Barbara Bertha Bentz

1908 - 1994  (85 years)

• Name	Barbara Bertha Bentz
  Born	6 Dec 1908	Long Lake, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 Mar 1994	Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I72568	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Johannes Bentz,   b. 27 Aug 1884, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 5 Nov 1948, Montana, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Christina Brandner,   b. 13 Apr 1889, Long Lake, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1978, Montana, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1908
  Family ID	F33126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emil M. Hoff,   b. 17 Jan 1904, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1988, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1928	Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Priscilla Hoff   2. Salonia Hoff   3. Katherine Hoff   4. Shirley Hoff
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F33125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. THE BOWDLE PIONEER April 7, 1994 BARBARA B. HOFF Barbara B. Hoff, age 85 of Aberdeen, died Thursday, March 24, 1994 at the Bethesda Home in Aberdeen. Funeral services were held Monday, March 28, at the Fist Presbyterian Church, Aberdeen with the Rev. Bill Anderson officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, under the direction of Miller-Huebl Funeral Home of Aberdeen. Barbara Bertha Benz was born Dec. 6, 1908 in Long Lake to John and Christina (Brandner) Bentz. She grew up and attended rural school in the Danzig, N.D., area. She married Emil M. Hoff on Jan. 12, 1928 in Eureka. They made their home on the Hoff homestead and farmed there until 1951. Together and they owned and operated restaurants in Eureka and Bowdle known as Hoff's Cafe. In 1958 they moved to Aberdeen where Mr. Hoff was a contractor. He died April 29, 1988 at Aberdeen and Barbara Hoff continued to make Aberdeen her home. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen. She is survived by four daughters: Priscilla Pfeifle of Aberdeen; Salonia Wendt of Largo, Fla..; Katherine Undlin of Las Vegas, Nev. and Shirley Bucholz of Gillette, Wyo.; two brothers: Edmund Bentz of Ashley, N.D. and ElRoy Bentz of San Jose, Cal.; five sisters: Emma Mohr of Bylas, Az.; Ida Horning of Hawthorne, CA; Edna Mattax of W. Sacramento, Ca.; Lydia Schnable of Eureka and Glendora Klein of Circle, Mt.; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1988, three infant sons, one infant daughter, two sisters and two brothers. [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949. Name: Barbara B Bentz Age: 20 Gender: Female Spouse: Emil M Hoff Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1929 Marriage County: McPherson County of Residence: McPherson Post Office: Eureka