Charles (Charley) Sterling Hofmann, 101, died Dec. 15, 2009, at the Janesville Nursing Home.
Charles was born on Oct. 24, 1908, to Emil and Clara (Sterling) Hofmann in the house in which he lived his entire life. He graduated from Janesville High School in 1926. He and Ellen Rose Hendricks were married on July 29, 1941 at St Gabriel's Catholic Church in Fulda, Minn. Charles and Ellen enjoyed 63 years of marriage on their farm in Janesville, operating the bee business and raising four children.
He is survived by children Laurence Hofmann of Minneapolis, Anne Pierce of Plymouth, Gregory Hofmann of Seattle, Wash., and Mary Lynn Goode of Maui, Hawaii; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ellen, his parents, and sister Gretchen Liethen.
A celebration of Charles' life will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at St. Ann's Catholic Church with a reception from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church and luncheon immediately following the service. Charles chose to donate his body to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, to assist in the education of future health science professionals. Funeral arrangements are by Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be directed to Heifer International.
Charles was born on Oct. 24, 1908, to Emil and Clara (Sterling) Hofmann in the house in which he lived his entire life. He graduated from Janesville High School in 1926. He and Ellen Rose Hendricks were married on July 29, 1941 at St Gabriel's Catholic Church in Fulda, Minn. Charles and Ellen enjoyed 63 years of marriage on their farm in Janesville, operating the bee business and raising four children.
He is survived by children Laurence Hofmann of Minneapolis, Anne Pierce of Plymouth, Gregory Hofmann of Seattle, Wash., and Mary Lynn Goode of Maui, Hawaii; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ellen, his parents, and sister Gretchen Liethen.
A celebration of Charles' life will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at St. Ann's Catholic Church with a reception from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church and luncheon immediately following the service. Charles chose to donate his body to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, to assist in the education of future health science professionals. Funeral arrangements are by Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be directed to Heifer International.
Charles (Charley) Sterling Hofmann, 101, died Dec. 15, 2009, at the Janesville Nursing Home.
Charles was born on Oct. 24, 1908, to Emil and Clara (Sterling) Hofmann in the house in which he lived his entire life. He graduated from Janesville High School in 1926. He and Ellen Rose Hendricks were married on July 29, 1941 at St Gabriel's Catholic Church in Fulda, Minn. Charles and Ellen enjoyed 63 years of marriage on their farm in Janesville, operating the bee business and raising four children.
He is survived by children Laurence Hofmann of Minneapolis, Anne Pierce of Plymouth, Gregory Hofmann of Seattle, Wash., and Mary Lynn Goode of Maui, Hawaii; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ellen, his parents, and sister Gretchen Liethen.
A celebration of Charles' life will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at St. Ann's Catholic Church with a reception from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church and luncheon immediately following the service. Charles chose to donate his body to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, to assist in the education of future health science professionals. Funeral arrangements are by Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be directed to Heifer International.
Charles was born on Oct. 24, 1908, to Emil and Clara (Sterling) Hofmann in the house in which he lived his entire life. He graduated from Janesville High School in 1926. He and Ellen Rose Hendricks were married on July 29, 1941 at St Gabriel's Catholic Church in Fulda, Minn. Charles and Ellen enjoyed 63 years of marriage on their farm in Janesville, operating the bee business and raising four children.
He is survived by children Laurence Hofmann of Minneapolis, Anne Pierce of Plymouth, Gregory Hofmann of Seattle, Wash., and Mary Lynn Goode of Maui, Hawaii; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ellen, his parents, and sister Gretchen Liethen.
A celebration of Charles' life will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at St. Ann's Catholic Church with a reception from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the church and luncheon immediately following the service. Charles chose to donate his body to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, to assist in the education of future health science professionals. Funeral arrangements are by Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be directed to Heifer International.
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