Mr. Hoar was born in Oconto Falls, March 10, 1886, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Hoar, who came here from Canada. He served for a while in the Coast Artillery and worked at different places but spent the major portion of life in this city. He had been living west of the city on route 1 for the past few years. "Eddie" will long be remembered for his beautiful flowers which he raised for many years. His specialty was the dahlia and his blooms of this specie were the largest and most gorgeously colored of any developed anywhere that we have ever seen.
Many of his dahlias would grow to the size of a dinner plate, each blossom a lovely bouquet in itself. Survivors are three brothers, Earl J. (Senator), with whom he had made his home in later years, William E. and James A. of Chicago. A sister preceded him in death in 1939. Funeral rites will be conducted by the Rev. John Simon of the Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon at the funeral home. Burial will take place in the family lot in Woodlawn cemetery.