Leonard Hoffmann

Leonard Steven Hoffmann, the son of Frederick and Susanna Wingert Hoffmann was born December 24, 1915 on a farm near Panama, Iowa.
He was baptized, received his First Holy Communion and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Panama. He attended rural school and St. Mary's Catholic School.
On November 19, 1940, he married Dorothy Ann Schumacher of Defiance, Iowa. Nine children were born to this union. After their marriage, they lived in the Panama-Earling area for fifteen years before they moved to a farm west of Dunlap, where they resided for 40 years. In August of 1996, they moved into Dunlap.
Leonard was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He enjoyed farming and was interested in antique engines, cars and tractors.
Leonard died on Monday, November 24, 2003 at his home in Dunlap at the age of 87 years and eleven months.
Leonard was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Matthew, Art, Herbert and Henry and five sisters, Ann Thelen, Mary Taggart, Eleonar Honz, Hilda Blum and Sedona Honz. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Ann Hoffmann of Dunlap; his nine children, Joyce & Tom Esser of Ute, IA, Jan Raymond of Las Vegas, NV, Len & Kathy Hoffmann of Grand Junction, CO, Lorrie Hursey of Westerville, OH, Doris Heston of Louisville, KY, Ray & Vera Hoffmann of Greeley, CO, Rita & Allen Purkapile of Bennington, NE, Cathy & Sam Simpson of Sperry, IA and Elaine & Tom McCord of Bennington, NE; 18 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Burial will be at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Dunlap.
Visitation will be from 2 - 9 PM Wednesday and from 2 - 5 PM Thursday at Fouts Funeral Home in Dunlap and continue at 5 PM Thursday at the St. Patrick's Parish Center were there will be a scripture service at 7:30 PM.