Richard Raye Hoffecker
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He was born on March 11, 1946 to William and Dolores (Grace) Hoffecker. He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri, where he met his wife, Ruth Henneberg. They shared 22 wonderful years together.
He served the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department for 26 years, starting as an officer and retiring as a crime analyst in 1993.
Richard and Ruth moved to Westcliffe, Colorado, on September 1, 2016. Richard enjoyed fishing, driving his Jeep on the beautiful mountain passes in the San Juan mountains, as well as spending time outdoors in the Wet and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges.
Richard is survived by his wife Ruth Henneberg of the home, sons Robert and Andrew (Valerie) Hoffecker, daughter Stephanie (James David Estes) Toppino, sister Nancy (Charlie) Hauber, brother David (Cindy) Hoffecker, many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
Richard has chosen cremation with a private memorial service to be held in the San Juan Mountains at a later date.
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Marsha (Bowen) Bliven.
March 2, 2023
I´m so sorry to hear this. I was his older second cousins & remember how kind he was as to me as we were growing up. My sympathy goes out to his family.
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Lois Thompson Faulconer
March 1, 2023
My cousin. He was a special man. May
God be with all the family. He will be missed
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