Mrs. Elsie (Hoffer) Kobe

The family of Mrs. Elsie Kobe, beloved wife of the late Percy Kobe, of Preeceville, sadly announce her passing on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at her home, the Preeceville Personal Care Home. She was 100 years of age.  

Elsie was born on June 20, 1923, in Grayson, Saskatchewan to John and Christina (Yesse) Hoffer, of Dubuc. She attended school in Regina until 1934, when they moved to the Peerless area. They then moved to the Stoney Acre District in 1937. Mom did several different kinds of jobs for families that she knew personally. Elsie married Percy Kobe on October 27, 1941. She followed Dad to many locations in Alberta and British Columbia to be with him during his training for the army, like Regina, Moose Jaw, Edmonton, Queen Charlotte Island, Terrace, Victoria and Vancouver. They then settled on the farm west of Endeavour where they raised their six children. Percy and Elsie had two large gardens, so Elsie canned vegetables, fruits, jams, pickles and also fish and meats every year. They moved to Preeceville in 1971, where a fair-sized garden kept them busy. Mom enjoyed crocheting doilies, and doing thread and liquid embroidery items for family.

Elsie broke her femur bone in March 2012, which was followed by surgery, recovery and months of therapy. She lived with her daughter Shirley (Warren) until October 1, 2012. She then moved into the Preeceville Personal Care Home.

Elsie is predeceased by her parents, John and Christina (Yesse) Hoffer; husband, Percy Kobe; infant son, David; son, Percy M; daughters, Shirley Gogol and Rose Paterson; grandsons, Ashley Reagan, Nathan Gogol and Daniel Gogol; brothers, Benjamin and Jonathan; and sister, Rose (Peter) Steppan.

She leaves to mourn her passing, daughters, Evelyn (Dennis) Reagan of Sturgis, Joann (Larry) Thomson of Yorkton, and Karen (James) Caine of Stony Mountain, MB; grandchildren, Patrick Reagan, Sheldon Thomson, Shailynne Thomson (Neil Fricker), Shaun (Meghan) Thomson, Michelle (Travis) Hobbs, Steven Caine, Jarvis Kobe, Jeanette Lynch, Rhonda (Terry) Gibson; son-in-law, Warren Gogol; daughter-in-law, Barbara Kobe; sisters, Pearl Steinklaeubl and Diana Hoffer; eight great-grandchildren, Sara, Brett, Samuel, Ethan, Isaac, Travis, Rebecca and Gideon; and two great-great-grandchildren, Ava and Connall and many nieces and nephews.

Elsie’s funeral service was held on May 23, 2024, from the Chapel of Preeceville Funeral Home with Bradley Steppan officiating.  The hymns ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus’, ‘When We All Get to Heaven’ and ‘In the Garden’ were sung. Interment followed at the Normandy Memorial Cemetery, west of Endeavour with Larry Thomson, Shaun Thomson, Travis Hobbs, Bradley Steppan and Daniel Steppan serving as casket bearers. Memorials in memory of Elsie may be made to The Village of Endeavour for Care and Maintenace of The Normandy Memorial Cemetery (Box 307, Endeavour, SK, S0A 0W0), the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to a charity of one’s choice as gifts of remembrance. Arrangements were entrusted to Preeceville Funeral Home.