Edward Thomas Hecker

1918 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	Edward Thomas Hecker
  Born	18 May 1918	Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Dec 2003	Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I37435	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Leonard Hecker,   b. 10 Jan 1893, München, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 8 Nov 1983, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Eugenia Ida Loran,   b. 12 Sep 1894, Richardton, Stark County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1983, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1913	Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F9318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth M. Schaaf
  Children	1. Janice Hecker,   b. 1942, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA ,   d. 1942, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. Mary Hecker   3. Darlene B. Hecker   4. Marvin B. Hecker   5. Edward M. Hecker
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F17976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY: Edward Hecker May 18, 1918-Dec. 24, 2003 Edward Thomas Hecker, 85, of Springfield, has died of cancer. Born in Dickinson, N.D., to Leonard and Eugenia (Loran) Hecker, he married Elizabeth Schaaf on Oct. 24, 1939, in Bowman, N.D. He spent his childhood in Dickinson, Hettinger and Reeder, N.D. He played the saxophone and clarinet in a family band. He moved to Oregon in 1939 and to Springfield in 1940. He worked for Springfield Plywood and Georgia Pacific for 38 years. He retired in 1981 from Georgia Pacific. He was a wood craftsman, making furniture and building houses. He enjoyed nature, camping, fishing, hunting and traveling with his family. His favorite pastime was working crossword puzzles and raising ring-necked doves, Japanese quail and chukars. He was a former member of Knights of Columbus and St. Alice Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; three sons: Marvin Hecker (and his wife, Linda) and Edward Hecker (and his wife, Betsy), all of Springfield, and Marvin Hecker (and his wife, Katie) of Eugene; two daughters: Mary Hilsendager (and her husband, Anthony) of Eugene and Darlene Jacobucci of Canby; three sisters: Tillie Schaaf of Port Orchard, Wash., Catherine Clements of Springfield and Annamarie Kromarek of Belt, Mont; as well as 21 grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four step great-grandchildren. A daughter, Janice Hecker, died in infancy in 1942. The funeral mass and recitation of the rosary was held on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at St. Alice Catholic Church. Buell Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Social Security Death Index Record about Edward T. Hecker Name: Edward T. Hecker SSN: 502-03-2921 Last Residence: 97477 Springfield, Lane, Oregon, United States of America Born: 18 May 1918 Died: 24 Dec 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: North Dakota (Before 1951 ) [S927] Obituary. Edward Hecker May 18, 1918-Dec. 24, 2003 Edward Thomas Hecker, 85, of Springfield, has died of cancer. Born in Dickinson, N.D., to Leonard and Eugenia (Loran) Hecker, he married Elizabeth Schaaf on Oct. 24, 1939, in Bowman, N.D. He spent his childhood in Dickinson, Hettinger and Reeder, N.D. He played the saxophone and clarinet in a family band. He moved to Oregon in 1939 and to Springfield in 1940. He worked for Springfield Plywood and Georgia Pacific for 38 years. He retired in 1981 from Georgia Pacific. He was a wood craftsman, making furniture and building houses. He enjoyed nature, camping, fishing, hunting and traveling with his family. His favorite pastime was working crossword puzzles and raising ring-necked doves, Japanese quail and chukars. He was a former member of Knights of Columbus and St. Alice Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; three sons: Marvin Hecker (and his wife, Linda) and Edward Hecker (and his wife, Betsy), all of Springfield, and Marvin Hecker (and his wife, Katie) of Eugene; two daughters: Mary Hilsendager (and her husband, Anthony) of Eugene and Darlene Jacobucci of Canby; three sisters: Tillie Schaaf of Port Orchard, Wash., Catherine Clements of Springfield and Annamarie Kromarek of Belt, Mont; as well as 21 grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four step great-grandchildren. A daughter, Janice Hecker, died in infancy in 1942. The funeral mass and recitation of the rosary was held on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at St. Alice Catholic Church. Buell Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements.