MELVIN J HOFF Obituary (1935

Melvin J. "Mel" Hoff, 79 passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby. He was born on July 7, 1935 at Temvik, North Dakota to Adam and Freda Hoff. The family moved to Tappen, North Dakota where Mel grew up. He graduated from Tappen High School in 1954. In July of 1957, he entered the US Army and was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Seoul, Korea until being honorably discharged in July of 1959. He was employed by the North Dakota State Highway Department for the next 2 years and then was employed with the US Bureau of Reclamation in 1961. He married the love of his life, Barbara Hack on April 14, 1962. Mel transferred to the US Army Corps of Engineers shortly after their marriage. They lived in Minot and Grand Forks, North Dakota where Mel worked on the missile sites. He worked at various locations in the Denver, Colorado area including the NORAD Tunnel in Colorado Springs. In 1968, he transferred to Libby where he worked mostly in Instrumentation at Libby Dam until his retirement in December of 1994. Mel played on the Tappen High School basketball team during his high school years. In the early 70's he was the pitcher for slow-pitch softball on various Libby teams and he also enjoyed league bowling. He was an avid hunter most of his adult life. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. Mel was always very loving, good natured, and friendly to everyone and his family will never be the same without him. They feel very blessed to have had him in their lives. Although he will be missed, he will live on in the hearts of those who were close to him. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Hoff, Libby; 2 sons Brian Hoff and wife Marty, Cripple Creek, CO Jeff Hoff and wife Raina, Libby; a brother Arnold and wife Janice, Fargo, ND.; 3 sisters Emma Miller and husband Gary, Burley, ID; Phyllis Kramlich, Medina, ND.; and Ruby Wall, Bismarck, ND.; and 4 much loved grandchildren Ethan, Ashlyn, Kayla and Halle in Libby. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 22, 2014 at Christ Lutheran Church in Libby. Memorials may be made to Hospice or to the Kootenai Valley Christian School at 1024 Montana Avenue in Libby. Arrangements are by Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory in Libby. Online memories and condolences may be made at www.schnackenbergfh.com.