Obituary of Justine Hayward

Justine Hayward, age 100, Hawley died Sunday, July 15, 2018.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, David James Hayward, in 1998. 

Born January 5, 1918, in Jabing, Austria, she was the daughter of the late Wendelin and Justine (Findler) Oswald.  Formerly of Queens, NY, she had been a Hawley resident since 1980.  A member of BVM Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, over the years she had been active with the Altar & Rosary Society, served as a Eucharistic Minister and was a member of the Quilting Club.

She was a homemaker and mother, a profession from which she never retired.   Her strong faith and belief in the Lord and His ways always provided her with tremendous inner strength and guided her throughout her life.

In her free time, she enjoyed gardening and was a wonderful cook whose family loved all her delicious food.

She is survived by two daughters: Teresa Austin of Flushing, NY, and Virginia Mancini of Hawley; three sons: James Hayward and his wife Karen of Westbury, NY, David Hayward and his wife Laura of Lincroft, NJ, and Denis Hayward and his wife Wini of Hawley; fourteen grandchildren:  Raymond, Sondra, Michelle, Frank, Justin, Christopher, David, Peter, Kelly, Regina, John, Jennifer, Katherine and Nicholas; and eight great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Justine O'Connor.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 18, from 2:30 to 7 PM at Teeters’ East Chapel, 505 Church St., Hawley, PA.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 19, at BVM Queen Of Peace Roman Catholic Church, 314 Chestnut Ave, Hawley celebrated by Rev. Richard W. Beck, Pastor.  Burial will follow in B.V.M. Queen Of Peace Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Covenant House, 460 W. 41st St., New York, NY  10036 (covenanthouse.org) or Anderson Center for Autism, 4885 US 9, Staatsburg, NY  12580 (andersoncenterforautism.org).