- Date Of Birth: October 7, 1926
- Date Of Death: December 2, 2012
- State: North Carolina
Bernice Julian Hoffman passed away on December 2, 2012 after a period of declining health. She was born on October 7, 1926 in Rowan County to the late Floyd Julian and Fannie Bernhardt Julian.
She attended schools at Faith and Granite Quarry and graduated from Granite Quarry High School.
Bernice led a life of service to her family, church and various businesses and other organizations throughout Rowan County and North Carolina. She was active as a District Officer in the North Carolina Lutheran Church Women and the North Carolina PTA where she served as a state officer. In addition, she worked at the North Carolina Synod Office of the Lutheran Church as secretary to the North Carolina Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. She served Rowan Manufacturing Company as a clerical assistant, as a bookkeeper at the Salisbury Post, Rowan County Deputy Register of Deeds, and as Administrative Secretary at Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, David Dewey Hoffman, on September 10, 2000, and son, David Wayne Hoffman, on July 11, 2003. A brother, Howard Julian, and two sisters, Edith Morgan and Nell Williams also preceded her in death.
Those left to cherish her memory are daughters, Judy Hoffman and Martha Jones (Freddie), and son, John Hoffman (Vivian). Also surviving are grandchildren Lana Carter (Chris), Laura Vogel (Timothy), Jessica Mahaley (Ryan), Matthew Hoffman, Kara Thurston (Aaron) and Michael Hoffman and great-grandchildren Shayla Carter, Lexi Carter, Aspyn Carter, Jacob Knight, Alyssa Hoffman, Cheraney Hoffman, Griffin Vogel, and Riley Vogel and sister-in-law Bettye Julian as well as many nieces and nephews.
