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Subject: Samuel Hoffman
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 16:10:13 -0700 (PDT)


Samuel Hoffman
Tuesday, June 29, 2004



Aug. 29, 1913-June 27, 2004
AURORA -- Samuel Hoffman, 90, formerly of Culbertson,
died Sunday (June 27, 2004) at Memorial Community Care
of Aurora.

He was born Aug. 29, 1913, to Jacob and Anna (Lebsack)
Hoffman in McCook.

He entered the Army Air Corp in 1941, and served in
Hawaii during World War II. He was honorably
discharged in 1945.

On Oct. 22, 1943, he married LauraBelle Winton in
Battle Creek, Mich. They moved to Culbertson after he
was discharged from the Army, where he worked for
Wagner Truck Lines.

In 1954, they moved from Culbertson to North Platte,
where he worked for Prucka Trucking Company, which was
later bought out by Interstate Systems trucking
company. In 1960, they moved to Brighton, Colo., where
he continued working for I.S. as a freight truck
driver until his retirement in 1975.

He was a member of the Congregation Church and
Culbertson Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers,
Art and Abe Hoffman; two sisters, Marie O'Neill and
Martha Schaffert; infant sister; half-sister, Lillian
Ludlow; and half-brother, Elmer.

Survivors include his daughter, Carol Wiener of
Aurora; half-brother, Fred and wife, Toots Hoffman of
Arapahoe; half-sister, Rose Stovall of Las Vegas,
Nev.; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and
three step-great-grandsons.

Services are Friday, 2 p.m., at Carpenter Breland
Chapel in McCook. Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.

Visitation is today until 8 p.m., at the
Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora. Visitation in
McCook is Thursday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday until
noon at the funeral home. The family will greet
friends Thursday, 6-8 p.m.

Friends may go online at www.carpenterbreland.com to
send condolences.

Memorials may be given in his name.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge
of the arrangements.




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