Howard Willis Hatton

1938 - 2018

HOPATCONG - Howard Willis Hatton, 79, of Hopatcong, passed away peacefully at home, April 22, surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Hatton was born on July 19, 1938, in Abington, Pa., to the late Howard L. and the late Frances (Townsend) Hatton.
Howard is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Violet M. Hatton; his
children, Thomas Hatton (Kristin), of Blairstown, Donald Hatton (Kathleen), of Anchorage, Alaska, David Hatton, of Orchard Lake, Mich., and Linda Hatton Rhomberg (Andreas), of Tucson, Ariz.; his cherished grandchildren, Ryan and Jessica Hatton, of Blairstown, Carson Hatton, of Anchorage, Alaska, and Izabella, Sydney and Emerson Rhomberg, of Tucson, Ariz.; and his sister, Thelma E. Mager (Edward), of Salem, N.Y.
He graduated high school in Hatboro, Pa., received his Bachelor of Science degree from Shelton College in Ringwood, and a master's degree in education
administration from Paterson State College.
A Hopatcong resident from 1960-2018, he began his career as a science teacher in Allamuchy, and became a school administrator in Sparta, followed by Hopatcong. Following his retirement from public schools, he served as the Northwest Christian School administrator in Newton for 16 years before his final retirement in 2005.
He enjoyed hiking,
camping, boating and Ford Mustangs. He was a founding member of the Top of New Jersey Model Airplane Club, a private pilot, served on the New Jersey Marine Police and taught Sunday School at Hillside Lutheran in Succasunna where he
attended church.
Howard's Life Celebration will include visitation from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 26, at Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, 150 Landing Road, Landing. There will be a church service at 10 a.m., on Friday, April 27, at Grace Church on the Mount, 1500-US-46, in Netcong, (973-347-0667.) Family and friends are invited to meet directly at the church on Friday morning. Howard will be laid to rest at the Stanhope Union Cemetery in Mt. Olive.
For memorial donations, please consider the Tuition Assistance Program at Northwest Christian School, 92 County Road 519, Newton, N.J. 07860.
For further information and to share a fond memory of Howard, please visit www.leberlakeside.com.