OBITUARY FROM REES FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE:
Ivan G. Hiestand, age 72, of Hobart passed away unexpectedly at St Mary Medical Center Sunday, November 18, 2018. Ivan worked for ArcelorMittal Steel (formerly Bethlehem Steel) as a Sr. Safety Engineer from April 1969 to March 2016. He was born April 14, 1946 in Watseka, Illinois to the late Chester and Mary (Sears) Hiestand. Ivan was a USMC Veteran of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, serving during the Vietnam War. He was wounded in action on September 16, 1967 for which he received a Purple Heart. He was a life member of Valparaiso VFW Post #988, Disabled American Veterans, and a member of the Indiana Archeological Society. Ivan was an avid fisherman, a lover of the North Woods, an old car enthusiast, a basketball fan and coach. Ivan was a friend to all who crossed his path.
Ivan is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Pamela Hiestand (Nee Blatz); three daughters, Tamara Hiestand of Valparaiso, Nerissa Hiestand of Lake Station and Holly (Jeff) Wheeler of Carmel; five grandchildren, Kaylin Keilman, Kristin Joyce, Dane, Tate and Phoebe Wheeler; Four brothers, Chester Hiestand of South Chicago Heights, David (Penny) Hiestand of Hobart, Terry (Joyce) Hiestand of North Judson and Kevin (Barbara) Hiestand of Hebron; his sister, Marilyn (Jim) Brown of Leesburg; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Wednesday November 21, 2018 at Rees Funeral Home 600 W. Old Ridge Road Hobart, Indiana 46342. Funeral services will be 7:00 pm Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Cremation will follow. In lieu of flowers memorial donations are preferred to VFW Post #988 705 Roosevelt Road Valparaiso, Indiana 34683. Online condolences may be submitted at www.reesfuneralhomes.com.
This information was obtained from: http://www.reesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/ivan-hiestand. The picture and yearbook listing were obtained from the 1964 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1964Images/.
Terry Hiestand (1968)
I love and miss you my dear Brother. Semper Fi