1931 – 2014

RUMFORD — Jo Hannah Marie Richardson, 82, of Howard Street in Dixfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, at Rumford Hospital following a brief illness.

She was born in Mexico on April 18, 1931, a daughter of Robert A. and Barbara (McCray) Boyle. Jo Hannah was educated in Mexico schools and was a graduate of Mexico High School. She later attended Thayer Hospital in Waterville for her medical studies.

She was employed as an operating room technician for 20 years at Rumford Hospital. Jo Hannah moved to Groton, Conn., in 1976, and was employed for 10 years at New London Hospital. She loved her flowers and garden.

Surviving are her children, Robert A. Hodgkins and companion, Sandra Lavertu, of Mexico, Jerry Lee Hodgkins and companion, MerriLee Madsen, of Fort Myers, Fla., and Barbara Jane Kennison of West Peru; grandchildren, Jerry Hodgkins and companion, Kellijo, Jennifer Carrier and husband, Adam, Jeffrey Hodgkins, Jerry Hodgkins and Justin Hodgkins; and great-grandchildren, Kristina Eversen, Michael Eversen, Rebecca Hodgkins, Emily Jamison, Jeffrey Ronald Hodgkins, Arrow Alexis Hodgkins and Hunter Blaze Hodgkins.

She was predeceased by her parents; her first husband, Ronald Hodgkins; and her second husband, Pascal “Buck” Richardson, in 2004.

You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories with the Richardson family by visiting their guest book at www.SGThibaultFuneralHome.com.


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