Eileen M. Hoffman

Eileen M. Hoffman of Barker, NY, wife of James C. Hoffman, entered into rest August 8,

2025 under hospice care in Lockport, NY. She was born May 1, 1929, daughter of

George A. Miller and Dora E. Grogger Miller.

Mother of David (Jennifer) Hoffman, Daniel (Angelique) Hoffman, Julie (Ronald) Slaby,

and Thomas Hoffman. Grandmother of Natalie and Elena Hoffman, Lilyana, Hope, and

Genevieve Hoffman, and Estelle Slaby. Sister of the late Max Grogger Miller and the

late Dean George Miller. Aunt of Susan, Lee, and the late Stephen Miller.

Eileen graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Education degree

and later obtained a Master of Science degree from SUNY Albany. She taught

mathematics for ten years at Shaker High in Albany, NY and was a member of the

Board of Directors of the Saratoga YMCA. She travelled extensively in her early years

through Europe, Africa, and India and told of the many adventures she had in those

places. Eileen also represented the United States in one of the early World Assembly of

Youth Conclaves held in Ghana. An adventurer even at home, she camped her way

across the United States with friends, earning her keep as she went.

Eileen retired from teaching to become a stay-at-home mother and eventually settled

with her husband James in Barker, NY, Town of Somerset. She enjoyed painting and

cooking and card making. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in

Barker where she sang in the choir, was an active member of the women's group, and

taught and directed Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and the Adult Class. She

was also a delegate to the Annual Conference. Eileen spent a number of years on the

Barker Central School Board and served as Board President.

A memorial service will be held August 23 at 11am at Faith United Methodist Church,

1449 Quaker Road Barker, NY 14012. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, please

donate to Faith United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.