Charles R. Hoffer was born on December 12, 1929, in East Lansing, Michigan and died on May 3, 2017.

He was an American music educator.

Hoffer father was a sociology professor at Michigan State University and his mother became a stay-at-home mother after a year of nursing.

He was elected into the National Association for Music Education Hall of Fame in 2005.

Charles Hoffer passed away at 87 years old.