"What a fun person from one of the cities great families!! Sally and Jack were surely a 'power couple' and just fun to be around. I knew her as a teacher at St. Simons and such a fun mother. Know of our thoughts and prayers, Clark and Carolyn Baker/Houston, Texas."
In loving memory of
Sarah "Sallie" Hoefling
December 20, 1932 - March 17, 2014
Sarah "Sallie" Hoefling Sarah J. "Sallie" Hoefling, 81, died at 3:40 p.m. Monday, March 17, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. Born December 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Anna (Gootee) Williams. A graduate of Washington Catholic High School, she earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Science degrees from Indiana University School of Education. She retired as a fourth grade teacher, having taught for 30 years at Washington Catholic Elementary and North Elementary. She was a member of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Monday Afternoon Club, Tri Kappa, Arts and Flowers Garden Club, and the Divine Will Prayer Group. She was an avid reader and golfer. Sallie was preceded in death by her husband, John J. (Jack) Hoefling, whom she married on October 22, 1953. She is survived by two sons: Lee (Karen) Hoefling of Washington and David (Franny) Hoefling of Washington; one daughter: Lynn (Jeff) Stafford of Monroe City; six grandchildren: Sarah (Derek) Graber of Evansville; Amy (Brian) Cortez of Marietta, Georgia; Ryan Russell of Evansville; Lauren (Justin) Wilson of Washington; Nicholas (Melissa) Russell of Washington; and Emily (John) Crouch of Brooklyn, New York; and 12 great-grandchildren: Ava, Jack, and Lily Graber of Evansville; Zoe Cortez of Marietta, Georgia; Zabree, Brooklyn, Kingston, and Aaralyn Russell of Evansville; Dominic, Leo, and Cecilia Wilson of Washington; and Bella Russell of Washington. Surviving are two sisters: Carol (Bill) Olsen of Washington and Mary Lynn (Rodney) Bell of Jasper, as well as sister-in-law Linda Myers of Washington. She is preceded in death by one sister, JoAnn Clark, and three brothers: Joseph, PJ, and Bill Williams. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, with Reverend Gordon Mann as celebrant. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery. Visitation is from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church with a wake service beginning at 2:30 p.m. Preferred memorials are to St. John Cemetery 101 North Meridian Street Washington, Indiana 47501 and to the Daviess Community Hospital Foundation P.O. Box 760 Washington, Indiana 47501
Tributes
"Lee, David, Lynn, & Family have our deepest sympathy. Sallie was a great cousin to us. Remembering Sallie mostly from the great "Hoefling Reunions" in Evansville ( Uncle Leo & Jack too) several decades ago. Always a Washington In. connection. Sallie, Jack, Uncle Leo, were all talk about with a worthy dose of adoration this past year as cousin gathered. RIP Sallie, as with Bob & Jim Will, Aunt Rosie, & Tony Schmitt, & others this past year. Ken Will/Elkhart, In. (son /Al & Verena Will...Verena was Uncle Leo's niece)."
"Please accept our sympathy and prayers for Sallie & Jack. Lee, David, & Lynn you all will also be in our thoughts and prayers. What a wonderful couple (Jack & Sallie). True family friends and we hope they are on that golf course having fun with the old group! It was wonderful and an honor to have had family friends with the two of them, and their children. Great memories forever! Larry & Jean Eschbach"
"Sallie was an amazing woman. She was my fourth grade teacher & she by far has had her best interest for every student in every class she's ever taught. I will always tell my children stories about this amazing woman whom had such an impact on my life. It was my honor to have known & loved her so dearly. All my deepest sympathy goes to all her family & friends. We will never forget this incredible woman."