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Hoffer
Hoffer, Saskatchewan, Canada
Hoffer is not shown on the 1927 map, railroad shown under construction at that time.
Unincorporated Locality
Named after The Jewish family “Hoffer”
Location
Section 18, Township 2, Range 14, W2
Latitude-49° 7′ 0″ N
Longitude- 103° 52′ 2″ W
Hoffer on bottom left edge of this map
Estevan Area map, courtesy Grant Walker, CA
Post Master History
Office Name: Hoffer
Electoral District: Assiniboia (Saskatchewan)
Established- 1927-04-01, Store- SW Sec.18, Twp.2, R.14, W2
Closed- 1960-10-07, Closed owing to the lack of a Postmaster
| Name of Postmaster | Date of Birth | Date of Appointment | Date of Vacancy | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayer Hoffer | 1889-08 | 1927-04-01 | 1936-07-24 | * |
| John Edward Preddy | 1939-12-09 | 1940-11-29 | Resignation | |
| Clarence Leo Pawlak | 1941-01-22 | 1944-05-30 | Resignation | |
| Mrs. Rose Hoffer | 1893-01-17 | 1944-06-16 | Acting | - |
| Mrs. Rose Hoffer | 1944-11-28 | 1949-01-04 | Resignation | |
| Mrs. Esther Rose Ghan | 1949-01-11 | Acting | ||
| Mrs. Esther Rose Ghan | 1949-05-06 | 1957-07-12 | Resignation | |
| Mrs. Gudrun Paulhus | 1957-09-29 | Acting | ||
| Mrs. Gudrun Paulhus | 1958-01-13 | 1960-09-16 | Resignation | |
| Mrs. Dora E. Buchanan | 1960-10-01 | 1960-10-07 | Acting, Resignation |
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Postmaster Bio
First Postmaster- Mayer Hoffer
b- Feb 5, 1890 in Galicia, Austria
d- Aug 26, 1952, age 62
buried in Sonnenfeld Cemetery
Took out Homestead No 221130, 9 Apr 9, 1906
SW Sec 12, Tsp 2, Rge 15, W2
wife- Rose “Rosie” Mayer, nee Peikoff
b- Jan 17, 1893
d-
His brother Israel Hoffer
b-
d- 1956
settled in this area with his brother
wife- Clara Hoffer nee Schwartz
b- Austria
d- ?
she wrote a diary of her life from the 1930's and published it. It had to be translated from Hebrew to English
“Chalom Schel Chalotz” translated “Dream of a Pioneer”
Their daughter Mrs Irwin J. Kahan translated the book to English
Hoffer was a Jewish farming community at that time.
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