Edith Emma Hoff was the fifth of eight children of Cecelia (Nee: Matt) and Joseph A. Hoff. She was born April 13, 1922 in New Alsace, Indiana and died April 22, 2021 at St. Andrew’s Health Campus.
Edie was a graduate of St. Louis School and the class of 1940 at Batesville High School. Following graduation, she was employed as a nanny in Cincinnati for two years before going work as a clerk at the Jay C Store until 1953, when she went to work for American Fletcher National Bank in Indianapolis. She began as a teller and would hold several other positions during her 25 years at the bank. Upon retiring, she lived in Nineveh, Indiana until 2005 when she moved to Meadowbrook Apartments in Oldenburg. In 2011 she made the transition to St. Andrew’s Health Campus.
Edie was very crafty, with a knack for putting things together. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles and reading. She loved people, telling stories, sharing a good joke and making people laugh.
She is survived by her sister Sr. Irene Hoff O.S.F. of Oldenburg as well as many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by twin sisters Dorothy and Edith Hoff (Edith dying as an infant) and brothers Eugene, Erwin, Joseph H. and Rev. Alphonse Hoff O.F.M.
Visitation is Monday, April 26th, from 10 – 11 a.m. at St. Louis Church. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Jey Sengolraj officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Srs. of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, Indiana, 47036 (www.OldenburgFranciscans.org). For online condolences go to www.weigelfh.com.