Mr. Thomas Laverne Hoffman, 65, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham. He was a native of Iowa but attended school in Ilion, N.Y. He was a veteran of the Navy. He worked for Remington Arms and later MDS, until becoming disabled. He came to North Carolina to be near his family.
Surviving are his two sons, Thomas Hoffman of Hillsborough and Christian Hoffman of Mebane; one grandson, Henry Hoffman; one granddaughter, Ashlynn Hoffman of Hillsborough; and five brothers, Dennis Hoffman of N.Y., Steve Hoffman of N.Y., Michael Hoffman of Buffalo Junction, VA, David Hoffman of N.Y. and William Hoffman of N.Y.