Allison J. 'Sally' Hoffman, age 93, of North Platte, died Tuesday, March
22, 2022, at Great Plains Health.
Sally was born July 14, 1928, at Kramer, NE, to August and Sophia
Schultz. She graduated from Crete High School at the young age of 16 and
immediately moved to Lincoln to attend Lincoln School of Commerce,
learning business skills. She worked at a bank and met the love of her
life, 'Butch' Hoffman, at the Pla Mor Dance Hall. Butch always referred
to her as "Sweet Sally". The two married on June 27, 1948, at the
Kramer Church, and were married 63 years.
From living in Lincoln, they moved to Hastings where they had two
children, Doug and Joy. Butch moved the family to North Platte in
1963 after purchasing Walther's Midwest Office Equipment with friend and associate, Bill Lingren. As the business grew, they divided locations
and Butch and Sally grew to having 4 locations in North Platte, Kearney,
McCook and Ogallala. Sally loved doing the books and working the
business with Butch. They were awarded business trips to Hawaii, Greece, Spain/Portugal, Japan, and the Bahamas and Virgin Islands.
Their main getaway was to their cabin home at Johnson Lake, where they
created many lasting memories with family and friends who loved joining them for weekends each summer.
Sally loved painting and was a member of the Platter Painters. She was
also a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Altrusa Women's
Business Club, serving a term as President and making lasting friendships.
Following Butch's passing, Sally continued to manage several rental
properties with the help of Doug. She was known for her warm heart and
gentle nature, yet was always an independent thinker, determining what
made sense to her on her own terms. Sally was interested in health and
natural healing throughout her life.
Along with her husband, Butch, Sally was preceded in death by her
parents, Sophia and August Schultz; and brothers, Lester and Rollo.
Sally is survived by son, Douglas Hoffman of North Platte; daughter, Joy
Hoffman (Bill Batey) of Omaha; granddaughter, Demore' Hoffman-Batey of Austin, TX; sister-in-law, Verna Schultz of Crete; nieces, Patricia (Jim) Ohmberger and Becky (Mike) Haufle of Lincoln, Sandy (Doug) Karl of Crete, Tammy (Herb) George of Lawrence, KS, and Diane (Bill) Hodgins of Colorado Springs, CO; nephews, Steve Schultz of Lincoln and Larry Buresh of Colorado Springs, CO; as well as other relatives and friends.
Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on
Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Odean Colonial Chapel with Pastor Emily
McCreery of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Inurnment will be
at a later date in the Seward Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Sally would
be honored by your donation to the International Relief Teams
(https://www.irteams.org for more info). The memorial book may be
signed at odeanchapel.com or at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore,
which is in charge of arrangements.