Judith Elaine Hofman
Judith Elaine Hofman, 79, formerly of McCabe died Oct. 25, 2025, in Great Falls.
She was born Oct. 22, 1946, in Williston, N.D., to Joe and Violet Lyseng of Froid. She was baptized and confirmed in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was a devout Catholic.
She attended Froid Public School and graduated in 1966.
On April 18, 1970, she was united in marriage to Greg Hofman of Culbertson. They celebrated their golden anniversary on April 18, 2020.
She went to Billings Business School after high school and then got a job working at the Froid Bank. She also worked in the kitchen at Roosevelt Medical Center and nursing home in Culbertson, making lifelong friends along the way. Her body began to deteriorate forcing her to retire due to her physical disability.
She worked tirelessly to maintain the farm yard and assist Greg raising cattle at the family farm in McCabe until he retired and they sold the cattle. In 2012, they began splitting time at the farm in McCabe and Mesa, Ariz., and she enjoyed the warm Arizona weather. Following Greg’s death in 2021, she moved in with Fred in Chinook, getting back to the farm in McCabe whenever she could.
She enjoyed bowling in her younger years and bowled a game scoring 186 at age 78, although that was on the Nintendo Wii. She enjoyed coloring, spoiling her cat, watching QVC, EWTN and the Hallmark Channel and spent hours bird watching. She also enjoyed people watching wherever she was. Her entire life can best be summed up by her steadfast devotion to her children and her grandchildren and by her deep faith in God and the Catholic church.
She is survived by her son, Fred Hofman of Chinook; daughter, Terri Ann Merrill of Culbertson; brother, Jerry Lyseng of Williston, N.D.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Greg; son, Theodore Gregory Hofman; and sister, Yvonne Ryder Funeral services will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Culbertson, followed by internment at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Dane Valley.
