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Melba Colleen Christiansen Hawkins
7 Jan 1941 – 15 Sep 2022
| Birth | 7 Jan 1941 |
| Death | 15 Sep 2022 |
| Cemetery | Lehi City Cemetery Lehi , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Annie Duckett Hundley on 20 Sep 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243679744 |
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Melba "Colleen" Christiansen Hawkins 1941 - 2022 Melba Colleen Hawkins passed away peacefully on September 15, 2022. She was born on January 7, 1941, to Ned and Melba Street Christiansen. Colleen was the second of five kids - two sisters, two bothers. She was raised in Tooele, Utah, where her dad worked at the Tooele Army Depot. Later on, they moved to Lehi, Utah. Colleen graduated from Lehi High School in 1959. She met the first love of her life, Jack Berry, in high school, and got married right after she graduated. Jack and Colleen separated years later. Colleen then met her second love of her life and married Douglas Hawkins in 1992; they resided in Lehi. Colleen worked at the Tooele Army Depot for about five years, then later, became a bus driver for Alpine School District, and retired from there. Colleen loved to work and be around kids, especially her grandkids. After she retired from bus driving, she wanted to be wherever her grandkids were: school, swimming lessons, and gymnastics practice. Colleen spent her time working in her garden, doing housework, anything that involves cleaning. She loved a clean house! She also spent a lot of her time at the ranch in Ibapah. Anyone who knew Colleen, loved her. She was such a special lady with the biggest heart, and cared for people. Colleen is survived by her husband: Douglas Hawkins; children: Tori Berry, and Jed Berry; grandchildren: Brock (Whitney) Berry, Colton Berry, and Kylee Berry; great-grandchildren: Aspyn Berry, Lainee Berry, and Ridger Berry; her siblings: Gene (Robin) Christiansen, Jay (Joan) Christiansen, Jolene (Scott) Sherwood, and Shirley Gray. She is preceded in death by her parents: Ned and Melba Christiansen; daughter-in-law: Pam Berry; and brother-in-law: Alan Gray. A Viewing will be held at Wing Mortuary (118 East Main Street, Lehi, Utah, on Monday, September 26, 2022, from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.. Funeral services will follow at 11:30 a.m. Interment, Lehi City Cemetery. — Wing Mortuary | 2022
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