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HomeMy Public PortalAboutHoff FamilyTheodore and Hannah Hoff Theodore and his father, Hans Hoff, came from Minnesota to McCall to lumber in 1907. Theo was one of thirteen children in the Hoff family. From a Norwegian Lutheran family, Hans Hoff had lumbered in Minnesota. Other children followed them west. Hannah Hoff, Theo's wife followed with two children in 1910. Hans and Theo bought the McCall flour and lumber mills that sat side by side where the McCall 2nd addition was later developed. They operated the mills for two years (1910- 1912) and then both burnt. Theo bought land for a new mill site from Tom McCall in 1910. The Theo Hoffs did not have their house built in 1912 when the mill burned and lost many personal possessions stored at the mills. Hans was too depressed to stay, and left the area. Theo began again in 1913 with mill equipment brought from other mills. Ben McCall worked for him as a sawyer and a mechanic and helped rebuild on the new site where Legacy Park now stands. They began rebuilding the mill in June and were able to begin production in August. With ice in the log pond, they could mill only eight months of the year. Their payroll was the only large one in McCall other than the Forest Service. The partnership of Theo Hoff and Carl Brown began in the fall of 1914: Hoff continued to run the mill and Carl Brown took on the business of logging. Theo contracted to provide the timber for the proposed Payette Lakes Inn. Financial problems caused the owners to pay only half the agreed price for the delivered lumber. In 1914, Hoff and Brown had secured a Union Pacific contract for railroad ties. These became a mainstay for their business. The payroll increased, more homes were built for those who lived year-round as well as summer homes for visitors on the lake. In 1918, the fourth of Theo Hoff's four brothers, Martin, came to work in McCall. He lived with Brownie (Melvin), or Peter or Henry (Hank) the other brothers. Brownie finished college and with summers of experience became head sawyer. Joe Kasper came when the mill was still Hoff and Brown's. With no Lutheran Church in the area, the Hoff family became part of the Congregational Church with Ida Brown. Both Theo and Hannah, who had taught before their marriage, served on the school board. He would not allow dancing by his children, and the other high school kids thought he might expel them from school if he caught them dancing. Harvey and Irwin Hoff had to go out to board in Boise for their senior year in High School. They then went on to St. Olaf s College in Minnesota. In 1929, Theo Hoff and Carl Brown ended their partnership after 15 years. The Hoffs moved to Horseshoe Bend to own and manage the planer that had been owned by the Theodore and Hannah Hoff House Hans Thor Hoff and his son, Theodore, bought the flour and lumber mill in McCall from the Payette Lakes Milling and Manufacturing Co. (Tom McCall, Clem Blackwell and Newt Williams) in 1910. The father and son had been operating the mills for two years when they burned. The loss was especially dispiriting for the family as many of their family possessions were stored in a small building near the mills while they lived in rented houses. Hans withdrew from the partnership, but Theodore was determined to rebuild. By 1913, he had rebuilt his lumber mill, which had the largest payroll in McCall, and had built his own small house from lumber milled from his own lumber. This house, on the corner of Roosevelt Street and Railroad Street, was built as a two bedroom house in 1913. It was originally a golden yellow with white trim, a favorite color combination of Norwegian houses in this immigrant family's native country. Theodore designed and helped to build the house and the barn that housed the great Percheron horses that were used to bring logs from the forest to the lake where they were then floated to the mill. The land between their house and the mill, sloping down towards the lake, was pasture for these horses. As Theodore and Hannah's family grew to six children, additions of new rooms downstairs and bedrooms upstairs were made. Hannah was Idaho's Mother of the Year in 1956. Theodore served as Chairman of the Village Board, the School Board, and planned and developed McCall's first water system. Marlene Bailey, 2014 Star News, Kings Pines Interview with Irvin Hoff, Theo and Hanna's son In 1910, fire destroyed the flour and sawmill. The McCall sawmill and flour mill,1900. ii4:4,,py / aati o ado tee/kya i,ac2a) brzeJ 4)(1-0.; / 9il - �� .THE IDAHO STATESMAN, Boise, Tuesday, November 30, 1971 v eteran