Marie K. Hoffman, 94, a resident of Elk Haven Nursing Home and formerly of 120 East Arch Street, St. Marys, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Elk Haven after an illness of the past several months.
She was born June 26, 1919 in St. Marys, daughter of the late John and Margaret Koerber Pfeufer. She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended St. Marys Parochial Schools.
On October 7, 1939 in the St. Mary’s Church, she married Joseph G. Hoffman, who preceded her in death on February 21, 2003.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary Anthony and her husband Jan of St. Marys; four sons, Robert R. Hoffman and his wife Judy of Kersey, James W. Hoffman and his wife Kathy of St. Marys, Thomas J. Hoffman and his wife Kathy of St, Marys, William G. Hoffman and his wife Ann Marie of Alexandria, VA; 15 grandchildren; and 22 great grandchildren.
Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Ann Wingenbach, Eleanora Olson, and a sister in infancy; and five brothers, Alphonse Pfeufer, Joseph Pfeufer, Anthony Pfeufer, John Pfeufer, and a brother in infancy. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Mrs. Hoffman was a member of the St. Mary’s Church and the Altar Society. She was a volunteer at the St. Mary’s Parochial School cafeteria for many years and had volunteered at the Christian Food Bank.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the St. Mary’s Church on Friday, November 15, 2013, at 1:00 PM, with the Rev. Thomas More Sikora, OSB, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Thursday, November 14, 2013, from 5:00 till 8:00 PM.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Elk Haven Nursing Home, 785 Johnsonburg Road, St. Marys, PA 15857, or to the Christian Food Bank, PO Box 1033, St. Marys, PA 15857.