Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Donald Lavern "Donnie" Hoffer

Male 1926 - 2019  (93 years)


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  • Name Donald Lavern "Donnie" Hoffer 
    Born 1926  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205521411 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-144617 
    Died 12 Nov 2019  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I144617  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Ervin S. Hoffer,   b. 8 Oct 1893, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Eleanora "Nora" Riffer,   b. 19 Dec 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F46380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Estelle Noel 
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F58522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ruth Fach,   b. 28 Jan 1930,   d. 30 Mar 2014  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Randy L. Hoffer,   b. 1953,   d. 1980  (Age 27 years)
     2. Terry Lynn Hoffer,   b. 1959,   d. 17 Jan 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F62695  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Donald Lavern Hoffer

      Passed away peacefully at his home in Elmira on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at the age of 93.

      Donnie was the beloved husband of Estelle (Noel) Hoffer. Dear father of Larry and Barb Hoffer. Loving grandfather of Leah (Wayne) Miller, Tanya (Jeremy) Bott, Shanna Hoffer (Frank Schuster), Christina Hahn (Jeff Myers), and Ashley Hahn.

      Also lovingly remembered by Estelle's family, children Linda (Stephen) Crew and William (Shari) Holdam, eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.

      Predeceased by his son Randy, daughter Terry-Lynn Hoffer, and brothers Murray (Leota) Hoffer and Raymond Hoffer.

      Donnie operated Ervin S. Hoffer Sand and Gravel for most of his life and enjoyed flying his plane in his spare time.

      (2023) Dreisingerfuneralhome.com. Available at: https://www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Donald-Lavern-Donnie-Hoffer?obId=24745451 (Accessed: 3 January 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, E. (1926). Donald Lavern “Donnie” Hoffer (1926-2019) - Find... Retrieved 9 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205521411/donald-lavern-hoffer.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1926 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Nov 2019 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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