Evelyn Hoffer, 96, of Hallettsville, passed away July 6, 2024.  She was born June 12, 1928, to Alvin and Annie Schneider, the first of six children.  She married Leo Hoffer Jr on February 21, 1950, and together they raised four children.

Evelyn attended Pleasant Grove and Radhost Country Schools and graduated from Hallettsville High School, in 1946.  She was a proud graduate of the first Vocational Nursing Class at Renger Memorial Hospital.  She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, KJZT, Catholic Daughters of Americas and served on the Parish Council.

Evelyn eventually quit her nursing career to help her husband with his trucking business dispatching trucks hauling cotton from Texas throughout the southern states and as far North Carolina.  In 1979, they purchased Hoffer's Drive-In Grocery, from Leo's brother, Nick and it has been in the Hoffer family for the past 70 years.

Over the years, Evelyn enjoyed spending her weekends at the ranch, riding around with Leo checking cattle, hunting and spending time with her family and friends.

Evelyn is survived by:  her four children, Beverly Wagner, Sherry Hale, Lee Hoffer and Carol Woytek; six grandchildren, Cory Davis, Jaime (Pat) Flynn, Joel (Holly) Wagner, Michael Heath (Tammy) Hale, Brandon Woytek and Dusty Woytek; five great-grandchildren, Logan, Aubrey and Paige Davis, Lauren and Erin Flynn; three sisters, Georgie Bludau, Dollie Leopold and Elaine (Guntram) Janak.

Evelyn was preceded in death by; her husband, parents, her sister Willie Mae Peterson, brother Alvin Schneider Jr, son-in-law Daniel F Wagner, brothers-in-law, Frank Leopold and Dr Don Peterson and sister-in-law Judith Schneider.

Funeral Mass Service: will be Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 11:30 am, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville with Visitation starting at 9:30 am and Rosary at 11:00 am. Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Catholic School or donor's choice. Entombment: Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.