Everett Faville Hoffman

HOFFMAN, Everett Faville Everett Faville Hoffman, a Haddam resident for 22 years, passed away on Thursday (August 7, 2008), at the age of 88. Mr. Hoffman is survived by his cherished wife of 65 years, Mary C. Hoffman, a daughter Mary-Anne Prchal and husband Robert of Haddam; two grandchildren, Anne Marie Farez and husband Ramiro of Middletown, Robb A. Prchal and wife Amy of Haddam and three great grandchildren, Renee Denette and fiancé Jason Canterbury, Gregory Prchal and Antonio Farez. Other survivors include five nieces and nephews, their spouses and children and sister-in-law Adelaide Cavanagh of N. Babylon, NY. Everett was born in San Francisco, the son of the late Everett C. Hoffman and Anne F. Hoffman. He lived in Brooklyn, NY, for many years and graduated from Erasmus High School in 1937. He was employed by RCA when called to active duty in the Naval Reserve (Aviation) ten months before Pearl Harbor. Everett was on active duty for nine of his 15 years in the Navy Reserve. A first-class petty officer, he served during the war at NAS Corpus Christi, TX, NAS Kaneohe, HI and NAS New York. Later, after requesting inactive duty, he moved to New Hampshire where he worked for the Portsmouth Herald as a police reporter and photographer. When the Korean conflict began, he was recalled to active duty and served as an instructor with the Flag Administration Unit, NAS Quonset Point, RI. Later moving to Connecticut, Everett was a reporter and columnist on the Manchester Herald. Then for the next 15 years, Kaman Aerospace Corporation of Bloomfield employed him as managing editor of "Kaman Rotor Tips," a helicopter maintenance and mission publication, distributed to military users of the company's helicopters. He was also editor of "Kaman Performance," an employee newspaper. After retiring from Kaman, he was employed as news editor and advertising manager of the "Shopper News," a family operated publication circulated in the Middletown area. He was also a realtor for 12 years. Everett was a member of the American Legion, the friends of Brainerd Memorial Library in Haddam, The Russell Library in Middletown and The Myrtle Beach, SC, library. He was a member of Kaman Management Club, "The Whirly Bird" Club, and the Connecticut Industrial Editors Association. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver St., Middletown. Burial will be at the Rye Central Cemetery in Rye, NH at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at Biega Funeral Home Monday from 5-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Amazing Grace Food Bank, 139 Main St. Extension, Middletown, CT 06457; or St Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105. Online condolences may be sent through www.legacy.com