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Karen J Hinrichs Hawley

28 Dec 1940 – 19 Oct 2020

Birth28 Dec 1940
Death19 Oct 2020
CemeteryWood River Cemetery
Wood River , Hall County , Nebraska , USA
Added byTabbooma on 20 Oct 2020
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217521438

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Karen J. Hawley, 79, of Hildreth, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at the Bertrand Nursing Home. Karen was born on December 28, 1940 in Holdrege, NE to John and Hannah (Borgman) Hinrichs. She grew up in Hildreth and graduated from Hildreth High School with the class of 1958. She continued her education at Kearney State Teachers College, where she graduated with her teaching degree. Karen was united in marriage to E. Dean Sich on June 3, 1962 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church south of Hildreth, NE in a double wedding and to this union, three sons were born: Michael, Daniel, and John. The family made their home in Ord, NE where Karen worked as a teacher. Later they moved to Wood River, NE. Dean passed away in 1987. Karen was united in marriage to Glen Hawley on July 6, 1990 in North Loup. The family made their home on a farm south of North Loup for many years. Glen passed away in 2013. Through the years, Karen enjoyed her work in education where she touched the lives of many students. She also enjoyed working as the Activities Director at the Wood River Good Samaritan Center where she met many dear friends. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hildreth. Her hobbies included: the recipe club in Hildreth as well as the book club and mostly collecting what she liked to call her “stuff” and collecting cookie jars, lots and lots of cookie jars. She especially loved spending time with her family and close Hildreth friends. Those left to cherish her memory include her siblings, Marlene and Robert Struthers of Denver, CO and Wayne and Peggy Hinrichs of Hildreth, NE; sons, Michael and Nancy Sich of Omaha, NE, Daniel and Stacie Sich of Arapahoe, NE, and John and Steele Sich of Johnson’s Lake, NE; stepsons Steve and Corrine Hawley of North Loup, NE, and Tim Hawley of Worms, NE; thirteen grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, extended relatives and close friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dean Sich; husband, Glen Hawley.

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