THOMAS WAYNE "TOM" HOEPF, age 63, of Jeffersonville, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 3:05 a.m. at Mount Carmel Grove City.

He was born on January 22, 1959 in Korea to Soon Ae Park.

When Tom and his mother moved to the United States, he was adopted by Arthur S. Hoepf. He was a 1977 graduate of Bucyrus High School and attended college at The Ohio State University. Tom had worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) before transitioning to his current job as a prison guard at the Orient Correctional Institution. He put his heart and soul into his brotherhood as a Free & Accepted Mason of Ohio with the Jeffersonville Lodge #468.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur S. and Soon Ae Hoepf.

Survivors include his daughter, Kiana Lee (Thomas) Tolbert; siblings, Cindy Schaefer, and Tim Hoepf; nieces, Sheena Irwin, Kylene (Jason) Gibson, and Lindsey Etzinger and her fiancé, Chuck Warrick; special friend, Pastor Chris Conley; and his dog, Kiwi.

The Jeffersonville F&A Masons will be holding a private service at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Summers Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.summersfuneralhome.com