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- Bangor Daily News (ME)
December 8, 2020
Searsport - Joyce O. Hopkins, 84, passed away December 1, 2020, at home with her loving, attentive husband of 66 years, Ron, by her side. Born in July of 1936 in Blue Hill Maine, she was the daughter of Fred A. and Doris (Grindle) Owen.
Family always came first for Joyce and she was a kind and caring friend and neighbor to all she knew.
She was predeceased by her parents; her step-mother, Alma Gray; her Aunt, Florence Owen; her sister, Doris Owen; and oldest son, Paul Hopkins.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald Hopkins; daughter-in-law, Chris Hopkins; daughter and son-in-law, Tambra Hopkins and David Kumlin; son and daughter-in-law, Grant and Lisa Hopkins; six grandchildren, Eric and Ryan Hopkins, Corina Hopkins-Vacca and Rheanna Hopkins-Kumlin, Kyle and Rebecca Hopkins; and one great-grandchild, Kirin Seakit. Also, she has a surviving step-sister, Bonnie Scholl, and a step-brother, Scott Gray.
She and Ron raised their family in Terryville, Connecticut. Employment included, Terryville Town clerk secretary, O.Z. Gedney Credit Union manager, and most importantly, loving, dedicated mother of three. She was very active in Terryville Congregational Church serving as a Sunday school teacher and superintendent, and on various church committees. After retiring to Maine, she enjoyed being a member of Searsport Congregational Church.
Interests included, her treasured pets, reading, needlepoint, crocheting, family camping trips, traveling, and vacations to beloved camps in Cape Rosier, Maine and in Blue Hill, Maine.
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