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     Joan Lisa Havel was born on 6 October 1923 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.² She was the daughter of Joseph Havel and Anna F. Sbritsky.¹ Joan Lisa Havel was born circa 1924 at Washington.³ She married James Douglas Grant, son of Henry M. Grant and Madge E. Stutler, on 7 December 1963 at Marin Co., California.¹ Joan Lisa Havel lived in May 1979 at 6489 Lucas Valley Rd., Nicasio, Marin Co., California.¹ Her Social Security Number was

Joan Lisa Havel
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name:     Joan Lisa Havel (Joan Grant)
SSN:     537144566
Gender:     Female
Race:     White
Birth Date:     6 Oct 1923
Birth Place:     Seattle King, Washington
Death Date:     20 Aug 1995
Father:     Joseph Havel
Mother:     Anna Sbritsky
Type of Claim:     Original SSN.
Notes:     Jun 1941: Name listed as JOAN LISA HAVEL; Jan 1964: Name listed as JOAN GRANT.² She died on 20 August 1995 at Marin Co., California, at age 71.²

     Joseph Havel was born on 13 March 1858 at Prague, Bohemia.¹ He was born on 15 March 1858 at Bohemia.² He immigrated on 22 May 1873

Josefa Havel age 14, arrived in NYC on 22May1873 on ship Bremen. He married Mary Sklenar, daughter of Frank Sklenar and Katherine Hovet, on 31 January 1880 at Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.^3,2 Joseph Havel was a Hotel Proprietor.⁴ He died on 17 February 1912 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington, at age 53.^4,5,6 The cause of death was Erysipelas and Mitral Regurgitation.⁴

Joseph Havel
Joseph Havel, age 53, died late Saturday night at the family residence, 471 North 151h street. He was the proprietor of the Rhein hotel, 21st street and Pacific avenue and had been a resident Tacoma 23 years. Mr. Havel was member of Tacoma aerie of Eagles and the Sons of Hermann. The funeral will be held under the auspices of these orders at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the Hoska -Buckley-King company's chapel. Special music will t given by the Tacoma Saengerbund.

The Tacoma Daily Ledger (Tacoma, Washington)
Mon, Feb 19, 1912 -Page 5.⁶

He was buried on 21 February 1912 at Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington.^4,5

Funeral of Joseph Havel.
Under the auspices of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Suns of Hermann, the funeral of was largely attended from the chapel of the Hoska-Buckley-King company this afternoon. The services were in accordance with the ritual of the Eagles. Judge Linck made an address and the Tacoma Saengerbund, of which he was a passive member, sang several selections. Many beautiful floral emblems were sent by the fraternal orders and by individual friends.

Joseph Havel was born near Prague, Bohemia, March 13, 1858, removing to LaCrosse, Wis ., when 16 years of age. Two years later he went to Rice county, Minnesota, and was joined there by his mother, his father having died when he was 10. His mother died in 1883. He pursued farming in Rice county and married Miss Mary Sklenar when 22, coming to Tacoma in 1889. He engaged in the shingle business at Dryad for five years and returned to Tacoma in 1903. He had been proprietor of the Rhein hotel, 21st and Pacific avenue, since 1903. Besides his widow, he leaves three son, Edward G., 30: Joseph 20; Fred, 18, and three daughters, Katie, 16; Nora, 14; Electa, 12, a sister in Rice county, Minnesota; a brother in Bohemia and a brother in Nebraska.

The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington)
Wed, Feb 21, 1912 -Page 4.¹

     Joseph Havel was born on 26 April 1891 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Havel and Mary Sklenar. In 1920 Census, Joseph is single, accountant at a newspaper.

