- Date Of Birth: November 28, 1924
- Date Of Death: May 1, 2015
- State: Connecticut
Mary June Hornbecker, 90, of Lebanon, widow of the late Robert M. Hornbecker, passed away Friday (May 1, 2015) at Apple Rehab in Colchester.
Born Nov. 28, 1924 in Asheville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Wade and Adeline (McCurrey) Watkins.
She married Robert on Aug. 16, 1944; he predeceased her in December of 1973. They had lived in Wolcott where they raised their four children. Mary had worked for TRW for many years prior to her retirement in 1989. In her spare time, she enjoyed oil painting and cooking.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by two daughters, Margaret “Robin” Hornbecker in 1994 and Linda Hornbecker Ingala on Feb. 12, 2015.
She is survived by her daughter, Cathy Daigle of Wolcott; her son, Robert J. Hornbecker and his wife, Denise of Colchester and her son-in-law, Charles Ingala of Sicklerville, NJ; 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves her sister-in-law, Cathy Watkins; and her dear cousin, Polly Jones, both of North Carolina.
