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 Kathryn "Nicki" Zedick Hooper, 91, of Beaufort, died peacefully in her home on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2012, at St. Egbert Catholic Church with the pastor, the Rev. Douglas Smiley, presiding. Nicki was born in Monticello, Indiana, on September 15, 1920. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Eastern Michigan University in 1942. In 1944, she married Irving Hooper and for many years they lived in Syracuse, New York, before they moved to Beaufort in 1978. Nicki was always active in her local communities. She was a volunteer with the League of Women Voters, Onondaga County Jail Ministry, Carteret County Democratic Women, Carteret General Arts for the Hospital, St. Egbert Women's Guild, and the Beaufort Historical Society Thrift Shop. Her watercolors of local nature scenes show her love for the North Carolina coastal area. She is survived by Irving, her loving husband of 68 years; her children, Tony Hooper and his wife, Norah, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Mark Hooper and his wife, Penny, of Smyrna, Ann Hooper Hudson and her husband, Jim, of Grapevine, Texas. Nicki and Irv have six grandchildren, Matthew Hooper and his wife, Cynthia, Jonathan Hooper and his wife, Erika, Catalina Markham and her husband, Kristian, Joseph Hooper and his wife, Rachel, Royal Hooper, Hillary Hudson and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother, Tony Zedick and sister, Mary Zedick. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday, May 3, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Nicki requested that donations be made to Habitat for Humanity, P. O. Box 789, Newport, NC 28570; Medical Mission Sisters, 8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111; or Carteret County Crossroads, P. O. Box 155, Beaufort, NC 28516. |