Lunitterman Dies in Emmett at 90 Founder of the Hoff Lumber Co. in Horseshoe Bend, Theo- dore Hoff Sr., 90, of Horse- shoe Bend, died at an Em- mett Hospital Saturday night. Funeral services have been scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Boise. Pastor Karl Ladwig and the Rev. Marvin Greene will offi- ciate. Private family com- mittal services will be con- ducted at Cloverdale Ceme- tery. Mr. Hoff was born near Fairbault, Minn., Oct. 29, 1880, son of Hans Thor and Anna Durdail Hoff. He was the eldest of 13 children and w a s educated in public schools at Crookston, Minn., later graduating from Crooks- ton Business College. He owned and operated a sawmill in Bagley, Minn., from 1902 until 1905. He mar- ried Hannah Ingemine Hage- bak, July 26, 1905, in Madison, Minn., where she was em- ployed as a teacher. They moved to Vancouver, Wash., in 1907, where he managed t h e finished lumber and moulding warehouse for Pit - tick & Ledbetter Lumber Co. until 1910. The family moved to McCall in 1910 where Mr. Hoff and his father operated a flour mill. When it was de- stroyed by fire he established a sawmill which later became the firm of Hoff and Brown, Tie and Lumber Co. In 1930, the partnership was dissolved. He financed and operated a dredging and diking operation on the Kootenai River in Bon- ners Ferry and with his three sons ran a cattle ranch in Long Valley. While in McCall he was member and chairman of the McCall Village Board and served as city clerk for many years. He planned and super- vised the development of the first water system in the town. He also served as member and chairman of the McCall School Board and headed the drive for the town's first high school through public contri- butions when tax money was not available. Together with his business partner, Carl E. Brown, he helped to develop the original McCall Winter Carnival in the early 1920s. He was a superintendent for the U.S. Forest Service in Ci- v i l i a n Conservation Corp camps in the Salmon River areas near Riggins for five years. In 1938, he and his wife es- tablished the Hoff Lumber Co. in Horseshoe Bend which they operated until the manufac- turing complex known as Hoff Lumber Co. and Hoff Forest Products was set up with his son Theordore Hoff Jr. Mr. Hoff remained active in the business as president until the last few years when he re- tired from supervision of log- ging operations. He was a member of the Grace Luthern Church in Horseshoe Bend and the Boise Elks Lodge Oldtimers. He joined the lodge in December, 1920. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Harvey O. Hoff, Caldwell, Irvin A. Hoff, Wash- ington D.C., and Theodore Hoff Jr., Horseshoe Bend; three daughters, Mrs. Jack D. (Helen) Frye, Hoseshoe Bend, Mrs. A. L. (Irma) Kling, New York, N.Y:, and Mrs. James C. (Priscilla) Haves, Boise; a brother, Melvin E. Hoff, McCall; a sister, Mrs. Robert Wilson, Cascade; 13 grand- children and 16 great-grand- children. Active pallbearers include Harvey B. Hoff, Julian T. Hoff, Michael Hoff, Jon T. Frye, Christopher J. Hayes and Theodore Hoff III. Honorary pallbearers in- clude Warren Brown, John A. Fry, William E. Irvin, Jess B. Hawley, Thomas C. Frye, Wil- liam G. Guernsey, Dale V. Anderson, George E. Kreizen- b e c k , Harold E. Raper, James I.. Draper, James F. Brooks and M. W. Renfro. THE IDAHO STATESMAN, Boise, Wednesday. June 21, 1978 Theodore Hoff Jr. Services for Theodore "Ted" Hoff Jr., 60, of 105 Highland View Drive, who died of natural caucets Monday at a Boise hospital, will be con- ducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at Emmanuel Lu- theran Church by the Rev. Michael Dismer. In- terment will be in Cloverdale Cemetery, under the direction of Summers Funeral Home. He was born May 4, 1918, to Theodore and Hannah Hoff. He attended schools in McCall, St. Olafs College in Northfield, Minn., and the University of Washington at Seattle, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Air Corps. He was involved in busi- ness and governmental affiars in the community and state, and was chairman and chief executive officer of Hoff Cos. Inc., a diversified company including subsidiaries in forest products and property development, at the time of his death. He married Frances May Barnett Oct. 19, 1943, at Corpus Christie, Texas. He had served as chairman of the village hoard of Horseshoe Bend, chairman of the Horseshoe Bend School Board, state senator for Boise County for three terms, a member of the Idaho Permanent Building Fund Committee, the Governor's representative to the Small Busi- ness Administration, chairman of the Republi- can Party of Boise