It is with great sadness that we announce  the passing of (Aksel) Henry Hoffmann.  Henry was born on a farm near Vinding,
in Denmark to Vilhelmine and Henrik Hoffmann, the eighth of the sons. 

Growing up on a small farm, including the times German occupied Denmark in WW2. Henry spent time as an adult in the Danish military where he became a mechanic. He left Denmark to join the Prince of Demark Logging Company to immigrate to Canada along side of a few of his brothers. Henry heard from a friend that there was a lot of work in Calgary and made the move. 

He met his future wife at the Crystal Palace skating rink. (Dorothy) Gail McGregor captured his heart. The figure skating world never looked back. Henry became involved with the Calalta Figure Skating Club, along with Gail. Soon Adult dance and creating the program tapes for skaters was the norm. Henry went on to play the music for figure skaters around the world including the ‘88 Olympics. With the move in retirement to Invermere BC, he continued the passion of helping out, including accolades of Melvin Jones Fellowship with Lions Club International. He received the accolade of citizen of the year in the Columbia Valley. Henry, along side of his sweetheart, Gail, they made their mark as really GOOD people.  

Henry spent his last years tending to his sweetheart through dementia. At 88 years old he had his last week of life visited by friends and family. He passed quietly and peacefully. He is survived by his wife Gail and children, Eve MacMillan, Brenda (Greg) Stapleton, Brian (Jody) Hoffmann, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

At this time there are no plans for a memorial service. In lieu of flowers please donate to the CNIB. If you wish to leave comments or memories please send to [email protected].