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- Melvern Hoff
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2008 - 11:55:26 am CST
COLUMBUS -- Melvern ?Whitey? Hoff, 75, of Columbus, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus with the Reverend M. Wendell Davis officiating. Military honors will be performed by Hartman Post #84 American Legion Honor Guard. Mr. Hoff will be laid to rest at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D.
Melvern R. ?Whitey? Hoff was born Feb. 23, 1932 in Clarkson to Emil and Augusta (Kroeger) Hoff. He graduated from Leigh High School before serving in the U. S. Navy from 1951-1954. Following his discharge, Melvern received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He lived in Hastings until moving to Spearfish, S.D. in the mid 1990's and then moved to Columbus three years ago. Melvern enjoyed fishing and was an avid sports and Nebraska Cornhusker fan.
He is survived by his son, Michael (Lori) Mills of Omaha; grandson, Owen Mills of Omaha; brothers, Duane (Doris) Hoff of Columbus and Ken Hoff of Denver; sister, Shirley (Bill) Micek of Lincoln; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Emil Hoff; mother, Augusta Hoff; brothers, Donald Hoff and Gordon Hoff; and sisters, Donna Olson and Elaine Sprague.
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