Roy Hewitt

Roy O. Hewitt, age 92 of North Mankato died Friday, July 22, 2005 at North Point Assisted Living.

Funeral service 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2005 at the First Presbyterian Church, Mankato, with Rev. Paul A. Collier officiating. Burial in Minneopa Cemetery, rural Mankato. Visitation from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday at Mankato Mortuary and one hour before services at church on Monday.

Roy was born June 9, 1913 to George and Gladys (Owens) Hewitt in Cambria Township, Blue Earth Co., MN. He was united in marriage to Dorothy V. Jarvis on June 25, 1937 in Lake Crystal. Roy farmed in Cambria Twsp., Judson Twsp., Butternut Valley Twsp., Courtland area, and Belgrade Twsp. before retiring in 1966. He then worked for Kato Engineering for 12 years and also helped his son at Hewitt Roll-A-Dock in Nicollet. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Mankato. Roy was proud of his big family. He enjoyed taking care of his lawn and garden. Roy enjoyed North Point for the past 21/2 years that he lived there.

He is survived by six sons and their wives, Ronald and Judy of Little Canada, Donald and Pat of Roseville, Gary and Sharon of Madison Lake, Larry and Linda of Nicollet, Duane of AZ, and Howard and Sharon of North Mankato; three daughters, Jan Compton and husband, William of AZ, Paulette (Olsen) Hewitt of Byron, Peggy Rowan and husband, Ramon of Lakeville; 24 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; a brother, Lester of North Mankato; a sister-in-law, Marion Hewitt of North Mankato; many nephews, nieces and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy in 1996; two sons, Darwin and Tim; and two brothers.