Robert W. “Bob” Hawkinson, 69,
Bear River, died Saturday,
February 14, 2015, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth.
He
was born in Hibbing on April 18, 1945, to
Boyd and Rowena Hawkinson.
After high
school, Bob was drafted into the US Army.
He served in Vietnam as an aviation
mechanic as part of the
Army’s 9th
Infantry Air Mobile unit.
He was wounded
in action and received the Purple Heart.
Bob
and Kathrine Edblom were united in marriage on Oct. 5,
1968, in
Cook, MN and they made their home in Bear River.
During his working career, Bob
worked
construction in Chicago for several years and also as a
logger before working
as a maintenance
mechanic at Thistledew Boys
Camp.
He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post in
Cook and the American Legion in Mesa, Arizona where he and
Kathrine spent their
winters.
Bob’s first love was his
family, especially his grandchildren. He was an avid
outdoors man who enjoyed
fishing and hunting.
He is survived by his wife,
Kathrine, of Bear River; a son,
Wesley (Cheryl) Hawkinson, of Silver Bay; a daughter,
Stacy (Jeff) Ohmann, of
Cromwell; a sister, Edith (Zig)
Tauginas of Florida; and five
grandchildren: Colton,
Logan, and Jade
Hawkinson and Katie and Benny Ohmann;
and by numerous nieces and
nephews. Robert
was preceded in death by his
parents.
Visitation will be Saturday,
Feb. 21, 2015, in Dougherty
Funeral Home, Hibbing, from 10 AM until the 11 AM funeral
service.
Interment will be in Morcom Cemetery, Bear
River, at a later date.
To
leave an
online message of condolence, please visit
www.doughertyofhibbing.com.