Lauretta Jean (Ramer) Hoover, 80, Goshen, died at 9:23 a.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023, at home.

She was born Oct. 23, 1942. On June 10, 1962, she married Clarence Hoover, who survives.

She also is survived by six children, Diana (Andrew) Wenger, Goshen, Lila (Wendell) Graber, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Linda (Lowell) Herschberger, Brooklyn, N.Y., Beth (Thad) Lechlitner, Middlebury, Andrea (Jerald) Martin, Nappanee, and Laurie Hoover, Ephrata, Pa.; 22 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; five siblings, Ivan (Rachel) Ramer, Red Lake, Ontario, (Cathy) Ramer, New Paris; and a sister-in-law, Berdine (Paul) Shirk, New Paris.

Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Homes, Goshen, is handling arrangements.