Memorial
Thomas F. Hoffman died Wednesday January 7, 2015 surrounded by his family in his home.
Memorial Mass will be 10:00am Saturday January 10, 2015 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Rev. Phil Thompson will officiate at the service. Visitation will be 4 to 7pm Friday January 9, 2015 at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home with a Scripture Service starting at 4pm. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Thomas F. Hoffman was born February 18, 1932. Son of John V. and Treasa (Machovec) Hoffman. Married to Phyllis (Upah) Hoffman on October 13, 1956. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, 4 daughters Kathy (Dave) Hausmann, Lorri (Phillip) Putnam, Judy (Bill) Dill, and Molly (Steve) Koehn, 6 grandchildren Melissa (Matt) Abendroth, Christina Mitchell, Carly Putnam, Corey Koehn, Darcy Koehn, and Nick Hausmann, 1 great-grandson Rain Richards and another due in April, 3 step granddaughters Crystal (Jim) Kraayenbrink, Alicia Dill, and Chelsea Dill, 2 step great-grandchildren Chloe and Carter Kraayenbrink. He is also survived by a sister-in-law Patti Hoffman and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his brothers John, Jim, Bill and Don and sister Barbara Svoboda.
Tom Graduated from St. Patrick's High School in Cedar Rapids. He served in the US Navy for 3 years 9 months and 27 days. He worked at Unisys (Burroughs) for 32 years and retired in 1988. Later he worked at Rockwell Collins as a contract employee. He was a member of the VFW and Knights of Columbus.
Tom loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed traveling and family camping trips all over the United States. He was an avid gardener who could grow more in a square foot than most farmers. After he retired he enjoyed spending the winters in Texas. His most recent trip was to Washington DC on the Honor Flight.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Hospice of Mercy, especially Beth.