Jerri Lee Hofmann, age 66 of Pateros passed away March 29, 2021 at Central Washington Hospital. A memorial service will be held on June 26 at 1:00 p.m. at Pateros High School gymnasium.
Jerri Lee was born to Velma and Gerald Bryant in Brewster, Washington, August 5, 1954. Jerri Lee graduated from Pateros High School in 1972. In 1974, Jerri Lee married the love of her life, Mark Hofmann and spent the next few years at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, MI. In 1976 Jerri Lee and Mark welcomed their first child, Adina and five years later welcomed their second child, Cameron.
Aside from her love for her husband and children, Jerri Lee had a passion for helping young children. For 34 years Jerri Lee worked at the Pateros School District as a Paraprofessional assisting in the education and well-being of elementary students. Jerri Lee had a deep passion for making sure that everyone around her was taken care of without any regard for herself. Jerri Lee loved to cook and spent much of her time in her home kitchen cooking many of her famous and oft requested dishes.
Jerri Lee was preceded in death by her mother, Velma Fern Bryant of Pateros, Washington.
Jerri Lee is survived by her husband, Mark Kenneth Hofmann of Pateros, her daughter, Adina Lynn Hofmann of Pateros, and her son, Cameron Kenneth Hofmann of Othello, her father, Gerald Leroy Bryant of Pateros, and her sisters, Jana Lynn Grbavac of Raymond Alberta, Canada and Jama Louise Hiltz of Mount Vernon. Jerri Lee is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mom was loved by many and will be missed everyday by her husband and children. Her kindness and love for others can be summed up with one of her favorite quotes, “Whatever you are, be a good one.”
Please leave any thoughts and memories for the family at www.barneschapel.com. Services are under the direction of Barnes Chapel of Brewster.
