Obituary of Paul O. Hanf

Paul O. Hanf, age 94, of Wayne Wodlands Manor, Waymart, died Thursday, August 17, 2006, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. Born in Apolda, Germany, he was the son of the late Paul E. and Margaret (Borkhardt) Hanf. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, the former Gladys Weitz. A lifelong resident of Hawley, he was employed as a loom fixer by Hawley area garment mills prior to his retirement. He was a former member of Hawley Fire Co. #2. Paul loved to fish and tend his garden. He is survived by two daughters: Elizabeth Smith of Tyler Hill, PA, and Vera Jean Byng of Snohomish, WA; three sons: Robert Hanf of Hawley, PA, Richard B. Hanf of Marietta, Ohio, and John V. Hanf of Honesdale, PA; a sister: Margaret Morley of Iowa; 11 grandchildren; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. There will be a Memorial Service on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 10:00AM at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 405 Church St., Hawley, with Rev. David Heckler, Pastor, officiating. Cremation was held at Lake Region Crematory, Lake Ariel. Burial will be held at Green Gates Cemetery following the memorial service. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 405 Church St., Hawley, PA 18428 or to the Hawley Public Library, 103 Main Ave., Hawley, PA 18428.