Murphys, CA…James Jerome “Jerry” Hofstetter passed away in Santa Clara on June 11, 1916. He was born April 19th, 1939, in Stockton, CA and grew up in Jenny Lind. He was a graduate and licensed educator from San Jose State University. He taught for 30 years in the Milpitas School District and had lived, and was living, in Los Gatos for many years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret Lucille Hofstetter, and his father, John Ulrich Hofstetter. He leaves his brother John Hofstetter and sister-in-law Wanda Hofstetter, both of Murphys.

He never married and had no children, but is remembered by his many cousins and nephews as Jerry who always arrived on visits driving fancy cars and being accompanied by gorgeous women. He died after he fell down some stairs in his home and it is not known if the fall was some sort of a trip, or if it was caused by some medical problem. A wake in his honor was held at Hannigin’s Irish Pub in Lost Gatos.