Edward A. Hoff

EDWARD HOFF, “ED” TO HIS FRIENDS,” DAD” TO HIS CHILDREN AND “GRANDPA” TO HIS GRANDCHILDREN, WAS BORN ON APRIL 26, 1937 TO VALENTINE HOFF, HIS FATHER AND DOROTHY (MOLITOR) HANEY,HIS MOTHER IN LEMMON, SOUTH DAKOTA. ED HAS TWO SISTERS, REA ALEXANDER AND EILEEN ENGRAF. HE ALSO HAS A BROTHER JIMMY HOFF. ED ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM LEMMON HIGH SCHOOL IN 1956.

EDWARD ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY ON JANUARY 1957, WENT THROUGH BASIC TRAINING IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HE THEN ATTENDED BT”A” SCHOOL AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. UPON COMPLETION OF “A” SCHOOL, HE WAS STATIONED ABOARD A DESTROYER OUT OF SAN DIEGO, WHICH MADE SEVERAL DEPLOYMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC OCEAN. EDWARD WAS SELECTED TO ATTEND NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL, THE FIRST PHASE WHICH WAS IN VALLEJO, CA. AND THE SECOND PHASE WHICH WAS IN IDAHO FALLS, ID. UPON COMPLETION, ED WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ASSIGNED TO A SUBMARINE BASED OUT OF SAN DIEGO. HE WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH THE ENLISTED RANKS AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER RANKS, ATTAINING THE FINAL RANK OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 4 (CWO4) BEFORE RETIRING IN NOVEMBER, 1980. HE EARNED SEVERAL NAVY AWARDS INCLUDING THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL AND THE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL TO NAME A FEW.

WHILE STATI0NED IN SAN DIEGO, ED MET VIRGINIA MAY WHITE. THEY WERE MARRIED ON AUGUST 25, 1961. THEY HAD SEVEN CHILDREN; LUWANA JOYCE GONZALEZ, ANGELA RODRIGUEZ, ROSETTA AYALA, TINA MARIE YBARRA, DEBRA BUCHANAN, CHRISTOPHER ADAM HOFF AND MARIE HOFF. HE HAS SEVENTEEN GRANDCHILDREN AND TWENTY-TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

AFTER RETIRING FROM THE U.S. NAVY, ED WORKED FOR RAM ENTERPRISES INC. FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS AS AN NSPECTOR.

EDWARD HAD SEVERAL HOBBIES. HE ENJOYED AUTOMOBILE RACING, ESPECIAL LY NASCAR. HE WAS CONSTANTLY IN HIS GARAGE/ AUTO. / FABRICATION SHOP, PERFORMING CLASSIC TRUCK/ CAR RESTORATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS, AUTOMOBILE REPAIR. HE BUILT SEVERAL HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINES AND PERFORMED FABRICATION WORK WITH METAL. ED COMPLETELY, FROM THE FRAME UP BUILT A BEAUTIFUL 1946 CHEVROLET TRUCK, WHICH WAS HIS PRIDE AND JOY AND WHICH EARNED HIM SEVERAL TROPHIES AT VARIOUS CAR SHOWS. ED WAS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING FROM THE FRAME UP, A 1965 CHEVROLET IMPALA SUPER SPORT. ED ALSO ENJOYED WOODWORKING. HE WAS A “JACK OF ALL TRADES AND A MASTER OF MANY.” HE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND WITH A CHEERFUL REPLY, “WE CAN DO THAT!”

ON MARCH 5, 2014 AT 5:00PM EDWARD HOFF, AT HIS HOME OF FORTY-THREE YEARS PEACEFULLY LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER, SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVED ONES.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, VIRGINIA HOFF, HIS STEPMOTHER, MARIE SCHELL HOFF, HIS SISTER, REA ALEXANDER, HIS SISTER, EILEEN ENGRAF, HIS BROTHER, JIMMY HOFF, DAUGHTER, LUWANA JOYCE GONZALEZ, DAUGHTER, ANGELA RODRIGUEZ, DAUGHTER, ROSETTA AYALA, DAUGHTER, TINA MARIE YBARRA AND DAUGHTER, MARIE HOFF.

EDWARD HOFF WAS LOVED BY HIS WIFE FOR BEING A WONDERFUL AND LOVING HUSBAND, LOVED BY HIS CHILDREN FOR BEING A GREAT DAD, LOVED BY HIS GRANDCHILDREN FOR BEING AN AMAZING GRANDPA AND LOVED BY HIS FRIENDS FOR BEING A GREAT FRIEND.

EDWARD HOFF WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN SPECIAL MEMORIES OF HIM. REST IN PEACE, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.

Arrangements under the direction of Glen Abbey Mortuary, Bonita, CA.