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Obituary: Allan J. Hoffert, 91,
Constableville/Boonville
Published: August 27, 2025
By: Provided by
Mills Funeral Home
Allan J. Hoffert
 CONSTABLEVILLE/BOONVILLE- Allan J. Hoffert,
91, of Boonville, formerly of Constableville, passed away on Sunday
evening, August 24, 2025 at Sunset Nursing Home
and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born on July 29, 1934 in Ava, a son of the
late Albert Joseph and Magdelina Mathis Hoffert. He attended West
Leyden Central School before moving with his family to the farm on Bailey
Road in Constableville, where he attended a rural country school on the
West Road. Allan worked the farm alongside his family before being
drafted into the United States Army in 1957, where he served until his
honorable discharge on March 25, 1959. On July 1, 1963
he married Alice M. Hance and the couple resided on Bailey Road in
Constableville. For a brief time Allan worked at
Monroe’s Furniture Factory in Boonville before beginning his employment
with AMF in Lowville. After 35 ˝ years, he retired from AMF in July of
1995. For many years after retiring, the couple spent their winters
in Florida before deciding to reside in New York year
round again to be closer to their family. Later they moved to
Lee Center to live with their daughter, Dulcie. After his beloved wife
Alice passed away on October 22, 2009, Allan moved back to the Bailey Road until 2019, before moving in with his
daughter, Crystal, on the Brown Road. Most
recently he had been a resident of Sunset Nursing Home and Rehabilitation.
Allan enjoyed
hunting, playing horseshoes, snowmobiles, and in his younger years he
enjoyed square dancing. He was a member of the Charles J. Love Post
American Legion #406.
Allan is survived
by five children, Terrence Hoffert and his wife Helen of Port Leyden,
Lawrence Hoffert of Port Leyden, Crystal Jones and her husband Stanley Jr.
of Boonville, Allan Hoffert Jr. and his wife Paula of Constableville, and
Dulcie Zimmer and her companion Brian of Poland; 20 grandchildren; many
great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; one sister-in-law and
brother-in-law, Jim and Pam McCauley; and many nieces and nephews. He was
predeceased by his wife, Alice; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
and one brother and sister-in-law, Aaron and Carol Hoffert.
There are no calling hours or funeral service. Private burial will be
in Talcoltville Cemetery at the convenience of
the family. Arrangements are in the care of Mills Funeral Home, Boonville.
Allan’s family gratefully declines flowers and asks that memorial
contributions be made in his name to the Lewis County Humane Society, P.O.
Box 682, Lowville, NY 13367.
Expressions of
sympathy may be made online at www.millsfuneralhomes.com.
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