Harold Arthur Imhoff (1914-1964)
Harold Arthur Imhoff was the loving husband of Margaret (nee Young) and Dad of Graham, Trevor, Neville and Sylvia. In his short 50 years of life and in our childhood he set an example to us of how to work hard, keep contact with family and above all to live a Christian life (warts and all). This was evidenced in our weekly attendance at Church and Sunday School at the Nudgee Methodist Church, Brisbane as a family with both Dad and Mum as teachers in the Sunday School.
In the main his occupation was a farmer, although during his time in the Army during World War II he was in the engineers and served in Borneo and in Townsville.
We lived in Nudgee on a small crops farm and grew watermelons, rockmelons, grapes, bananas at one stage, as well as cauliflowers, tomatoes, and other small crops. It was a constant round and we had a few house cows, chooks and a dog or two. From Dad and working on the farm we learnt persistence, determination, a respect for nature, honesty, right from wrong and a whole range of other good attributes.
In this short introduction I cannot write a life story but just ask us kids and we can relate stories of going to market, digging wells, ploughing with the draft horses, catching yabbies in the well, feeding pigs and using the shot gun to frighten people who stole or destroyed the watermelons as well as taking a truck load of kids to Sunday School. It makes me realise there is a whole book that could be written. Our tribute is to our Dad who loved us and gave of himself more than we will ever know.
Margaret Evelyn Imhoff (1916-1996)
Margaret Evelyn Imhoff was our loving Mum and and Nana who lived an exemplary life. Her consistent Christian faith was something that none of us can forget. She carried us through tough times, particularly after Dad died very suddenly and at a relatively young age. Her Eulogy is a part of this site and reflects a little of her life. Therefore this introduction is purposely short.
Some descriptors of her are: loving, caring, giving, hardworking, saintly. Each of us can remember Mum as a good cook, a packer of tomatoes (often into the late evening), a carer for others and a great table tennis player as well as a Sunday School teacher and President of the Ladies Guild. Some of her stories and photos of her early years reflect the importance of the Methodist Girls Comrades through which she was involved with gymnastics, ball games and indoor sports.
Mum and Nana was the one who always went the second mile for us and others. She loved visiting family, friends and those who were sick or ageing. Clearly, she was an inspiration to us all and we thank her for her Godlylife and the example she set.