He completed a WWII draft registration card.³ Joseph Havel married Anna F. Sbritsky, daughter of Hiller Sbritsky and Lisa Rigberg.⁴ In January 1920 Joseph Havel was a accountant at a newspaper., at Seattle, King Co., Washington. Joseph Havel was a Credit Manager for 24-years, at Post Intelligencer Newspaper, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California.² He lived in February 1964 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California.⁵ He lived in February 1979 at 926 Grove St., #5, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California.² He died on 11 March 1979 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, at age 87.^2,6 His Social Security Number was 531-09-5492A.² He was cremated on 14 May 1979 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo Co., California.² He was buried on 14 May 1979 at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo Co., California.⁶

     Katherine Havel was also known as Katie. She was born on 18 August 1894 at Washington CENSUS: 1900 WA, Lewis Co., Dryad Pct, E.D. 134, sheet 12. She was born on 19 August 1895 at Dryad, Lewis Co., Washington.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Havel and Mary Sklenar. Katherine Havel married Ernest Exbert Richter on 4 February 1914 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington. Katherine Havel and Ernest Exbert Richter were divorced abt 1937-1938 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington. Katherine Havel died on 18 May 1983 at Keno, Klamath Co., Oregon, at age 87; Certificate:     83-09156.

     Katrina Havel was born circa 1845 at Bohemia.¹ She married Thomas J. Kaisersatt circa 1868. Katrina Havel died on 25 September 1882 at Minnesota.^1,2 Obituary of son Frank, listed his parents, Thomas and Katrina. She was buried at Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.²

     Margaret Havel married Zachariah Macaulay.¹

     Mary Ann Havel was born on 8 September 1899 at Washington.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Havel and Mary Sklenar.

     Richard Joseph Havel was born on 20 February 1925 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.¹ He was the son of Joseph Havel and Anna F. Sbritsky.¹ Richard Joseph Havel married Virginia Martin Johnson on 28 June 1947 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon.² Richard Joseph Havel died on 9 April 2016 at Greenbrae, Marin Co., California, at age 91.²

Obituary for Richard Joseph Havel:

Dr. Richard J. Havel
February 20, 1925 - April 9, 2016

Dr. Richard Joseph (Dick) Havel, renowned research scientist, devoted husband and father passed away quietly at his home in Greenbrae on April 9th. Dick was born to Joseph and Anna (Nan) Havel in Seattle, Washington where he attended Sealth High School, played the clarinet and excelled in mathematics and science. He attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree and met his wife Virginia (Gini). They fell in love after their first date and were married in 1945. He earned a medical degree along with a Masters degree in Chemistry at University of Oregon Medical School in 1949. After a residency in Internal Medicine at Cornell University Medical Center in New York City, Dick began his long career in biomedical research at the National Heart Institute of the Public Health Service in Bethesda, Maryland. He joined the faculty in the School of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco, in 1956 where he continued his groundbreaking research on lipid metabolism and lipoprotein biology. His research had a profound impact on the understanding of human disease including the role of disorders of lipid metabolism in hyperlipidemia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Dr. Havel refined and optimized the methodology for separating good cholesterol (HDL) from bad cholesterol (LDL) and recognized the role that the different fractions of lipoproteins play in heart disease. His paper on the lipoproteins in human serum published in 1955 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation remains among the most cited publications in the field of lipid biology. His research accomplishments also include one of the first studies demonstrating that lowering LDL cholesterol in the blood led to a reduction of atherosclerosis.

He served as Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) at UCSF from 1973 to 1992 where he trained numerous postdoctoral researchers and junior faculty in biomedical research. He was a mentor and advisor on cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism to Drs. Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1984 and with whom Dr. Havel published several original scientific papers and a seminal chapter on Lipoproteins and Lipid Transport in the textbook Metabolic Control and Disease. Dr. Havel's career included sabbaticals at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. During his career, he published over 300 scientific papers and was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in 1983 and the Institute of Medicine in 1989. He served as Editor-in-Chief and Chair of the Advisory Board for the Journal of Lipid Research. He was also active in the organization of the Deuel Conference on Lipids and the conference has included the annual "Havel Lecture" since 2002. He received many awards and honors including the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nutrition Research and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis.

