JOHN HOFF IS ACCIDENT VICTIM

John Hoff of Wisner, Nebraska, well-known in the Dale district south of Blair, died Monday from injuries received in an automobile accident which occurred last week.

Funeral services were held at the Roberts Mortuary in Lincoln with burial in the Memorial cemetery. Mr. Hoff is survived by his wife, the former Edna Batson, one daughter, Genevieve, and one son, Norman, all of Lincoln.

#2-The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, NE, Mon, Sept 18, 1939

John C. Hoff, Lincoln insurance man, died at a West Point hospital late Monday morning of injuries received Friday evening in an auto-truck collision near Wisner.

Mr. Wisner, a representative of the New York Life Insurance Co., was out in the state on business at the time of the accident. Hoff for a number of years owned and operated a drug store at Wisner.

#3-Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, NE, Tue, Sept 19, 1939 Funeral services for John C. Hoff, 57, 1330 J st., will be held at Robert's at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rev. Harold Sandall of Wisner officiating. Burial at Lincoln Memorial Park. The casket will be open from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Surviving are his wife, Edna; a son, J. Norman and daughter, Genevieve, both of Lincoln; two sisters, Mrs. Emil Herrmann, Lompoc, Calif., and Mrs. Charles Deily, Wisner; and three grandchildren.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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