HOFMANN, N. PATRICIA, 78, of Louisville, died Friday, February 24, 2006, at the Nazareth Home. She was a retired bookkeeper for Vertner Smith Co., where she worked 25 years. She was a member of St. Al's Aces and volunteered at Whitehall Historic Home for many years. She is survived by her sister, Jeanne Dervin; brother, Dr. James L. Hofmann; and several nieces and nephews. The body will be cremated with a private burial at a later date in St. Louis Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Her memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2006, at St. Brigid Catholic Church, Baxter and Hepburn Ave. Highlands Family-Owned Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial gifts may be made to SCN Missions, Sisters of Charity, P.O. Box 9, Nazareth, KY.