County and a member of the College of Idaho board of trustees. He was past president of the Southern Idaho Forestry Association, was an adviser to the School of Forestry at the University of Idaho, was named Small Business Man of the Year in Idaho for 1967 and Sales and Marketing Execu- tive in Idaho, and received the Hiring the Hand- icapped in the State of Idaho American Legion Award. A past president of the Idaho Resource Development Council, he also was a member of the Executive Committee of the Ore -Ida Boy Scout Council and the Arid Club. Surviving are his wife and his mother, Mrs. Hannah Hoff, both of Boise; two daughters, Mrs. Warren (Karen) Harris of Emmett and Re- becca Hoff of Boise; a son, Theodore Hoff III of ,Boise; two brothers, Harvey of Caldwell and Irvin of Hilton Head, S.C.; three sisters, Mrs. Jack I). Fry of Gardena, Mrs. Allen H. Kling of Jamesburg, N.J., and 1VI s. James C. Hayes of Boise; three grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews, including Harvey B. Hoff, presi- dent of Hoff Cos. Inc. Memorials may be made to a favorite char- ity. Pallbearers will be Jim Draper, Harold E. Raper, Frank Morrisette, Kenneth Mingus, Ted Cowper and Ed Maki. THE IDAHO STATESMAN. Boise, Wednesday, Fehraary 13, 1980" Civic leader Hannah I. Hoff of Horseshoe Bend dies at 95 HORSESHOE BEND — Hannah I. Hoff, 95, Horseshoe Bend, who helped found a church, a library and a high school in McCall, died Monday in a Boise hospital. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Augustana Chapel of Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 Fort St., by Pastor Ken- neth W. Dugan. Interment will be in Cloverdale Memorial Park under the direction of Alden -Waggoner. She was born Feb. 3, 1885, in Lac- qui, Minn. She taught in several Min- nesota schools before she married Theodore Hoff on July 26, 1905. Five years later, they moved to McCall and her husband helped found the Hoff and Brown Co. Her husband was senior partner in the Hoff and Brown Tie and Lumber Co., whose Horseshoe Bend mill is now owned by Boise Cascade Corp. While in McCall, she helped found the Congregational Community Church, the public library, the first local high school and the Payette Lakes Carnival. She was superin- tendent of the church's Sunday school and president of the Mission- ary Society. In 1938 they moved to Horseshoe Bend, where he took control of the mill there. She was president of the Horse- shoe Bend Improvement Club, presi- dent of the Delta Rho chapter of the Delphian Society, chairwoman of the Status of Women Committee for the 2nd District of Idaho Federated Clubs and librarian for the Horse- shoe Bend library. She was named Idaho Mother of the Year in 1956 and Hannah I. Hoff later served as secretary and treas- urer of the Idaho American Mothers Committee. She had lived: in Boise since 1973. She and her husband were members of the Knife and Fork Club of Boise, the Boise Community Concert Series, the Boise Immanuel Lu- theran Church and Grace Lutheran Church in Horseshoe Bend. Surviving are two sons, Harvey O. Hoff of Caldwell, and Irvin A. Hoff, of Hilton Head Island, S.C.; three daughters, Helen Frye of Horseshoe Bend, Irma Kling of Floral Park, Fla., and Priscilla Hayes of Green Valley, Ariz; 14 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Alden - Waggoner Chapel today from 6 to 9 p.m. and Thursday until noon. Memo- rials may be made to the Hoff Schol- arship Fund, in care of the Univer- sity of Idaho, the Idaho Youth Ranch or a favorite charity `TedHoff,: 60, dies after long illness Theodore "Ted" Hoff Jr., 60, chair- man of the board and chief executive officer of Hoff. Companies Inc., and a lOrmer state senator, died Monday afternoon at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. He lived at 105 Highland View Drive. At the time of Hoff s death, a Hoff Cos. subsidiary, Fidelity Holding Co., was rebuilding the old Hotel Boise in downtown Boise. It will be renamed the Hoff Building when opened later this year. Funeral arrangements will be by Summers Funeral Home. Hoff was named a Small Business Administration Man-of-the-Yearand a Sales and Marketing Executive of the Year in the 1960s. Former Gov. Len B. Jordan remembered Hoff as a "rigged man" and a "great sportsman," who de- lighted in fishing the Salmon River near his summer home north of Hig- gins. Warren Brown; son of the man who was a business partner of Hoff's father, said Hoff was an active Re- publican who was an asset to Idaho. Hoff was born and tatted in Me - Ted Hots' Call. He attended St. Olaf's'College in Minnesota and the University of Washington. