August W. Hoeft, age 95, of Menomonee Falls, passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Cedar Community in West Bend.
He was born on November 20, 1914 in West Bend to the late Ernst and Gesine Hoeft. On April 6, 1940 he was united in marriage to Mae Elizabeth Marlborough in Milwaukee. Mae preceded him in death on September 23, 1988.
August worked for Manitowoc Engineering as a maintenance machinist where he built cranes. He retired in 1976. He was a member of the West Bend Moose Lodge #1398 and enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards and gambling.
He is survived by his three children, Thomas Hoeft of Kewaunee, Mary Pat (Bud) Walsh of Menomonee Falls, Margaret "Peg" Carlson of Menomonee Falls; nine grandchildren, Chris (Rich) Kinjerski, Shawn (Mary) Walsh, Sandy (Bill) Bosman, Colleen (Kevin) Sucher, Pat (Sarah) Hoeft, Kathleen (Kevin) Spott, Kelly (Mike) Czubin, Debbie (Kurt) Kroener and Devin Walsh; 21 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; one sister, Marie Strebing of Plymouth; four brothers, Robert Hoeft of West Bend, Walter Hoeft of West Bend, Paul Hoeft of Cascade and William (Betsy) Hoeft of Green Bay; many other relatives and friends.
August was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mae; daughter-in-law Judy, and two brothers, Hugo and Arthur Hoeft.
Funeral services in remembrance of August will be held on Monday, July 19th at 12:00 pm at the Myrhum ~ Patten Funeral Home, 1315 W. Washington Street, with Deacon Ronald Schneider presiding. Visitation will be Monday at the funeral home from 10:00 am until the time of the service with a reception to follow. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Clark Mills, WI.