obit: San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, 2021
Natalie Woodford Thompson Hodgson Hahn
Hahn passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 11, 2021 at her home in Berkeley, California. Talented actress and librarian, avid reader, engaged volunteer, cat lover, traveler, wife, mother and grandmother, dear friend to many – she will be missed.
Natalie was born on August 26, 1931 in San Luis Obispo, California, but brought up in Oakland, Iowa. The nearby family farm (which Natalie inherited and which she leased until her death) featured highly in Natalie's childhood memories. She attended Oakland High School, where her love of reading and acting unfolded. She was valedictorian of her graduating class (1949). After two years at Grinnell College she transferred to Stanford University, graduating in 1953 with a double major in English Literature and Speech & Drama. At Stanford she complemented her studies by working at the campus radio station as an announcer, sportscaster and music broadcaster.
Natalie married her first husband, architect Walter Remington Hodgson, in 1956. The couple and their children, Welles and Elisabeth, lived in Terra Linda and later, San Rafael. Natalie earned a Master's degree in Library Science from UC Berkeley in 1970 and worked at multiple branches of the Marin County Library as a reference librarian. Her expertise was such that in later years she went to China to talk on library referencing systems.
Remington died in 1976. In 1980 Natalie married widower Erwin Louis Hahn, a professor of physics, and moved to Berkeley. They brought together five grown children: Welles and Elisabeth Hodgson, and David, Deborah and Katherine Hahn.
Natalie threw herself into volunteer work at UC Berkeley, where she was active with foreign students in the Section Club and at International House (where she became known as "the bear lady" for sewing stuffed Cal bears for children at the annual holiday party). As an active member of Town & Gown Natalie performed in plays well into her 80s. She belonged to several book clubs and volunteered at the Berkeley Public Library. With Erwin she enjoyed sabbaticals and physics awards ceremonies in Europe and beyond. She was particularly fond of Oxford, England, where she volunteered for a year at Oxford University's Bodleian Library and developed many friendships. Later she gave talks on her experiences at the Bodleian.
Natalie will be remembered for her intelligence, energy, poise and generosity, and for a dry sense of humor all her own. She is survived by her and Erwin's five children, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Note: Council Bluffs, Iowa Nonpareil article March 2, 1941 page 3: Natalie Woodford Thompson age 9, the youngest member of the St. Petersburg, FL Shell Club, includes picture of Natalie.
Natalie Woodford Thompson Hodgson Hahn
Hahn passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 11, 2021 at her home in Berkeley, California. Talented actress and librarian, avid reader, engaged volunteer, cat lover, traveler, wife, mother and grandmother, dear friend to many – she will be missed.
Natalie was born on August 26, 1931 in San Luis Obispo, California, but brought up in Oakland, Iowa. The nearby family farm (which Natalie inherited and which she leased until her death) featured highly in Natalie's childhood memories. She attended Oakland High School, where her love of reading and acting unfolded. She was valedictorian of her graduating class (1949). After two years at Grinnell College she transferred to Stanford University, graduating in 1953 with a double major in English Literature and Speech & Drama. At Stanford she complemented her studies by working at the campus radio station as an announcer, sportscaster and music broadcaster.
Natalie married her first husband, architect Walter Remington Hodgson, in 1956. The couple and their children, Welles and Elisabeth, lived in Terra Linda and later, San Rafael. Natalie earned a Master's degree in Library Science from UC Berkeley in 1970 and worked at multiple branches of the Marin County Library as a reference librarian. Her expertise was such that in later years she went to China to talk on library referencing systems.
Remington died in 1976. In 1980 Natalie married widower Erwin Louis Hahn, a professor of physics, and moved to Berkeley. They brought together five grown children: Welles and Elisabeth Hodgson, and David, Deborah and Katherine Hahn.
Natalie threw herself into volunteer work at UC Berkeley, where she was active with foreign students in the Section Club and at International House (where she became known as "the bear lady" for sewing stuffed Cal bears for children at the annual holiday party). As an active member of Town & Gown Natalie performed in plays well into her 80s. She belonged to several book clubs and volunteered at the Berkeley Public Library. With Erwin she enjoyed sabbaticals and physics awards ceremonies in Europe and beyond. She was particularly fond of Oxford, England, where she volunteered for a year at Oxford University's Bodleian Library and developed many friendships. Later she gave talks on her experiences at the Bodleian.
Natalie will be remembered for her intelligence, energy, poise and generosity, and for a dry sense of humor all her own. She is survived by her and Erwin's five children, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Note: Council Bluffs, Iowa Nonpareil article March 2, 1941 page 3: Natalie Woodford Thompson age 9, the youngest member of the St. Petersburg, FL Shell Club, includes picture of Natalie.
obit: San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, 2021
Natalie Woodford Thompson Hodgson Hahn
Hahn passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 11, 2021 at her home in Berkeley, California. Talented actress and librarian, avid reader, engaged volunteer, cat lover, traveler, wife, mother and grandmother, dear friend to many – she will be missed.
