Feb. 23, 1917 - Sept. 29, 2008
PLYMOUTH - Harvey Junior "Mike" Hatfield, 91, of 805 Baker Street,
Plymouth, died at 3:47 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2008, in
Miller's Merry Manor, Plymouth. "Mike" Hatfield was born in Bourbon,
Indiana, on February 23, 1917, the son of Harvey Johnson and Barbara
Ellen Wolf Hatfield. He was a 1935 graduate of Plymouth High School.
On June 8, 1940, in Plymouth, he and Julia Ann Wright were married.
An electrician for United Telephone for years, he then became a
self-employed master electrician, retiring in 1994. He was a member of IBEW, the First
Presbyterian Church of Plymouth and the Lakeville Lions Club. Mike was a man of faith
whose family came first. He loved people and helping everyone. He will be dearly
missed. Mike is survived by his wife, Julia Ann, and by a son, Michael Allen, and
daughter-in-law, Susan Gay Hatfield, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. Two grandchildren,
Michael (Karen) Hatfield Jr., Appleton, Wisconsin, and Laura (Kenneth) Whitelaw,
Johnston, Iowa, and four great-grandchildren, Michael Hatfield IV, Montgomery
"Monty" Hatfield, both of Appleton, Wisconsin, Bryony Whitelaw and Ellery Whitelaw,
both of Johnston, Iowa, also survive. Mike was preceded in death by his parents and
three brothers, Virgil, Russell and Carl. Friends will be welcomed to celebrate the
life of Mike Hatfield on Saturday, October 4, 2008, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the First
Presbyterian Church, 401 N. Walnut St., Plymouth. Memorial services will
follow visitation at 3 p.m. in the church. The Rev. Paul Nye will officiate. The
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Burial will be
in the Chapel Hill Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana. A special " Thank-you " to the staff of
Miller's Merry Manor for the extraordinary care given to Harvey. Memorial gifts in
Mike's name may be made to the Lakeville Lions Club, the American Cancer Society or the
First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth. Letters of condolence may be sent to the famil y
through the funeral home's internet: www.johnson-danielson.com .
Published in the South Bend Tribune on 10/2/2008
Feb. 23, 1917 - Sept. 29, 2008
PLYMOUTH - Harvey Junior "Mike" Hatfield, 91, of 805 Baker Street,
Plymouth, died at 3:47 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2008, in
Miller's Merry Manor, Plymouth. "Mike" Hatfield was born in Bourbon,
Indiana, on February 23, 1917, the son of Harvey Johnson and Barbara
Ellen Wolf Hatfield. He was a 1935 graduate of Plymouth High School.
On June 8, 1940, in Plymouth, he and Julia Ann Wright were married.
An electrician for United Telephone for years, he then became a
self-employed master electrician, retiring in 1994. He was a member of IBEW, the First
Presbyterian Church of Plymouth and the Lakeville Lions Club. Mike was a man of faith
whose family came first. He loved people and helping everyone. He will be dearly
missed. Mike is survived by his wife, Julia Ann, and by a son, Michael Allen, and
daughter-in-law, Susan Gay Hatfield, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. Two grandchildren,
Michael (Karen) Hatfield Jr., Appleton, Wisconsin, and Laura (Kenneth) Whitelaw,
Johnston, Iowa, and four great-grandchildren, Michael Hatfield IV, Montgomery
"Monty" Hatfield, both of Appleton, Wisconsin, Bryony Whitelaw and Ellery Whitelaw,
both of Johnston, Iowa, also survive. Mike was preceded in death by his parents and
three brothers, Virgil, Russell and Carl. Friends will be welcomed to celebrate the
life of Mike Hatfield on Saturday, October 4, 2008, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the First
Presbyterian Church, 401 N. Walnut St., Plymouth. Memorial services will
follow visitation at 3 p.m. in the church. The Rev. Paul Nye will officiate. The
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Burial will be
in the Chapel Hill Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana. A special " Thank-you " to the staff of
Miller's Merry Manor for the extraordinary care given to Harvey. Memorial gifts in
Mike's name may be made to the Lakeville Lions Club, the American Cancer Society or the
First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth. Letters of condolence may be sent to the famil y
through the funeral home's internet: www.johnson-danielson.com .
Published in the South Bend Tribune on 10/2/2008
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