Harold Dean Hoffman

August 19, 1932 - December 12, 2017

Harold Dean Hoffman, 85, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Community Hospice House New Philadelphia. He was born August 19, 1932 to the late Charles Edward and Erma B. (Warren) Hoffman. He was a 1950 graduate of Newcomerstown High School. He was a US Air Force Korean War Veteran, serving from 1951 to 1955. He was a truck driver for Reese Trucking in Dover, and former owner and distributer for a standard oil company in Newcomerstown. He married Verna Faye (Arnold) Hoffman on November 17, 1979, who passed away February 21, 1993. He is survived by one son, Randy D. Hoffman of Gilbert, AZ; three daughters, Teresa R. Bistor of Cambridge, Faylene S. (Tom) Simmerman of Freeport, and Sheila L. Switzer of Goodyear, AZ; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and the mother of his children, Faye Caldwell Stewart of Peoria, AZ. He was preceded in death by a brother, Eugene (Mildred) Hoffman; three sisters, Irene (Vearl) Hothem, Ruth (Wilson) Van Voorhis, and Erma (Alvin) Day. Services will be Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 1 PM at Addy Funeral Home Newcomerstown with Rev. Donald Silverthorne officiating. Burial will follow at Bakersville Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, December 16, 2017 from 11 AM to 1 PM at Addy Funeral Home. Military graveside honors will be conducted by the Newcomerstown Veterans Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Tusc. County 716 Commercial Ave. New Philadelphia, OH 44663.