Obituary
Richard (Cal) George Hoffer
Richard (Cal) George Hoffer, age 77, of LaFarge, Wisconsin, peacefully passed away on Tuesday December 11, 2024, at the St. Croix Hospice in Holman Wisconsin.
He was born February 7, 1947, in Madison, Wisconsin to August and Hazel (Black) Hoffer. Richard graduated from Monona Grove High School in 1965 and later graduated from Madison Area Technical College (MATC) with an associate’s degree in marketing in 1967.
Richard married Judith Liddicoat and worked in Appleton for the Hoffer Glass company. Then he moved back to Madison to work in a local meat market and for meat packer Oscar Mayer. Richard then changed careers, moving into the Heating and Air Conditioning business where he started working as a parts manager for General Heating Air Conditioning. He ultimately retired from Temperature Systems Incorporated (TSI) as outside sales manager.
Richard had a great passion for the outdoors, particularly bird hunting. He hunted pheasant, grouse, prairie chickens all over the Midwest and Dakotas. He raised and trained many great German shorthair dogs (Schnapps, Olivia, Brooke, Maggie, Babe, Buck, Sadie, Hoop, and Hank) over the years. He also enjoyed fishing in the Madison area lakes, Chippewa Flowage, and multiple Ontario Canada trips. He also was an avid deer hunter all his life and often getting a buck or doe in the fall. One of his favorite weekends was deer opening weekend. In addition to his outdoor activities Richard was an accomplished woodworker making many great projects in his woodshop.
Richard is survived by his wife, Louan Hoffer; three children daughters Michelle Woolridge, Kimberly (Ben) Woodstock, and son Michael (Holly) Hoffer; his three stepsons Thomas (Heide) Coyle, John (Jill) Coyle and Rodney Coyle. Grandchildren; Samantha (Ryan), Raeane, Anna (Sam), Steven, Preston, Garrett, Drew, Mason, Michael, and Madison. Great- grandchildren; Lyla, and Jack. He is further survived by many nieces and nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents August and Hazel; sister Joyce (Ivan) Morrow brothers Jerry (Judy), Darryl and his grandparents; Matthew and Mary Hoffer, and Elmer and Eva Black.
The family wishes to thank the caregivers from St. Croix Hospice, Katie and the staff at Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
A private family service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2024, at St. Mary’s church in Viroqua, Wisconsin. In remembrance of Richard Hoffer’s life, the family asks that any charitable donations be made to: Richard Hoffer Techs of Tomorrow Foundation, Attention Mike Hoffer, 679 Inverness St., Oregon, Wisconsin 53575.
Kathy and I were so sorry to hear of your loss. Dick was a good friend and great coworker at TSI. My earliest memory of Dick was delivering furnaces and HVAC supplies to him when he worked at General Heating. He was great to work with.
Hoffer Family,
I was heartbroken to hear about Dick. I really enjoyed working with him at TSI. He always wanted the best for his dealers and pushed the rest of us to do our best. I loved hearing his stories from growing up and his hunting trips. He became such a dear friend and mentor over our years working together.
Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
So sad to hear about Dick’s passing. He was a great oerson
Your family will be in our prayers. I knew Dick from working in sales together at TSI. He was always a joy to be around and very helpful.
Hoffer family, My condolences to you all. Dick was a great man, I really enjoyed going on pheasent hunts with him and watching him work the dogs. He was also a great T/M for Schneider Heating, the best we have had in the 30 years I have been there. I will miss him.