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John HICKEY Obituary
Born in Virginia, Minn., he had been a resident of Hampton for more than 50 years. John served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, and was stationed aboard the Wasp when it was torpedoed and sunk off Gaudalcanal, next serving aboard the aircraft carrier Essex until the end of the war. He retired from the Navy in 1960 having also served during the Korean War.
After his military service, John opened a Servicemaster franchise finally retiring after 20 years. He was a proud member of the Elks Lodge of Virginia Minnesota.
John was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Eileen Hickey; and his parents.
John is survived by his cousins, Elizabeth Shevi and husband, Wayne, Kathryn Morrison, Doug Morrison and wife, Kathleen Vork, and Rob Morrison.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church by the Rev. Msgr. Robert Perkins with interment to follow in Parklawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Food Pantry in John's honor. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
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June 21, 2010
We are saddened to hear of Mr. Hickey's passing. He was the longest standing and oldest member of our Lodge. We enjoyed the notes he would write each year when he paid his dues. "He has passed into the light which is beyond the valley of the shadow of death. The places that have known him shall know him no more; but his virtues are written on the tablets of love and memory.' To our absent member - The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge #1003, Virginia, Minnesota.
June 8, 2010
Our sympathy goes out to Mr. Hickey's family. He was a great guy always a gentleman. All of us at Yeargin’s Landscape Services (YLS Inc) are sadden by his passing. We appreciate having the privilege of serving him for the last 20 or so years. He will be greatly missed. We take comfort in knowing that he is now with his wife in God’s house.
Mike Covaney
June 6, 2010
I am saddened to hear of Mr. Hickey's passing. He was a very special person and I am priveleged to have had the pleasure of meeting him. I especially enjoyed our chats about his military service and his early years in Minnesota. I will continue to keep his family and friends in my prayers.
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