Loving wife and mother, Maureen Hawkins, age 85, passed away Sunday, June 13th after a short illness. Born Maureen Thorne, she moved to Merced at the age of 9. She attended Merced city schools and graduated from Merced High in 1954. She married Bill Hawkins and was a homemaker most of her married life. Maureen had her own crafts business for a number of years and was an accomplished painter. She was a longtime supporter of the Merced Historical Society. Her two greatest passions in her later years was being a grandma to Amy Newman and Patrick Newman, both of Los Angeles. She is survived by her husband, Bill, son Jerry Hawkins and daughter Susan Newman, brother & sister-in-law, Don and Mona Thorne, sister-in-law Debbie Gallagher and multiple nieces and nephews.
Services will be at Stratford Evans, Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Merced Historical Society or Lions Club International Foundation, P.O. Box 1065, Merced, CA 95341.