Aiden James Hofer Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Aiden James Hofer (Elkhart, Iowa), born in Des Moines, Iowa, who passed away on October 1, 2022, at the age of 15, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Aiden James Hofer or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
The issues of an underfunded and under-resourced mental health system, the scourge of bullying and a toxic social media culture among young people, and the trauma of living through a pandemic are serious ones indeed, but they are often spoken of in the abstract, as generalities and opportunities to shake our heads ruefully and wish something of substance could or would be done to mitigate them.
