Details

Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 26520
Title: Larry L. Hofmann
Date: 3/19/1952-7/27/2021
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 3/19/1952
Summary: Larry passed away on July 27, 2021 in Minot, ND, due to complications from Covid-19. Larry’s Memorial Service was held on Monday, August 2, 2021, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Tioga, ND. Pastor James Booth officiated. A second service was held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Haut Funeral Home & Celebration of Life Center located at 1101 5th Ave. NE, Jamestown, ND. Larry was buried in Medina Cemetery, Medina, ND, at a later date. Larry Lee Hofmann was born March 19, 1952, to Rudolph and Esther (Reich) Hofmann in Medina, ND. Larry grew up on the family farm and went to school in Medina, graduating from Medina High School in 1970. He then attended Business College in Fargo, ND graduating in 1972 with an Associates Degree in Accounting. He was employed as an Office Manager at Country Boy Dairy, he worked as an Office Manager and in sales at the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. In addition to his other jobs he also worked at Westward Products all of which were located in Jamestown. Larry was a hard worker. He worked for several years for Charles T. Davis Trucking both as a driver and general truck and diesel engine repair. On July 1st, 1999 Larry, along with Curt Waldie formed Hofmann Trucking, LLC which they grew and expanded the company to include two locations in North Dakota and Douglas, Wyoming. Larry enjoyed all types of sports, both as a spectator and participant. In his younger years he played Men’s Slowpitch Softball, and belonged to various leagues, including basketball, Volleyball and Bowling. Larry was a collector of many types of memorabilia, most notably, anything with a John Deere Logo. Recently, he became interested in woodworking. Though Larry left the farm after high school, he kept working hard throughout his life. He didn’t wait for things to happen-he made them happen. He didn’t want himself or those around him to fall into a “comfort zone.” He was always striving to move forward in whatever endeavor he attempted. He married Gerry Tabatt in Jamestown, on October 25, 1975. In 2008, Larry left Jamestown and married Vel Gallagher in 2010. They resided in Tioga, ND. Larry is survived by his wife, Vel; brothers, Reinie and Gordon of Minnesota; sister, Shirley of Connecticut; uncle, Harry Ruff of Streeter; along with many cousins, two nieces and three nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, maternal and paternal grandparents and many aunts and uncles.
Red ID: FND_I_76996 Image ID: 547544 Image Notes: FND001 26520

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

Enter a subject or term in one or both of the “Search” boxes.

  • “Item Detail” searches the Title, Creator and Summary fields of all item-level records.
  • “Collection Number” searches the Collection Number field only and requires an exact match.

The “DETAILS” button provides additional information about an item, as well as the following options:

  • “Collection Summary” details the contents of the entire collection in which the selected item is located.
  • You can print the image and its corresponding details by selecting “Print".
  • “Digitized Images from the Collection” returns a list of all digitized items within that collection (available from the “Collection Summary” screen).

Click on image to expand/zoom the image view.

“Photobook home” takes you back to the main Photobook page where you can start a new search.

“Featured Collections” showcases new and/or popular collections and the digitized images within those collections.

Information on how to order copies is located here.

The collections preserved in the North Dakota State Archives include over a million images. Only a small percentage of these images have been digitized. This photo gallery provides a preview of the images that have been digitized.

For more information on the non-digitized images, please refer to the finding aids found on our website at history.nd.gov, or ask a member of our reference staff for assistance.