After returning from sabbatical in Sweden in 1962, he and Gini lived in Ross, California, where they raised four children. He was also a longtime resident of Inverness, California near the Point Reyes National Seashore, where he and Gini built a home overlooking Tomales Bay. Here, Dick loved entertaining and lively games of tennis with family and friends. While living in West Marin, he was an avid gardener, he enjoyed hiking, birding and foraging for wild mushrooms. He also had a longtime love of classical music and he and Gini were subscribing members of the San Francisco Symphony. Following his retirement, he remained active in the lipoprotein field and played a good game of tennis well into his 80's. He and Gini traveled all over the world, and particularly enjoyed visiting places with a rich natural history of flora and fauna. He is survived by Gini, his wife of nearly seventy years, his four children, Chris (Mill Valley, CA), Tim (Boston, MA), Peter (Davis, CA), and Julianne (San Rafael, CA), as well as his three grandchildren, Jocelyn, Tyler, and Cameron, and his niece, Tracy Grant, and grandniece, Mélanie Grant, of Nicasio, CA. Dick will be missed by his family and many friends and colleagues who will remember him as a kind and gentle man with a keen sense of humor along with a supportive and mentoring spirit. A memorial honoring Dr. Havel will be held at UCSF within the next 2-3 months followed on a later date by another memorial for family and friends in Marin County.

Published in San Francisco Chronicle on May 8, 2016.²

     Vivian Marguerite Havel was born circa 1911 at Washington.¹ She was born on 16 November 1911 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington.² She was the daughter of Edward Gregory Havel and Christina M. Aadral. Vivian Marguerite Havel married Courtland Coach Gibson on 30 January 1934 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington. Vivian Marguerite Havel and Courtland Coach Gibson were divorced. Vivian Marguerite Havel married Thomas Gray Kiakona on 14 March 1941 at Honolulu, Honolulu Co., Hawaii. Vivian Marguerite Havel and Thomas Gray Kiakona were divorced after 1952. Vivian Marguerite Havel lived in February 1964 at Honolulu, Honolulu Co., Hawaii.³ She died on 11 September 1980 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington, at age 68. She was cremated on 15 September 1980 at Oakwood Crematory, Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington.

     Eric Jeffrey Hawkenson married Maggie (?) Eric Jeffrey Hawkenson is the son of Jeffrey Leonard Hawkenson and Pamela Kay Steele.

     Jeffrey Leonard Hawkenson married Pamela Kay Steele, daughter of Willard Melvin Steele and Joan Barbara Yungers, on 21 August 1976 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.

     Jennifer Lynn Hawkenson married Nick Jacobson. Jennifer Lynn Hawkenson is the daughter of Jeffrey Leonard Hawkenson and Pamela Kay Steele.

     Fred Foster Hawkins was born on 18 May 1896 at Kankakee, Kankakee Co., Illinois.² He was the son of Rudolph Simonds Hawkins and Carrie Evelyn Foster. Fred Foster Hawkins married Irene Frances Shimp, daughter of Delbert Shimp and Elenaor Dell Chearhart, on 11 February 1919 at St. Joseph Co., Indiana.¹ Fred Foster Hawkins lived in February 1958 at Granger, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.¹ He died on 23 January 1972 at Stuart, Martin Co., Florida, at age 75.² He was buried at Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.²

     Jennifer June Hawkins is the daughter of Robert Fred Hawkins and Dorothy Mae Gant. Jennifer June Hawkins married George Raymond Murray Jr. on 22 September 1990 at St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.

     Layton S. Hawkins Jr. was born on 3 November 1916 at Albany Co., New York.¹ He was the son of Layton Smith Hawkins and Caroline Monell Curry. Layton S. Hawkins Jr. lived in 1960 at New York, New York Co., New York. He died on 9 May 2003 at New York at age 86.

     Layton Smith Hawkins was born on 4 January 1877 at New York.¹ He married Caroline Monell Curry, daughter of Alpheus Alfred Curry and Sarah Elizabeth Purdy, on 31 July 1900 at Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. Layton Smith Hawkins lived in 1960 at Warwick, Orange Co., New York. He died on 29 July 1960 at Orange Co., New York, at age 83.

