EDWARD HOFFMAN JR.(CAPITAL REGION)

RAVENA Edward J. Hoffman Jr., 56, died Sunday at home after a brief illness.

He was a lifelong area resident and an Army veteran.

Mr. Hoffman was a carpenter and worked out of Local 370 of the Carpenters Union. He served as the recording secretary, financial secretary and assistant business agent for Local 370.

He belonged to the Catskill Elks.

Survivors include his wife, Dian L. Buschofsky Hoffman; two daughters, Deborah Hoffman of Troy and Sharon A. Brower of Amsterdam; seven sons, David Hoffman, Terrance Hoffman …