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Kenneth Hoffman Obituary
Amherst, MA - Kenneth Hoffman, of Amherst MA, died suddenly on October 17 2024.
Ken was born in Pontiac, MI on March 2, 1941, to Stan and Mary Hoffman. As a child he lived in Canton, China, and Tuba City, Arizona, as his parents were medical missionaries. He received bachelor's degrees in math and physics from Wooster College in 1961, and married Janet Snover that same year. After graduate studies in mathematics at Harvard, he taught math at Talladega College. He and his family moved to Amherst MA in 1970, where he was a founding faculty member at Hampshire College, retiring in 2014. He took great joy in both math and nature, documenting and planting over 200 trees of many different species on the family property.
He is survived by daughter Mika, son-in-law Matt Wall, and deeply beloved grandsons Duncan and Isaiah; daughter Jennie and son-in-law Daniel Froehlich; sisters Jeannette Faber and Kathy Hoffman; brother-in-law Wayne Snover and his wife Jan Tebbel; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved trees. He was preceded in death by wife, Jan and sister-in-law Betsy Luther.
A longer obituary available at: ahearnfuneralhome.com
A joint memorial meeting for Ken and Jan under the care of Mount Toby Friends Meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Hadley Methodist Church.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Henry Suwinsky
January 11, 2025
Ken was my advisor at Hampshire College, and before that, taught me during the HCSSIM program for high school students. He was patient, discerning, and a wonderful teacher. His love of math and nature were both infectious. He was a huge positive influence and example for me.
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