CATHERINE CHARGING HAWK

Funeral services for Catherine Charging Hawk, 83, of Yankton were Saturday, December 11 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marty. Burial was in St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery in Marty. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.

Catherine (Cathy) Adeline (Zephier) Charging Hawk was born in Wagner on March 27, 1938 and left us on December 6, 2021 at the Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton. She was a very loving, caring and kind mother, grandmother, aunt, relative, friend and co-worker. She will be missed and was so loved by many.

Cathy moved to Yankton when she was thirteen. She worked at Sacred Heart Hospital at age 15 until she was 19 years old washing dishes and cleaning patient rooms. Cathy graduated from Stewart’s Beauty School in 1959 as a Cosmetologist, doing hair for 59 years before retiring. She retired at 79 years of age. Cathy worked at Stewart’s Salon, Regis Salon, Spurgeon’s Salon, JCPenney Salon and Majestic Bluffs Assisted Living. Cathy married Virgil Charging Hawk on March 3, 1974.

Cathy loved doing hair and made many friends along her journey with clients and co-workers. Cathy belonged to Sacred Heart Church for many years. She belonged to Catholic Daughters and was a member of the Oblate Sisters. She was a member of the Kateri Tekawitha conference for twenty years and served on the conference board for three years. Cathy belonged to the Charismatic prayer group, volunteered at the local monastery and attended a prison ministry group in which she traveled to Springfield once a month for. Cathy was very faithful and loyal to God in everything she did.

Cathy is survived by her two daughters Diane Kruse (Lester) and Trish LaCroix both from Yankton, six grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren along with several wonderful nieces and two nephews.

Cathy joined her mother, father, brother, sister and husband in heaven.