Lloyd E. Hoffrian |” 177
Dec. 11, 1919-Oct. 27, 1999

CARLETON — Lloyd E. Hoff-
man, 79, of Carleton, a farmer,
died at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday in
his home. He had been ill for five
years and seriously ill for a year.

Friends may call from 5 to 9
tonight and from noon to 9 p.m.
Friday at Allore Funeral Home,
Monroe. He will will in state
from 10 a.m. Saturday until 11
a.m. services at Holy Ghost
Lutheran Church, Monroe. The
Rev. Larry K. Loree, pastor of
the church, will officiate. Burial
will be in Gethsemane Cemetery,
Monroe. —

Born Dec. 11, 1919, in Newport,
he was the son of Herman and
Clara (McLaughlin) Hoffman.
He married Ester Kraehnke Feb.
22, 1941. She died in September,
1979. He married Connie Courts-
Simonelli Dec. 6, 1993, in Toledo.

In addition to farming, he was
a shipping clerk for Woodall
Industries, Monroe, for 37 years,
retiring in 1980.

He served in the Army, Aug.
31, 1943, to April 4, 1946, serving
in Rhineland and Central
Europe. He received the Ameri-
can Theater ribbon with two
bronze stars.

Mr. Hoffman was an avid card
player and a member of Holy
Ghost Lutheran Church, where
he was baptized and confirmed.

Surviving are his wife; a step-
son, Michael Simonelli of Car-
leton; a daughter, Ranetta
Arnold of Monroe; a brother,
Alfred of Carleton; two sisters,
Mrs. Roy (Iva) Held of Lincoln
Park and Mrs. Robert (Alice)
Krueger of Monroe; two grand-
children, and five great-grand-
children.

He was preceded in death by a
brother, Clinton.

Memorials may be made to
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church.