Eugene “Gene” Joseph Hoffman 1926 - 2017

HOFFMAN, BECK, HULQUIST, STONE

Posted By: Connie Swearingen -Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/24/2017 at 09:15:24

Sioux City Journal
18 June 2017

Eugene “Gene” Joseph Hoffman, 91, of Sioux City, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017, at a Sioux City nursing home.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux City. Burial will be 9 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel.

Eugene was born May 28, 1926, in Sioux City, at his home in Leeds to John C. and Clara (Beck) Hoffman. Gene was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

He attended elementary school at Hawthorne and attended Central High School in Sioux City. Gene enlisted in the U.S. Marines at the age of 17, requiring his mother’s signature because of his age. He served for 34 months on an aircraft carrier as an airplane mechanic.

Mr. Hoffman worked at Art Salsness Motors before becoming a sales representative for Aid Association for Lutherans for 25 years.

Gene was married to Roma Hulquist. Three children were born to this union, Randy, Holly and Jeff. They later were divorced. He later was united in marriage to Norma Stone Hass on Aug. 12, 1983. They were married for 28 years before Norma’s passing in 2011. Gene and Norma were avid bowlers and bowled in many leagues.

Gene was very proud to have donated 44 gallons of blood to the Siouxland Blood Bank. Eugene was a member of the American Legion, and presently a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church where he led many Bible classes.

Eugene is survived by his children, Randy of Phoenix Ariz, Holly of Tulsa, Okla., and Jeff of Lincoln, Neb.; brother, Kenny and his wife, Cheryl of Sioux City; sister, Betty Leapley of St. Louis, Mo.; and other relatives and friends.

Gene was preceded in death by his wife, Norma; his parents; brothers, Wayne, Don, Irvin, Chuck and Bob; and sisters, Lois, Esther, Lorraine, Ethel and Darlene.