Wayne Allen Goff was born in Valley County, Nebraska on February 16, 1930 to Herbert L. Goff and Fern E. Richardson Goff. He passed away in Sun City, Arizona on January 16, 2021.
Wayne graduated from Ord High School in 1947 and attended the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture until the Korean War started. He enlisted in the United States Air Force on September 13, 1950 and received an Honorable Discharge as a Staff Sergeant on June 16, 1954.
While serving in the Air Force, Wayne was married to Willa Joyce Goff at the Ord Methodist Church on August 12, 1951.
After discharge from the Air Force, Wayne finished his education at the University of Nebraska, graduating in June, 1957. He then taught vocational agriculture at Hooper, Nebraska for two years.
In 1961, Wayne was appointed president of the Alliance Production Credit Association. The Goff’s lived in Alliance until 1985. He was elected to the Alliance School Board of Education and served for 10 years until moving to Grand Island in 1985.
In 1987, Wayne started working for Five Points Bank in Grand Island. He retired in 1995 as a credit analyst and vice president.
Wayne and Joyce relocated to Sun City, Arizona in 2010. His wife remains living there at The Woodmark of Sun City.
He loved to watch sports and made a point to attend his children and grandchildren’s different activities and events. He lived an honest life, was loved and will be missed.
Wayne is preceded in death by his parents and sister Twila. Surviving family includes Joyce Goff of Sun City, Arizona; son Allen and his wife Shelley of Gretna, Nebraska and daughter Jane Nelsen and her husband Scott of Sun City, Arizona. He also is survived by 3 grandchildren; Ashley Goff of Kansas City, Missouri; Spencer Goff and his wife Micaela of Gretna, Nebraska and Jay Nelsen and his wife Jenny of Groton, Connecticut.
He is in the care of Sunland Memorial Park Mortuary and Cremation Center of Sun City. Due to Covid-19 restrictions a memorial service will be held at a later date. Condolences and memorials may be sent in care of Jane Nelsen at 9607 West Cedar Hill Circle, Sun City, AZ 85351 and given to BrightFocus Foundation for Macular Degeneration Research, 22512 Gateway Center Dr., Clarksburg, MD 20871 or to the donor’s choice.