Dale Brian Hoff born December 3, 1954, in Fargo, ND to Henry Palmer and Valborg (Elton) Hoff. He grew 
up near Perley, MN, and attended Perley grade school and high school in Hendrum, MN. Dale was active in 4-H, receiving the 4-H Key award, many showmanship and breeding awards and attending National 4-H Congress. Dale graduated in 1973. He earned his Associates degree in Rural Communications at the University of Minnesota Crookston in 1975 graduating with high honors and attended Brown Institute in Minneapolis for broadcasting.
Following school, Dale met and eventually married Kim Jensen on June 26, 1976, in Felton, MN. In August 1976 Dale and Kim loaded all their worldly belongings into a U-haul and headed for Geneseo, IL where Dale was the morning Ag announcer for WGEN radio and later managed Rays Liquor store. Dale and Kim spent 10 years in Geneseo where the couple was blessed with Kera in 1983 and Shannon in 1985. When Shannon was 3 months old the family moved to Moreno Valley, CA where Dale took a job with Coast Grain Company. He was awarded top salesman for a newly launched nutrition supplement for the dairy industry. Returning to Minnesota in 1987, Dale joined his brother David at K&D Enterprises. Dale later gained sole ownership and grew the company to what it is today. The Hoff family attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Church where Dale served on the church board. Dale was a member of the Small Grains Institute and one of the founding members of the International Crops Expo.
Dale is survived by his beloved wife of 42 1/2 years Kim, and their children, Kera (Jason) Delaney, Rochester, MN; and Shannon (Larry) Davis, Crookston, MN. Four Grandchildren, Kendra Delaney, Jaycer Davis, Tiyaz Davis, and Kiyon Davis; siblings, David (Irene) Hoff, Richville, MN; Gordon (Norah) Hoff, Woodbury, MN; Laurel (Gordon) Dean, Vacaville, CA; and Glen (Shelly) Hoff, Perley, MN.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents Palmer and Valborg, brother-in-law, Mark Brantner; and sister-in-law, Rita Rowland.
