Goff

George E. Goff, 92, of 160 Marwood Road, Cabot, died Friday at his home.

Born in Manhattan, N.Y., April 5, 1914, he was a son of Elbert M. and Mary Augusta Hader Goff.

He had attended Rutgers University and served in the forests of Oregon with the Civilian Conservation Corps prior to World War II.

Mr. Goff moved to the Butler area in 1969 and was plant manager at Airco Industrial Gases Co. through 1977. He relocated to Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was the manager of three locations in Phoenix, Tucson and in Texas.

Following his retirement from Airco, he worked for the Prudential Insurance Co. office in Arizona for 10 years until 1990.

He returned to live in Cabot in 2001 and was a member of St. Joseph Parish in Cabot. While in Arizona, he was a member of St. Maria Goretti Roman Catholic Church. He was a former member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Butler.

He was a former Rotarian, both in Butler and in Scottsdale. He enjoyed fishing and boating during his younger years and still enjoyed playing poker with his friends.

Surviving are a son, Christopher J. Goff and his wife, Ruthann, of Butler; a daughter, Laraine Wallace and her husband, David, of Atlanta, Ga.; and five grandchildren.

His wife, Anne E. Schafhauser Goff, whom he married June 19, 1940, in Philadelphia, died Oct. 31, 2004. A son, Phillip G. Goff, also is deceased.

<B>GOFF </B>— A private Mass of Christian burial for George E. Goff, who died Friday, May 5, 2006, will be held for his family. There will be no visitation. Following cremation, inurnment will be at St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix.Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 315 Stoney Hollow Road, Cabot, PA 16023.Cremation services were provided by the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.