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Gene Lyle Hoffman

Birth	:	8 Sep 1912 Moorhead, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	19 Oct 1998 Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6250000, -93.9475021
Plot	:	Section 6, Lot 1773, Space 1
Inscription	:	BORN IN IOWA MARRIED AUG. 26, 1939
Description	:	GENE L. HOFFMAN Gene L. Hoffman, age 86, died Saturday, October 19, 1998, in Alton, Illinois. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth Hillis Hoffman, three sons and daughters-in-law: Larry and Judy Hoffman of Godfrey, Illinois, Lynn and Karen Hoffman of Denver, Colorado, and Buzz and Sandy Hoffman of West Des Moines, Iowa, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Rogene Rauch of Kansas City, Missouri, and Harriet Swigart of Independence, Missouri. Hoffman was born September 8, 1912, on a farm near Moorehead, Iowa. His youth was spent in Lamoni. Both Hoffman... Read More	GENE L. HOFFMAN Gene L. Hoffman, age 86, died Saturday, October 19, 1998, in Alton, Illinois. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth Hillis Hoffman, three sons and daughters-in-law: Larry and Judy Hoffman of Godfrey, Illinois, Lynn and Karen Hoffman of Denver, Colorado, and Buzz and Sandy Hoffman of West Des Moines, Iowa, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Rogene Rauch of Kansas City, Missouri, and Harriet Swigart of Independence, Missouri. Hoffman was born September 8, 1912, on a farm near Moorehead, Iowa. His youth was spent in Lamoni. Both Hoffman and his parents attended Graceland College. During the Depression, Hoffman borrowed $100 from his father to attend Iowa State University. It was there he met his wife, Ruth. He graduated from Iowa State in 1938 and began work in the Farmers' Home Administration. He served as a Naval Officer in the Pacific during World WAR II. Later he served as Iowa Director of the FHA and as a state senator. As a legislator, he was an innovator. He authored the Education Reorganization Act to end one-room country schools as well as an Act to redistrict Iowa's county voting system. In 1949 he received one of the nation's highest honors, the Civilian Service Award, for meritorious assistance to Iowa farmers as a FHA officer. He was appointed Assistant Director of the Farmers Home Administration in Washington, D. C., in 1966, and served there until his retirement in 1974. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman resided in Mesa, Arizona for many years before moving to Illinois in 1994 to be near their son, Larry. Family services will be held Saturday, October 17, at 2 p.m. at the RLDS Church in Lamoni, Iowa. Source: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, October 15th, 1998, p. 4 MOTHER: Ruth Charlotte Goode FATHER: Joseph B. Hoffman

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Where is Gene Lyle Hoffman's memorial?
Gene Lyle Hoffman's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, USA.
When did Gene Lyle Hoffman death?
Gene Lyle Hoffman death on 19 Oct 1998 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Gene Lyle Hoffman's memorial?
Latitude: 40.6250000
Longitude: -93.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Bird Hoffman

(1889 - 1982)

Ruth Charlotte Goode Hoffman

(1891 - 1968)

Spouse

Ruth Blanche Hillis Hoffman

(1916 - 2011)

Siblings

Elsie Leora Hoffman

(1915 - 1989)

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