(veteran emblem) Allen W. Hawk, 80, of Blair, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008.

Services will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 at Heafey-Hoffman-Dworak-Cutler West Center Chapel, then at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Omaha. Interment will be in Omaha’s Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan 2, at the funeral chapel with a wake service at 7 p.m.

Allen Wesley “Wes” Hawk is survived by his wife, Rita Hawk of Blair; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jody and Richard Pitsch of Lincoln, and Julie and Ted Lipari of Omaha; three sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Kathy Hawk, Patrick and Susie Hawk, and Dan Hawk, all of Omaha; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Ann Pickering of Omaha; brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Darlene Hawk of Arlington; stepdaughters, Donna Spychalski of Omaha, Lori (John) Mullen of California; stepson, Dale “Tony” (Rhonda) Kohles of Texas.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy.

~There is an additional obituary on file published in the Omaha World Published on December 31, 2008. It does not include any additional information.

~~~Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Association; newspaper clippings on file at the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska

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