Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 2 Aug 2007 Edward L. Hoffman, 74, of Scottsbluff died Monday, July 30, 2007, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff comforted by family. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 3, at St. James Lutheran Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Jason Harris officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Visitation will be today, Thursday, Aug. 2, from 2 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jolliffe Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service Friday morning at the church. Memorials can be offered to Arid Acres of Scottsbluff or to St. James Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be offered at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com to be forwarded to the family. Jolliffe Funeral Home has assisted the family with arrangements. Edward was born Dec. 4, 1932 in Scottsbluff to Henry and Amolia (Martin) Hoffman Jr. He received his education in the Scottsbluff Public Schools. Ed joined the Nebraska National Guard, where he served his country for almost 20 years. He married Marilla Mae Nielson March 23, 1955, in Torrington to which five children were born. He entered the workforce at the Scottsbluff Sugar Factory working for a few years before joining his father-in-law at the Nielsen's Floor Craft. Ed worked at Nielsen's for only a couple years before returning to the Sugar Factory where he retired in 1989 after giving them 26 years of service. In recent years Ed had worked at Baily's Market and Heilbrun's on a part-time basis until his death. He was a proud member of Arid Acres in Scottsbluff, and St. James Lutheran Church, where he was recently the church Trustee. He was an avid sports fan, especially the Denver Broncos and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. It was not uncommon for Ed to fly his flag outside his home at half-mast when the Huskers lost. Ed would often take a drive around town following dinner with his sister Bertha, and the two would play cards to round out the evening events. Survivors include his children, Scott Hoffman and his wife Lisa of Seward, Tammy Siegfried and her husband Rick of Evans, Colo., Melanie Lynch and her husband Michael of Aurora, Colo., Tim Hoffman and his wife Tammy of Gering, and Andrea Kilthau and her husband Jeff of Gering; sisters, Esther Dewey of Mitchell, Ruth A. Messersmith of Cheyenne, and Bertha 'Bert' Martindale of Scottsbluff; and 12 grandchildren. His parents; ex-wife Marilla; brother, Ruben; sister, Freda Costa; and grandson Dylan Hoffman preceded Edward in death.