Hawke, Marjorie I. (1930-2016)
HAWKE, PETERSON, PARTRIDGE, MAFFIA, PEDERSON, DENSEL, EMERY, ENDRISS, FAHR, PHEBUS, CARTER
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/4/2016 at 15:33:41
Marjorie I. Hawke
Sep 10, 1930 - Apr 20, 2016Alta, Iowa
Marjorie I. Hawke, age 85, of Alta, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the North Lake Manor of Storm Lake.
Marjorie Irene Peterson was born to Alfred and Elsie (Partridge) Peterson on September 10, 1930, at Alta, Iowa. She graduated from Alta High School in 1948 and was employed at The Peterson Store in Alta. She, later, worked and lived in Storm Lake, Des Moines, Arizona, and Mason City.
After her mother died when Marjorie was about one year old, Marjorie was left with her Dad and two “big” brothers as well as her special Uncle Adolph. She was especially close to her Aunt Pearl and Uncle Elmer and their children: Les, Rose, Margelet, Eddie, and Doris Jean (double cousins, since their mothers were sisters and their fathers brothers). They, too, helped with her care in those early years.
On December 1, 1972, Marjorie married Melvin Hawke. At first, they made their home in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Later, however, they lived in Worthington, Minnesota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and lastly in Mt. Ayr and Mason City, Iowa. After Mel passed away in 1994, Marjorie remained in their home in Mason City until health problems prompted a move to Assisted Living in Alta and later to Buena Vista Manor in Storm Lake where she passed away on April 20, 2016.
Marjorie enjoyed life. She loved the farm where she grew up and the farm that she shared with her husband in Mt. Ayr. She liked to golf and enjoyed traveling with Mel. She loved her family and especially loved and enjoyed the family Mel brought to their marriage.
Marjorie leaves to mourn her passing her children, Marlene (Jerry) Maffia, Phyllis Pederson, Darla Densel, Jim (Nancy) Hawke, Carol (Chuck) Emery, Gary (Vicky) Hawke; her daughter-in-law, Maxine Hawke; and thirty-six loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her sister-in-law, Janice Peterson; as well as many nephews, nieces, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her step-mother, Hilda Peterson; her husband, Melvin; her son, Alan Hawke; her step-sons-in-law, Jim Endriss, Bob Pederson, and Roger Densel; her brothers, Harold (Beverly) and LaVerne; and her sister, Darlene (John) Phebus; as well as by her nieces, Kathy Fahr and Gayle Carter.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 25, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta with the Chaplain Mark Peterson officiating. Burial will follow at the Hillside Cemetery of Sheffield, Iowa. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
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