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On April 5 at 2:00 pm,  a celebration of memories and music for both Roland and Karol Hoffman will be held at the New Hope Worship Center. Everyone will be invited to share as many stories as you would like, about these two special people that will always live on in our hearts.

Karol K. Hoffman passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the age of 73, at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Karol was born on Nov. 19, 1948 to Oscar Stanley and Mildred Margaret Holdahl at Gilstrap, South Dakota. She attended Gilstrap country school through the 8th grade and then went to high school in Lemmon.

Karol met and began dating Roland Hoffman at the age of 14, and four years later, on November 27, 1966, they were married at the Reformed Presbyterian

Church in Lemmon, South Dakota. They were married for nearly 55 years, during which time they raised four blind children: Kimberlie, Konnie, Rory, and Reed on a ranch just outside of Lemmon. Karol always said her greatest joy was her kids, as was evidenced by the fact that she and Rolly drove hundreds of thousands of miles each week for nine years to bring their daughters to and from the South Dakota School for the Blind in Aberdeen.

The Hoffmans were known around the Dakotas for their country/gospel band, and although Karol was not musically inclined herself, she nonetheless played an essential role in the band as booking agent, sound board operator, and record seller. She was very much a people person and possessed the enviable ability to strike up a conversation and make friends with anyone within a matter of minutes. When not on the road, Karol was also a vibrant member of the community: being involved with such organizations as the local homemakers club, the music boosters, the Red Hatters, and various church activities. She will be deeply missed by friends and family alike.

Karol is survived by her twin daughters Kim Hoffman (Dillon, Montana) and Konnie (Bob) Ellis (Rapid City, South Dakota), sons Rory Hoffman (Nashville, Tennessee) and Reed Hoffman (Austin, Texas), grandchildren Kayla and Jesse Bojkovsky, and Karissa and Justin Ellis.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Terry, and husband Roland.

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Roland F. Hoffman passed away on Tuesday November 16, 2021 at the age of 80, at Avantara Mountain View in Rapid City, South Dakota. Rolly was born on June 14, 1941 to Milbert F. and Pauline C. (Sippert) Hoffman at Bentley, North Dakota. When his family moved north of Lemmon in 1948, they were still ranching using horses instead of motorized farm implements. He attended North Lemmon School through the 8th Grade and obtained his GED while in the U.S. Army. Rolly served from 1959 to 1965, during which time the Berlin Crisis broke out. On November 27, 1966, he married Karol K. Holdahl at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Lemmon, South Dakota; he passed away 11 days prior to their 55th wedding anniversary. For most of his life, he carried on the family ranch north of Lemmon. His life-long passion was music, leading the Stateliners band with his siblings, and later Roland Hoffman and the Believers with his wife and four children. They drove hundreds of thousands of miles, taking his daughters back and forth from the South Dakota School for the Blind in Aberdeen every week, as well as touring across the country with the family band.

His music career spanned over 30 years, during which time he and his family recorded five record albums. Rolly referred to himself as a "Biblicist", and led many neighborhood home Bible studies. His life revolved around his faith and his family.

Roland is survived by his wife Karol, twin daughters Kim Hoffman (Dillon, Montana) and Konnie (Bob) Ellis (Rapid City, South Dakota), sons Rory Hoffman (Nashville, Tennessee) and Reed Hoffman (Austin, Texas), grandchildren Kayla and Jesse Bojkovsky, and Karissa and Justin Ellis, and one sister Diana Heinitz (Morristown, South Dakota), as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers Milo and Rick.