Gene G. Hofen, 98,, died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Bradford Retirement Care in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Services will be Friday, Feb 14, 2014 at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Restlawn Gardens of Memory, Newton, Kansas.
Gene Groseclose Hofen
1916 - 2014
Obituary
Gene Groseclose Hofen, 98, died Sunday,
Feb. 9, 2014, at Bradford Village Retirement Community in Edmond,
Okla.
Gene recently moved to Oklahoma to be
near her daughter. She was born Feb. 6, 1916, in Zenith, the daughter
of Laurin and Bessie (Jones) Groseclose. She graduated from Sylvia
High School in 1937. She was married to Laurel Hofen, and he preceded
her in death.
Gene was a long-time resident of
Newton. She was co-owner of Shadelite Marque Company with her
husband, where she worked as office manager for nearly 25 years. She
was a charter member of the Trinity Heights United Methodist Church,
serving the church on various committees throughout the years. She
also served as treasurer/literature secretary for United Methodist
Women. Every Sunday for years, she sold grocery store coupons to help
raise money for special church projects. She was a member of the
Newton Lioness Club, Junior and Senior High PTA president, North
Newton City Council member for two terms, and was chosen as woman of
the year in 1971 for "Religion and Church." She was an
associate member of First United Methodist Church in Wichita.
She is survived by one daughter,
Laurina Teske and her husband, Paul of Edmond, Okla.; son, James
Laurel and his wife, Cindy of Mountain View, Calif.; and four
grandchildren, Laura Hofen, Lindsay Hofen, Lisa Teske and Linda
Teske.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; two brothers, Donald and Harold Groseclose; and
four sisters, Ruby Groseclose, Daisy Moreland, Joyce McMurry and Pat
McKay.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday,
Feb. 14, 2014, at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church, with the
Rev. Amy Lippoldt and the Rev. Donna Friesen presiding. Visitation
will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Petersen Funeral Home, with the
family receiving friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Restlawn Gardens of Memory, Newton.
Memorials are suggested to Trinity
Heights United Methodist Church or American Heart Association , in
care of Petersen Funeral Home.