Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameHoward “Blair” Hoffman 
Birth2 Nov 1903, Blacklick, Cambria Co, PA
Death16 Feb 1961, Morrow Co, OH
BurialBellville Cem, Bellville, Richland Co, OH
OccupationPlumber
Misc. Notes
Was a smoker and had emphysema, went by Blair.
Spouses
Birth12 Aug 1917, Bellville, Richland Co, OH
Death31 Dec 2002, Mansfield, Richland Co, OH
MemoCert# 108385
Burial7 Jan 2003, Bellville Cem, Bellville, Richland Co, OH
FatherFrank Benjamin “B.F." Wells (1893-1981)
MotherEdythe Grice (1894-1975)
Misc. Notes
Born at the Shiff house and birth records list her name as Ella Juanita, but she went by Juanita all her life. Listed as Waneta in the 1930 census.
Listed with husband Blair H. Hoffman (36, PA) in 1940, living in Butler. He was a plumber and she a housewife (22, OH) with son Nevada (1, OH). Blair had completed 8th grade and she high school.
Her daughter lived with Juanita for most of her adult life. She was remarried to Bob _____ for a short time after Blair died, but it didn’t last.
Had heart surgery in 1999. She is buried next to her husband, Blair.
[Obituary] Mansfield Daily News 5 Jan 2003
Juanita E. Hoffman, 85, of Mansfield died early Tuesday morning, December 31, 2002 at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Hoffman was born August 12, 1917 in Bellville, Ohio to Frank and Edith (Grice) Wells. Juanita lived in the area most of her life.
She is survived by a daughter, Vivian Mynhier; a grandson, Carl and his wife, Emily Mynhier of Mt. Gilead, Ohio; a granddaughter, Donna Penaso of Florida; five great-grandchildren, Tiffany, Freddie, Michael, Adrianne, and Lydia; a brother, Jason Wells of California; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Thelma and Leo Richter of Lexington and Joanne and Loring Cooper of Danville, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard “Blair” Hoffman; parents, Frank and Edith Wells; and brother, Raymond Wells.
Graveside services will be held, Tuesday, January 7 at 1:00 p.m. at Bellville Cemetery. Wappner Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements.
Listed with husband Blair H. Hoffman (36, PA) in 1940, living in Butler. He was a plumber and she a housewife (22, OH) with son Nevada (1, OH). Blair had completed 8th grade and she high school.
Her daughter lived with Juanita for most of her adult life. She was remarried to Bob _____ for a short time after Blair died, but it didn’t last.
Had heart surgery in 1999. She is buried next to her husband, Blair.
[Obituary] Mansfield Daily News 5 Jan 2003
Juanita E. Hoffman, 85, of Mansfield died early Tuesday morning, December 31, 2002 at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Hoffman was born August 12, 1917 in Bellville, Ohio to Frank and Edith (Grice) Wells. Juanita lived in the area most of her life.
She is survived by a daughter, Vivian Mynhier; a grandson, Carl and his wife, Emily Mynhier of Mt. Gilead, Ohio; a granddaughter, Donna Penaso of Florida; five great-grandchildren, Tiffany, Freddie, Michael, Adrianne, and Lydia; a brother, Jason Wells of California; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Thelma and Leo Richter of Lexington and Joanne and Loring Cooper of Danville, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard “Blair” Hoffman; parents, Frank and Edith Wells; and brother, Raymond Wells.
Graveside services will be held, Tuesday, January 7 at 1:00 p.m. at Bellville Cemetery. Wappner Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements.
Marriage7 Jan 1937, Mansfield, Richland Co, OH