Donald Edward Hoffart (Plainview)

Funeral Services for Donald Edward Hoffart age 85 of Plainview will be held Friday April 20th at 10:00 A.M. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview. Burial will be in the Pleasant view Cemetery in Plainview. Visitation for Donald Hoffart will be from 4-8 PM. on Thursday April 19th at the Ashburn Funeral Home in Plainview.

Donald Edward Hoffart was born July 23, 1926, Plainview NE to Frederick and Ida (Hansen) Hoffart and was baptized on August 8, 1926 at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview by Rev. Jacob Holtstien. He was confirmed on March 17, 1940 at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview by Pastor Holstein. His confirmation verse was John 8: 31-32 “If ye continue in my word, then ye are my disciples indeed, and ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make ye free”. He attended Eden Valley country school, graduating from Plainview High School in 1944, and attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Don married Ardeth Darlene Behrens on March 19, 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview. God blessed the marriage with five children. They farmed together five miles north of Breslau before retiring and moving to Plainview. Ardeth died October 21, 1995. On April 7, 2005 he married Bernice Rogge. Bernice died on November 24, 2009.

Don was a lifetime member of Zion Lutheran Church and was involved in LLL, Fellowship Club, and couples Bible Class. He served on the Finance board, School board, Evangelism board, and as an elder. He enjoyed farming, traveling, horseshoes, bicycling, tilling gardens and spending time with family.

He is survived by children, daughter, Nancy and Bill Staub of Hoskins, sons, Glen and Robin, Roger and Debbie all of Osmond, Stanley of Yankton SD, and Lorenz and Sandy of Pierce, Eleven grandchildren and eighteen great grand children. He was loved by many and will be missed. He was proceeded in death by wives Ardeth and Bernice, his parents, brother Lorenz, and grandchild Joshua.