He married Catherine Flax Sept. 13, 1938 in Ellis.
He was a retired farmer and stockman. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and third-and-fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors: wife of the home; seven sons, Harold, Freddy, Chester and Mike, all of Ellis; Edward, Salina; Henry, Sharon Springs; Steven, Hays; seven daughters, Bernadette Dinkel of the home; Helen Fischer and Marjorie Mickelson, both of Ellis; Virginia Weigel, Henryetta, Okla.; Marilyn Denning, Russell; Vera Haver, Elroy, Wis.; Kathleen Blake, Burlington, Iowa; eight brothers, Joe and Dan Hoffman, both of Hays; Mike Hoffman, Garden City; Victor, Frank, Robert Hoffman, all of Victoria; Tony Hoffman, Dodge City; Steve Hoffman, Gorham; six sisters, Helen Kreutzer, LaCrosse; Anna Stegman, Bison; Aggie Geier, Garden City; Maggie Dreiling, Denver; Rita Friess, Spearville; Betty Flax, Dodge City; 36 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Berniece, and a son, Fred Jr.
Services Thursday at the church and burial in the church cemetery.
Rush County News
He married Catherine Flax Sept. 13, 1938 in Ellis.
He was a retired farmer and stockman. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and third-and-fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors: wife of the home; seven sons, Harold, Freddy, Chester and Mike, all of Ellis; Edward, Salina; Henry, Sharon Springs; Steven, Hays; seven daughters, Bernadette Dinkel of the home; Helen Fischer and Marjorie Mickelson, both of Ellis; Virginia Weigel, Henryetta, Okla.; Marilyn Denning, Russell; Vera Haver, Elroy, Wis.; Kathleen Blake, Burlington, Iowa; eight brothers, Joe and Dan Hoffman, both of Hays; Mike Hoffman, Garden City; Victor, Frank, Robert Hoffman, all of Victoria; Tony Hoffman, Dodge City; Steve Hoffman, Gorham; six sisters, Helen Kreutzer, LaCrosse; Anna Stegman, Bison; Aggie Geier, Garden City; Maggie Dreiling, Denver; Rita Friess, Spearville; Betty Flax, Dodge City; 36 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Berniece, and a son, Fred Jr.
Services Thursday at the church and burial in the church cemetery.
Rush County News
Family Members
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Amelia Dinkel Stegman
1904–1922
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Nicolas Andrew "Nick" Dinkel
1906–1974
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Anna Dinkel Stegman
1908–2001
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Richard John Dinkel
1910–1976
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Victor Francis Hoffman
1920–2013
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Joseph Hoffman
1922–2007
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Agatha Maria "Aggie" Hoffman Geier
1925–2013
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Magdalena Hoffman Dreiling
1926 – unknown
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Francis J "Frank" Hoffman
1928–2013
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Robert Francis Hoffman
1931–2007
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Betty Joan Hoffman Flax
1934–2019
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Anthony Richard Hoffman
1938–2002
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