Fred Hoffman

Fred Hoffman, age 91, of Arapahoe, Nebraska passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. He was born September 14, 1923 on a farm near Culbertson, NE, the seventh of ten children, to Jacob and Kathryn (Bell) Hoffman. Fred completed his education at St. Francis, KS. On August 27, 1943 he married Lorraine Roth in McCook, NE, and to this 65 year union one son, Jerry, and one daughter, Judy, were born. In the fall of 1946, Fred moved his family to Arapahoe and established Fred’s Body Shop. Shortly after, he built a building in downtown Arapahoe, where he added a Kaiser-Fraiser auto dealership and a Massey Harris implement dealership. In the mid-1950’s, Fred added a livestock trucking business, while continuing to run the garage. Later, he sold the garage to focus on trucking. In 1967 he sold his trucking business and decided to go into farming and continued this venture until retirement. After his retirement he lost his leg in a farming accident, but this did not interfere with his life plans; he continued to play golf, travel, and spend winters in Arizona with his wife. Fred was truly dedicated to his family, committed to his work, and determined to create a better life for his family. Fred was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lorraine, his daughter Judy, his brothers Art, Sam, Abe, and Elmer, and his sisters Lydia, Marie, Martha, and Lillian. Fred is survived by son, Jerry and wife Diane of Cambridge, NE; sister Rose Stovall of Las Vegas, NV; three grandchildren, Maryka and husband Todd Weverka of Arapahoe, NE, JF and wife Alicia Hoffman of Elkhorn, NE, and Jordan Gallner of Omaha; six great grandchildren Caden and Brielle Weverka, Shea, Sid, and Summer Hoffman, and Makenzie Gallner. Condolences or personal reflections may be left at wenburgfuneralhome.com. Memorials are suggested to the C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center and First United Methodist Church in Arapahoe, Nebraska. Visitation will be Friday, September 18, 2015 from 2 PM till 8 PM at Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe, Nebraska, the casket will be closed. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 18, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Arapahoe, Nebraska with Pastor Becky Saddler, officiating. Interment will be at the Arapahoe Cemetery, at Arapahoe, Nebraska. Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe is in charge of the arrangements.