Delwin H. Hoffman

Delwin H. Hoffman went to his Heavenly Home on Friday, April 10, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

He was born April 24, 1932 in Brantwood, son of the late Joe and Bernice (Scheller) Hoffman.    He graduated from Tripoli High School.  In 1960 he married Phyllis Komula, they had three children and later divorced.  On May 26, 1984 he married Cheryl Mientke at Christ Lutheran Church in Wausau. 

In 1953 Del entered the United States Army, completing training camp at Camp Roberts California before going to Korea. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, member of the Man of Honor Society and in 2013 went to Washington D.C. on the Never Forgotten Honor Flight.  Del worked at CB & Q Railroad in Chicago, American Motors in Kenosha, Omark Industries in Prentice and Kings Campers in Wausau.  He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Wausau, helped with the Blind Outreach Program and was a volunteer at Aspirus Wausau Hospital Life Line.  He was known as the bionic man as he had two hip and two shoulder replacements.  He enjoyed camping, photography, remote airplanes and model railroads.  Del also enjoyed ham radio, woodworking, listening to Polka music, traveling and especially spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Hoffman, Wausau; son, Joe Hoffman and his daughters, Annah (Jaden) and Grace, Dallas, Texas, daughter, Debbie (Martin) Lamas and their children, Lauren and Olivia, San Antonio, Texas and Jessica, Boston, Mass., and daughter, DeLyla Haunschild, her daughter, Vienna, Dallas, Texas and her son, Forrest, Waupaca; brothers, Kenneth (Dorothy) Hoffman, Donald (Marion) Hoffman and William Hoffman, all of Brantwood; many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son-in-law, Steve.

Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Wausau.  Visitation will be Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services all at the church.  Burial will be in the Prentice Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church and School, Wausau.

A special thank you to the staff in the Aspirus ICU for the kind, compassionate care given to Del during his time there.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com