Grace Hoffarth Obituary
**Due to weather conditions, the visitation and prayer service for Grace have been cancelled. Visitation will be held for one hour before the time of the service tomorrow, Thursday, December 5, 2025, at St. Alphonsus Church.**
Grace Hoffarth, of Grand Forks, ND, and formerly of Maida, ND, passed away November 30, 2024, at Edgewood Senior Care in Grand Forks.
Grace was born March 17, 1936, to Frank and Loretta Girodat at Mount Carmel, ND. She grew up on the family farm near Wales. She was united in marriage to Ronald Hoffarth on April 15, 1958. To this union two children were born, Betty Ann and Frank Dominic. Grace worked at numerous restaurants in the Langdon area and at Jack’s Bar in Maida for over 40 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Betty Nelson; daughter-in-law Janice (Charlie) Engen; grandchildren: Jessica (Terry Engebretson) Nelson, Daniel Nelson Jr., Brandie McCleary, Morgan (Damion Macho) Hoffarth and Evan Hoffarth; great-grandchildren Karlie Engebretson and Bentley Hoffarth; brother-in-law Walter Simonson; and special nieces and nephew: Arlene, Donny, Jolene and Kathy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ron; son Frank; grandson Alex Nelson; her parents; and siblings: Mathias, Alan and Cliff Girodat, Delores Hoffarth and Fern Simonson.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at St. Alphonsus Church in Langdon, ND. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at Brooks Funeral Home in Langdon. Burial will be at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Mt. Carmel, ND.
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623 9th Avenue PO Box 284, Langdon, ND 58249
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