Laura Hoffer

Laura Hoffer, 88, Bismarck, went to be with her beloved Lord on April 20, 2010. Services will be held at 3:30 pm Friday at Bismarck Baptist Church, with Rev. Merle Hoots officiating. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held starting at 5:00 pm Thursday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, where a prayer service will be held at 7:00 pm with Rev. Clyde Zimbelman officiating. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Laura was born April 13, 1922, in Streeter, ND, the daughter of Russian immigrants, Michael and Katherine Zimmerman Remboldt. She graduated from Streeter High School in 1941 and went on to college at the Ellendale Teachers College where she received her teacher’s certificate. She taught school in a one room country school house until she moved to Portland, OR, where she married Oscar Hoffer on May 20, 1944. They both worked in the shipyards where Laura was a welder. In 1945, they moved back to the Dakotas and settled in Bismarck where they have lived since. Laura worked as a substitute teacher and eventually moved on to become a cook for Hillside Jr. High, then went on to Northridge Elementary as head cook, where she was known for her caramel rolls. She worked there until her retirement. Laura was active in the Bismarck Baptist Church and loved singing in the choir. Music has always been very special to her. She loved having coffee with her friends and going to the Senior Center on Thursdays. Laura was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Laura is survived by her husband, Oscar, Bismarck; two daughters, Carol Dave McIntosh, Mandan, ND, and Renee Jeff King, Shakopee, MN; four grandchildren, Michelle Chuck Juntunen, Duluth, MN, Bryan Meg Strand, Barnesville, MN, Gabrielle McIntosh, Wausau, WI, and Justin King, Shakopee, MN; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lydia Fischer, Fargo, ND, and Frieda Reeser, Prescott, AZ; one sister-in-law, Viola Remboldt, Streeter, ND; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Carolina Hehn and Martha Robertson; and one brother, Mike Remboldt. She will be missed greatly by her family and friends. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, 1102 S. Washington St, Bismarck, ND, 58504, or to Bismarck Baptist Church, 2211 LaForest Avenue, Bismarck, ND, 58501.

Laura Hoffer

April 13, 1922 - April 20, 2010