Claude Arthur Hatch, 97, of Fruitland, was received into the heavenly Father's loving arms on April 23, 2010, in Farmington with his daughters, Myrtle and Rachel, by his side.
Claude was born on Oct. 21, 1912, in Fruitland to Joseph Wilford Hatch Sr. and Lelia Kirk Hatch. Claude lived throughout his life in the Four Corners region. He worked as a trader at various trading posts of the region, building and establishing them. Claude and two of his brothers took over his father's trading business in Fruitland where he settled and then retired. Claude was a tireless explorer and historian of the peoples of the region and assisted in establishing the existence of the Southern San Juan Piaute tribe.
Claude was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1941, and became a member of the 200th Coast Artillery Headquarters Battery 2nd Battalion. He was serving in the Philippines at the time of his capture by the Japanese forces invading the area in April 1942. Claude survived the Bataan Death March and went on to survive 1,032 days in captivity under torturous conditions from the Japanese. Claude was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and numerous other military awards.
Claude was preceded in death by his parents, his older sister, Lelia Myrtle Ashcroft, seven brothers; Joseph Wilford Hatch Jr., Ira Hatch, Clarence Hatch, Philander L. Hatch, Leonard B. Hatch, Calvin Hatch and William V. Hatch; and his son, David Andrew Hatch.
Claude is survived by his wife of 50 years, Virginia H. Hatch, daughters Myrtle Lelia Hatch, Rachel Hatch, Nora Hatch; his son Michael Hatch; his best friend and younger brother Steward Hatch; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 2010, at the LDS Stake Center in Kirtland, with internment to follow at Fruitland-Kirtland Cemetery in the family plot with full military honors. A reception will follow at the LDS Stake Center in Kirtland.
Claude is in the care of Cope Memorial Chapel in Kirtland; (505) 598-9636. Published in Farmington Daily Times on April 26, 2010
Claude was born on Oct. 21, 1912, in Fruitland to Joseph Wilford Hatch Sr. and Lelia Kirk Hatch. Claude lived throughout his life in the Four Corners region. He worked as a trader at various trading posts of the region, building and establishing them. Claude and two of his brothers took over his father's trading business in Fruitland where he settled and then retired. Claude was a tireless explorer and historian of the peoples of the region and assisted in establishing the existence of the Southern San Juan Piaute tribe.
Claude was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1941, and became a member of the 200th Coast Artillery Headquarters Battery 2nd Battalion. He was serving in the Philippines at the time of his capture by the Japanese forces invading the area in April 1942. Claude survived the Bataan Death March and went on to survive 1,032 days in captivity under torturous conditions from the Japanese. Claude was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and numerous other military awards.
Claude was preceded in death by his parents, his older sister, Lelia Myrtle Ashcroft, seven brothers; Joseph Wilford Hatch Jr., Ira Hatch, Clarence Hatch, Philander L. Hatch, Leonard B. Hatch, Calvin Hatch and William V. Hatch; and his son, David Andrew Hatch.
Claude is survived by his wife of 50 years, Virginia H. Hatch, daughters Myrtle Lelia Hatch, Rachel Hatch, Nora Hatch; his son Michael Hatch; his best friend and younger brother Steward Hatch; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 2010, at the LDS Stake Center in Kirtland, with internment to follow at Fruitland-Kirtland Cemetery in the family plot with full military honors. A reception will follow at the LDS Stake Center in Kirtland.
Claude is in the care of Cope Memorial Chapel in Kirtland; (505) 598-9636. Published in Farmington Daily Times on April 26, 2010
Claude Arthur Hatch, 97, of Fruitland, was received into the heavenly Father's loving arms on April 23, 2010, in Farmington with his daughters, Myrtle and Rachel, by his side.
Claude was born on Oct. 21, 1912, in Fruitland to Joseph Wilford Hatch Sr. and Lelia Kirk Hatch. Claude lived throughout his life in the Four Corners region. He worked as a trader at various trading posts of the region, building and establishing them. Claude and two of his brothers took over his father's trading business in Fruitland where he settled and then retired. Claude was a tireless explorer and historian of the peoples of the region and assisted in establishing the existence of the Southern San Juan Piaute tribe.
Claude was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1941, and became a member of the 200th Coast Artillery Headquarters Battery 2nd Battalion. He was serving in the Philippines at the time of his capture by the Japanese forces invading the area in April 1942. Claude survived the Bataan Death March and went on to survive 1,032 days in captivity under torturous conditions from the Japanese. Claude was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and numerous other military awards.
Claude was preceded in death by his parents, his older sister, Lelia Myrtle Ashcroft, seven brothers; Joseph Wilford Hatch Jr., Ira Hatch, Clarence Hatch, Philander L. Hatch, Leonard B. Hatch, Calvin Hatch and William V. Hatch; and his son, David Andrew Hatch.
Claude is survived by his wife of 50 years, Virginia H. Hatch, daughters Myrtle Lelia Hatch, Rachel Hatch, Nora Hatch; his son Michael Hatch; his best friend and younger brother Steward Hatch; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 2010, at the LDS Stake Center in Kirtland, with internment to follow at Fruitland-Kirtland Cemetery in the family plot with full military honors. A reception will follow at the LDS Stake Center in Kirtland.
Claude is in the care of Cope Memorial Chapel in Kirtland; (505) 598-9636. Published in Farmington Daily Times on April 26, 2010
Claude was born on Oct. 21, 1912, in Fruitland to Joseph Wilford Hatch Sr. and Lelia Kirk Hatch. Claude lived throughout his life in the Four Corners region. He worked as a trader at various trading posts of the region, building and establishing them. Claude and two of his brothers took over his father's trading business in Fruitland where he settled and then retired. Claude was a tireless explorer and historian of the peoples of the region and assisted in establishing the existence of the Southern San Juan Piaute tribe.
Claude was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1941, and became a member of the 200th Coast Artillery Headquarters Battery 2nd Battalion. He was serving in the Philippines at the time of his capture by the Japanese forces invading the area in April 1942. Claude survived the Bataan Death March and went on to survive 1,032 days in captivity under torturous conditions from the Japanese. Claude was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and numerous other military awards.
Claude was preceded in death by his parents, his older sister, Lelia Myrtle Ashcroft, seven brothers; Joseph Wilford Hatch Jr., Ira Hatch, Clarence Hatch, Philander L. Hatch, Leonard B. Hatch, Calvin Hatch and William V. Hatch; and his son, David Andrew Hatch.
Claude is survived by his wife of 50 years, Virginia H. Hatch, daughters Myrtle Lelia Hatch, Rachel Hatch, Nora Hatch; his son Michael Hatch; his best friend and younger brother Steward Hatch; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 2010, at the LDS Stake Center in Kirtland, with internment to follow at Fruitland-Kirtland Cemetery in the family plot with full military honors. A reception will follow at the LDS Stake Center in Kirtland.
Claude is in the care of Cope Memorial Chapel in Kirtland; (505) 598-9636. Published in Farmington Daily Times on April 26, 2010
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