- Date Of Birth: January 30, 1947
- Date Of Death: October 3, 2014
- State: New Mexico
Janie was diagnosed with liver cancer in April 2014 and flew away with the last of her beloved hummingbirds on October 3, 2014, in Silver City, NM.
Daughter of Bird Gerald Conners and Mary Louise Hodge Conners, Janie was born January 30, 1947, in Waurika, OK. She was a 1965 graduate of Moore, OK High School and attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman, OK. She and George William Hoffmann Jr. were united in marriage on June 5, 1971, in Moore, OK.
Janie’s thirty-two-year career with the US Postal Service began in Oklahoma City, and she retired as Post Master of the Boise City, OK post office. After Bill retired, they moved from Boise City to Silver City, NM where Janie loved feeding and watching the hummingbirds and quail, cooking wonderful meals, and taking care of family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and father-in-law, George William Hoffmann, Sr.
Those surviving Janie include the love of her life, Bill Hoffmann, one sister, Carol Conners-Lyons; two nieces, Cheryl and Joe Montoya and Therisa and Stacy Pilgreen; three great nieces, Blake and Bailey Pilgreen, and Madison Montoya; two great nephews, Ian Pilgreen and Aiden Montoya; mother-in-law, Marilea Hoffmann; sisters-in-law, Nancee Hoffmann, and Judi Abrams; cousins from coast to coast and friends around the world.