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the Navy Air Corps in the South Pacific. After World War II, he returned to Idaho, and worked for the company operated by his father, the late Theo- dore Hoff Sr., in 1929.in Horseshoe Bend. The elder Hoff got, his start with the late Carla Brown in 1910 in _Mc Call. The. two. split the Hoff. and Brown Lumber Co. in 1929 with Hoff taking control of a box factory in Horseshoe Bend. In the 1970s, company holdings in- cluded sawmills in Horseshoe Bend and Rexburg. The Horseshoe Bend mill was sold to the. Boise Cascade Corp. in 1975. The Rexburg mill site, damaged in . the 1976 Teton Dam flood, was sold to the Lousiana Pa- cific Corp. in:1977. In 1975, Hoff started Hoff Build- ing Supply,which has a distribution yard in Meridian and retail lumber ,yards in Meridian, Caldwell, Weiser, Ontario, Ore., and La Grande, Ore. Another Hoff company, Hoff For- est Products Corp., has a mill in Union, Ore., and. molding .plants in. Caldwell and Homedale. Fidelity. Holding has real estate holdings in the Boise area, .including. most of the block bounded by 8th, 9th, Bannock and Jefferson streets and the Middlebrook subdivision. A Republican, Hoff served several terms as a state senator from Boise Countyin the 1950s. He later served on the State Building Council. Heis survived by his wife Frances; two daughters, Karen Harris, Em- mett, and Rebecca Hoff; . and a son, Theodore Hoff III. r �1, „d:�r.* le, lb h� fdalto Sfufc?snian - Horseshoe Bend Club Picks Mrs. Hoff `Mother' Candidate MRS. THEODORE HOFF State mother nominee (Sigler photo) Mrs. Theodore Hoff, Sr. has been elected unanimously by members of the Horseshoe Bend Improvement club as their nominee for the state mother for 1955. Mrs. Hoff and her husband, a prominent Idaho lumberman, are the parents of six children. In July they will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Be- fore moving to Horseshoe Bend in 1938, the family lived for 28 years in McCall where Mrs. Hoff was engaged in civic and church work She has been ac- tive in Idaho Federated clubs for the last few years serving as local president and director. She has also worked in the Delphian society in Boise. The Hoffs are affiliated with the Boise Immanuel Lutheran church. In addition to her civic and church work, Mrs. Hoff has hobbies of needlepoint, knitting, textile and ceramic painting, gardening and photography. Four of her children live in Idaho. Her oldest son, Harvey, is a Caldwell lumber retailer, Chamber of Commerce presi- dent and vice president of re- gion eleven of Boy Scouts. Mrs. Jack D. Frye, wife of the rail- road agent here, teaches school. Mrs. James C. Hayes is presi- dent of the Homedale Altar society and wife of the state rep- resentative from Owyhee coun- ty. Theodore Hoff, Jr, manages the Hoff lumber company and is the senator from Boise county. Mrs. A. L. Kling lives in New York where her husband is safe- ty engineer for the American Cynamid company. Irvin A. Hoff works in Washington, D.C. as executive assistant to U. S. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson of Washington. Mrs. Hoff has 11 grandchildren. This is the first year the Horseshoe Bend Improvement club has chosen a nonlinee for state mother. Mrs. Flora Faull, Mrs. Olive Leaf, Mrs. Ruby Ol- sen, and Mrs. Myrtle Hanson are officers of the organization sponsoring Mrs. Hoff. 17-D Old Nassau Road Jamesburg, NJ. 08831 December 10, 1978 Mrs. Mary Thurston McCall Care Center McCall, Idaho Dear Mary Thurston Before inquiring about the progress In writing tine history of mcCall let me state hopes that these past months have been kind to your arthritis, broxen hip pains a.na your physical well-being. From your good letter of January I know that no one need question or ask about your spirits and enthusiasm. How wonderful! Your project of gathering McCall facts must be most gratifying. Future historians will surely bless you and your efforts. Inclosed is a statement that should be in your files. There must have been controversy concerning the town's water system. Dates and names needed verification for some reason back in 1969. Robert Wilson of Cascade was truly an historian as well as a history -maker of Valley County, and also my uncle. The paper was among some of the lettersbelong ;to Theodore Hoff, my father. If you have any material regarding the Hoff family that you want to have reviewed or checked please let me know. Mr,Kling and I continue assembling facts ana will eventually share -tnem. We are being cautious, perhaps, knowing how frequently hear -say and legend are considered truths. May you and your loved ones have a Christmas of Joy and