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Dr Mathias James Hoffman

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Dr Mathias James Hoffman

Birth
Iona, Murray County, Minnesota, USA
Death
19 Oct 1956 (aged 59)
Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section F, Lot 578 - 581
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Originally published in Southtown Economist, Chicago, IL, Sunday - October 21, 1956.

Services will be held tomorrow for Dr. Matthias James Hoffman, an Oak Lawn civic and fraternal leader for years.

The dentist's rites will be at 9 a.m. from the chapel at 8508 S. Kedzie ave. to St. Gerald's church, Oak Lawn. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.

Dr. Hoffman was the first grand marshall and one of the founders of the Oak Lawn Roundup parade and celebration which always is one of the high points of the suburb's Summer.

Hoffman was the secretary of the Oak Lawn Sportsman's club, and an early organizer of the Civil Air Patrol in which he was a pilot, a past grand Knight of St Rita's Knights of Columbus, the first grand knight and the organizer of our Lady of Fatima K. of C. Counsell, and a member of Glendale post of the American Legion.
Originally published in Southtown Economist, Chicago, IL, Sunday - October 21, 1956.

Services will be held tomorrow for Dr. Matthias James Hoffman, an Oak Lawn civic and fraternal leader for years.

The dentist's rites will be at 9 a.m. from the chapel at 8508 S. Kedzie ave. to St. Gerald's church, Oak Lawn. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.

Dr. Hoffman was the first grand marshall and one of the founders of the Oak Lawn Roundup parade and celebration which always is one of the high points of the suburb's Summer.

Hoffman was the secretary of the Oak Lawn Sportsman's club, and an early organizer of the Civil Air Patrol in which he was a pilot, a past grand Knight of St Rita's Knights of Columbus, the first grand knight and the organizer of our Lady of Fatima K. of C. Counsell, and a member of Glendale post of the American Legion.


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  • Created by: Bob W
  • Added: Aug 15, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134369216/mathias_james-hoffman: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Mathias James Hoffman (14 Jun 1897–19 Oct 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134369216, citing Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Bob W (contributor 47107535).