Todd A. Hoffman

Todd Allen Hoffman, 37, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, after a courageous yearlong battle with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare type of cancer.

Todd was born June 1, 1973, in Salt Lake City to Robert and Linda McCune Hoffman. He was raised and attended school in Nyssa, Ore., and graduated from Nyssa High School in 1991.

He then attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, for one year before serving an LDS Spanish-speaking mission to Riverside, Calif., from 1992 to 1994.

He returned to Ricks College after his mission, where he met Stephanie Sloan. They were married in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on June 2, 1995.

Todd and Stephanie moved to Pocatello in 1996, where they attended Idaho State University. Todd graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management in May of 1999.

Shortly after graduation, he began working at Convergys in Pocatello and worked as an operations manager there at the time of his death.

He and Stephanie were blessed with three children -- Tyler, 11, Megan, 9, and Braden, 5 -- who were his pride and joy.

Todd was a wonderful son, husband and father. He loved spending time outdoors hunting, fishing and camping. Todd was happiest when he was in the mountains. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many callings throughout his lifetime. He loved the gospel of Jesus Christ and had a strong testimony. He loved his wife and children and was an honest, loyal, hard-working and patient man.

Todd is survived by his wife, Stephanie Sloan Hoffman; his children, Tyler, Megan and Braden; his parents, Robert and Linda Hoffman of Aberdeen, Wash.; his sisters, Cindy (Allen) Wilkins of Deepwater, Mo., Robin (Grant) Stock of Garden City, Mo., Kerri Hoffman of Aberdeen, and Gina (Jeff) Seeman of Tumwater, Wash.; and his grandparents, Donald and Esther Hoffman of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Joan Schulthies of Nyssa.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Clifford McCune and Ray Schulthies.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 23, at the Lakeview LDS Chapel, 1440 Lakeview in Pocatello. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will be in Taylor Cemetery east of Shelley, Idaho. There will also be a viewing at 7 p.m. today at Downard Funeral Home, 241 N. Garfield in Pocatello.

An account has been set up for donations at Westmark Credit Union under Stephanie Hoffman to help the family with expenses.

The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, the nurses and staff at Access Home Health and Hospice for the exceptional care they provided to Todd and his family, and also to Lance and Diane Peck at Downard Funeral Home for their genuine care and compassion. Todd will be greatly missed, but we know we will be together again someday.