Funeral services for 85-year-old Marvin V. Hoffman of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2015, in St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota, located at 315 9th Street South.
Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in rural St. James, located on Watonwan County Road #27 South.
Pastor Martin Lopahs will officiate at the services.
Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home-St. James Chapel, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. The funeral home is located at 906 10th Avenue South. A second visitation will be held at the church the day of the funeral from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Marvin V. Hoffman passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015, in Mountain Lake.
Marvin V. Hoffman was born on October 18, 1929 in rural Watonwan County near St. James, the son of Alfred and Emma (Nibbe) Hoffman. He was baptized at home by the pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and confirmed at Galena Lutheran Church. He received his education from District #32 through eighth grade and graduated from Trimont Public High School in 1947. Marvin moved with his parents to the rural Darfur, Minnesota area in 1951, where he farmed with his father until 1959.
Marvin was united in marriage to Lorraine G. Anacker on November 23, 1957 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Darfur. Marvin and Lorraine enjoyed many years in Darfur with their children, Larry and Lisa.
Marvin had a long career in agribusiness. The names of those businesses evolved from the Darfur Farm Store, to Land O’ Lakes in 1966 and Tri-County Co-op Oil Co. in 1973. He retired from a full time position in 1995, but for several years continued to help out during the busy season.
Marvin was a member of the Darfur Fire Department from 1960-1981, the Darfur Commercial Club and St. John’s Lutheran Church, where he served in several volunteer positions.
In later years, Marvin and Lorraine enjoyed camping with friends and getting away during winter months to Apache Junction, Arizona.
They moved to St. James in 2005 and resided there until moving to The Good Samaritan Society of Mountain Lake in December 2014, Marvin to The Village and Lorraine to The Lodge.
Marvin had a strong appreciation for anything that had to do with a “Farmall M,” collecting toy replicas and artwork that decorated their home. More importantly, he was most proud of their four granddaughters.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Lorraine Hoffman of Mountain Lake; two children, Larry (Peggy) Hoffman of Northfield, Minnesota and Lisa (Kevin) Krahn of Mountain Lake; four granddaughters, Jessica Hoffman of Eagan, Minnesota, Heather Hoffman of Eagan, Stacie (Patrick) Schwab of Largo, Florida and Megan Krahn of Lake Crystal, Minnesota; two great-grandchildren, MacKenzie Schwab and Malia Schwab of Largo; sister, Myrna Jean Blackstad of St. James; sisters-in-law, Shirley (Richard) Green of Mountain Lake, Lucy (Roger) Nelson of Waseca, Minnesota, Sharon (Glen) Galles of German Valley Illinois and Mary Zimmerman of St. James; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Marvin was preceded in death by his parents Alfred and Emma Hoffman and brother-in-laws, Obert Blackstad and Wayne Zimmerman.