Funeral services for Mildred B. Hoffman, age 97, of Lemmon will be 2:00pm Friday, June 2, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Pastor Ken Miller will officiate with burial in Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon.


Special music will be provided by Marilyn Willey, organist. Chad, Ashton, and Luke Nagel, will sing "Amazing Grace" and the congregation will sing "The Old Rugged Cross" and "How Great Thou Art".


Serving as casketbearers are Melvin Haugen, Calvin Frey, Bud Smebakken, Maurice Ham, Glen Nilsen, and Rodney Hoffman. All friends and relatives are considered honorary bearers.


MILDRED B. NILSEN was born December 24, 1908 at Spring Grove, MN to Bernhart and Marie (Stigen) Nilsen. She came with her parents and older sister Bertha to South Dakota in 1910. They homesteaded south of White Butte on the Grand River. Mildred attended the Burdick School and was confirmed at Rosebud Lutheran Church. Mildred was the second oldest of 12 children and did a lot of work outdoors. She loved riding horses, herding cattle, and working with the farm animals.


Mildred married Daniel Hoffman on May 21, 1927. They had four children, Eugene, George, and twins Keith and Esther. The family made their home in the Lemmon area close to White Butte on a farm. Her husband Daniel passed away on August 16, 1968. She continued to live on the farm and at age 74, moved into Lemmon. She kept busy crocheting afgans, baking, working in her flower and vegetable garden.


Due to her failing health, in 2004 she moved to Hillcrest Care Center in Hettinger. Mildred passed from this life there on May 28, 2006.


Surviving family members include 1 daughter and son-in-law, Esther and Bill Nagel, Hettinger, ND; 2 sons and 1 daughter-in-law, Eugene Hoffman, Keith and Bev Hoffman, all of Lemmon, SD; 5 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 3 sisters, Marlys Wright, Kent, WA; Violet McNew, Greeley, CO; Margaret Veal, Meadow, SD.


She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Daniel, 1 son, George, 5 sisters, Bertha Lovelett; Nora Hoffman; Alpha DeNomme; Gladys O'Keefe; Bernice Schober; 3 brothers, Alvin, Melvin, and Milo Nilsen.


Visitation will be Thursday 1:00 to 7:00pm; Friday 9:00am to 12:00 noon at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and one hour prior to services at Calvary Lutheran Church.