Phillips County News - One Nation, Under God

With saddened hearts, we announce the passing of Mary Hofer. Mary was born to Pre. Joshua and Maria at Downey Lake Colony, around Maple Creek, SK, on January 4, 1966. She was the seventh of eight children. She lived at the Downey Lake Colony until she married the love of her life, Joe Hofer, on November 1, 1987, and moved to Loring, MT, where she lived as a wife, mother, grandmother, and friend until her peaceful passing in the early morning hours on June 30, 2021.

Mary had a humble spirit and a kind heart, she was always at her husband’s side, helping him raise the colony's poultry and w...