John E Hoefflin

John Edward Hoefflin, 89, resident of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, October 16th, 2026.

John was born in Muscatine, Iowa on November 19th, 1936 to the late Marguerite and Harold Hoefflin. John was a US Naval Veteran, having joined the service in June of 1957 and was discharged in January of 1961. He was a proud submariner serving on the USS Halfbeak as part of the US Naval Submarine Base in New London, Connecticut. They routinely operated NATO missions throughout the Mediterranean and on August 3rd, 1958 participated as an escort, painted with a special camouflage white coating, awaiting the arrival of the USS Nautilus from its historic submerged transit of the North Pole.

On November 9th, 1957, John and Patricia Ann (Mattioli) were married at St. James Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He began a career with American Motors Corporation, retiring after 30 years. Patricia and John had three children; John (Marcia Gosnell) of Centennial, Colorado, James (Angeline Poling) of Orlando, Florida, and Amy (Armando Garcia) of Trevor, Wisconsin.

In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his sister Geraldine O’Neal. He is survived by his sister Marian Boniface (Sister Bay, Wisconsin), his brother Charles Hoefflin (Columbus, Indiana). He is also survived by his wife of 68 years Patricia, his three children, his former daughter-in-law Anne Hoefflin, and four grandchildren; Elliott (Bridget) Hoefflin, Connor (Julia) Hoefflin, Nicholas (Samantha) Corrigall, and Zachary Corrigall.

After his retirement from American Motors, Patricia and John continued working together as interior decorators. John also enjoyed a third career as a limousine driver in the southwest Wisconsin and northern Illinois area. He loved woodworking and traveling, especially in the southwestern United States.

John requested no funeral services be conducted.