Lorraine K. Hoffman

Lorraine K. Hoffman, 87-year-old resident of the Little Rock, Buckman area, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024 at the Harmony House in Pierz. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Buckman with Father Aaron Nett officiating. Burial will take place in the Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 A.M. on Thursday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Buckman. Caring for Lorraine and her family is the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN Lorraine was born on March 14, 1937 in St. Martin, MN to the late Alfred and Mary Magdalena (Blonigen) Ruegemer. Lorraine’s first job was the salad girl at St. John’s in Collegeville. She was united in marriage to Gerald (Jerry) Hoffman on June 14, 1960 in St. Martin, MN. The couple resided in Minneapolis. Jerry worked for a foundry and Lorraine was a waitress after they married. One year later they purchased a farm and raised 3 daughters near Little Rock until they retired in 2001. In 2015 Mom moved to Buckman and in 2023 she moved to Harmony House in Pierz. Lorraine loved farming alongside her husband Jerry and raising her girls. She loved gardening and grew enough to feed the family till the next summer. She also canned fruits, jellies, pickles and sauerkraut. In the winter months, she hand-stitched for the Christian Mothers. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, and knitting. Lorraine’s Catholic faith was strong and it showed in all her hard work. She loved her family, spoiled her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren even more. Her nickname was Grandma “Cookie” because there were cookies in her cookie jar for the kids. Lorraine is survived by her daughters, Linda (John Moulzolf) Hoffman of Little Rock, Gail Peterson (Ryan) of Kenyon, MN and Mary Hoffman of Pierz; 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Melvin Ruegemer and Lawerence (Mary) Ruegemer. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Hoffman; parents, Alfred and Mary Ruegemer; brothers, Sylvester, Eddie, and Virgil; sisters, Marcella Zierden, Viola Zierden and Lorella Pundsack.

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Lorraine K. Hoffman

March 14, 1937 - July 12, 2024