Donald C. Hoffman, age 77 of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Willow Ridge Heath Care Center in Amery. Don was born at Hoffman's Corners, near White Bear Lake, MN on January 29, 1933. He attended grade school and high school in White Bear Lake. He entered the U.S. Air Force and was an electronics and radio technical instructor. He served in the Korean War as a radio operator and forward air controller. After honorable discharge, he entered the University of Minnesota and majored in Electrical Engineering. While at the U of M he was a member of Kappa Eta Kappa Electrical Engineering Fraternity. Don later worked at a number of tech writing, engineering, supervision and technical jobs around the Twin Cities before founding Hofco Electronics. After getting his class A Master Electricians license he founded D.C. Hoffman Electrical Contracting Co., and later the Standard Electric Company Inc. He retired from that company as President in 1980, and served on the executive committee of the Greater East Side Community Council and chaired various committees. He was knighted as Baron of East Wind Supreme, and was awarded citizen of the year twice, and businessman of the year twice. He also had his own boxing gym as North St. Paul Boxing Club, and later coached boxing for Brian Brunette's boxing gym. Don built a lake home in Amery in 1994 and made this his new home. He has since played violin in the St. Croix Valley Orchestra, as well as the Northern Lakes Center for the Arts Orchestra. He has been active in the Center's Theatre Guild, acting in several plays including roles in two Shakespeare plays, and has written his own short play. He has also written a number of poems and short stories as part of the Center for the Arts Writers Guild. Don is also a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner. He was Master of the New Richmond Masonic Lodge #195 in 2006. Don lost a short bout with cancer and was preceded in death by his parents; Charley and Milly Hoffman and sister Marlene Hoffman. Don is survived by daughters Julie Stephens (Bryan Donnelly), Lynda Hoffman, grandsons; Scotty Stephens and Austin Stephens, brother Dennis Hoffman, ex wife Janet Hoffman and special friend Irene Christiansen, as well as many relatives, friends, fellow musicians and Masonic Brothers. Masonic services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery, 222 Harriman Ave. N., Amery, Wisconsin 54001. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials are preferred to the St. Croix Valley Orchestra (SCVO), Center City, MN so that the orchestra may bring great music to communities.