Huckstadt, William D. "Huck" 1929-2000

HUCKSTADT, REARDON, BACHTELL, DUNN, HOSKIN, KEYES, BOLLMAN, JACKLEY, WILLIE

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 6/16/2011 at 21:40:47

SOURCE: Muscatine, Iowa JOURNAL, July 11, 2000
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

William D. "Huck" Huckstadt, age 70, of Bennett, Iowa died Monday July 10, 2000 at the Genesis East Hospital in Davenport, Iowa. Services will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tipton, Iowa. Burial will be at Inland Cemetery with full military honors. Fry Funeral Home of Tipton is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Huckstadt was born on July 29, 1929 in Giard, Iowa, the son of William and Kathryn (Reardon) Huckstadt. He graduated from the Monona High School in 1948 and was nicknamed "Mr. Shortstop" in his high school yearbook. He played on the Monona baseball teams that won two state championships in 1947 and 1948. He married Jolene Bachtell on November 14, 1952 in San Diego, California while he was serving in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from Upper Iowa College in 1957.

Huck had a teaching and coaching career that spanned 35 years including 26 years at Bennett, Iowa, 6 years at Maquoketa Valley, and 3 years in Luana, Iowa. He was a successful girls basketball and softball coach, winning over 77 percent of his games in both sports. He was proud to be inducted into the Upper Iowa Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. He served on the board of directors of the 3/30 Country Club in Lowden, Iowa and was a member of the Rixe-Lawson Post of the American Legion in Bennett, Iowa. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He also enjoyed attending ball games and visiting with his many former players and coaching colleagues. He had many friends throughout Eastern Iowa. He was loved by many and will be missed by all.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Mary Willie of Monona, Iowa.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Jolene; a daughter Lori Dunn of Davenport, Iowa; 2 sons, Bill Huckstadt of Bennett, Iowa and Kim (Luanne) Huckstadt of Maquoketa, Iowa; a grandson, Tate William Huckstadt; 4 sisters, Kathryn Hoskin of Nevada City, California, Patty Keyes of Dubuque, Iowa, Sandy Bollman of Monona, Iowa, Sharon Jackley of Aurora, Illinois, and a brother, Terry Huckstadt of Chatfield, Minnesota.