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Richard Hetland Obituary
WARRENS – Mr. Richard E. Hetland, Sr., (formerly of Racine), 79, died at the Clement J. Zablocki V.A. Medical Center in Milwaukee on Thursday, December 4, 2008. He was born in Racine on March 17, 1929, to the late Adolph and Farrel (nee: Smith) Hetland. On May 5, 1951, he married the love of his life, Arlene R. Hoffmann at St. Sebastian Catholic Church. She preceded him in death on September 1, 2006. Mr. Hetland served his nation with the United States Air Force. He worked for many years at Badger Tool Works as a tool and die maker before retiring in 1994.Before moving to Warrens, the Hetlands were members of St. Sebastian Catholic Church. Mr. Hetland was an outdoor enthusiast who loved spending his free time hunting, fishing and golfing. He realized his dream of owning his own land in Northern Wisconsin and spent many enjoyable years on that land. Mr. Hetland took great delight in, and was always willing to help his sons and son-in-law with numerous home projects. He was a skilled craftsman and his attention to detail made every project a work of perfection. Mr. Hetland was active in the Racine community while his children were growing up, serving as equipment manager and truck driver for the Ambassa 'Dears' Drum and Bugle Corps for many years and as a Cub Scout pack leader and pack master at St. Sebastian School. His survivors include his children, Richard E. (Sara) Hetland, Jr., Kim (Richard) Krummel of Racine and Gary Hetland of Burlington; grandchildren, Tony (Pam) Hetland, Katie (Aaron) Bassindale, Matt Krummel, Alex Krummel, Eric Hetland, Meghan Hetland (Keith), Stephanie (Travis) Larson; great grandchildren, Mitchell, Trenton, Trayton, Chloe, Owen, Landon, Cobin; brothers and sisters, Don (Irene) Hetland, Ken Hetland, Beverly Trobaugh, Shirley (Dick) Dedeyne, Lois Gagliano, Jim (Sharon) Hetland, Jack (Joan) Hetland, Bill (Cyndy) Hetland, Tom (Donna) Hetland; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Fran Hetland, Agnes Hetland, Bonnie Poikonen, Ted Hoffmann, Clem Lutkus and numerous dear nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mr. Hetland was also preceded in death by his brothers, Bob Hetland, Vilas Hetland and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Joe Gagliano, Shirley Hetland, Sam Poikonen, Diane Fliess, Carol Lutkus, Katherine 'Kitty' Bydalek and Tim Hoffmann. Family and friends are invited to meet at the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home and Crematory on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. for the celebration of Richard's life with Rev. Jeffrey M. Thielen officiating. There will be a visitation in the funeral home from 4-6 p.m. DRAEGER-LANGENDORF FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY 4600 County Line Road (conrner of KR and Meachem) 552-9000 www.draeger-langendorf.com
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James Hetland
December 8, 2008
My thought's and prayer's go to the entire family during this most difficult time. Uncle Dick will be missed, but not forgoten.
Duane Kramer
December 8, 2008
Dear Hetland family: I'm not sure how to begin. My name is
Duane Kramer. The Hetland's and the Kramer's all grew up together. They lived on State St. and we lived on Summit Ave.
Adolf was a hard working man as was his wife. They were wonderful people. They had a larger family than we did, we had 6, but I'm not sure how many they had, maybe l0. I remember Don who worked at American Bank. Saw him almost daily in the early 50's. Then there was Bob, Kenny,Vilas. Didn't see much of them over the years. But I remember the three sisters, Shirley, Lois and Beverly, the spit-fire. Of couse my favorite was Shirley. Calm, sweet and jkust a lovely person.Out of the depths of the depression when all of us were hurting, came this wonderful Hetland family. What a wonderful memory of the gang on State St. and may you cherish those memories as much as I. Little money, lots of love and courage to face the bleak future. My regards to all of you. And thank you for the memories of a great family. Duane Kramer from SummitAve.
Dale Metzger
December 8, 2008
our sympathy to dick's family. He was a GREAT GUY! We had lots of fun with him and he will be missed by all who knew him.Lots of love from his warrens friends Dale& Judy Metzger
Katie St. Andre
December 8, 2008
Our deepest sympathy to Dick's family. We were fortunate to know Dick and enjoyed his wonderful sense of humor. He will be truly missed.
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