Adam Hoff

Adam Hoff, 81, Wing, North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, July 29, 2013, at St. Hildegard's Catholic Church, Menoken with Fr. Frank Schuster officiating. A gathering of friends and family is scheduled from 4-6:00 PM, Sunday, July 28th, at St. Hildegard's Catholic Church. Burial will be in the Menoken Cemetery. Adam was born October 20, 1931, in Flasher, North Dakota, to Florian and Ottilia (Hellman) Hoff. He was raised near Flasher where he attended country school. On September 28, 1954, he married Katherine Blotsky in Raleigh, North Dakota. Adam farmed all his life. He drove school bus for Flasher and Wing school for 50 years without an accident. He also was an instructor for EMT and First Aid for the Wing Ambulance for 17 years, and had an excavating business and corral cleaning business for 18 years. Adam was a member of the Wings Lions Club, and board member of the Burleigh County Farmers Union. He is survived by his wife, Katherine, Wing; four daughters, Brenda (David) Schultz, Steele, Jolyn (Ron) Weigt, Apache Junction, Arizona, LeighAnn (Brian) Schindler, Harvey, and Barbara (Hank) Beck, Dickinson; five sons, Jeffrey (Karen), Fargo, Michael (Gayle), Valley City, Steven (Candace), Bismarck, Jerry (Susan), Edmond, Washington, and Donovan (Holly) Mandan; two sisters, Ann Zins, Bismarck, and Minnie Zent, Edmond, Washington; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Adam was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Eva Schaff; two brothers, John and Joseph; and great-grandson, Layne.