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- [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Phillip Hoffelder SSN: 722-03-1126 Last Residence: 49099 White Pigeon, Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States of America Born: 23 Feb 1904 Died: 24 Jan 2004 State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)
- [S927] Obituary.
White Pigeon; Phillip R. HOFFELDER, age 99, of 607 E. Chicago Road, White Pigeon, Mich., died Jan. 24, 2004, at Thurston Woods Village, Sturgis, after a short illness.
He was born Feb. 22, 1904, in Waterloo, Ind., a son of Peter and Katherine (SCHOLESER) HOFFELDER. He had been a White Pigeon resident since 1928, coming from Kendallville, Ind.
On Feb. 11, 1928, he married Euphemia May ROSS in Sturgis. She died Oct. 29, 1985.
He served as White Pigeon Chief of Police and Deputy Sheriff from 1928-1942, chief of police in Cadillac, a railroad detective; and was employed by Bendix Corp. in South Bend, Ind. He also was owner and operator of P&M Plumbing and Heating of White Pigeon from 1946 until his retirement in 1974.
A past street commissioner and superintendent of the White Pigeon Water Department, he received the Presidentâ??s Award from the Village of White Pigeon in 1984.
He was honored to have met President Franklin D. Roosevelt during WW II and was on board the Presidentâ??s train while he was a railroad detective.
Surviving are; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Joy) KONNECK of White Pigeon; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; daughter, Jean FORD; seven sisters and six brothers.
Visitation is from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon, where services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Pat Braswell officiating. Burial will be in White Pigeon Township Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the White Pigeon Depot Restoration Fund. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
- [S927] Obituary.
WHITE PIGEON -- Phillip R. Hoffelder, 99, of 607 E. Chicago Road, died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 24, 2004) at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis after a short illness. He was born Feb. 22, 1904, in Waterloo, Ind., to Peter and Katherine (Scholeser) Hoffelder. He married Euphemia May Ross on Feb. 11, 1928, in Sturgis. She died Oct. 29, 1985.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Joy) Konneck of White Pigeon; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean Ford, seven sisters and six brothers.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon, where the service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Pat Braswell will officiate. Burial will be in White Pigeon Township Cemetery.
Mr. Hoffelder moved from Kendallville to White Pigeon in 1928 and had a long career in law enforcement. He was the White Pigeon chief of police and deputy sheriff from 1928 to 1942. He also served as chief of police in Cadillac, Mich. He also had worked at Bendix Corp. in South Bend and was owner/operator of P&M Plumbing and Heating of White Pigeon from 1946 until his retirement in 1974.
As a railroad detective, he met President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board the president's train during World War II.
Mr. Hoffelder also served as street commissioner and superintendent of the water department in White Pigeon. He received the President's Award from the village of White Pigeon in 1984.
Memorials may be given to the White Pigeon Depot Restoration Fund.
- [S614] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941.
Name: Catharine Schossor Spouse Name: Peter Hoffelder Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1887 Marriage County: Dekalb Source Title 1: Dekalb County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1882-1920 Inclusive M-Z Source Title 3: Compiled by Indiana Works Project Administration 1 Book: 14 OS Page: 241
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1904 - 2004 (99 years)