     Meredith Michal Hawkins was born on 11 October 1961 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Robert Fred Hawkins and Dorothy Mae Gant. Meredith Michal Hawkins married Donald John White on 29 November 1980 at Sarasota Co., Florida. Meredith Michal Hawkins died on 18 June 2005 at Sarasota, Sarasota Co., Florida, at age 43.

     Robert Fred Hawkins was born on 19 November 1921 at Harris Twsp., St. Joseph Co., Indiana.^1,2 He was the son of Fred Foster Hawkins and Irene Frances Shimp. Robert Fred Hawkins married Dorothy Mae Gant on 4 August 1947 at Indiana. Robert Fred Hawkins died on 16 October 2009 at Sarasota, Sarasota Co., Florida, at age 87.² He was buried at Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.²

     Rudolph Simonds Hawkins was born on 14 February 1859 at Kankakee, Kankakee Co., Illinois.¹ He married Carrie Evelyn Foster. Rudolph Simonds Hawkins died on 19 April 1945 at Granger, St. Joseph Co., Indiana, at age 86.¹ He was buried at Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.¹

     Charlotte Hay was born on 24 July 1799 at Baltimore, Maryland.^1,2 She was baptized abt 06 Oct 1799/1800.³ She was the daughter of Johannes Hay and Barbara Mayer. Charlotte Hay was born on 6 October 1799.² She was born on 6 October 1800.² She married John (II) Harn, son of Caleb Harn and Sally Davis, on 2 December 1822 at Baltimore Co., Maryland.^2,4 Charlotte Hay died on 3 August 1867 at age 68; Record says she died 03Aug1867, but gravestone engraved with 25Jul1867, which is the month and day of her birth.^3,2,5 They also had five children who died in infancy. She was buried at Harn Family Cemetery, Harvest Hills, Frederick Co., Maryland.⁵

     Johannes Hay was also known as John. He married Barbara Mayer. Father was Adam Hay.

     Eva Fay Hayes was born on 8 February 1912 at Harrison Co., Kentucky.¹ She was the daughter of Harry Thomas Hayes and Lovena Righter Nichols.¹ Eva Fay Hayes married Russell Thomas Geoghegan in 1932 at Cynthiana, Harrison Co., Kentucky.¹ Eva Fay Hayes died on 1 June 1998 at Lee Co., Florida, at age 86.¹

     Harry Thomas Hayes was born on 27 March 1882 at Harrison Co., Kentucky.¹ He married Lovena Righter Nichols, daughter of Daniel Talbott Nichols and Sarah Ellen Tolle, on 26 March 1904.¹ Harry Thomas Hayes died on 7 August 1951 at Harrison Co., Kentucky, at age 69.¹

     Joyce Ann Hayes married Keith Lawrence Harn, son of Wilbur Eugene Harn and Helen Florence Vliet, on 21 August 1965 at Los Angeles Co., California.

     Dennis Earl Headrick is the son of Donald Eugene Headrick and Mildred Mae Howerton.

     Donald Eugene Headrick was born on 6 May 1915 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of John Henry Headrick and Frances Margaret Clow. Donald Eugene Headrick married Mildred Mae Howerton in 1936. Donald Eugene Headrick died on 3 February 1969 at Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California, at age 53.¹ He was buried at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California.¹

     Gail Patricia Headrick was born on 3 December 1937 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.^1,2 She was the daughter of Donald Eugene Headrick and Mildred Mae Howerton. Gail Patricia Headrick graduated in 1955 at Lompoc High School, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California.¹ She married Garry Edward Benson on 17 September 1960 at Santa Barbara Co., California. Gail Patricia Headrick died on 8 February 2015 at California at age 77.²

Following obituary for Gail Benson:

Gail Patricia Benson 1937 - 2015
December 03, 1937 - February 08, 2015

Gail (Headrick) Benson was born in Los Angeles on December 3, 1937 to Donald and Mildred (Howerton) Headrick. Ten days later, the three of them moved back to Mildred’s home town of Lompoc. Twelve years later, younger brother Dennis came along and Gail became the default baby sitter.

