Sheila (Stone) Hawes passed away surrounded by family in the comfort of her home in East Dennis, MA on December 5, 2019. She was the daughter of William P. Stone and Julia B. Stone, born in Scarsdale, NY on January 18, 1943., and survived by her husband Richard B. Hawes Jr., daughters; Laura Ojemann and husband, John Ojemann of Vero Beach, FL, Jennifer LaBrecque and husband Stephen LaBrecque, of Franklin, MA, and grandchildren, Sarah Ojemann, Ava LaBrecque, Benjamin LaBrecque, and brother-in-law Allan Kennedy, husband of pre-deceased sister Alison Kennedy.

 

Sheila’s family moved from Scarsdale, NY to Cape Cod settling in East Dennis where she began her schooling and was among the first class to graduate from the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School.

 

She was a graduate of Fisher Junior College and the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. Sheila loved to travel and thus became a successful Certified Travel Agent. She enjoyed planning exciting vacations for her clients, as well as traveling domestically and internationally with her husband and family.

 

After raising her family in Hingham, MA and upon retirement, she returned to live in East Dennis. Sheila loved flowers and was avid gardener. Fresh cut flowers were always to be found within her home. She was always ready for a card game with her grandchildren, neighbors and friends. She enjoyed cooking and looked forward to her family’s weekend visits.

 

Friends and relatives are invited to attend a funeral service on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. in the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth, MA followed by

Interment in Dennis Village Cemetery, Route 6A, Dennis, MA.

 

Donations may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Sheila Hawes to support Dr. David Barbie’s Lung Cancer Research Fund c/o of Patty Stewart Brent, Managing Director Principle and Major Gifts, Division of Philanthropy, 10 Brookline Place West, 6^th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Jen and Stephen and Ava and Ben, Sincere condolences are being sent to you upon learning of the passing of your dear mother . May you take comfort and strength in knowing many are keeping you in their thoughts and sending love. Aunty Lori