Ruth Ella Hoffman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ruth Ella (Dentel) Hoffman, age 80, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Saline Evangelical Home. She was born on August 28, 1941 in Port Huron, MI, the daughter of Freeman L. and Ruth T. (Janousek) Dentel. On June 25, 1965 in Ypsilanti, MI at the St. John’s Church she married Lee Hoffman, and he survives. During her lifetime Ruth worked as a dietician for the University of Michigan and was also an election official in Saline for several decades. She was very active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and extremely involved in her family’s genealogy. Survivors in addition to her husband Lee include their son Adam (Linda) Hoffman, her grandchildren Archer and Fiona Hoffman, one brother Glenn (Janet) Dentel and her sister Nancy Rock. Ruth was preceded in death by her son Jonathan in 2000, and her siblings Bertrand, Dennis, Beverly Weed, Tom, Quentin, and Sue King. Funeral Services will take place on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at the Robison-Bahnmiller Funeral Home in Saline, MI. Burial will follow the service and will take place in Bethlehem Cemetery in Ann Arbor, MI. Friends may join the family for a time of visitation on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. and again on Wednesday from 9:30 A.M. until the time of service at 11:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to the Jonathan Andrew Hoffman Scholarship Fund, and envelopes will be available at the funeral home. To leave a memory you have of Ruth, to sign her guestbook, or for directions please visit www.rbfhsaline.com.

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Ruth Ella Hoffman

August 28, 1941 - September 3, 2021