Mayville, ND - Oliver I. Hoff, 86, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.

Oliver was born April 17, 1924 in Ishpeming, MI to the late Sverre and Inger (Thoreson) Hoff. He attended grade school and high school in Ishpeming, graduating in 1942. He enrolled at MTU in 1943 and graduated in June 1947. Employment was in mining and heavy equipment areas.

Oliver met Ethel Button of Brookfield, IL in Ishpeming in May 1948. They were married in Fargo, ND on January 1, 1949 and lived in Ishpeming until March 1951. The couple then moved to LaGrange, IL, Ethel's home area.

Oliver loved building miniature models of planes, cars, trucks, boats, wagons and H.O. trains. He "logged" 513 models from 1937 to 2006. Some are displayed at the Mayville, ND museum.

He was a former member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ishpeming and a member of the Sons of Norway. He loved his friends and life, and lived it to the fullest.

Oliver is survived by his wife Ethel of 61 years.

Funeral Services were held Saturday, November 27, 2010 in Mayville, ND.

Inurnment will take place at the Ishpeming Cemetery.