Gloria Hoffman

Gloria M. Hoffman, 85, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at Waterford Assisted Living in Colby.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023, at Sauter/ Rembs Funeral Home in Stratford with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow at Ebenezer United Church of Christ Cemetery in the Town of Cleveland, Marathon County.

Gloria was born Gloria Marie Updyke on August 12, 1937, in Washington County in the town of Barton, Wisconsin. Her parents were Floyd Updyke and Laura (Schiller) Updyke. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Barton until moving to North Lake in 1943. In 1947 her and her family moved to Greenwood, where she attended Eaton Center Grade School and then Greenwood High School. In 1955, she graduated and married the love of her life, Herman William Hoffman the III. They were married for 63 years.

In her younger years, Gloria worked at Stewarts Dairy in Greenwood. She also had a horse named Queenie that she rode all the time and loved being outdoors. She helped her dad on the farm and played with other unique creatures including snakes. She always had a great love for the outdoors and lived eventually in the great North woods of Rhinelander. She and dad lived in Owen, Gilman and Colby throughout the years. Gloria was a lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, where she held many offices on the local, district and state levels. She liked bowling, reading, painting, sewing, handiwork and, of course, her gardening and endless love of flowers and raising five children.

Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Bonnie, brother, Floyd Jr., and her sister, Elizabeth (Jeannie). She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herman. Gloria is survived by her sister, Judy Smrekar of Rhinelander, five children: Pauline (Joey) Conners of Eagle River, Laurene (Mark Brusoe) Turner of Tomahawk, Colleen Graham of Colby, Joeline Hoffman of Stratford and Herman (Petra) Hoffman (currently serving in the U.S. Army in North Carolina as a Lt. Colonel). Gloria is also survived by 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was a very social butterfly and has now used those wings to fly home. She will be missed by all. Love you forever Mom.

Condolences may be sent online at www. rembsfh.com.

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