Individual Details
William HUCKSTADT
(29 Jul 1929 - 10 Jul 2000)
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.
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.
Events
| Birth | 29 Jul 1929 | Giard, Iowa | |||
| Marriage | 14 Nov 1952 | San Diego, San Diego County, California - Jolene Leigh BACHTELL | |||
| Burial | Jul 2000 | Inland Cemetery, Bennett, Iowa | |||
| Death | 10 Jul 2000 | Davenport, Iowa |
Families
| Spouse | Jolene Leigh BACHTELL (1932 - 2011) |
| Child | Living ( - ) |
| Child | Living ( - ) |
| Child | Living ( - ) |