Hoffmeier, Dennis "Ben" (1961-2002)

HOFFMEIER

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/26/2010 at 18:16:21

Dennis Hoffmeier
September 18, 1961 - July 11, 2002

Tuesday, July 16, 2002

Dennis "Ben" Hoffmeier was born September 18, 1961, the son of Ralph and Marion Didier Hoffmeier.

He died Thursday, July 11, 2002, at his home in Storm Lake at the age of 41.

Ben was born in Denison and was baptized in Christ on June 24, 1982, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Buck Grove and confirmed in May of 1978 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He received his education in the Denison Community Schools, graduating from the Denison High School with the class of 1981.

Ben moved to Garden City, Kansas, in 1982 where he worked at IBP for one year. He returned to Denison and worked in the area until 1984 when he moved to Storm Lake where he was employed at the time of his death.

Ben was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Denison and also the National Guard in Garden City, Kansas. As a little boy, he enjoyed playing on a Little League Team. He was an avid sports fan, enjoying car races, football and the New York Yankees Baseball Team. Ben loved music, watching television, movies and collecting Joe Camel memorabilia.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents.

Survivors include his parents, Ralph and Marion Hoffmeier of Denison; four brothers: Byron Hoffmeier and his wife, Diann, of Denison, Loren Hoffmeier of Polk City, Ron Hoffmeier and his wife, Cindy, of Denison, Kevin Hoffmeier and his wife, Debbie, of Magnolia; nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Monday, July 15, 2002, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Denison.

Rev. David Sewing and Vicar James Krueger officiated at the service with grave side rites held at the Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements.

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