Retired Chief Master Sergeant Gary A. Hofstetter's Obituary
Retired Chief Master Sergeant Gary A. Hofstetter, 65 years, of Millstadt, IL, passed away on September 1, 2023. He was born April 9, 1958, in East St. Louis, IL.
Gary was a career military officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was an avid reader of history and a Civil War buff. He enjoyed a good stogie now and then, along with a Crown Royal if he had his choice.
Surviving are his mother, Elsie Hofstetter, nee Gischer, brothers, Larry (Penny) Hofstetter, and John (Patti) Hofstetter; sisters, Karen (Jeffrey) Cotter, and Kathy Hofstetter; nieces and nephews, Kiersten Cotter, Jamie Wagner, Shauna Hofstetter, Nikki Bennett, Jason Cooper, and Josh Cooper; along with great nieces and great nephews, his faithful dog, Bear, along with other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth H. Hofstetter.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Leesman Funeral Home in Dupo, IL. with funeral services beginning at 12:00 p.m. Interment with military honors will follow in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to: Songs 4 Soldiers c/o FNB of Waterloo, 1421 N. Main St., Columbia, IL 62236, or to the family to plant a memorial tree in his memory. Leesman Funeral Home, Dupo, IL, handled arrangements.
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