HITZHUSEN, Benjamin Karl "Ben"
HITZHUSEN, ROEDER, SORIN
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/29/2016 at 03:06:06
Obituary ~ Benjamin Karl "Ben" Hitzhusen
July 18, 1931 ~ July 18, 2015The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, IowaBenjamin Karl Hitzhusen passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Phoenix, Ariz., at the age of 84.
Ben, the oldest son of Henry and Jane Roeder Hitzhusen was born on the family farm in Rockwell, Iowa.
After graduating from Rockwell High, Ben enlisted in the Navy and served on the USS Henderson for three years during the Korean War. Ben returned to Iowa and attended Mason City Junior College before moving to Columbia.
He attended the University of Missouri, where he earned a degree in engineering.
Ben met Rochelle Sorin, his wife of 50 years, while in Columbia. He moved his family to Arizona in 1973 and continued to work in his own businesses for several years before moving to Payson, Ariz. in 1982.
Ben enjoyed life in the small mountain town for more than 30 years and spent his time riding horses, gardening and volunteering with the Forest Service.
Ben enjoyed dancing, working with his hands, playing cards and meeting new people.
He is survived by his brothers, Gerald and David Jay; as well as his three children, Kerry, Heather and Melody; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
We will miss his easy smile and down-home wisdom and wit.
Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Fullerton Funeral Home in Rockwell, Iowa. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2016
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