John G. "Jack" Hinz

John G. "Jack" Hinz, 92, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away on Friday evening, June 23, 2017, at the Crestridge Nursing Home in Maquoketa. A funeral mass celebrating Jack's life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2017 from 4 to 7 P.M. at the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa, where a 6:30 P.M. Scripture Service will be held. Burial will be at the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Maquoketa, Iowa, with military honors. John Gilbert Hinz was born on September 22, 1924 in Charlotte, Iowa, to John H. and Meta (Weideman) Hinz. He grew up in Elwood and attended Elwood country school. He then worked as a farm hand prior to entering the military. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II receiving an honorable discharge. He married Agnes M. Smith on October 1, 1946 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Garryowen. Jack worked at the Maquoketa Company and then Clinton Engines for 28 years as a maintenance foreman. He then worked at Caterpillar in Mt. Joy for ten years as a maintenance machine repairman, retiring in 1988. Jack was a member of the Sacred ...[more]

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rt Catholic Church in Maquoketa and a 55 year member of the Maquoketa American Legion Post #75. He also had been a member of the IAM Union while working at Clinton Engines, and the UAW while working at Caterpillar. Jack enjoyed fishing, coaching baseball, and spending time with family attending his children and grandchildren's sporting and school activities. He could fix anything, spending countless hours in his garage repairing items. He was a Jack-of-all-trades. Those left to honor Jack's memory include his wife, Agnes M. Hinz of Maquoketa, IA; children, John (Twyla) Hinz of Morton, IL, Gil (Sherry) Hinz of Dubuque, IA, Tom (Karen) Hinz of Pontiac, IL, Steve (Alesha) Hinz of Odell, IL, and Diane (Ron) Frandsen of Maquoketa, IA; a sister-in-law, Margie Smith of Bella Vista, AR; 15 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers Henry, Orval, Ed and Ernie, and 5 sisters, Lillian Swanton, Norma Shirley, Rose Collins, Alma Koontz and Caroline Streets. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa, or any hospice of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.