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Christ Peter Hoff
Birth: 21 Oct 1922 Sweet Briar, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
Death: 8 Oct 2011 (aged 88) Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
Burial: Greenhill Cemetery, Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA
Memorial #: 78636383
Bio: Christ Hoff, age 88, longtime Lemmon businessman, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck. The Rosary Service will be held at 10:30am followed by the Mass of Christian burial at 11:00am, both on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon with Fr Tony Grossenburg, officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery with full military honors afforded by the Brattvet-Green American Legion Post #66 of Lemmon. Serving as casketbearers are Dale Rice, John Merriman, Leonard Jonas, Bob Anderson, Bob Schackow, and Maurice Ham. All Christ's friends and past employees are considered Honorary Bearers. CHRIST PETER HOFF was born October 21, 1922 at Sweetbriar, ND. He was the fifth of eleven children born to Nickodemus and Frances (Kuntz) Hoff. The family moved from North Dakota to White Butte, SD when he was a child. After the death of his father in 1939, the family moved to Lemmon where he attended school. Christ was inducted into the U.S. Army on February 22, 1943 in Lemmon and entered active duty March 1, 1943 at Fort Snelling, MN. His military occupation specialty was Airframe Power Plant and engine mechanic 747. He was also qualified with Carbine MKM. He departed the U.S. on October 9, 1943 arriving in the United Kingdom on October 15, 1943. He was involved in the air offensive over Europe, including Normandy, February 2, 1945; Northern France, March 30, 1945; Rhineland, February 14, 1945; Battle of Ardennes, May 21, 1945; and Central Europe, June 13, 1945. He was entitled to wear the European Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars and 1 Silver Star. His unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. He departed the United Kingdom May 27, 1945, arriving back in the U.S. June 2, 1945. He was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Army Air Force October 11, 1945 at the Air Force Base in Sioux Falls, SD. Christ was united in marriage to Norma V. Mistelski on May 14, 1946 at Lemmon. They traveled throughout North and South Dakota working on construction projects. They lived at Shadehill during the construction of Shadehill Reservoir and then moved to Lemmon. To this union five children were born, Darlene, Stan, Dan, Lanny, and Linda. Christ started his trucking business hauling sand, gravel, coal, livestock and crushed rock. He purchased ready mix trucks from a junk dealer, overhauled them using his skills learned in the military. With a vision and a few pieces of assorted equipment, he started Hoff Ready Mix in 1965. With a lot of dedication, determination, sacrifices, hard work, and help from his sons and family, he grew the business into what it is today, serving the construction industry's needs supplying crushed rock, sand, gravel, and concrete for monumental projects, with a fleet of trucks and batch plants. Christ loved spending the day sharing his love of fishing and camping with his wife, Norma, family and friends. During the winter months, he enjoyed ice fishing and bowling. At an early age, he began playing the harmonica. On November 6, 2007, Christ lost the love of his life Norma. Her passing left a void in the lives of many, but no one felt the loss as deeply as Christ. He then turned the day to day operations of the business over to Lanny, his son Josh, and Dan. Surviving family members include his 3 sons, Stan Hoff, Dell Rapids, SD; Dan (Laurie) Hoff, Lanny (Noni) Hoff, all of Lemmon, SD; 2 daughters, Darlene Enerson, Reeder, ND; Linda (Charlie) Hamand, Lemmon, SD; 10 grandchildren, Jason (Carmen) Enerson, Mandan, ND; Justin (Amber) Enerson, Sioux Falls, SD; Heather (Chris) Rozell, Huron, SD; Kerry (Chad) Westover) Pierre, SD; Leslie (Ryan) Poper, Rapid City, SD; Danci Hoff, Lemmon, SD; Josh (Lacy) Hoff, Lemmon, SD; Jennifer Hoff, Dickinson, ND; Allison (Dan) Jobe, Warner, SD; Kelsey (Tyler) Daley, Hettinger, ND; 15 great grandchildren, Austin and Taylor Enerson, Reagan, Mason, Reese and Ramsey Rozell, Aubre and Ava Westover, Lane, Genevieve, and Leighton Poper, Chezny and Bryson Jobe, and Aiden Hoff; 1 brother and 3 sisters-in-law, Joe (Florence) Hoff, Lemmon, SD; Josephine Hoff, Ephrata, WA; Marie Hoff Lemmon, SD; 1 sister and brother-in-law, Katie and Bernie Kling, all of Lemmon, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Norma on November 6, 2007, son-in-law, Gene Enerson; 4 brothers, Stanley, Adam, Valentine, and Jacob Hoff, 4 sisters, Delores Theis, Elizabeth Harwood, and Eva and Matilda Hoff in infancy. A memorial has been established. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 to 9:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and on Saturday one hour prior to services at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon.
Family Members
Parents
Nicodemus Hoff 1889-1939
Frances Hoff-Schanfeldt 1896-1979
Spouse
Norma Virginia Mistelski Hoff 1924-2007
Siblings
Adam Hoff 1918-2001
Stanley Ralph Hoff 1924-1944
Eva Mary Hoff 1925-1926
Joseph N. Hoff 1934-2019
Half Siblings
Valentine A Hoff 1916-2000
Created by: Teddy (47376583)
Added: 18 Oct 2011
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78636383
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 July 2019), memorial page for Christ Peter Hoff (21 Oct 1922?8 Oct 2011), Find A Grave Memorial no. 78636383, citing Greenhill Cemetery, Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Teddy (contributor 47376583) .
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1922 - 2011 (88 years)