HILT—LeRoy, age 90yrs, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Lincoln and Omaha. Preceded in death by son, Robert. Survived by wife, Molly; son, Thomas L. (Norma) Hilt, Gettysburg, SD; daughter, Sandra M. Norris, Cheyenne, WY; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter.
SERVICES Wed. 2pm, West Center Chapel. Private Interment, Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln, NE. VISITATION Tues 6-8pm, West Center Chapel. Memorials to Radio Talking Book.
News Article Published Sept. 28, 2005 - Omaha World Herald, Omaha, NE
Founder of truck line LeRoy Hilt dies at 90
BY Qianna Bradley World-Herald Staff Writer
In 1932, LeRoy Hilt started Hilt Truck line. He wanted to make money to help save the family farm outside Lincoln during the Great Depression.
He had one truck. Eventually the business grew to 250 trucks and 500 semitrailers, said his son, Thomas Hilt of Gettysburg, S.D.
At one point, the company was one of the largest carriers nationwide of plumbing fixtures and alcohol, hauling in 48 states, said his son.
LeRoy Hilt died Monday at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha after suffering a heart attack. He was 90. A service will be held at 2 p.m. today at West Center Chapel, 7805 West Center Road.
Hilt was born in Lincoln and graduated from high school in the early 1930s. A member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for more than 55 years, Hilt served briefly in the Army during World War II.
In 1977, Hilt left his children the trucking business, moved to Las Vegas and became a commercial and residential property developer before retiring in the early 1990s. In 1988, the trucking company was sold to Crete Carriers of Lincoln.
Thomas Hilt recalls his dad as tough but generous. When a trucker said his paycheck was short $10, the elder Hilt gave him $100 from his wallet.
Hilt was preceded in death by his wife, Molly, and son Robert. Other survivors include daughter Sandra Norris of Cheyenne, Wyo., 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
(CORRECTION: LEROY WAS NOT PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, MOLLY)
SERVICES Wed. 2pm, West Center Chapel. Private Interment, Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln, NE. VISITATION Tues 6-8pm, West Center Chapel. Memorials to Radio Talking Book.
News Article Published Sept. 28, 2005 - Omaha World Herald, Omaha, NE
Founder of truck line LeRoy Hilt dies at 90
BY Qianna Bradley World-Herald Staff Writer
In 1932, LeRoy Hilt started Hilt Truck line. He wanted to make money to help save the family farm outside Lincoln during the Great Depression.
He had one truck. Eventually the business grew to 250 trucks and 500 semitrailers, said his son, Thomas Hilt of Gettysburg, S.D.
At one point, the company was one of the largest carriers nationwide of plumbing fixtures and alcohol, hauling in 48 states, said his son.
LeRoy Hilt died Monday at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha after suffering a heart attack. He was 90. A service will be held at 2 p.m. today at West Center Chapel, 7805 West Center Road.
Hilt was born in Lincoln and graduated from high school in the early 1930s. A member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for more than 55 years, Hilt served briefly in the Army during World War II.
In 1977, Hilt left his children the trucking business, moved to Las Vegas and became a commercial and residential property developer before retiring in the early 1990s. In 1988, the trucking company was sold to Crete Carriers of Lincoln.
Thomas Hilt recalls his dad as tough but generous. When a trucker said his paycheck was short $10, the elder Hilt gave him $100 from his wallet.
Hilt was preceded in death by his wife, Molly, and son Robert. Other survivors include daughter Sandra Norris of Cheyenne, Wyo., 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
(CORRECTION: LEROY WAS NOT PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, MOLLY)
HILT—LeRoy, age 90yrs, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Lincoln and Omaha. Preceded in death by son, Robert. Survived by wife, Molly; son, Thomas L. (Norma) Hilt, Gettysburg, SD; daughter, Sandra M. Norris, Cheyenne, WY; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter.
SERVICES Wed. 2pm, West Center Chapel. Private Interment, Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln, NE. VISITATION Tues 6-8pm, West Center Chapel. Memorials to Radio Talking Book.
News Article Published Sept. 28, 2005 - Omaha World Herald, Omaha, NE
Founder of truck line LeRoy Hilt dies at 90
BY Qianna Bradley World-Herald Staff Writer
In 1932, LeRoy Hilt started Hilt Truck line. He wanted to make money to help save the family farm outside Lincoln during the Great Depression.
He had one truck. Eventually the business grew to 250 trucks and 500 semitrailers, said his son, Thomas Hilt of Gettysburg, S.D.
At one point, the company was one of the largest carriers nationwide of plumbing fixtures and alcohol, hauling in 48 states, said his son.
LeRoy Hilt died Monday at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha after suffering a heart attack. He was 90. A service will be held at 2 p.m. today at West Center Chapel, 7805 West Center Road.
Hilt was born in Lincoln and graduated from high school in the early 1930s. A member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for more than 55 years, Hilt served briefly in the Army during World War II.
In 1977, Hilt left his children the trucking business, moved to Las Vegas and became a commercial and residential property developer before retiring in the early 1990s. In 1988, the trucking company was sold to Crete Carriers of Lincoln.
Thomas Hilt recalls his dad as tough but generous. When a trucker said his paycheck was short $10, the elder Hilt gave him $100 from his wallet.
Hilt was preceded in death by his wife, Molly, and son Robert. Other survivors include daughter Sandra Norris of Cheyenne, Wyo., 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
(CORRECTION: LEROY WAS NOT PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, MOLLY)
SERVICES Wed. 2pm, West Center Chapel. Private Interment, Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln, NE. VISITATION Tues 6-8pm, West Center Chapel. Memorials to Radio Talking Book.
News Article Published Sept. 28, 2005 - Omaha World Herald, Omaha, NE
Founder of truck line LeRoy Hilt dies at 90
BY Qianna Bradley World-Herald Staff Writer
In 1932, LeRoy Hilt started Hilt Truck line. He wanted to make money to help save the family farm outside Lincoln during the Great Depression.
He had one truck. Eventually the business grew to 250 trucks and 500 semitrailers, said his son, Thomas Hilt of Gettysburg, S.D.
At one point, the company was one of the largest carriers nationwide of plumbing fixtures and alcohol, hauling in 48 states, said his son.
LeRoy Hilt died Monday at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha after suffering a heart attack. He was 90. A service will be held at 2 p.m. today at West Center Chapel, 7805 West Center Road.
Hilt was born in Lincoln and graduated from high school in the early 1930s. A member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for more than 55 years, Hilt served briefly in the Army during World War II.
In 1977, Hilt left his children the trucking business, moved to Las Vegas and became a commercial and residential property developer before retiring in the early 1990s. In 1988, the trucking company was sold to Crete Carriers of Lincoln.
Thomas Hilt recalls his dad as tough but generous. When a trucker said his paycheck was short $10, the elder Hilt gave him $100 from his wallet.
Hilt was preceded in death by his wife, Molly, and son Robert. Other survivors include daughter Sandra Norris of Cheyenne, Wyo., 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
(CORRECTION: LEROY WAS NOT PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, MOLLY)
Bio by: Sandy Hilt Norris
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