Ernestine Josephine Hawthorne, 73, of Eureka, died on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, in Wichita Ṡhe was born on March 6, 1947, in Phoenix, Ariz., the daughter of Ernest and Helen (Montez) Ayala. She was raised in Gilroy, Calif. and attended local schools. Growing up, she ...