Charles Hoff

STOUGHTON - Charles E. Hoff, passed away on March 25, 2019 at Stoughton Hospital. He was born August 25, 1925 to Carl and Louise Hoff in Stoughton. Charles was from a family of 13 children with him being number 9. He graduated from Stoughton High School in 1942. Charles married Florence Huber-Schrofer on July 3, 1954 in Sauk City, WI.
Charles worked in Boreva sewing factory in Stoughton, and then moved to Baraboo, where he worked at Boreva Sewing Factory until 1956. There he met Florence and her two children. When Boreva closed, he went to work in maintenance at UW Madison in 1956 and moved to Stoughton. He retired from UW Madison in 1986.
Charles is survived by his step-children Betty Brietzman (Lenny Gilbert) and Eldred (Charmaine) Schrofer; 4 grand-children, Dale (Pam Sandmire), Dan Seffens, Debra (David) Blaney, and Carrie (Brandon) Duck; 7 great-grandchildren Troy Luchsinger, Megan and Connor Blaney, Grace, Elle, and Hailey Duck; 4 great-great-grandchildren, Breleigh, Kennedi, Morgan, and Ragnar Luchsinger; and a great-great-great granddaughter, Taylia Harris-Luchsinger; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Florence; his parents; 6 brothers, Earl, Oscar, Robert, Ruben, Carl and William "Billy"; 6 sisters Virginia Skaavlen-West, Lucille Alexander, Ruth Nelson, Lorraine Holcomb, Dorothy Osterberg, and Betty Ree.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday April 1, 2019 at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton, with Rev. Karla Brekke presiding. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 AM until the service on Monday at the funeral home.
A special thank you to the staff at Stoughton Meadows Assisted Living to whom he considered family.

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
206 W Prospect St. Stoughton
608-873-9244