Obituary for HAROLD EUGENE HACKETT
Harold “Gene” Hackett, 80, passed away June 8, 2012, at Taylor House Hospice. He was born March 29, 1932, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Harry and Dorothy Hackett. He proudly served for the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Gene worked for Firestone for 43 years until his retirement in 1995. He was a member of the URW Local 310, the VFW, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and going to the lake.
Gene is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary, grandson, Judd, brother, Kenny, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, John, his parents, and his siblings, Jim, Eddy, Bob, Bill, and Mary Anne.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines, followed by burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Taylor House Hospice in loving memory of Gene.