a New Year of Health and Happiness. Sincerely, Irma Hoff Kling 17 Old Nassau Road Jamesburg, N. J. 08831 January 4, 1978 Mrs. Mary Thurston McCall Care Center McCall, Idaho Dear Mary Thurston Recently I had a letter from Harvey Hoff, my oldest brother, telling of his visit with you and your plans to write a history of McCall. This is a most worthwhile project and one in which I, too, am interested. A. good portion of my life was spent in McCall since I was both born and taught school there. Now, though we're about 2,000 miles apart, I'd be happy to assist you in any way possible. Do you have any specific questions about the Hoff family and the pioneering role which Theodore and Hannah Hoff played in developing the town? As your records un- doubtedly show, my grandfather, Hans T. Hsff, came to McCall in the early 1900s, and was followed shortly thereafter by my father and mother. Harvey did not say how far your project has pro- gressed. Possibly there is additional information which you might need and which we might be able to furnish. Perhaps you might want to have us review that portion of the material that pertains to the Hoffs, and this we would be glad to do. For your convenience I am enclosing a self addressed envelop because I would certainly like to hear from you. Very sincerely, Irma Hoff ling Priscilla E. Hayes GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. — Priscilla E. Hayes, 72, of Green. Valley, and formerly of Boise, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1988, at a hospice in Tucson, Ariz. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, Jan. 30, at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Green Valley. Burial was in Green Valley Memorial Gar- dens. Mrs. Hayes was born Oct. 25, 1915, at McCall, a daughter of Hannah and Theodore Hoff, a pio- neer timber industry family. She attended schools in Idaho, and at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. Prior to her marriage in 1940, she taught in Idaho schools and managed a ready-to-wear store. During World War II, she worked in a medical supply fac- tory at Needham, Mass. She earned much recognition in serv- ice to her community and nation. Survivors include her husband, James "Jim" Hayes of Green Valley; a son, Christopher J. Hayes of Everett, Wash.; two brothers, Harvey O. Hoff of Cald- well and Irvin Hoff of Hiltonhead, N.C.; and two sisters, Mrs. Jack Frye of Gardena, Idaho, and Mrs. Allen Kling of Jamesburg, N.J. A brother, Theodore Hoff Jr., died earlier. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice, Tucson, Ariz.; the Arizona Cancer Center, Tuc- son; or to the YMCA Youth Shel- ter, Seattle. James C. Hayes LYNNWOOD, Wash. — James Cornelius Hayes, 77, of Lynn- wood, and a former longtime resi- dent of Boise, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1991, in a Lynnwood nursing home following an extended illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. (MST) Monday, Oct. 14, at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Green Valley, Ariz. Arrange- ments are under the direction of Green Valley Mortuary, Green Valley. Mr. Hayes was born May 12, 1914, at Stenhousemuir (Falkirk), Scotland. He immigrated to the United States along with his mother and siblings in 1920. They settled in Boise where Jim lived most of his life. Throughout hl life he was active in the lumber business and his community. After serving his country in the e U.S. Army during World War II, he moved to Homedale, Idand '' where he built Hayes Lumber Co. For many years, he worked for Boise Cascade Corp. in a variety' of managerial positions. Follow- ing a short retirement he helped, manage the Hoff Companies. He and his wife moved to Green Val- ley, Ariz., in 1978. He moved to Lynnwood in 1989 to be near hi§", son. His community activities in cluded serving as first mayor of Homedale; Idaho state legislator;' Republican county chairmant president of the Homedale School Board; president of the Homedale Kiwanis Club; board member or the Green Valley community health group; and president of the Green Valley Country Club. Survivors include a son, Chris- topher James Hayes of Everett,' Wash. He was preceded in death by his wife, Priscilla Hoff Hayes;, and a daughter, Jacqueline Hayes,_ Frein. „ Memorials may be made to Sty, Mary's Hospice, Tucson, Ariz.; tq Northwest Kidney Foundation,, Seattle; or to the Helen Hoff Fryq; Scholarship Fund, Horseshoe„ Bend, Idaho. 