Alice Barbara Hofmaster
d. June 17, 2011
Alice Barbara Hofmaster
North Mankato Mortuary - Northview
2060 Commerce Drive, Mankato, MN
388-2288
Alice Barbara "Babe" Hofmaster, age 98, died June 17, 2011 at Pathstone Way in Mankato.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 11 am at the First Christian Church, 1735 E. Main Street, Mankato with the Reverend Keith Purscell presiding. Visitation will be held Friday, June 24 from 4 pm to 6 pm at the North Mankato Mortuary - Northview, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. A private interment service will be at Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato.
A lifelong resident of Mankato, Barbara was born on December 29, 1912 to John and Caroline Kuebler. In the 1920s, she and her sister, Muriel Berndt, studied violin and dance for several years in New York City. Known as the Kaye Sisters, they toured the US and Canada with the Jarvis Revue, a professional vaudeville company based in New York City and appeared in several movie "shorts" by Pathe Films of New Jersey. After returning to Mankato, Barbara, graduated from Mankato High School, and she, her sister, and her mother opened the Kuebler School of Dancing.
On August 8, 1934, she married Earl A. "Bud" Hofmaster in Mankato. She continued teaching dance and was a dedicated volunteer in many community and civic groups. She was an active member of the First Christian Church, a 64-year member of the DAR, served as an election judge, and volunteered with the Red Cross blood drive. She was a talented knitter, seamstress, and baker, and enjoyed many other similar activities. She always looked forward to summers spent at the family's Lake Washington cottage. Most recently, she lived at Pathstone Crossing and Pathstone Way, and the family is grateful for the excellent care and consideration she received there.
Barbara is survived by daughter, Gail Nelson (Kyler), son Gary Hofmaster (Ruth); grandchildren Kyle (Dawn) and Erik (Melissa) Nelson, Bryn Yahn (Jonathan), Ingrid Hofmaster, and Garret Hofmaster; and great-grandchildren Collin & Allyson Yahn; Claire, Lilian, & Gwendolyn Nelson; and Madeline, Callie, Abigail, & Samuel Nelson. Also survived by nieces Lynette Smith (Norbert), Carol High, and Laura Krenske (Frank) and by nephews Alan Hofmaster (Debbie) and Earl Hofmaster (Barbara). Her husband; sister; 2 sisters-in-law; 3 brothers-in-law; and 2 nephews preceded her in death.
Memorials to Glenwood Cemetery, First Christian Church, or Pathstone Living are preferred.
2060 Commerce Drive, Mankato, MN
388-2288
Alice Barbara "Babe" Hofmaster, age 98, died June 17, 2011 at Pathstone Way in Mankato.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 11 am at the First Christian Church, 1735 E. Main Street, Mankato with the Reverend Keith Purscell presiding. Visitation will be held Friday, June 24 from 4 pm to 6 pm at the North Mankato Mortuary - Northview, 2060 Commerce Drive, North Mankato. A private interment service will be at Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato.
A lifelong resident of Mankato, Barbara was born on December 29, 1912 to John and Caroline Kuebler. In the 1920s, she and her sister, Muriel Berndt, studied violin and dance for several years in New York City. Known as the Kaye Sisters, they toured the US and Canada with the Jarvis Revue, a professional vaudeville company based in New York City and appeared in several movie "shorts" by Pathe Films of New Jersey. After returning to Mankato, Barbara, graduated from Mankato High School, and she, her sister, and her mother opened the Kuebler School of Dancing.
On August 8, 1934, she married Earl A. "Bud" Hofmaster in Mankato. She continued teaching dance and was a dedicated volunteer in many community and civic groups. She was an active member of the First Christian Church, a 64-year member of the DAR, served as an election judge, and volunteered with the Red Cross blood drive. She was a talented knitter, seamstress, and baker, and enjoyed many other similar activities. She always looked forward to summers spent at the family's Lake Washington cottage. Most recently, she lived at Pathstone Crossing and Pathstone Way, and the family is grateful for the excellent care and consideration she received there.
Barbara is survived by daughter, Gail Nelson (Kyler), son Gary Hofmaster (Ruth); grandchildren Kyle (Dawn) and Erik (Melissa) Nelson, Bryn Yahn (Jonathan), Ingrid Hofmaster, and Garret Hofmaster; and great-grandchildren Collin & Allyson Yahn; Claire, Lilian, & Gwendolyn Nelson; and Madeline, Callie, Abigail, & Samuel Nelson. Also survived by nieces Lynette Smith (Norbert), Carol High, and Laura Krenske (Frank) and by nephews Alan Hofmaster (Debbie) and Earl Hofmaster (Barbara). Her husband; sister; 2 sisters-in-law; 3 brothers-in-law; and 2 nephews preceded her in death.
Memorials to Glenwood Cemetery, First Christian Church, or Pathstone Living are preferred.
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