Joan Jeannette Marie Hopkins

Born Joan O'Mara in McDonald County, Missouri on February 7, 1916. Died on May 25, 2006 in Seattle, WA. Joan was a homemaker and, like many women of her generation, went to work outside the home. During WWII Joan bucked rivets in a Seattle area defense plant. After the war Joan worked on a variety of jobs, including sewing high-altitude camping equipment for Traeger Manufacturing. While at Traeger's Joan helped sew the clothing and gear for Senator Robert Kennedy's ascent of the Alaskan mountain named for his brother, President John F. Kennedy. Joan worked other jobs, but perhaps her favorite was tending the bakery counter at Seattle's downtown Bon Marche. Joan was preceded in death by her husband ,Harley, in 1984. Surviving children include Richard, of Alabama, Harley Joseph, of Ridgefield, WA, and Betty, of Seattle. Joan had seven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. Joan is survived by brother John O'Mara (Jessie) of Lynnwood, WA and sister-in-law Viola Feather (Gordon) and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements are being made by Howden-Kennedy Funeral Home in West Seattle, (206) 932-0356, where a service will be held on Tuesday, May 30th, 2006 at 7pm. Memorial gifts may be directed to a church of choice.