Elfriede Hoffmann
The photograph is her graduation photo from U.B.C. Elfriede was born on October 8th, 1906, at her family’s farm in Grandview Manitoba. The Hoffmann family arrived in Pitt Meadows in 1934 when they purchased the Fairfield building. Elfriede taught school for several years including up in Terrace until the war started and she returned to help her father and brother with the family business. She ran the office and did the accounting providing an important part of the Hoffmann and Son business. As her mother Emilie (1874-1970) and father Ladislaus (1872-1952) had both passed, the siblings relied on each other. Both worked extremely hard and helped their community. Hans retired in 1979 and began his collecting of vintage engines. Hans passed away in 1999, and Elfriede was alone. She lived in the family home for a little longer before moving to long term care where she would remain until she passed away on April 5th, 2009. She was known for being a wonderful, friendly, and generous lady who always kept Pitt Meadows in her heart. Hans and Elfriede worked extremely hard, and they contributed a lot to their community. They donated and sold land to the municipality (creating Hoffmann Park),donated their family home to the municipality, donated the Hoffmann and Son shop and Quonset Hut to the Museum Society, donated 800,000 dollars to the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation, just to name a few. The city of Pitt Meadows will always remember the pair with their good and generous hearts.
Details:
Latitude: 49.2255418965628
Longitude: -122.69007067173
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/elfriede-hoffmann
