Mary Clareen O’Quinn, affectionately known as “Honey”, 83, of League City, Texas, went to be with our Lord on September 7, 2025. She was born to Anthony Wagner Hahnel and Mary Francis Hahnel on November 14, 1941, in San Antonio, Texas where she was born and raised graduating from Highlands High School.

Clareen began her life with John Kunert with whom she had three children. After their second child they moved to Seabrook, Texas where she began working as a secretary at NASA Johnson Space Center. In 1967, after she gave birth to her third child, the family moved to Clear Lake Shores, Texas. Clareen proudly worked at NASA for the next 20 years before moving to the private sector, where she finished out her career as an Investment Relations Executive.

Following her divorce, Clareen embraced her love for the outdoors by joining the Sierra Outdoor Club at the local college. She enjoyed camping and hiking all around Texas as well as the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico with the club. However, her favorite adventures, were the ones she shared with family. From Big Bend National Park, Knoxville to see the smoky mountains, to most recently to Colorado Springs, these journeys were dear to her heart.

She met Herbert and they married in 1985. They shared a beautiful life together spanning 27 years and spent many weekends fishing until his passing in 2012. Everyone Clareen met was a friend. She had a gift for striking up a conversation with anyone, taking opportunities to create smiles and laughter along the way. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, fishing, garage and estate sales, going to concerts, and petting any dog that came across her path. She was the cornerstone of her family, providing unwavering love and a foundation transcending down through her great grandkids. She gave her family so much love and laughter to share and carry in their hearts
forever.

A woman of faith, she had a relationship with Jesus. In recent years, Clareen focused more on her walk with Christ, rededicating her life by being baptized. She enjoyed going to church with family and catching up with friends before the service.

Clareen was preceded in death by her parents, Anthony Wagner Hahnel and Mary Francis Hahnel; former husband and father to her children, John Norbert Kunert; Husband, Herbert C O’Quinn; daughter, Laura Jean Thornton; and grandson, Sabastian Timothy Kunert

She is survived by her loving family: brother, Anthony Wagner Hahnel and wife Yvonne Hahnel; son, Paul Alan Kunert and wife Tanja Kunert; daughter, Adrianne Lea Bickham; grandchildren, Autumn Dumis, Jonathon Thornton and wife Jackie Thornton, Joshua Thornton, Paul Kunert Jr, Emmalee Cheshire, Seth Kunert, Corrie and Colby Martin, Matthew Bickham; Great Grandkids John Kunert, Sylvia Kunert, Elyzabeth Kunert, Adaline Kunert, Brandall Cheshire, Levi Cheshire, Luna-Belle Cheshire, Wesley Wolfenbarger, Autumn Wolfenbarger, Avery Wolfenbarger, Lorelei Wolfenbarger, Norah Kunert, Jaxon Boyd, Evan Boyd, and Camryn Boyd, Arianna Martin, Sabastian Terango; Nephews, Craig Hahnel and wife Sylvia Hahnel, Brett Hahnel and wife Neely Hahnel; great niece, Avery Hahnel; and great nephew, Lane Hahnel along with many cousins.

A memorial will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, with visitation at 1:00 pm and service at 2:00 pm located Crowder Funeral Home 1645 E. Main St., League City, Texas, 77573.

Family will be dining at Red River BBQ following the memorial, everyone is welcome.

If you would like to make a donation in her name, please donate to Rangers Reach, a local dog rescue she loved. Link: https://linktr.ee/rangersreach