Hoffmann, John Peter 1820-1909

HOFFMANN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 12/17/2007 at 21:24:54

John Peter Hoffmann died at Roswell, S.D., on Thursday after a six weeks
illness due to a paralytic stroke. He was eighty-eight years and fourteen
days old at the time of his death. He was a native of Luxembourg, Europe,
and came to this country in 1896 setting at Tete des Mort, Jackson county,
Iowa. In 1878 he moved to Plymouth county and engaged in farming. He left
here in 1884 but returned again in two years and lived here until five years
ago, when he went to Roswell, S.D., to make his home with his sons, Math
Hoffmann and John Hoffman, who survive him. His wife died in this city about
twenty-one years ago.

The remains were brought to this city Sunday accompanied by his sons and
their wives and children and the funeral was held, yesterday morning at St.
Joseph's church.

Mr. Hoffmann was well known in LeMars and had many friends here. He was an
honorable and upright citizen respected by all who knew him.

~Source: LeMars Sentinel, Tues., Jan. 12, 1909