Hazel grew up in Saugus, Massachusetts. She attended art and design classes at an art school in Boston Mass in the 1940's focusing on Fashion Design. Her passion was drawing and oil painting.
She met her future husband, John W. (Jack) McColley when she was 16 years old in a meat market in Saugus when their dogs' leashes became entwined. Jack was home on leave from the war. He lovingly called her his "skipper" - "Skip" for short. They dated 4 years and married May 18, 1949 in Chula Vista, CA. Together they returned to Mass where they had 3 children: Christine L. (McColley) Kennedy of Centennial, CO; Cynthia E. McColley of Parker, CO; and John D. McColley of No. Reading, Mass.
Hazel and her husband moved to Colorado in 1975, when Jack was transferred with his company. They became founding members of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Englewood, CO (now Centennial). They moved to Parker, CO in the early 1980's where they were part of the early members of St. Mathew's Episcopal Church. Hazel served on the Vestry and Bishop's committees at various times, as well as the Altar Guild, and was a Lay Eucharist Minister. Her husband died at home in Parker, CO in 1985.
Hazel's passion was also serving others, so she started the church's thrift shop in the early 1990's with other volunteers from the congregation, which served the surrounding community for several yrs. She was also a member of "Prayers and Squares", a St. Mathew's ministry of making quilts for the sick. She enjoyed quilting and sewing.
Hazel had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to laugh. Hazel and her children had
wonderful moments of laughter together in the months prior to her passing.
She is survived by her 3 children, named above, her sister Lois A. Donlan of Saugus, MA, 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren all from New Hampshire and Maine.
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