Delton D. Hofer Obituary (1935

Delton Duane Hofer, son of Reinhold and Olga (Birst) Hofer, was born March 14, 1935, in Turtle Lake, ND where he attended a nearby country school, then Turtle Lake High School, graduating in 1953. Please join us for a celebration of his life on June 15, 2015 at 3:00 PM at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, 4614 Memorial Highway, Mandan, ND 58554. Bring any pictures and stories you would like to share. With his first wife he had four daughters: Valerie, Vickie, DeeAnn and Dorie. Valerie passed away in 1967. Then, in 1970 he married Jeanette (Schmidt) Moon. She brought three little boys to the family: Gary, Wally and Don, making us a bit like the Brady Bunch! For 34 years Del worked as a State tax collector in Bismarck, retiring in 1999. In addition, he was a talented musician who played lead guitar and sang with many area bands for over 55 years. He spent 16 years with Rocky and the Happy Valley Gang traveling all over the western states and Canada playing polka fests. He and Jeanette made great friends and great memories during that time. He was an avid sports fan and attended every softball game the boys played. He enjoyed watching baseball and basketball on TV and we're pretty sure he memorized all the lines in every episode of Gunsmoke! Del is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jeanette; daughters Vickie Hill of Turtle Lake, DeeAnn (Kent) Slade of Provo, UT, and Dorie Fiser of Orcutt, CA; sons Gary Moon of Mandan, Wally Moon of Cole Harbor and Don (Lisa) Moon of Mosinee, WI; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren (with one more on the way); his sister-in-law Verdean Hofer of Turtle Lake, sister-in-law Sharon (Tom) Haag of Center, Sister-in-law Donna Zander of Mandan, brother-in-law Harry (Judy) Schmidt of Bismarck; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter Valerie, his parents, his brother Rodney and his parents-in-law.