Paul L. Berghoff

PAUL L. BERGHOFF, 90, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was the second of ten children born to Herman JV Berghoff and Alice Klug. He graduated from St. Mary's Commercial High School and was employed at the Berghoff Brewery. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and was Wayne Township Trustee or Deputy Trustee for 12 years. He was the owner of the Berghoff Inn on Maumee Ave and Berghoff Catering Service, where he gave many nieces and nephews and his grandchildren their first jobs. He retired from the catering business in 1990 at the age of 75. He was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church and American Legion Post 47. His wife of 67 years, Ethel Jauch Berghoff, passed away in 2003. Survived by children, Susan (Chuck) Prowant, Michael J. (Janet) Berghoff and Herman D. (Patricia) Berghoff, all of Fort Wayne, Tom A. (Ruth) Berghoff of Morgan Hill, Calif. and Paula (Ernst) Martin of Hughsonville, N.Y. He leaves 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren; sisters, Helen Nix and Mary Cambre, both of Fort Wayne and Carol Coffaro of Rockledge Fla.; brothers, Thomas J. and Robert R. Berghoff, both of Fort Wayne. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Alice Devine; and his brothers, Anthony, Gustave and Bernard Berghoff. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Therese Catholic Church, 2304 Lower Huntington Road, with calling one hour prior. Calling is also from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mungovan & Sons Memorial Chapel, 2114 S. Calhoun St., with a rosary recited at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fr. Joseph Rulli officiating. Entombment in Catholic Cemetery. Memorials to St. Therese Catholic Church or St. Mary's Soup Kitchen.