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Service:
Graveside services will be held at 1 P.M. Tuesday,
December 8, 2020 at Richmond Grove Cemetery, New
Holland.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Obituary
Marjorie Ruth Hawes, 97, of New
Holland, passed away December 3, 2020 at The
Christian Village.
Graveside services will be held at 1 P.M. Tuesday,
December 8, 2020 at Richmond Grove Cemetery, New
Holland.
Marjorie was born May 19, 1923 in Atlanta, IL., the
daughter of Carl Curtis Hawes and Ruth (Mountjoy)
Hawes.
She attended grade school and high school in New
Holland. She then studied at Illinois State
University for two years and Moody Bible institute
in Chicago for three years. She had one year of
nurse's training in New York.
Marjorie became a missionary to
Portugal for the Evangelical Alliance Mission of
Wheaton. She was a missionary to Portugal for 42
years, retiring in 1985.
She was an accomplished pianist.
She gave piano lessons and held recitals for several
years.
She was a member of the United
Methodist Church in New Holland where she taught
Sunday School, played the piano, and was active in
several church activities and organizations. |
For several years she organized a
community program to honor the "World Day of Prayer"
in New Holland.
In recent years, after a sudden
illness, she resided at The Christian Village where
she enjoyed taking part in many activities,,
including church services and Sunday School.
Survivors include her sister Mildred Struebing and
brother James (Joanne) Hawes. She was preceded in
death by her parents and three sisters: Helen
Betzelberger, Mary Nell Osborn, and Phyllis Blaum.
Memorial donations may be made to the Christian
Village or to the United Methodist Church, New
Holland.
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home is assisting
the family.
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