Elaine Hoffman

Elaine Hoffman, formerly of Scotch Plains NJ, passed away on October 7th, 2026. Elaine passed peacefully at home. She was 95 years old. Elaine is predeceased by her parents, John Charles and Gertrude Snyder, and her brother Daniel. Elaine was born in Newark NJ and grew up in Union NJ, where she met and married her late husband, Kenneth Stroud Hoffman Jr.

Ken and Elaine moved to Scotch Plains in 1953 and raised their three children. Elaine lived in their home in Scotch Plains for 70 years, moving to Delaware to live with her daughter and son in law in 2023. Ken and Elaine traveled the country as members of the Model A Club of NJ and Airstream Club International.

Elaine was most proud of being an excellent cook, homemaker, and mother to three children. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Scotch Plains for 70 years. She served as the financial secretary for many years, and sang in the church choir. Elaine worked for Prudential before starting her family, and later worked as a supervisor at Bamberger’s/Macys in Plainfield, NJ. She will be remembered for her infectious giggle, her love of gardening and always making sure her birds were fed.

Elaine is survived by her daughter, Lynn Halpin and her husband Jim, her sons, Mark Hoffman and wife Gail, and Richard Hoffman and his wife Amy; her grandchildren, Jordan Hoffman, Shannon Schroeppel, Brian Halpin, Elizabeth Drury, Kayla Hughes, and Emma Hester; and her great grandchildren, Willa, Etta, and Robert Schroeppel, Dashel Hoffman, Sawyer and Bennett Hughes, and Jameson and Adelyn Drury.

A memorial service will be held in NJ at a later date.