Dorothy J. Hoover

Dorothy J. Hoover obituary, Milton, PA

Dorothy J. Hoover

Dorothy Hoover Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Shaw Funeral Home, Inc. - Milton on Dec. 21, 2025.
Dorothy J. Hoover, 94 of Danville and formerly of Milton, passed away on December 17, 2025 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Potts Grove on June 24, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Milton B. Jordan and Lillian P. (Jones) Erb.
Dorothy worked as an LPN at Evangelical Community Hospital In Lewisburg, at Florida Sanitarium and Hospital In Winter Park, and at Buffalo General Hospital in NY.
She is survived by her son, Ronald E. Hoover of Danville; her grandchildren, Ronald E. Hoover, Jr and wife, Billie of Danville, and Rikki R. Chapin and husband, William of Elysburg; and her great grandchildren, Kyle Bankus, and Alex Hoover.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her daughter in law, Pam Hoover; her brothers, Leroy Erb, Lester Erb, Homer Erb, and Albert Erb; and her sister, Pauline Haas.
Friends and relatives will be received from 10-11 a.m. on Friday, December 26 at the Shaw Funeral Home, 400 N. Front St., Milton, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. with Pastor Theresa Erb officiating. Burial will follow in Mazeppa Cemetery.
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