Carmella D. "Mallie" Hoffman

1923 - 2016

Carmella D. "Mallie" Hoffman, 92, of 185 Center St., Elk Towers, and formerly of 1117 E. Eschbach Rd., died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at Penn Highlands Elk after a brief illness.
She was born March 12, 1923 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Rocco and Elvira DeSantis Petrilli. She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended St. Marys schools.
On May 17, 1941 in the Sacred Heart Church, she married Lawrence J. Hoffman Sr., who preceded her in death on Sept. 14, 1997.
Mallie was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, the Catholic Daughters of America, and the Piedmont Lodge in Johnsonburg.
Mallie is survived by two daughters, JoAnn Geist and her husband Randy of St. Marys and Helen Martinez of Ridgway; a son, James J. Hoffman and his wife Robin of St. Marys; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Herzing and her husband Thomas of St. Marys; and two brothers, John Petrilli and his wife Janet and Joseph Petrilli and his wife Jean, all of St. Marys.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Larry and John Hoffman; three sisters, Lena Galati, Angie Calla, and Connie Petrilli, who died in infancy; and by a brother, Herman Petrilli.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Carmella D. "Mallie" Hoffman will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Thursday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Eric Vogt, OSB, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Wednesday, Jan. 6 from 5-8 p.m.
Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.