Nina Frances Hossfeld
Published July 17, 2007
Nina Hossfeld went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 17, 2007 after an extended illness. She was born March 21, 1931 in Hartford, Conn., to Michael and Anne Richloff.
Nina was raised in Hartford and graduated from Hartford Public High School. Forgoing a scholarship for a school of the arts, she attended The Hartford College for Women, now known as the University of Connecticut. She continued on to the University of Michigan where she continued to work on a degree in medical illustration.
In December of 1951 Nina married James Hossfeld in Hartford and became a Navy wife. Together they raised five children, moving every two or three years to various ports and cities in the United States. She kept the home while Jim made long deployments throughout the world.
Nina was a den mother, Girl Scout leader, president of the PTA, squadron wife, choir leader for Girl Scout Cadets, member of the choir at every church where they were stationed and became a lifetime member of the California Parent Teachers Association when they named her “Woman of Year.” She was also an accomplished artist and her love for ceramics and clay led her down the path of miniatures. She started her own business under the name Nina’s China and was published in the “Nutshell News” with a perfect inch to the foot replica of a Rooster Casserole piece. She attended and sold her miniature China pieces at miniature shows up and down the West Coast for a number of years.
Nina is survived by her husband of nearly 56 years at the family home in Oak Harbor, along with sons James F. Hossfeld, Jr. with wife Janice of San Diego, and Frederick M. Hossfeld with wife Violeta of Tacoma, daughters Maureen Edmond with husband Carl of San Diego, Karen Hossfeld of Oak Harbor and Dianne Varshock with husband Thomas of Tecate, Calif. She was grandmother to 10 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
A Rosary for Nina was held at Burley Funeral Chapel on July 19.
A Mass for family and friends was held at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church on Friday, July 20.