Evelyn was born to the late Fred and Ethel Acker of North Bergen, NJ on July 10, 1927 and graduated from Park Ridge High School in 1944.
She married the late Fred Hawken, Jr. in 1944 and raised their family in Hillsdale. She later moved to Westwood where she lived for the past 30 years. Evelyn is survived by two of her children, Robert Hawken of Punta Gorda, FL and Ted Hawken of Montvale, NJ. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Evelyn was predeceased by her husband Fred in 1989 and her eldest son John in 2020.
Evelyn loved the outdoors and all types of sports. She was an avid gardener, fisherwoman, bowler, golfer and a diehard NY Giants baseball fan until they moved west in 1957 and the NY Mets became her team. The gardens at the complex where she lived in Westwood were her domain and the beauty she created was enjoyed by all the residents. Evelyn was a legend on the streams of Bergen County, Vermont and Michigan where she and Fred fished often. She was a champion bowler and an accomplished golfer and enjoyed these sports into her mid-eighties.
But Evelyn’s greatest love was for her family and her church. She was a pillar of strength for her family and seldom missed an activity or sports event that her children or grandchildren participated in. Evelyn was an active member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal church in Hillsdale for 80 plus years. She was their bookkeeper for many years along with handling the church’s food gift card program for the parishioners.
A memorial service for Evelyn will be held at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hillsdale on October 1, 2022 at 10:00 AM. An Internment will be held at George Washington Memorial Park at 11:45. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Friends of the Pascack Brook, P.O. Box 84, Hillsdale, NJ 07642-0084
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