Darrell Hoffman, 90
Hoffman
Darrell Hoffman, 90, passed away Oct. 19, 2020, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was born Dec. 23, 1929, in Edgeley, N.D., the son of John and Lillie (Brown) Hoffman. The family moved to Coeur d’Alene from North Dakota in 1947 and Darrell graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School in 1949.
Darrell served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1961. He returned to Coeur d’Alene and worked in logging and area sawmills, later working for the City of Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, from 1957 to 1977, and rose to the position of captain. In 1977, he was hired by Kootenai County Fire District No. 1 as fire chief, a position he held until his retirement in 1982.
He served as president and secretary of Firefighter Local #1494 and president and secretary of the North Idaho Firefighters, president of the Kootenai County Fire Chiefs and a member of Idaho State Fire Chiefs Association.
Darrell married Faye Derting Hamblen in 1980 and she passed away March 3, 2006. They built their retirement home in the country on acreage that he purchased in 1951. Darrell and Faye lived in their house for 16 years and sold it in 2006, moving to Coeur d’Alene.
Darrell’s hobbies included hunting, fishing, woodworking, camping, gardening and he loved the outdoors.
He was a member of the Coeur d’Alene Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Viewing will be from 1-2 p.m., with funeral services at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at Yates Funeral Home, 744 N. Fourth St., Coeur d'Alene, with burial and Military Honors to take place at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens following the services.
He is survived by his brother, Marlyne Hoffman of John Day, Ore.; a nephew, John Hoffman of Mount Vernon, Wash.; step-sons Robert Hamblen of Post Falls, Idaho and Ernest Hamblen of Spokane, Wash.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Faye; son, Robert; parents, John and Lillie Hoffman; grandparents, Michael and Katherine Hoffman and John and Elizabeth Brown.
Yates Funeral Home has been entrusted with the care of final arrangements. Please visit Darrell’s online memorial at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com and sign his guest book.