Hazel Marie McCarty

Hazel was born May 8, 1948 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. She grew up in southwestern Michigan and graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1966. Hazel moved to Arizona in 1976. She worked as a bookkeeper and within the mortgage business for many years. Hazel loved to be with friends and family. She had an adventurous spirit and especially loved visiting the ocean. She loved to sit on the beach, gaze at the waves, and sip Chardonnay. Hazel was a very talented seamstress. She spent many hours hand beading and sewing her daughters’ wedding gowns and altered many formal dresses for her four granddaughters. She also sewed the most amazing, detailed, and creative Halloween costumes for her granddaughters. As Grandma, she never said no and always did whatever she could to help her granddaughters’ creative costume ideas become reality. Hazel was great at DIY projects and loved unique gadgets. She had fun coming up with creative gift ideas and never missed celebrating a birthday with her treasured granddaughters. Hazel was an excellent baker and made the best dinner rolls and Kifli cookies for her friends and family on Thanksgiving every year. She loved to make cute desserts for her granddaughters by trying out fun recipes on Pinterest. Hazel was a marathon Hallmark movie watcher and crossword puzzle expert.

Hazel was an extremely brave, strong, and independent woman. She always had an open door and welcomed friends and family by offering nurturing support anytime they were in need.

Hazel will be deeply missed by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Angela & Steve Burm and Amy & David Snyder; her precious granddaughters Andrea Kramer & future grandson-in-law Sean Curry, Sydney Snyder, Brianna Burm, and Lexi Snyder; grandchildren Kristen Burm and Aaron & Samantha Burm; great granddaughters Kinsley and Dempsey Burm (who knew her as Grandma “Weasel”); and her two brothers, Larry Thomas and Butch Thomas.

Hazel’s passing was preceded by her parents, John & Mary Hess.

The family will be holding a private Celebration of Life on Hazel’s birthday May 8, 2021. While Hazel’s loving spirit will continue to live on within her daughters and granddaughters, her ashes will be buried at a later date within the ocean where she felt to be most at peace.

Please Celebrate Hazel by reflecting upon a special memory of her. Donations in Hazel’s honor may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, https://azkidney.org/node/142