LION RICHARD V. "DICK" HIETANEN
APRIL 30, 1936 - AUGUST 19, 2009

Richard V. Hietanen, age 73, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2009, in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.  He was born on April 30, 1936 in Sheffield, Ohio, a son to Vaino M. and Helen B. (Sarbiewski) Hietanen.  On
June 16, 1956, he married Janet M. Palmiter in Jefferson, Ohio and she survives in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

Dick was a member of the family of Friendship Church of Christ in Tamaroa, Illinois and was a member of the Lions Club in Central City, Carterville and Pinckneyville, Illinois.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served as an electrician first class during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Dick worked for Molded Fiberglass of Ashtabula, Ohio as an electrician and assisted in plant relocation to Centralia. The plant became Rockwell International and Dick was plant engineer. In 1979, Dick opened Hietanen Appliance in Centralia, and that became a Maytag Direct Store. In 2004, the store relocated to Marion and eventually closed due to the closing of Marion Maytag Plant.
Dick worked part time at True Value Hardware after he and his wife, Janet, retired to Pinckneyville.

Dick is survived by his wife; two daughters, Nancy Timpner and husband, Bill, of Pinckneyville, and Denise Waggoner and friend, Doug Dunbar, of Columbus, Neb.; and two grandchildren, Mallory and Will Timpner of Pinckneyville, Illinois.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Dorothy Upole;
stepmother Margaret "Peg" Hietanen, and one son-in-law Richard "Rick" Waggoner.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2009, in Friendship Church of Christ in Tamaroa, with Minister Randy Allison officiating. Interment will be private. Friends may call from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sunday and from 8:00 to
9:00 a.m. Monday at Pyatt Funeral Home in Pinckneyville; and from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Monday at the church.

Eulogy for Dick Hietanen

As spoken by Lion Mike Young on behalf of the entire Central City/Centralia Lions Club, District 1-CN.

"Dick had a deep passion for people and Service was his business:

Not just as the Maytag man: but as a man of service to his community

AS A 20 PLUS YEAR LIONS MEMBER, and his country.

Dick was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as an Engineer on the USS Pocono from 1956-1958 through the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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CENTRAL CITY LIONS CLUB:

  Board Member for several years

Food Stand Chairman for Festival

Collected Eyeglasses at Maytag

  Treasurer for Stacey Giles Trust Fund

Abe Applegate - Dick Treasurer

• 4 year old from Central City
• Born with severe eye problems
• Extensive and multiple surgeries

We helped him through the Trust Fund as Dick states with tears in his eyes, “that’s what it is all about”  

Biagi’s School of Funnel Cake Pouring

83 year old Dante’ Biagi (30 year member) He ran the deep fryer for years at all functions.  He was “protective” of his funnel cakes and no could “make them right.”  Dick kindly told Dante’ Biagi that he was going to learn whether he liked it or not.  A Purple T Shirt made for him that read:
“Graduate of the Biagi School of
Funnel Cake Pouring” 

Lions Fest: Sauteed Onions and Green Peppers (17 trips)

Dick was Food Stand Chairman for a couple of years and made sure things were done right.  The food stand was 75 yards from the Lions Shelter kitchen and he personally made 17 trips back and forth to sauté onions and peppers for the brats and the polish  as he wanted to “keep the polish tradition.”

Founder of the Reverse Raffle

 2001 : great idea from his family in Ashtabula, Ohio and Dick brought idea to Board: Go for it!!!  The 
Reverse Raffle is usually now the second Saturday in March every year.  He asked Lion Carl Mecum to be his Co-Chairman and Lion Carl has ran it since the Hietanens had to move.  The Raffle has earned on the average $3,000-5,000 per event and this enables the club to purchase 30 to 50 pair of eyeglasses for people of our community.
 

Foundation Eye Screening Bus
at Hietanen Maytag

Lion Dick and daughter Denise provided

Hot dogs, chips, and Soda for all that participated in the screening.  They screened over 50 people !

Auction 2006  “Leftover Appliances”

Ranges, Range Hoods, over-under washer and dryer

Ride motorcycle to Club

There was a saved spot on the sidewalk under thetree for him, even when he lived in Marion and rode up occasionally to be at a meeting.

Bob Dugan Memorial Car, Truck, and BIKE Show

The motorcycles were added to the Memorial Car and Turck Show because of Dick.

First year, there 15 bikes!

Carterville Club visits

This past spring 16 members come to Central City Lions Club with Dick and Jan.

Central City Lions Club goes to Carterville Lions Club

Bless you Dick Hietanen for the many years of service to your fellow man and Country.

Lion Dick got right with the Lord 4 years ago

and accepted him to be his personal Lord and Savior.

He encourages you to do the same before it’s too late,

therefore securing a place in heaven for yourself as he has done.