James G. "Capn Jim" Hoffman (1930-2007)

HOFFMAN, JOHNSON, ERICKSON, ROLLING, KYLE, NEAL, DEVOLDER

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 4/6/2007 at 18:28:40

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, April 6, 2007.

James Hoffman, 76, of Ames, died Thursday, April 5. Services are pending with Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames with a visitation Monday, April 9, and funeral service Tuesday, April 10.

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Saturday, April 7, 2007.

April 9, 1930-April 5, 2007

James G. "Capn Jim" Hoffman, 76, of Ames, died Thursday, April 5, at Story County Long Term Care in Nevada. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames. Burial will follow in Ames Municipal Cemetery.

Jim Hoffman was born April 9, 1930, in Ames, to Gordon and Freda (Johnson) Hoffman. He served in the United States Army with the occupation forces in Japan 1947 to 1948. He graduated from Ames High School in 1950. He married Lucy Erickson Sept. 23, 1950, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames. He was employed at the Ames Lab until his recall into military service during the Korean Conflict 1950 to 1951.Jim was a member of the Ames Fire Department from 1951 until retirement in 1986. He also was employed by the Ames Daily Tribune for 25 years, Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo., for 12 years, and volunteered for Skaggs Hospital Auxiliary in Branson. He was a member of Arcadia Masonic Lodge No. 249, Abou Ben Adhem Shrine, Taneycomo Elks Lodge No. 2597, American Legion Post 37, VFW Post No. 5168 and the Loyal Order of the Grove Café.

He is survived by his wife, Lucy Hoffman, of Ames; sons, James (Wendy) Hoffman Jr., of Farmington, N.M., and Robert (Cindy) Hoffman, of Ames; daughters, Sandy (Mike) Rolling, of Ames, and Jeanine Kyle, of Richmond, Va.; grandchildren, Alissa Neal, James (Pam) Hoffman and Marcus Kyle; three great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Joshua and James David; sister, JoAnn (Dan) DeVolder, of Alexandria, Minn.; and many relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 9, at Stevens Memorial Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Shrine Children's Hospital or Homeward Hospice.

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