Rex Harold HoffmanRex Harold Hoffman, of Warsaw, passed away at 11:23 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw at the age of 87.
He was born on Jan. 19, 1935, in Fort Wayne, to Mildred Carol Cole Hoffman and Freeman E. Hoffman. At the young age of 24, he knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Carolyn Sue McKibbin and married her on July 5, 1959. They were blessed with two daughters and shared everything in their lives for the next 63 years of their marriage.
Rex was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County and was a 1954 graduate of Sidney High School in Sidney. He proudly served for a number of years in the Army National Guard. In 1957, he owned and operated Hoffman Standard Filling Station. Later, he branched out and was the owner and the friendly familiar face at Hoffman Simplicity Sales and Service. Rex was one of the most knowledgeable men in the business when it came to the sales and service of lawn and garden equipment. He originally operated it out of a small space in his filling station and it grew to become one of Warsaw’s largest lawn mower dealerships. Rex turned his full-time job into a family business where he spent countless hours of quality time with his loved ones until he retired in 2006. Retirement never slowed Rex down and he always enjoyed cars and antique tractors. He was an avid White Sox fan, loved Notre Dame and of course he was a big fan of Warsaw Community High School basketball. He was a wonderful kind man who dearly loved his family. Rex will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who will be forever missed by those who were fortunate enough to have known him.
He leaves behind his wife, Carolyn Sue Hoffman, Warsaw; two daughters, Kami (Ben) Elwood, Fort Wayne; Toni (Terry) Farling, Warsaw; grandson, Clay Farling; twin brother, Max (Janice) Hoffman, Sedona, Ariz.; and his brother, Dwight (Jane) Hoffman, Hoopeston, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Rex’s life will be celebrated with a memorial service at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, and officiated by Pastor Bruce Barlow. Friends and family may visit prior to the service from 1 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Memorial donations may be directed to Elara Caring, 7030 Pointe Inverness Way #230, Fort Wayne, IN 46804.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
