LaVerne attended Belleville Township High School and worked at Mississippi Valley Savings and Loan in St. Louis before her marriage. Later she worked for Belleville School District #118 and at the St. Clair County Court House and retired as a secretary at Associate Bank in Belleville after 23 years of employment.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence “Snap” and Viola, nee Boucher, Hoffman; two brothers, Kenneth and Elmer Hoffman; a sister, Irene Jones; and a very dear friend, Robert Hendricks.
Surviving are two daughters, Rebecca (Tom) Kendall of St. Louis, MO, and Amy Schlosser of Belleville, IL;
two sons, Randall (Jackie) Schlosser of Lake Forest, IL, and Dr. Michael (Valerie) Schlosser of Lincolnshire, IL;
ten grandchildren, Lexi (Jack) McMullin, Angela (Patrick) Miesner, Alecia Brewer (Timothy Miesner), Zachary (Jenna) Brewer, Joseph Schlosser, Jonathon Schlosser, Jacqueline Schlosser, Laura Schlosser, Sarah Schlosser, and Julia Schlosser;
five great-grandchildren with another on the way;
and two sisters-in-law, Jean Hoffman and Rosemary Hoffman.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the Alzheimer’s Association. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 18, 2018, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL.
Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 18, 2018, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, with Msgr. William McGhee officiating.
Burial will be at Green Mount Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, IL.