Oscar R. Hoffer

Oscar Reinhardt Hoffer, 90, Bismarck, went to be with the Lord on December 22, 2010. Services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, December 27, at Bismarck Baptist Church. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 2pm – 4 pm Sunday, December 27 at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Oscar was born in Streeter, ND, on January 13, 1920. His parents were Paul Hoffer, an immigrant from Hungary, and Carolina Hoff Hoffer, an immigrant from Russia. He graduated from eight grade in Streeter, later he very proudly got his GED from Bismarck on February 13, 1974. He worked on the family farm until 1939 when he enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He did two terms, and then in 1941 he moved to Portland, OR, and went to work on the shipyards. Laura Remboldt moved out to join him and they were married on May 20, 1944. They were married for 65 years. In 1945, they moved back to the Dakotas where they settled in Bismarck and have lived since. Oscar was a mechanic, he worked for Missouri Valley Motors most of his life, he also worked for Universal Motors and McCarney Ford of Bismarck. He retired in 1985. Oscar was a devoted member of the Bismarck Baptist Church, he served as head usher for over 50 years and helped wherever he was needed. Oscar's love was fishing; he taught his two daughters and grandchildren the love of the sport. He loved bowling, golf and in later years was very involved in pool at the Senior Center. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was always ready for a joke or two. The grandkids all loved him because he was always ready to play any kind of game with them or even go swimming. Oscar was a wonderful husband and the most fantastic father to his two daughters, who thought the sun rose and set on their dad. He was a special grandfather and great-grandfather to all the grandkids. He was a wonderful man; he was always ready to lend a hand or an ear to anyone who needed it. He will be greatly missed by all. Oscar is survived by his daughters, Carol Dave McIntosh, Mandan, ND, and Watertown, SD, and Renee Jeff Kings, Shakopee, MN; four grandchildren, Michelle Chuck Juntunen, Duluth, MN, Bryan Meg Strand, Barnesville, MN, Gabrielle McIntosh, Eau Clair, WI, and Justin King, Shakopee, MN; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Arnold Esther Hoffer, Williston, ND; one sister-in-law, Sylvia Bennie Hoffer, Fergus Falls, MN; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura; his parents; his brothers, Richard, Bennie, and Gary Hoffer; sisters, Kathryn Powell, Mary Hoffer, and Lydia Finnlagson. He will be missed greatly by family and friends.

Oscar R. Hoffer

January 13, 1920 - December 22, 2010