Obituary of Jean Hawkings

Hawkings, Jean May (nee Schneider) Passed away peacefully at Columbia Forest Long Term Care, Waterloo on July 30, 2011, at the age of 88. Born in Kitchener on March 18, 1923, daughter of Frederick and Ella Schneider. Devoted wife of the late Robert Hawkings (2005) of Deep River. Loving mother of Rob Hawkings and his wife Angela Kondrak of Deep River; Bruce Hawkings and his wife Rhonda of Waterloo Ontario, and Jim Hawkings and his wife Beth of Whitehorse Yukon. Cherished grandmother of Johanna and Ben Haas, Mitchell, and Keegan Hawkings and Lee and Adrian Hawkings. Dear sister of Fred Schneider and his wife Jane of Waterloo. Jean was a life-long member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Kitchener, and during her many years in Deep River, was also an active member of the Deep River Community Church. She graduated from McMaster University, Hamilton in 1943 and then served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer for the remainder of WWII. Post-war, Jean moved to Deep River with her husband Bob in the early days of AECL's Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories. In her 60's & 70's, she was active with the Canadian Federation of University Women in Waterloo. There will be a memorial service at The Church of the Good Shepherd, 116 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario on Saturday September 17, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. Condolences for the family and donations to Church of the Good Shepherd, Salvation Army or the Alzheimer Society of KW may be arranged through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.