Marilyn Joyce (Hoffman) James

Marilyn Joyce (Hoffman) James, age 83, of Shakopee, formerly of Belle Plaine, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at her residence. A Mass of Christian Burial for Marilyn will be held Friday, September 19, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Fr. Neil Bakker presiding. A visitation will occur one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be immediately following the service at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Belle Plaine.

Marilyn was born to Harold and Donna (Carlson) Hoffman on June 18, 1942, in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. She spent her childhood in Robbinsdale and graduated from Robbinsdale High School. She met and fell in love with Bill James at a horse ranch in Robbinsdale. They were wed on October 8, 1960, in Brooklyn Center and started their family of two children and then moved to Bloomington. Marilyn stayed home to raise her young children but re-entered the workforce in home health care once they were older. Once Bill retired from the police force, they moved to Belle Plaine. She then began work at the Lutheran Home Hope Residence.

Marilyn is survived by daughter, Terri James of Shakopee and her grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill; and her son, Mark James.