, Bryan and Beth. He worked for Continental Baking Company delivering Wonder Bread and then Hostess products for 35 years before retiring in 1993. He and Janet also owned the A&W Drive-In from 1972 until 1979. They then opened H&H Maytag Laundry with Janet's sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Ed Hogan, in 1981. They retired from that in 2001. He was a member of Spangler Chapel, Elks Lodge No 304, where he severed as Exalted Ruler from 1969-1970, and the Muscatine Moose Lodge. He enjoyed spending time with his family, motorcycle riding, boating, NASCAR, and had a pilot's license. He also served in the Iowa National Guard. Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Janet Hecht of Muscatine; his children, Bryan D. Hecht and wife, Dori, of Plainfield, Indiana and Beth Van Zandt and husband, Joe, of Muscatine; five grandchildren, Tyler Hecht and wife, Amanda, of Coatesville, Indiana, Tanner Hecht of Greencastle, Indiana, Savannah Hecht of Plainfield, Indiana, Cali Van Zandt of Muscatine, and Paige Van Zandt Moody and husband, Austin, of Richmond, Kentucky; five great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Makenzie, Natalie, Brayton and Tinley Hecht ; one sister, Nancy Strajack and husband, Jerry, of Muscatine; and a niece and several nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Ralph J Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home
Muscatine, IA 52761
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