Edna Julia Hoffman

Mrs. John Hoffman Dies at Ranch Home Monday Eve, Jan. 25

Edna Hoffman, wife of John Hoffman, from north of Lusk, passed away at their ranch home last Monday evening, January 25, at 7:30.

Death resulted from a complication of an illness of log standing from which she had been a sufferer for many years.

The Hoffmans have resided in Niobrara County for a number of years and have many friends who grieve over the passing of the mother of this family.

The remains were brought to Lusk by the Peet Mortuary and services will be held from the Mortuary Chapel on this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. William Wilkie of Scottsbluff officiating.

The obituary and funeral details will be published in The Herald next week.

The Lusk Herald
February 4, 1937
Mrs. John Hoffman, Resident of the Hat Creek Community, Dies at Home Jan. 25th

Funeral services for Mrs. John Hoffman were held from the Peet Mortuary on Thursday afternoon, January 28th, with Rev. William Wilkie of Scottsbluff, Nebr., officiating.

Mrs. Hoffman passed away at their ranch home north of Lusk on the 25th of January from an illness of long standing.

Many friends and neighbors attended the services and arrangements were in charge of the Peet Mortuary. Burial was made in the Lusk cemetery.

Mrs. John Hoffman passed away at her home near Hat Creek, Wyo., Monday night, around 6:30 o'clock of January 25, 1937, after several years illness, at the age of 45 years, 5 months and 24 days.

Edna Julia Ring was born at Story, Nebraska, July 31, 1891, where she spent her girlhood. She received her education at a school near her birthplace and at Harrison, Nebraska, later attending Junior Normal at Alliance, Neb.

She taught many successful terms of school in the districts in Sioux County, Nebraska.

On June 6, 1917, she was united in marriage with John Hoffman at Crawford, Neb. With the exception of a few months during 1917 and 1918, which were spent at her husband's homestead and at her parents' home, they have made their home at their present place of abode near Hat Creek, Wyo.

She leaves to mourn her departure besides her husband, two sons, Lester and Donald, one daughter, Eileen of Hat Creek, Wyo.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ring of Crawford, Nebraska; two brothers, Lee of Scottsbluff, Neb.; Lawrence of Chadron, Neb.; four sisters, Mrs. Walter Anderson of Harrison, Neb.; Mrs. Hile Goodrich of Crawford, Neb.; Mrs Alex Gunn and Mrs. Carl Pearson of Hat Creek, Wyo., besides nephews and nieces and other relatives and a host of friends. Two sisters preceded her in death, Hattie Annie, in December 1902, and Mrs. Charles Fluent in January, 1932.

In 1918 she expressed her wish to serve God. Since that time she has sought to "fight the good fight of faith; she has finished her course; henceforth there is laid up for her a crown of righteousness."

Edna was a devoted wife, mother, daughter and sister; through she suffered much, she was never too ill to be interested in those around her and those who knew her will remember her as a true, generous and hospitable friend.

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