Donald Francis “Don” Hoffman Sr
.
May 16, 1934 – Apr. 26, 2021
Donald Francis “Don”
Hoffman Sr., age 86 of
Rugby, North Dakota died
Monday, April 26th, 2021
at the Trinity Homes of
Minot. He was born May
16th, 1934 in Kenmare,
North Dakota to Lewis
and Florence (Lundgren)
Hoffman.
Don was raised in the
Kenmare home of his
parents and graduated
from High School there,
the class of 1953. While
in high school he was
continually active in
sports and other school
activities. Don went on to
complete his education at
North Dakota State Nor-
mal and Industrial College
after accepting scholar-
ships to play Football,
Basketball and Baseball.
He met and courted Bev-
erly Schaunaman while in
college and they were un-
ited in marriage on June
12, 1954. To this union
seven children were born
plus one adoption round-
ed out the family. Don
spent many years as a
teacher, principal, and
coach in many of the rural
North Dakota Schools,
Leeds was his last before
retiring as its principal.
He commentated count-
less Basketball and Foot-
ball games for both home
and District games. He
had a great masterful
voice. Don was highly ac-
tive in the communities
he lived in serving many
years as a 4th Degree
Knight of Columbus and
Grand Knight. He was a
longstanding member of
the Lions and the Eagles
and enjoyed his time at
the Rugby Senior Center.
In the summers while
teaching and after his re-
tirement he painted
homes both interior and
exterior as well as farm-
steads, barns and took
great pride in his work.
Over the years while
teaching, Don and Beverly
always found room for
foreign exchange stu-
dents. Tragically, Don
and Beverly would dis-
solve their marriage in
1989.
On November 15, 1998,
he was united in marriage
to Marlene (Ekren) Ander-
son in Rugby, and they
made their home in Rug-
by. You would often find
them at the Eagles playing
Bingo. Don was an ac-
complished artist and en-
joyed working with char-
coal, pencil, and ink. Don
won several awards for
his artwork. Throughout
his life he enjoyed watch-
ing sports, broadcasting
play-by-play sport events,
collecting stamps, coins,
and brass figurines.
Don leaves behind his
children; Donald Jr. (De-
borah) of Devils Lake,
Mark (Judy Blooms), Don-
na Loken (Tim McLaugh-
lin, all of Minot, Glenn
(Kelly) of Gooding, Idaho,
Kent (Danae) and Todd
(Christi), all of Minot,
Craig of Gypsum, Colora-
do, and Wendi Weseloh
(Christian) of Watertown,
South Dakota; 15
grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; a
brother (Lowell (Virginia)
of Staples, Minnesota;
nieces, nephews, other re-
latives, and friends. He
was preceded in death by
his parents; sisters, Betty,
and Louise; brothers, Da-
vid, and Robert; a
daughter-in-law, Shari
Hoffman; and his wives,
Beverly and Marlene.
Memorial services will
be held at 11 a.m. Satur-
day, May 8th in the
Anderson Funeral Home
Chapel with family burial
services in the St. Agnes
Cemetery, Kenmare later.
Pastor Gary Dorn, officiate
Friends may call for one
hour prior to the time of
the service in the funeral
home.
Honorary Bearers: All
his grandchildren
Arrangements with the
Anderson Funeral Home
of Rugby. Online registry:
www.funeralsbyanderson
.com