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Visitation:
4-6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at St. Peters
Lutheran Church, Emden
Service:
10:30 a.m. Friday, November 29, 2019 at the church
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Obituary
Don B. Hitchcock, 84, of Emden,
passed away November 24, 2019 at Hopedale Medical
Center.
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27,
2019 at St. Peters Lutheran Church, Emden.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November
29, 2019 also at the church with Pastor Schurter
officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill
Cemetery, San Jose. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home, Lincoln has been entrusted with his care.
Don was born July 30, 1935 in Emden, IL., the son of
Harry and Anna (Wickert) Hitchcock. He married
Phyllis Marie Nelson on June 16, 1957 in San Jose.
He was employed by Cutler Hammer for more than 40
years. He was a lifelong member of St Peters
Lutheran Church, Emden. Don was an avid gardener, a
beekeeper, planted trees around Emden, enjoyed food,
and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. He spent his
retirement years keeping busy with his
grandchildren. |
Surviving are his wife Phyllis
Hitchcock of Emden; children: Karen (Richard) Lessen
of Delavan, Eric (Penny) Hitchcock of Harrisburg,
NC., and Kathleen Hitchcock-Fitzpatrick of Normal;
grandchildren: Bryan, Sarah, Mark, Ashton, Keith,
Payton, and Colin; great grandchildren Brandon, Caid,
Kinsey, and Crue also survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son,
and sister Marilyn.
Memorial donations may be made to Special Olympics,
Illinois.
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