Ralph William Hitz age 80 of Lincoln, Nebraska died on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at his home in Lincoln. He was born on September 8, 1930 in Denison, Iowa to Gustav and Edna (Greder) Hitz. He served in the US Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. Ralph was retired from Lincoln Steel.
Ralph is survived by his wife, Rose of Lincoln; son and daughter-in-law, Randall and JoAnne Hitz of York; son and daughter-in-law, Rustin and Kristi Hitz of Lincoln; daughter, Rochelle Hitz of Lincoln; grandsons, Ross and Reed Hitz of York; granddaughters, Alex and Marti Hitz of York; Karli Jo and Katie Hitz of Lincoln; sister, Mary Drbal of Lincoln; brothers, Gus, Bob and Dave Hitz of Lincoln. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Karl, Al, George and Art; sisters, Elsie Turner and Clara Simpson.
Cremation/no visitation.
A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. at Wyuka Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Wyuka Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.
For all of Ralph’s family:
We are very saddened to hear of Uncle Ralph’s passing. Always such an integral part of the Hitz ‘clan’ – he’ll be missed!
Al & Sharon (Hitz) Robinson
It is with much Love and affection that I mourn the passing of Uncle Ralph. The memories of those younger days when as children we would visit and spend time laughing over some stupid thing us kids most likely did. I never remember Uncle Ralph raising his voice to us no matter what mischief we managed to get into. He will be missed with great affection. Peggy
My prayers go out to the Hitz Family, He is in a good place now.