Nancy J. Hoffman, 86, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, June 7, 2024. Born in McKeesport on December 5, 1937, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Elizabeth Mae (Girard) Whittington.
Nancy was a retired school teacher from the West Jefferson Hills School District and attended Gospel Alliance Church in Rostraver. In her younger years, she was a member of The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls and the Order of the Eastern Star Pennsylvania. She enjoyed reading and loved spending time outdoors, sitting in the sun. Nancy lived for her children and grandchildren and felt that her time was more important to be spent with her family.
She is survived by her children, Debra Mae (David) Zora of Rostraver, Jay William (Lara) Hoffman of Memphis, Tennessee, Robert (Amy) Hoffman of Rostraver and David Girard (Jamie) Hoffman of Rostraver; grandchildren, Jayson, Derek, Jonathan, Sarah, Brady, Logan, Madison, Austin and Connor; great grandchildren, Aubrey and Avery; nieces and nephews Scott Smith, Susan Fowler, Timothy McGrail, Sean McGrail, Karen Kardos, Gail Struble and Sandy Ward.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jay Hoffman in 2022; sisters, Elizabeth Mae McGrail and Shirley Francis Smith; and niece, Beth McGrail.
Friends will be received on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the James C. Stump Funeral Home Inc., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township (724-929-7934) www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com where a Funeral Service will be held on Monday at 11a.m. with Pastor Bob Riconda officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
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580 Circle Drive P.O. Box 511, Rostraver Township, PA 15012

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