Wayne Sandhofner
June 11, 1967-June 28, 2017
Wayne Sandhofner, 50,
Coatesville, IN, formerly
of Burlington, ND, passed
away Wednesday, June
28, 2017, at his home in
Indiana.
Wayne Patrick San-
dhofner was born June 11,
1967, the son of Clement
and LaVon (Kuntz) San-
dhofner, in Minot, ND. He
was raised and educated
in Burlington and attend-
ed Des Lacs-Burlington
schools from grade K-12.
He was active in football,
track and was the Student
Manager for the boys’
basketball team. He gra-
duated from Des
Lacs-Burlington High
School in 1985.
While living in Indiana,
Wayne enjoyed fishing,
relaxing on his pontoon,
watching sports and
spending time with his
lake friends. He was such
an influence on so many
young children that many
of them called him “Uncle
Wayne.” Wayne was al-
ways known to have a
smile on his face and
could light up any room.
Surviving family in-
cludes:
Mother, LaVon San-
dhofner, Burlington; sis-
ters, Karen (Jeff) Miller,
Rugby, Barb Sandhofner,
Burlington and Bonnie
(Mike) Hertz, Mott; and
his nieces and nephews,
Trent and Aaron Brewer,
Olivia Miller, Dylin,
Tyler, Lexus and Amber
Patton and Tyson Akers.
Wayne was preceded in
death by his father, Cle-
ment Sandhofner.
Memorial Mass of
Christian Burial: Thurs-
day, July 13, 2017, at
10:00 a.m. at St. John the
Apostle Catholic Church,
Minot, ND.
Interment: Butte Com-
munity Cemetery, Butte,
ND.
Visitation: There will be
no reviewal, but friends
are invited to sign the
guestbook an hour before
service at the church.
Recitation of the Holy
Rosary: 30 minutes prior
to the service at the
church.
Memorials: are pre-
ferred in Wayne’s memory
to the charity of the
donor’s choice.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompson
larson.com).