Teresa Hoff Dillon

Teresa Hoff Dillon obituary

Teresa Hoff Dillon

Teresa Dillon Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Omps Funeral Home and Cremation Center - Amherst Chapel on Feb. 5, 2026.
Teresa Hoff Dillon passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Center.

She was born in Winchester, VA on February 27, 1954, to Thomas Eli and Elsie Kines Hoff. Teresa was raised on the family dairy farm near Upperville and was active in 4-H where she showed beef cattle. After graduation from Longwood University in 1976 with a degree in History, she taught for over 39 years in Franklin City, Suffolk and the counties of Clarke and Loudoun.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Dan and leaves behind her daughter, Kelly Unger (Rick). She is also survived by her brother, Tom Hoff and wife, Mary Alice, niece, Allison Simmons, nephew, Will Hoff and grand-nieces, Cass Knicely and Kori Simmons.

A private service will be held for close friends and family.

Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Care, 333 W. Cork St., Suite 405, Winchester, VA 22601, or Guiding Eyes of the Blind, 611 Granite Springs Rd., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.

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