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Orville Edward Bofinger SR
Orville Edward Bofinger, 48, of R.D. 1, Worthington, Pa., Buffalo Valley, died
suddenly at 11:20 a.m., Friday, October 27, 1967, at the home of his daughter,
119 E. Main St., Worthington. Death was due to an apparent heart attack.
Born April 25, 1919, in Delancey, Jefferson County, he was a son of Albert C.
and Ida E. (Altheide) Bofinger.
He was a 1937 graduate of Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington,
Pa.
He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Worthington.
Mr. Bofinger was a World War II veteran, having served with the U.S. Navy in the
South Pacific. He was employed at U.S. Steel's Saxonburg, sintering plant,
Saxonburg, Pa.
Surviving are his wife, the former Nellie Jean Gray; two sons, Gary O. Bofinger
of Farrell, Pa. and Orville Edward Bofinger Jr., at home; a daughter, Mrs. John
Terry (Donna Jean) Belles of Worthington; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert C.
Bofinger of Worthington, R.D and brothers, Richard August Bofinger of (Buffalo
Valley), R.D., Worthington and Charles Albert Bofinger of Flushing, Mich.
Friends of Orville Edward Bofinger of Worthington R.D. 1, Buffalo Valley, who
died Friday, October 27, 1967, will be received at the James A. Flick Funeral
Home, Worthington from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday from the Worthington Evangelical
Lutheran Church, with the Rev. David Slaght, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in the Worthington Lutheran Church Cemetery, Worthington, Pa.
Arrangements by Flick Funeral Home, Worthington, Pa.
1944 - 1945: Pacific Theatre WW II
Two brothers, Orville E. Bofinger, Petty Officer second class and Private
Charles A. Bofinger, as they met on the island of Leyte in the Philippines. The
brothers, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. and Ida Bofinger of Worthington, took
part in the Leyte invasion (Oct. 20 - Dec. 31, 1944). Several months ago, they
were fortunate to met in New Guinea.
In a letter received by their family just before Christmas the brothers told of
plans to spend the holidays together. In speaking of their treatment by the
natives, they said the Filipinos are very cordial to all the servicemen.
Seaman Bofinger is the husband of Gladys Anthony Bofinger who with their
five-month-old son, Gary Orville Bofinger reside with Mrs. Bofinger's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Anthony of Reynolds Avenue, Kittanning. Seaman Bofinger has
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