Ethel Hoefs

Ethel Hoefs, 78, Breckenridge , MN , formerly rural Wahpeton, ND, died Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge. The funeral service will be Tuesday, 10:30 am, at Immanuel Lutheran Church , Wahpeton, with Rev. Morris Stephens Jr. officiating. Visitation will be Monday, from 5 PM to 7 PM with a 7 PM prayer service at Willow Creek Chapel, Wahpeton and one hour before the service at the church on Tuesday. Interment will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery , Tyler , ND .

Ethel was born March 26, 1930 at Leonard , ND , the daughter of William and Sarah (Krueger) Baker. She attended elementary school at Lisbon and Tyler , ND , and graduated from High School at Hankinson , ND in 1948. Ethel worked at Lynn Harris Restaurant in Wahpeton, taught school at Brampton , ND , from 1948 to 1949, JC Penney’s in Wahpeton and the hospital in Breckenridge. She was united in marriage to Delmer Hoefs on September 9, 1951 at Immanuel Lutheran Church , Wahpeton. The couple farmed near Wahpeton. Ethel later worked for a time at the Scotwood Hotel in Breckenridge at the front desk. Delmer passed away August 10, 1999, and Ethel entered St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge.

Ethel was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church , Tyler , where she had taught Sunday School, later transferring her membership to Immanuel Lutheran Church , Wahpeton, where she made Baptismal Napkins for the church. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and cooking

Ethel is survived by her two sons and two daughters: DelWayne (Mae) Hoefs, Wahpeton; Larry Hoefs, Grafton, ND; Denise (Corey) Goodijohn, West Fargo, ND; Saralee Hoefs, Fargo, ND; seven grandchildren: Neil, Ryan, Elise, Kallie, DeAnna, Nicole and Jessica, one great grandchild, Jacob; her brother, Alfred Baker, Graceville, MN; two sisters, Florence (James) Bladow, Wahpeton; and Shirley Marohl, Wahpeton.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Sarah Baker, her husband Delmer Hoefs, infant grandchild, Nichelle Hoefs, and three brothers: Wesley, Wayne and Ernest Baker .