5 -- 1 o> in R ni Noo- /0- !0 Helen Hoff Frye GARDENA Helen Hoff Frye, 78, of Gardena, died Sat., Nov. 10, 1990, at an Emmett nursing home. Private memorial services will be held Friday, Nov. 16, at Potter Chapel, Emmett. Mrs. Frye was born on March 26, 1912, at McCall, a daughter of Theodore and Hannah Hoff, Sr. She attended grade school in McCall, St. Margaret's High School in Boise and graduated from St. Olaf College in North- field, Minn. She later studied at the University of Washington, University of Idaho, College of Idaho and Boise State University. She began her teaching career at McCall -Donnelly High School and served as the principal. She taught at Shelley High School and Horseshoe Bend grade school from 1954 until retiring in 1974. Helen married Jack Douglas Frye in 1941, and they lived in Payette, Burns and Juntura, Ore. before moving to Horseshoe Bend in 1951. Upon retirement, they made their home in Gardena. Survivors include her husband of 49 years; a son and daughter- in-law, Jon and Sharon Frye of Caldwell; a daughter and son-in- law, Jill and Dennis Gray of Boi- se; two brothers, Harvey Hoff, Sr. of Caldwell and Irvin Hoff of Hil- ton Head, S.C.; a sister, Irma Kling of Jamesburg, N.J.; two grandsons; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Priscilla Hayes of Green Valley, Ariz. and a brother, Theodore (Bun) Hoff, Jr. of Boise. Helen requests that memorials may be made to the Grace Luther- an Church of Horseshoe Bend. Jyfi•_ f990 HELEN HOFF FRYE Helen Hoff Frye, 78, of Gardena and formerly of McCall, died Satur- day, Nov. 10, 1990, at an Emmett nursing home. Private memorial services will be held Friday, Nov. 16, at Potter Chapel, Emmett. She was born on March 26, 1912, at McCall, a daughter of Theodore and Hannah Hoff, Sr. She attended grade school in McCall, St. Margaret's High School in Boise and graduated from St. Olaf's Col- lege in Northfield, Minn. She later studied at the University of Wash- ington, University of Idaho, College of Idaho and Boise State University. She began her teaching career at McCall -Donnelly High School and served as the principal. She taught at Shelley High School and Horse- shoe Bend grade school from 1954 until retiring in 1974. She married ; Jack Douglas Frye in 1941, and, they lived in Payette, Burns and Juntura, Ore. before moving to Horseshoe Bend in 1951. Upon re- tirement, they made their home in Gardena. Survivors include her husband of 49 years; a son and daughter-in-law, Jon and Sharon Frye of Caldwell; a daughter and son-in-law, Jill and Dennis Gray of Boise; two brothers, Harvey Hoff, Sr. of Caldwell and Irvin Hoff of Hilton Head, S.C.; a sister, Irma Kling of Jamesburg, N.J.; two grandsons; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Priscilla Hayes of Green Valley, Ariz. and a brother, Theodore (Bun) Hoff, Jr. of Boise. Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church of Horse- shoe Bend. Stale. s th a h 3-u ale a if t 4 55 *.. HORSESHOE BEND — Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hoff, of Horseshoe Bend received the congratulations of over 250 rela- tives and friends at a reception Tuesday afternoon in their home which celebrated the fiftieth an- niversary of their marriage. Honoring their parents with the reception were their six children and their nine grand- children: the Harvey Hoffs of Caldwell, the Irvin Hoffs of Washington, D. C., the Jack D. Fryes of Horseshoe Bend, the Alan Klings of Long Island, New York, the James C. Hayeses of Homedale, and the Theodore Hoffs, Jr., of Horse- shoe Bend. Two of Hoff's brothers, Mar- tin and Melvin of McCall, and his two sisters, Mrs. Lee Kessler of Boise, and Mrs. Robert Wil- son of Cascade were special guests. Old friends from McCall, mill employes of the Hoff Lumber company, Boise county resi- dents, members of Mrs. Hoff's club, and Boise friends were among those present. A special delegation from the Immanuel Lutheran church of Boise drove out to extend best wishes. House guests of the Hoffs who came from out-of-state for the celebration are Mrs. Lena Durdahl, Mrs. Elmer Durdahl and Mrs. Clara Nordlum of Crookston, Minn., and Mrs. ;Margaret K. Ford of Sunnyside, Wash. Mrs. Kessler, Mrs. Ford,: Mrs. :Grace Hoff and Mrs. Vivian Lundeberg poured. The cake was cut by Mrs. Harvey Hoff and Mrs. Elmer Durdahl. Mrs. Melvin Hoff and the sons-in-law served at the punch bowls. Mrs. Irvin Hoff and Mrs. Theodore Hoff, Jr., were in charge of the guest book. Incidental music was played by three grandchil- dren Ann Kling, Gretchen Hoff, and Julian Hoff. Following the reception Mr. and Mrs. Hoff entertained with a family dinner for 41 at Fern - MR. AND MRS. THEODORE HOFF of Horseshoe ]lend were entertained with a reception on their golden wedding anni- versary given by their six children and nine grandchildren. (Parker photo),