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Charles Edwin “Ed” Hitchman

Birth	:	27 Jul 1922 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	22 Mar 1987 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Graceland Cemetery, Blencoe, Monona County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9263992, -96.0994034
Description	:	Hitchman, C Edwin-- WW II VETERAN -- 27 July 1922 22 Mar 1987 --WWII USN-- ----------- Edwin and his wife Eleanor were married in Calvary Methodist Church, Annapolis, Maryland. Edwin was baptized in the Congregational Church in Blair, Nebraska. He lived in Lincoln, NE, Ord, NE, Callaway, NE, Blair, NE and Blencoe, Iowa. He was a banker. Edwin was graduated from Ord (Nebraska) High School in 1939; then moved with his family to Lincoln, NE where he attended the University of Nebraska. He also attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, and the Annapolis Naval... Read More	Hitchman, C Edwin-- WW II VETERAN -- 27 July 1922 22 Mar 1987 --WWII USN-- ----------- Edwin and his wife Eleanor were married in Calvary Methodist Church, Annapolis, Maryland. Edwin was baptized in the Congregational Church in Blair, Nebraska. He lived in Lincoln, NE, Ord, NE, Callaway, NE, Blair, NE and Blencoe, Iowa. He was a banker. Edwin was graduated from Ord (Nebraska) High School in 1939; then moved with his family to Lincoln, NE where he attended the University of Nebraska. He also attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, and the Annapolis Naval Academy. He served 18 months as Lt. JG on a minesweeper in the Pacific in World War Two. Edwin attended diesel school at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY for 18 months after he was married. After he returned from military service in 1945 he and his father bought a partnership in the Seven Valleys State Bank in Callaway, Nebraska. They lived there for seven years. ----------------- Charles Edwin Hitchman, 64, Blencoe, Iowa, President and Chairman of the Board of Blencoe State Bank, died March 22, 1987, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, after a long illness. C. Edwin “Ed” was born July 22, 1922, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Charles Mullen and Edna Mae (Ballard) Hitchman. He attended Ord (Neb.) High School and graduated in 1939. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1944. On April 26, 1944, he married Eleanore Ruth Wolfe in Annapolis, Maryland. During World War II he served as a Lt. J. G. in the U. S. Navy. Ed and his father served in the bank at Calloway, Nebraska, for several years. In 1953, Ed and his family moved to Blencoe and purchased the Blencoe State Bank. He was currently serving as President and Chairman of the Board. He was a member of the Blencoe United Church of Christ and was very active in his church and community. He was also a member of the Steven-Kelley American Legion Post #665 at Blencoe, Blencoe Community Betterment, and served on several boards, including the Monona County Conservation Board. Survivors include: his wife, Eleanore; five children, Judy Mock of Blencoe; Charles E. Hitchman II of Blencoe; James Hitchman of Pine Bush, N. Y.; Mrs. D. R. (Rebecca) Langren of Ft. Collins, Colo.; and Lucinda Hitchman of Blencoe; one sister, Mrs. Hubert (Mary) Pandorf of Callaway, Nebr.; seven grandchildren and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 1987, in the Blencoe Community Center, with Rev. Donald Stoll officiating. The organist, Mrs. Bob Collison, Jr., accompanied Mrs. Fred Gibson who sang “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”. The congregation sang “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” and “Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory”. Active Bearers were John Hubert, Ron Cutler, Tom Bruegger, Doug Zima, Richard Ping and Marvin Keele. Honorary Bearers were C. A. Cartmell, Gene Carlson, J. W. Hodgson, C. E. Jirovsky, Augustus Hanson, Robert Comfort, Robert Collison, William Irvin and Russ Cartmell. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery at Blencoe with Military Graveside Services by Stevens-Kelley American Legion Post #665. Information from the Pearson Funeral Home, Onawa, Iowa. An obituary was published in the Onawa Democrat, Onawa, (Monona), Iowa, 2 Apr 1987 -------------------------

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Charles Edwin “Ed” Hitchman's memorial is located at: Graceland Cemetery, Blencoe, Monona County, USA.
When did Charles Edwin “Ed” Hitchman death?
Charles Edwin “Ed” Hitchman death on 22 Mar 1987 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.9263992
Longitude: -96.0994034

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Eleanore Ruth Wolfe Hitchman

(1922 - 2011)

Siblings

Mary Beth Hitchman Pandorf

(1914 - 1998)

Children

Judith Anne Hitchman

(1947 - 2019)

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