She lived a full life and often reminisced about her Lompoc childhood – stories of living in an apartment in the historic Rudolph Mansion; stories of her doting father who considered her “Daddy’s little girl;” stories of her grandparents, Frank and Bertha Howerton and their “ranch” on West Ocean Ave; stories of her colorful cowboy uncles; and stories of her many cousins and their escapades.

Gail graduated from Lompoc High School in 1955 and then went on to Allan Hancock College to study Journalism and English. As a member of the Lompoc High School Blue Ribbon Band, she played Oboe, Saxophone and Glockenspiel. In her younger years, she took piano lessons from Faye Porter and later became a talented organist, playing background music for the annual Alpha Club Flower Show and for many local fashion shows. She became acquainted with Pat Farage, who managed the local Baldwin Piano and Organ Studio, and soon began teaching organ techniques to eager students.

Her father served as a volunteer firefighter with the Lompoc Fire Department. It was there where she caught the eye of a young firefighter. As they say, he pursued her until she caught him. Gail and that young firefighter, Garry Benson, were married in 1960. Garry later admitted that he had first met her when she was twelve years old, while she was visiting her aunt and uncle, Ruby and Smitty Howerton, in Goleta.

Never one to avoid hard work, Gail spent a couple of summers staying with her aunt and uncle, Edith and Harry Sorensen in Grover City, while earning money picking strawberries. She began her formal working career at Miller Pharmacy, after which she was employed in the traffic department at Johns-Manville. Her last “paying” job was in the family business, Lompoc Valley Stationers and Bookstore, in the mid-1970s.

Her passion was genealogy. The research fascinated and challenged her. She documented both sides of her family history and, to her dismay, found no Native American blood and, most importantly, no horse thieves.
She recently received her 50 year pin from the Native Daughters of the Golden West and was a charter member of the Lompoc Valley Historical Society and member of the now inactive Lompoc Pioneer Society.

Gail and Garry entered the dog show world showing Papillons. They were not experienced handlers, but managed to show champion dogs alongside professionals with many years of experience. She is survived by three of her beloved fur babies; Corky, Queso and Cowboy.

Gail will always be remembered for her dedication to family. She was one who could be critical and make light of family members, but woe be to those outsiders who did the same. Those critics would soon discover her “other side” as she defiantly defended her family. Opinionated and outspoken are the two qualities that summed her up.

She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, all her aunts and uncles, and her “adopted” brother, Keith Parsley. She is survived by her husband, Garry Benson and brother, Dennis Headrick of Lompoc, her “adopted” kids, Larry and Carla Harrison of Georgia, her beloved Headrick and Howerton cousins, and the Parsley family of Orcutt, whom she considered her extended family and who accepted her as one of their own.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 20 at 2 p.m. in the pavilion at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Lompoc Valley Historical Society, P.O. Box 88, Lompoc, CA 93438, or an animal welfare organization of your choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Starbuck Lind Mortuary.

https://www.starbucklind.com/index.cfm/obituary/2964687?browse_on=desktop.¹ She was buried at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California.^1,2

     John Arthur Headrick was born on 5 October 1916 at Tennessee.¹ He was the son of John Henry Headrick and Frances Margaret Clow. John Arthur Headrick married Olga S. Erland. John Arthur Headrick died on 26 April 1981 at Hermosa, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 64.¹ He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., California.¹

     John Henry Headrick was born on 1 February 1890 at Sevier Co., Tennessee.¹ He married Frances Margaret Clow, daughter of John Arthur Clow and Hattie B. Harn, on 26 May 1914 at Kootenai Co., Idaho. John Henry Headrick died on 18 November 1958 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 68.¹ He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., California, Plot: Inglewood Mausoleum.¹

     Richard Frank Headrick was born on 28 September 1922 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.¹ He was the son of John Henry Headrick and Frances Margaret Clow. Richard Frank Headrick died on 6 June 1964 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 41.¹ He was buried at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Co., California.¹