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Emily M. Knoepfel Hoff

2 May 1927 – 21 Mar 2013

Birth2 May 1927
Death21 Mar 2013
CemeteryValley View Cemetery
Torrington , Goshen County , Wyoming , USA
Added byLostnwyomn on 07 May 2019
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Emily M. Hoff May 2, 1927-March 21, 2013 Funeral services for Emily M. Hoff, 85, will be held on March 26 at Our Savior Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Emily died on March 21, 2013 at the Torrington Community Hospital. Emily was born on May 2, 1927 in Ashton, the daughter of William and Emma (Obermiller) Knoepfel. Emily was the youngest of eight children, and her mother passed away when Emily was only 11 days old. Emily's Aunt Sophie and Uncle George Glinsmann took her in only for her Aunt Sophie to pass away when Emily was nearly two years old. She remained with her aunt and uncle's family until she turned nine, at which time their daughter, Ella, married Alfred Scherzberg, and they then lovingly raised Emily from that time. In 1938, the family moved from Sherman County Nebraska to Scotts Bluff County, where they settled on a farm near Mitchell. Emily completed eight years of school in a little one-room, rural school, and then graduated from Mitchell High School in 1944. Emily married Roger Hoff on Aug. 24, 1951 in Torrington while he was on a "Delay in Route" to Korea with the U.S. Army. After Roger's return from Korea, the couple lived in Colorado Springs and Junction City, Kan., until his tour of duty was complete. They then moved to Torrington in 1953, where Roger worked for Bloedorn Lumber Co, R & M Lumber Co. and later for the City of Torrington. Emily served as the timekeeper and later as secretary-treasurer of the Pathfinder Irrigation District for seven years following her high school graduation. While raising her family, she worked various part-time jobs at Holly Sugar, the County Treasurers and Goshen County Public Health, and later served as Case Manager at the on-set of the Community Based Adult "In Home" Care Program. Emily also drove a school bus for 33 years, retiring in 2010.She was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. She was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, where she served as Sunday school teacher and was a member of the Altar Guild and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League. Emily belonged to the Goshen County Chapter of the Wyoming Historical Society, and she served two terms in the Wyoming State Silver Haired Legislature. Emily is survived by her four sons and daughters-in-law, Timothy and Clarice of Laramie, Wyo.; Tyler and Tracy of Eagle, Colo.; Todd and Robin, and Justin and Nici of Torrington; her grandchildren, Miranda (Joe) Sorenson, Caitlin, Travis, Zoe, Gage, Kelli and Katie Hoff; one great grandchild, Evelyn Jo; a sister, Leona Flavin of San Diego, Calif.; and Briley James, for whom Emily and Roger were Baptismal Sponsors. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Ella Scherzberg; her husband, Roger; four brothers, Albert, Arthur, and Henry Knoepfel and Paul Scherzberg; and three sisters, Anna, Alma and Lilly Ritz. The Star-Herald March 25, 2013

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