Natalie was born on August 26, 1931 in San Luis Obispo, California, but brought up in Oakland, Iowa. The nearby family farm (which Natalie inherited and which she leased until her death) featured highly in Natalie's childhood memories. She attended Oakland High School, where her love of reading and acting unfolded. She was valedictorian of her graduating class (1949). After two years at Grinnell College she transferred to Stanford University, graduating in 1953 with a double major in English Literature and Speech & Drama. At Stanford she complemented her studies by working at the campus radio station as an announcer, sportscaster and music broadcaster.
Natalie married her first husband, architect Walter Remington Hodgson, in 1956. The couple and their children, Welles and Elisabeth, lived in Terra Linda and later, San Rafael. Natalie earned a Master's degree in Library Science from UC Berkeley in 1970 and worked at multiple branches of the Marin County Library as a reference librarian. Her expertise was such that in later years she went to China to talk on library referencing systems.
Remington died in 1976. In 1980 Natalie married widower Erwin Louis Hahn, a professor of physics, and moved to Berkeley. They brought together five grown children: Welles and Elisabeth Hodgson, and David, Deborah and Katherine Hahn.
Natalie threw herself into volunteer work at UC Berkeley, where she was active with foreign students in the Section Club and at International House (where she became known as "the bear lady" for sewing stuffed Cal bears for children at the annual holiday party). As an active member of Town & Gown Natalie performed in plays well into her 80s. She belonged to several book clubs and volunteered at the Berkeley Public Library. With Erwin she enjoyed sabbaticals and physics awards ceremonies in Europe and beyond. She was particularly fond of Oxford, England, where she volunteered for a year at Oxford University's Bodleian Library and developed many friendships. Later she gave talks on her experiences at the Bodleian.
Natalie will be remembered for her intelligence, energy, poise and generosity, and for a dry sense of humor all her own. She is survived by her and Erwin's five children, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Note: Council Bluffs, Iowa Nonpareil article March 2, 1941 page 3: Natalie Woodford Thompson age 9, the youngest member of the St. Petersburg, FL Shell Club, includes picture of Natalie.
Natalie Woodford Thompson Hodgson Hahn
Hahn passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 11, 2021 at her home in Berkeley, California. Talented actress and librarian, avid reader, engaged volunteer, cat lover, traveler, wife, mother and grandmother, dear friend to many – she will be missed.
Natalie was born on August 26, 1931 in San Luis Obispo, California, but brought up in Oakland, Iowa. The nearby family farm (which Natalie inherited and which she leased until her death) featured highly in Natalie's childhood memories. She attended Oakland High School, where her love of reading and acting unfolded. She was valedictorian of her graduating class (1949). After two years at Grinnell College she transferred to Stanford University, graduating in 1953 with a double major in English Literature and Speech & Drama. At Stanford she complemented her studies by working at the campus radio station as an announcer, sportscaster and music broadcaster.
Natalie married her first husband, architect Walter Remington Hodgson, in 1956. The couple and their children, Welles and Elisabeth, lived in Terra Linda and later, San Rafael. Natalie earned a Master's degree in Library Science from UC Berkeley in 1970 and worked at multiple branches of the Marin County Library as a reference librarian. Her expertise was such that in later years she went to China to talk on library referencing systems.
Remington died in 1976. In 1980 Natalie married widower Erwin Louis Hahn, a professor of physics, and moved to Berkeley. They brought together five grown children: Welles and Elisabeth Hodgson, and David, Deborah and Katherine Hahn.
Natalie threw herself into volunteer work at UC Berkeley, where she was active with foreign students in the Section Club and at International House (where she became known as "the bear lady" for sewing stuffed Cal bears for children at the annual holiday party). As an active member of Town & Gown Natalie performed in plays well into her 80s. She belonged to several book clubs and volunteered at the Berkeley Public Library. With Erwin she enjoyed sabbaticals and physics awards ceremonies in Europe and beyond. She was particularly fond of Oxford, England, where she volunteered for a year at Oxford University's Bodleian Library and developed many friendships. Later she gave talks on her experiences at the Bodleian.
Natalie will be remembered for her intelligence, energy, poise and generosity, and for a dry sense of humor all her own. She is survived by her and Erwin's five children, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Note: Council Bluffs, Iowa Nonpareil article March 2, 1941 page 3: Natalie Woodford Thompson age 9, the youngest member of the St. Petersburg, FL Shell Club, includes picture of Natalie.
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