Obituary for Kathryn "Kay" Hoffman
Kathryn “Kay” Knebel Hoffman, age 74, of Watertown, SD passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown.
A Celebration of Life will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2020 at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Watertown with Pastor Janine Rew-Werling and Pastor Craig Werling officiating with music by Angie Eickmeyer. There will be visitation one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be at a later date.
Kathryn Karole Hoffman was born on March 27, 1946 to Arnold and Mildred (Blaurock) Knebel in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm near Paynesville, Minnesota. She attended country school for the first six years and then attended and graduated from High School in Paynesville, Minnesota.
Kay worked at Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis until she met and married the love of her life, Gary Hoffman. They were married on April 10, 1965 at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Paynesville. They were married for 55 years.
They lived around Atwater, Minnesota for about 15 years. Kay loved teaching “Cherub Choir” as well as singing for many special occasions.
They moved to Clear Lake, South Dakota in 1980 where they crop farmed for 30 years. They also spent over 30 years going to Mesa, Arizona for the winters. They moved off the farm in 2011 and lived near Watertown, South Dakota.
She was blessed with two children, Fay (Neil) Wiesner of Watertown and Carey (DeVonna) Hoffman of Clear Lake, SD. She has four grandchildren, Brady Wiesner, Brittoney (Chris) Serie, Chandler Hoffman and Carter Hoffman; and three great grandchildren, Alayah, Amerie and Abigail Serie.
Also grateful for having shared in Kay's life are: her husband, Gary Hoffman of Watertown, SD; two brothers, Charles (Kathy) Knebel of Cold Spring, MN and Mark (Millie) Knebel of Warroad, MN; three sisters, Barbara Baker of St. Cloud, MN, Pennie (Chris) Miller of Becker, MN and Nancy (Paul) Baumert of Paynesville, MN; plus many nieces and nephews.
Kay is preceded in death by her parents; two nephews, Paul Hollander and Justin Knebel; plus five brothers-in-law, Eldon Tritabough, Ervin Hoffman, Harley Hoffman, Jr., Charles Hogrefe and Chester Baker; and two sisters-in-law, Ruth Hoffman and Marty Hoffman.
Arrangements by Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, www.wightandcomes.com.
A Celebration of Life will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2020 at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Watertown with Pastor Janine Rew-Werling and Pastor Craig Werling officiating with music by Angie Eickmeyer. There will be visitation one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be at a later date.
Kathryn Karole Hoffman was born on March 27, 1946 to Arnold and Mildred (Blaurock) Knebel in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm near Paynesville, Minnesota. She attended country school for the first six years and then attended and graduated from High School in Paynesville, Minnesota.
Kay worked at Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis until she met and married the love of her life, Gary Hoffman. They were married on April 10, 1965 at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Paynesville. They were married for 55 years.
They lived around Atwater, Minnesota for about 15 years. Kay loved teaching “Cherub Choir” as well as singing for many special occasions.
They moved to Clear Lake, South Dakota in 1980 where they crop farmed for 30 years. They also spent over 30 years going to Mesa, Arizona for the winters. They moved off the farm in 2011 and lived near Watertown, South Dakota.
She was blessed with two children, Fay (Neil) Wiesner of Watertown and Carey (DeVonna) Hoffman of Clear Lake, SD. She has four grandchildren, Brady Wiesner, Brittoney (Chris) Serie, Chandler Hoffman and Carter Hoffman; and three great grandchildren, Alayah, Amerie and Abigail Serie.
Also grateful for having shared in Kay's life are: her husband, Gary Hoffman of Watertown, SD; two brothers, Charles (Kathy) Knebel of Cold Spring, MN and Mark (Millie) Knebel of Warroad, MN; three sisters, Barbara Baker of St. Cloud, MN, Pennie (Chris) Miller of Becker, MN and Nancy (Paul) Baumert of Paynesville, MN; plus many nieces and nephews.
Kay is preceded in death by her parents; two nephews, Paul Hollander and Justin Knebel; plus five brothers-in-law, Eldon Tritabough, Ervin Hoffman, Harley Hoffman, Jr., Charles Hogrefe and Chester Baker; and two sisters-in-law, Ruth Hoffman and Marty Hoffman.
Arrangements by Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, www.wightandcomes.com.