Betty Hoffman
Betty Hoffman, a former Sitka resident, passed away on April 11 in Vancouver Washington. She was 94.
She was born April 19, 1926, in Kelso, Washington, the daughter of Bertel and Glades Johnson.
She was married to Doyle Hoffman on January 6, 1944, in Kelso, Washington. They had two sons, Richard (Rick) and Larry, both born in Longview Washington.
In 1954 the family moved to Ketchikan, where they lived until the boys graduated from high school. They then moved to Sitka, in 1966. They traveled throughout Southeast Alaska on their live-aboard yacht, the Grumpy, while Doyle worked as a pipefitter.
In 2012 they moved back south to live with their son Larry and his wife, Judy, in Vancouver. In 2013 they moved to the Van Mall Retirement Center, where her husband Doyle died October 11, 2014. She remained there until her passing.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband Doyle and son Larry. She is survived by her son Richard (Rick) and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
