Aurelia was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was a member of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Belleville, IL, and the Perpetual Help Sodality at the church. She helped organize the Mother’s Club at St. Peter’s Cathedral Grade School and enjoyed working at the poles for St. Clair County elections.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry G. Hoffmann, whom she married on June 5, 1940, and who died March 5, 1972; her parents, Theodore and Caroline, nee Becherer, Baechle; and brothers and sisters.
Surviving are her six children, Harry G. Hoffmann Jr., Richard L. (Helene “Peaches”) Hoffmann, Thomas W. Hoffmann, Jerry B. Hoffmann, Carol L. Honer, and Sharon K. (Jeffrey) Schmeider;
10 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren;
six great-great-grandchildren;
a sister, Betty (Bill) Brauer;
a sister-in-law, Dolores Galway;
and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or to Heartland Hospice. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2018, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL. Friends may also visit from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2018, at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Belleville, IL.
Funeral: A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2018, at St. Peter’s Cathedral, with Msgr. John Myler officiating.
Burial will be at Green Mount Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, IL.