William Martin Hoaglin

He is the son of Eddie and Claudine Hoaglin who have preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his Grandpa Harry and Grandma Inez Hoaglin of Iowa , and Uncle Eldredge and Aunt Ruth Hoaglin of Iowa. Surviving relatives: Great Aunt Donna Hoaglin of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Barbara Stubblefield of Canyon Lake, Texas, Jon Hoaglin and wife Wanda of Babson Park, Florida, Norma Dee Faucett of Houston. Texas, Marsha Cioffi and husband Nick of Ninety Six, South Carolina, Peggy Heiserman of Austin, Texas, Wilbur Heiserman and wife Mary of Manvel, Texas, Karen Hoaglin of Houston, Texas, Mary Sue Hoaglin of Fairfield, Iowa, and, numerous distant cousins.

William Hoaglin was a special person. He didn’t have the life accomplishments that many people aspire to and hope someone will remember when their obituary is written but he was very much loved by his mother and dad and hosts of relatives. He loved to read; from Popular Mechanics, Boating, National Geographic to the daily newspaper from cover to cover every day. Another love of his was watching television, especially soap operas…why…no one knows, we just laughed about it. He loved animals…every dog would get a pat on the head if he was given half the chance. Bill looked forward to holidays when he knew someone would come get him so he could have that special turkey dinner or whatever was prepared. If he heard you speak of needing a new car, boat, or even washer and dryer, you were likely to get ads in your mailbox that he cut out of the newspaper. Bill would write to boat and car dealers and somehow managed to have a full box of flyers/pamphlets shipped to his home so he could mail them out to relatives that “needed” them.

Mary Heiserman was a larger than life part of his life for the last 15 years or so, preparing meals every week that could be frozen so he could microwave them every day; countless grocery store runs, trips to Walgreens for refills and doctor appointments. If Mary told Bill that whatever he wanted was too expensive, or he didn’t have enough money, the answer was always “go to the bank or ATM,” he knew they had money. He wouldn’t listen or respond to anyone but Mary, and Kroger won’t be the same without him.

2014 brought him two new third cousins and he loved talking “baby talk” to them. The rest of us would just shake our heads. He so looked forward to seeing them.

No longer does Bill have to put drops in his eye many times a day to keep his cornea transplant in shape, or turn on his hearing aids and go through his “Bow Wow” testing. His body is now without all its problems and hopefully he has connected with his mother and dad and is happy.