Obituary: Robert Hofmann

Robert Goss Hofmann of Oxford passed into heaven Sept. 28, 2024, after suffering a heart attack at home. He was 68.

Robert was born Dec. 23, 1955 to the late Harold Phillip and Dorothy Jean Hofmann, also of Oxford. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Meredith Puff Hofmann, also called Merry, and two children, Sergeant Igor Hofmann and Ava (Robin) Hofmann. He is also survived by his sister Beth Hofmann, sister-in-law Melody Hofmann, brother- and sister-in law Larry Werbil and Janelle Puff, nieces Arianne and Monica Werbil, and great nephew and niece, Austin and Rebecca Maxwell. Three brothers preceded him to heaven; Douglas, Harold, and Norman Hofmann, as well as his in-laws, Harold and Edith Puff.

Robert grew up in Oxford and graduated from Talawanda in 1974. Robert graduated from Miami in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in history. He later earned a Master's of Arts in Teaching and had several jobs teaching social studies. In 2022, Robert retired from a 25-year career teaching GED to residents of the Talbert House Community Correctional Center in Lebanon. 

Robert was gentle, sensitive and loving to everyone he met. He was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, and loved attending church services and activities over his entire life.

Most of all he loved spending time with his wife Merry, a life- long friend who became the love of his life.  He followed her to Hawaii to pursue her in 1991, and they were married Jan. 2, 1993 in Oxford. They moved back to raise their family in Oxford after a few years in Hawaii and Lindale, Texas.

Visitation will be held Monday, Oct. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. with celebration of life Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 11 a.m., both at the Paul Young Funeral Home. Burial follows at the Oxford Cemetery.

This obituary was originally published on the website of Paul R. Young Funeral Home and has been edited for length.