestbook, visit www.tusseymosher.com