Lorraine J. Hawkins

Lorraine June (Odvody) Hawkins Jun 10, 1927 - Apr 23, 2020 Visitation: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 from 5-7:00pm at Braman Mortuary – Southwest Chapel (Social distancing will be enforced). Lorraine was born June 10th, 1927 in rural Saline County, NE. to Edward and Tillie Odvody. She was the middle child, having an older (Norman) and younger brother (Roger). Lorraine attended a country school, Dist. #53 located on their farm.After attending Friend High School 3 years, the teacher’s course was canceled and she went to Crete High School, graduating in 1944.She taught rural schools for three years near her parents’ home. During the summer breaks, she worked in Lincoln, NE where she met her husband, Harold, in 1945.They were married June 1st, 1947 in Friend, NE.They lived in West Lincoln, NE., where three sons were born: Wesley, James, and Gerald. The family moved to Millard, NE. in 1960. She worked two years at the Hinky Dinky grocery store, later staying at home as a housewife.In 1974, she worked thirteen years at Control Data Corp., retiring January 1988.Her aging parents came to live with them in Nov 1986, until they passed away. She enjoyed watching her sons play sports, the Platte River cabin they had for 56 years and activities at the family farm they bought in 1992.During their 59 years of marriage, Harold and Lorraine did much traveling with the boys to various US National Parks, cities, and fishing locations in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Canada. She enjoyed doing genealogy and had two very memorable trips. Taking one in 1996 to Kentucky, where the early Hawkins had settled. There she found a book “The Life and Times of Our Hawkins Family“, written in 1988 relating to her husband’s ancestry. The other trip was a tour to the Czech Republic with nine cousins in 1998. The trip was to the village of their grandfather, Peter Odvody. The group met with relatives that had sent her a 1673 Odvody family tree. During the latter part of her life, Lorraine spent most of her time at her Millard home of sixty years working on various scrap books, gardening, and other projects.She enjoyed holiday gathering with her family as well as visiting her brother Roger and talking about their parents and friends of her youth. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Hawkins, (2006), parents Edward and Tillie (Bors) Odvody, son Gerald Lee Hawkins and brother, Norman Odvody. Lorraine is survived by Brother Roger (Joyce) Odvody, Milligan; Son Wesley (Mary) Hawkins, IN; Grandchildren, Latonia (Justin) Fetters, Melissa (Ryan) Smith and Anita (Aaron) Wood, all of IN.Son James (Peggy) Hawkins, NE; Grandchildren Thomas Hawkins, NE; Kristiana (Andy) Avery CO, and Jonathan Hawkins (Malynne) CO.Grandson, Eric (Samantha) Hawkins, Lincoln.Great grandchildren: Lynnlee Fetters, Addison & Tyler Smith, Eloise Wood; Franklin & Alex Hawkins,Livinia & Aksel Avery,Jerry James & Olivia Hawkins as well as many nieces and nephews. In Lieu of flowers, memorials to family for Make-A-Wish or Visiting Nurse Association