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1943
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2022
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Robert Hofer Obituary
He had a strong faith and was an active member of Lord of Glory Lutheran church. He served in the Navy, worked as a failure analyst at Control Data for 20 years, and then finished his working years at the pipeline company, Minnesota Limited, both as a heavy equipment mechanic and later as a shop supervisor. He enjoyed his time as a Big Lake Township Supervisor.
He had many hobbies over the years; riding and tinkering on various motorcycles, building and flying model airplanes and helicopters, welding beautiful wrought-iron railings and art pieces, and reading. He truly loved animals and enjoyed spoiling the family pets.
He is survived by his loving wife Paula; daughters, Tracy (Pete) Nielsen and Angela (Matt) Huber; granddaughter Celia (Isaac) Johnson; his twin brother Richard (Susan) Hofer; many other relatives and friends.
Memorial Service held on Friday, March 4 at Lord of Glory Lutheran Church in Elk River. Thurston-Lindberg Funeral Home, 763-421-0220, www.thurston-lindberg.com
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Richard Thomas
February 26, 2025
Bob was a very find friend, the kind seldom found.
Tania McKeighan
March 3, 2022
Sorry to hear about Bob. The few times I met him I found him to be a very nice man. God bless all of you. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Hugs for you Paula.
Michelle Smith
March 2, 2022
I'll never forget meeting Bob and spending time in his awesome garage/workshop. He let me fly one of his planes once, kinda. I was not good at it! Bob, you will be missed.
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