Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Friday, August 20, 2010
Location: Clarian Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
 
 
Age: 71
Date of Birth: Friday, November 11, 1938
Birth place:

Branch: National Guard

 
Father: Joseph Hlatko
 
Mother: Gertrude (Jeffery) Hlatko
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: The Monticello, Indiana, community since 1980.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Funeral Location: 11:30 AM at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Father Gerald Borawski of the Our Lady of The Lakes Catholic Church officiating.
Burial will take place:
Private Family Burial
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Joe had been coming to the Monticello community his whole life, buying his own summer home in 1980 and permanently moving here in 1998 after Maureen's retirement. He was a graduate of the Hammond Tech High School in Hammond, Indiana. Joe retired from General Mills as a Lab Technician after 37 years of service. He was an Indiana National Guard member for eight (8) years. Joe was a member of the Libanus Lodge #154 F.& A.M. of Monticello, Indiana, the Orak Shriners of Michigan City, Indiana, the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, Indiana and an active member of the White County Shrine Club of White County, Indiana, and the Moose Lodge of Monticello, Indiana. Joe was a lifetime member of the Monticello AmVets Post and the NRA (National Rifle Association). He belonged to the Monticello Post of the American Legion and the Wildcat Creek Rifle and Pistol Club. Joe was a builder and built the Quail Run Subdivision in rural Monticello, Indiana. He loved and enjoyed playing golf, boating, hunting and was an avid reader. Joe followed the stock market everyday.
Special Services: Masonic Services will be conducted by the Libanus Lodge #154 at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home immediately followed by A White County Shrine Service.
Memorial Information: May be given to the Shriners' Childrens Hospital. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On January 15, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, he married Maureen L. Toncheff. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife,Maureen L. Hlatko of Monticello, Indiana;Daughter,Katherine (husband Thomas) Schafer of Crown Point, Indiana;Son,Joseph J. "Jeff" Hlatko of West Chicago, Illinois;Grandchildren,Joseph, Kristina, and Katherine Schafer,Jeffery and Steven Hlatko;Sister,Betty (husband Dorris) Campbell of Dyer, Indiana;Several,Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,Joseph & Gertrude Hlatko;Sister,Karen Hlatko.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home