Caroline A. Hoffman, 80, died May 24, 2011 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. She was born January 10, 1931 at Great Bend, Kansas, the daughter of Louis G. and Elizabeth (Johanning) Birzer. She married Anthony A. "Tony" Hoffman June 1, 1950 at Hoisington. He died October 7, 2010. She was a lifetime Hoisington and Claflin area resident. Mrs. Hoffman was a former member of St. Catherine Catholic Church and Christian Mothers of Dubuque, Kansas; and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Altar Society, Odin and Daughters of Isabella, Great Bend. She loved gardening and flowers. Survivors include six sons: Larry Hoffman and wife Chris, Shawnee, Kansas; Mark Hoffman and wife Guia, Kempton, Illinois; Brian Hoffman and wife Bernie, Claflin; Keith Hoffman and wife Ann, Raymore, Missouri; Craig Hoffman and wife Shelly, Wichita; and Brent Hoffman and wife Elizabeth, Spring Hill, Kansas; two daughters: Linda Hoffman and husband Robert Hasler, Oakland, California; and Pamela Wirth and husband David, Ellinwood, Kansas; three sisters: Bernice Birzer, Leawood, Kansas; Norma Keenan, Victoria, Kansas; and Marie Robison, Warrensburg, Missouri; twenty-nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Harry Birzer. Vigil service with Altar Society and Daughters of Isabella Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 27, 2011 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2011 at St. Catherine Catholic Church, Dubuque. Father Charles Mazouch will be celebrant. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Dubuque Catholic Cemetery Trust or Claflin Ambulance Service, in care of the funeral home.