Henry Richard Hoffman, 88, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013 surrounded by his family at Providence Centralia Hospital. He was born April 15, 1925 in Dryad, Wash., to Richard and Marie (Dallivitz) Hoffman.
In his youth, he attended school in Dryad and early in life began his work on the family farm and logging.
In 1946, Henry married Yvonne Johnson. He loved his family and enjoyed travel including traveling to Germany with his father to meet all his family there. He even brought some of his family here from Germany. Other travels included trips to Alaska and Hawaii. A favorite pastime of his was fishing.
Survivors include his wife, Yvonne Hoffman at home in Dryad; sons, James (Sandra) Hoffman and Donald ( Jessie) Hoffman; daughter, Catherine (Dick) Jorsted; four grandsons; four granddaughters; eight great-granddaughters; and 13 great-grandsons.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
A funeral service for Henry Hoffman is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 25, at Sticklin Funeral Chapel, Centralia, with Pastor Dave Brown officiating. A reception will follow at the Doty Fire Hall. Private interment will be in the Doty Dryad Cemetery.
