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Luther Hoffman Obituary
Luther "Luke" A. Hoffman, 73, of Lower Heidelberg Twp., passed away May 4, 2018, at the Reading Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
He was the loving husband of Phyllis B. (Bukowski) Hoffman; they were married May 17, 1969.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Luther D. and Catherine (Brice) Hoffman.
Luke was a U.S. Air Force veteran serving from 1963 to 1967. In the service, he was an air weather serviceman, which resulted in a love of meteorology.
He was a graduate of Reading High School in 1963 and attended the University of Illinois at Champagne Urbana, and the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
Luke was a mechanical engineer for Textile Machine Works, the vice president of Manufacturing for Sharpoint, served as general manager at Alcon Surgical and started Unique Technologies in 1995 in Mohnton. In his retirement, he was a consultant for quality management.
Passionate about his field, Luke held numerous patents in opthamology. He served on the board of directors for the Manufacturing Association of Berks County, and was
associated with RACC and Ben Franklin Technology
Partners at Lehigh University.
He loved Aruba, the Eagles (especially the Super Bowl
title this year), NASCAR and watching his grandchildren play for their various sports teams.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Jennifer M. Clark, Shillington, and Christopher B. (Jennifer Adamchuk), Marlboro, Mass. He was one of three children: Dorothy Lewis (deceased) and Richard (Mary Jane),
Muhlenberg Twp. Three grandchildren: Kaitlyn, Ashlyn and McKinley also survive him.
A visitation will be held Wednesday, May 9, 2018, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. at St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 2810 St. Albans Drive, Sinking Spring, PA 19608.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project or St. Ignatius R.C. Church at the above
address.
Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be
recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Memories and Condolences
for Luther Hoffman
Joanne Wilson
May 8, 2018
To family and friends, sorry for your loss. Luke, was A nice and well liked Alcon plant manager he always had time to talk and say hello.Prayers
to all. Alcon retired
Becky Horyczko
May 8, 2018
Luke was such a fair and good man to work with. He will be truly missed. Thoughts and prayers for Luke and his family. (worked with him while he was at Alcon and I was IBM).
Josephine Saul
May 7, 2018
To Luke Hoffman family and friend , I am so sorry for your loss. Luke was very nice and would always say hello to you when he saw you at work. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jay Saul{ Alcon Retired ]
Richard Trujillo
May 7, 2018
sorry about the loss that this. Luke was a wonderful man and always had everybody's interest in mind first.
Dennis and Debbie Scianna
May 6, 2018
Phyliss
I am so sorry to hear of this. May the Lord provide strength and comfort during this time of grieve. Please accept our condolences
Janell Cavallucci
May 6, 2018
We are so sorry. Prayers and thoughts are with all of you!!
May 6, 2018
My deepest sympathy to the Hoffman family May God bless you all. Prayers love cousin Sandy Mauger
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