Loretta Hoffer, a longtime resident of Doylestown Township, over sixty years, passed away February 17, 2022- one week short of her ninety-eighth birthday.
For the past four years, she had been a resident of Solana Senior Living. She was predeceased by her husband George Hoffer who passed away May 2022 and her son Bertram Schaeffer, who passed away November 2019.
She is survived by her daughters, Lynda Covatta, Loyce Brown and husband Larry, stepdaughter Melissa Hoffer and her daughter-in-law, Rachel Schaeffer. She was grandmother to Christopher Covatta, Nicole Covatta, Danielle Zolnierz and husband Paul, Michelle Rotzell, Stephanie Rotzell, and great-grandchildren Jack and Dylan Zolnierz.
Loretta was a homemaker, raising her three children and later she became employed by Sears Roebuck and Company, where she worked for over 20 years before retirement.
In addition to being a partner with her husband George, creating a home for their family, sharing together a love of the outdoors, Loretta was an avid bowler at the Doylestown Bowling Lanes, a member of the Ladies of Mount Carmel and she ran a catering program for Our Lady of Mount Carmel School for several years. She enjoyed friendship and lunches with the ladies of Pickwick Drive.
She loved animals, her beloved dog Dusty, and in her younger years she enjoyed horseback riding. With her husband George, she enjoyed traveling and she was known to have a green thumb. The holidays were some of her favorite times, family gatherings, Easter Egg Hunts for her grandchildren and Christmas became a magical season, her home decorated inside and out with the spirit and joy of Christmas, and most special were her Christmas cookies and baked goods, all made with love, which she shared with her family and neighbors.
She will be missed by her family.
Services will be private under the direction of the Varcoe-Thomas Funeral Home, Doylestown, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to your charity of choice.
Please send condolences to www.varcoethomasfuneralhome.com.
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