Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Table of Contents Hoffer Location Post Master History Postmaster Bio 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 Disclaimer- This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada 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. © Last modified: 2021/04/29 15:09by dlgent Log In