Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Louis Henri (Louie) Hekking
( May 26, 1931 - October 20, 2012 )
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Saturday, October 20, 2012
Location: 8:02 a.m., at the Indiana Univeristy Health, White Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Monticello, Indiana
Age: 81
Date of Birth: Tuesday, May 26, 1931
Birth place:
Father: Louis J. F. Hekking
Mother: Marie ( Djojodikromo ) Hekking
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: the Monticello, Indiana, community since 1957, coming from the Netherlands
Funeral Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Funeral Location: 11:00 a.m., Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Brookston Cemetery in Brookston, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Louie had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, community since 1957, coming from the Netherlands. He received his United States Citizenship in 1980. Louie loved all of his family and especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He loved boats, water skiing, fishing, camping, cooking, his flowers, gardening and playing poker. Louie made his own fish pond and was extremly happy sitting around it and relaxing. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Monticello, Indiana, and the D.I.S. (Dutch Immigration Society). Everybody that knew Louie loved him. Louie had worked as a mechanic for White Point, now knows as Lake Shafer Cove in Monticello, Indiana, for thrity-five (35) years, retiring in 1990. He had served in the Dutch Navy from 1952 to 1956, while living in the Netherlands. Louie attened high school in the Netherlands and technical school in the Netherlands and Chicago, Illinois.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the family. Envelopes will be avavilable at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On August 7, 1960, in Monticello, Indiana, he married Mary Cook. She died January 3, 1993.
Survivors include:
Son, Michael L. "Mike" (wife Deanna) Hekking of Wanchese, North Carolina; Daughters, Christina R. (companion Jeff Hodge) Asif of Monticello, Indiana, andBrenda M. (husband David) Connaway of Frankfort, Indiana; Grandchildren, Kelly (husband John) Dykstra, Jennifer (husband Rick) Gadzalinski, Augustine (husband David) McAdams, Elizabeth Hekking, and John Pickett; Step-Grandchildren, Justin and Amanda Connaway; Twelve (12) Great Grandchildren; One (1) Great Great Grandson, due in November; Sisters, Nettie Jansen of Mountain View, California, and Augustine (husband Ted) VanRijk of Monticello, Indiana; Brother, John (wife Anita) Hekking of Dublin, California
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Louis J. F. and Marie (Djojodikromo) Hekking; Wife, Mary Hekking; Granddaughter, Jackie Ruiz;Sister, Reina DePegter;Brother, Arie Hekking
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.
Died: Saturday, October 20, 2012
Location: 8:02 a.m., at the Indiana Univeristy Health, White Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Monticello, Indiana
Age: 81
Date of Birth: Tuesday, May 26, 1931
Birth place:
Father: Louis J. F. Hekking
Mother: Marie ( Djojodikromo ) Hekking
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: the Monticello, Indiana, community since 1957, coming from the Netherlands
Funeral Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Funeral Location: 11:00 a.m., Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Brookston Cemetery in Brookston, Indiana
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Louie had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, community since 1957, coming from the Netherlands. He received his United States Citizenship in 1980. Louie loved all of his family and especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He loved boats, water skiing, fishing, camping, cooking, his flowers, gardening and playing poker. Louie made his own fish pond and was extremly happy sitting around it and relaxing. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Monticello, Indiana, and the D.I.S. (Dutch Immigration Society). Everybody that knew Louie loved him. Louie had worked as a mechanic for White Point, now knows as Lake Shafer Cove in Monticello, Indiana, for thrity-five (35) years, retiring in 1990. He had served in the Dutch Navy from 1952 to 1956, while living in the Netherlands. Louie attened high school in the Netherlands and technical school in the Netherlands and Chicago, Illinois.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the family. Envelopes will be avavilable at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On August 7, 1960, in Monticello, Indiana, he married Mary Cook. She died January 3, 1993.
Survivors include:
Son, Michael L. "Mike" (wife Deanna) Hekking of Wanchese, North Carolina; Daughters, Christina R. (companion Jeff Hodge) Asif of Monticello, Indiana, andBrenda M. (husband David) Connaway of Frankfort, Indiana; Grandchildren, Kelly (husband John) Dykstra, Jennifer (husband Rick) Gadzalinski, Augustine (husband David) McAdams, Elizabeth Hekking, and John Pickett; Step-Grandchildren, Justin and Amanda Connaway; Twelve (12) Great Grandchildren; One (1) Great Great Grandson, due in November; Sisters, Nettie Jansen of Mountain View, California, and Augustine (husband Ted) VanRijk of Monticello, Indiana; Brother, John (wife Anita) Hekking of Dublin, California
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Louis J. F. and Marie (Djojodikromo) Hekking; Wife, Mary Hekking; Granddaughter, Jackie Ruiz;Sister, Reina DePegter;Brother, Arie Hekking
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.