Florence Nadine Hawley

Glendive, Montana: Florence Nadine Hawley, age 85, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Glendive Medical Center in Glendive. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive and from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at Zion Lutheran Church. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Glendive with Pastor Avis Anderson officiating. Services may also be viewed via live webcast at www.zionglendive.com. Interment will be held in the Dawson County Cemetery in Glendive. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.silvernale-silhafuneralhome.com. Silvernale–Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Florence was born on November 2, 1925 at the family home in Glendive. She was the youngest of six children born to William and Reka (DeGrote) Jans. She attended grade school in Glendive until she and her family moved to Missoula, Montana where she attended high school. Florence did not graduate high school, she left early to marry Joe Davis at the age of 16. They were united in marriage on June 14, 1942 in Missoula at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Florence’s life with Joe was spent mostly in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana, and Grantsdale, Montana was thought of as home. She and her children moved to Auburn, Washington in 1968. Florence and Joe were later divorced. Florence married Herbert Hawley on November 2, 1977, they later divorced in 1984. She later met Joe Kuchynka, who remained her partner for over 17 years until he passed away. Florence babysat and cleaned houses for many people. She became a daycare teacher and later worked as a housekeeper for the Auburn Hospital in Washington until her retirement in 1997. After her retirement, Florence volunteered at nursing homes helping with the activities until she returned to Glendive in 2006. A few words to describe Florence are courageous, hardworking, determined, creative and resourceful. Florence’s greatest joy was to remember someone’s birthday and make it special. If she could buy a gift then she was happy. Florence carried her mother’s wisdom forward. She loved children and led many to be thoughtful of each other. She also promoted their creativity. Several times those she took care of in daycare came back to visit her as adults. Florence had many driving tales to tell, such as driving up the house steps and delivering her passengers directly to the door. Halloween was always fun, Florence liked to dress up as a gypsy or a clown. Her funniest moments weren’t planned such as wallpapering, losing her way or falling. The kids always felt she must bounce because she fell many times but never hurt herself. Florence looked forward to the Sears catalogs. It was known as the dream (wish) book. Even though money wasn’t plentiful, dreams could be. Florence believed you should create an interest for each one of your senses, and then you would never be bored. She was right! God gained and the world lost a very valuable person. Florence was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Carolyn; five sisters, Johanna, Anna, Luella, Lillian and Edna; one brother, William; and Joe Kuchynka. She is survived by her son, Mark Davis and his wife Kathy of Bonney Lake, Washington; two daughters, Linda Dukart of Absarokee, Montana and Elizabeth (Liz) Kondelik and her husband Stan of Circle, Montana; two grandchildren, Michael (Heather) Bader of Aurora, Colorado; and Kyle Davis of Tacoma, Washington; two great great grandchildren, Izzy and Josey Bader of Aurora; and numerous nieces and nephews. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.silvernale-silhafuneralhome.com

Florence Nadine Hawley

November 2, 1925 - May 28, 2011

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November 2, 1925 - May 28, 2011

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