Alice L. Hofner, 95, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo.
She was born January 2, 1929, in Fillmore Co., MN, daughter of Elmer and Erna (Tabor) Pretsch. She graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1947 and attended Mankato Business College. She married Lloyd L. Hofner on March 26, 1954, in Spring Valley, MN; he preceded her in death on July 24, 2020.
Alice was a member of Kimball Ave. United Methodist Church where she volunteered and sang in the choir. She belonged to the Cedar Valley Garden Club and enjoyed gardening and canning. She also volunteered at Covenant Medical Center and was a member of the Red Hat Society.
In her younger years, Alice raised her daughters and cared for many of the other children in the neighborhood, providing lunch on school days.
She played piano and enjoyed playing cards with friends in her spare time. She also enjoyed traveling with Lloyd which included memorable trips to Europe and Alaska. Most of all, Alice loved being a grandma and great grandma.
Alice is survived by her daughters, Pamela (Jeffrey) Miller of Clive, Jody (James) Nagle of Montezuma, and Joanne Barberra of Waterloo; seven grandchildren, Dayna Adams, Stacy Eckhoff, Michael Barberra, Jr., Bryan Miller, Andrew Miller, Alison Miller, and Benjamin Miller; nine great-grandchildren, Madison Adams, Maverick Adams, Talan Eckhoff, Kynsie Eckhoff, Jackson Miller, Beckett Miller, Annika Miller, Cooper Miller, and Emory Miller; one sister, Norma (Wallace) Tate of Cedar Park, TX; and a brother-in-law, Walter (Dorothy) Hofner of Rochester, MN.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband; and a grandson, Christopher Barberra; and three sisters, Mildred Maloney, Dorothy Pretsch, and Erna Tart.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Kimball Ave. United Methodist Church, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, both in Waterloo. Visitation for one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.LockeFuneralServices.com. Also, a recording of the funeral service will be posted to Alice's obituary page following services on September 12. Locke at Tower Park, 4140 Kimball Ave., Waterloo, is assisting the family, 319-233-3146.