{"id":19645,"date":"2017-11-10T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=19645"},"modified":"2017-11-10T08:00:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T13:00:51","slug":"richard-lee-hitchcock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/richard-lee-hitchcock\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Lee Hitchcock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8788\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dooley.jpg?resize=554%2C109\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dooley.jpg?w=554&amp;ssl=1 554w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dooley.jpg?resize=300%2C59&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dooley.jpg?resize=360%2C70&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dooley.jpg?resize=260%2C51&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dooley.jpg?resize=160%2C31&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>Richard Lee Hitchcock<\/strong>, 66, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n<p>Dick was born in Lima\u00a0 on August 11, 1951 a son of the late Charles &amp; Mary (Minch) Hitchcock.<\/p>\n<p>He retired from General Motors in 2011. He enjoyed bowling, fishing &amp; mushroom hunting.<\/p>\n<p>Dick will be sadly missed by his wife, Collene (Crosby) whom he married Dec. 18, 1971; daughters, Chellene (David) Warfard of Fort Wayne &amp; Amanda (Matthew) Pace of Tiro; siblings, robert (Juanita) of Lakeland, FL &amp; Steven (Patti) of Continental; grandchildren, Savannah &amp; Brystol Pace &amp; Melita Warford.<\/p>\n<p>He is also preceded in death by his siblings, Elaine Boesch &amp; John.<\/p>\n<p>Dick&#8217;s funeral service is Tuesday, 11 am with viewing one hour prior at Dooley Funeral Home, 202 W. River Street, Antwerp.<\/p>\n<p>Viewing is also Monday, 2-4 &amp; 6-8 pm.<\/p>\n<p>He will be laid to rest in Maumee Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Memorials are to Anheuser-Busch Foundation, One Busch Place, St. Louis, MO 63118 for education and disaster relief.<\/p>\n<p>Fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Lee Hitchcock, 66, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. 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