Naomi Violet Hickman, known to family & friends as “Dit”, born on December 23, 1919 in Collingswood, NJ. She was the only daughter born to Harry & Violet Shuts. She is preceded in death by her four brothers, Gretna, Calvin, Harold & Bill Shuts.
She married the love of her life, Joseph Franklin Hickman on September 13, 1941 and they were married for almost 51 years before he passed away in 1992. She is survived by her three daughters, Judith Ann O’Connor, Patricia Ann Hoffmeyer and Jo-Ann Newbill along with son in-laws, Edward O’Connor, Curt Hoffmeyer & John Newbill (deceased), nine grandchildren, 22½ great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
She grew up in Collingswood, NJ and after marriage, when dad came home from the war, they lived in Haddenfield, NJ until they moved to Cape May, NJ in 1947. She worked alongside dad in his photo shop at 3 different locations. In 1956 they decided to pack up and move to Ft. Lauderdale, FL where she worked at several different kinds of jobs through the years. They moved several times to some very interesting places like Birch State Park where dad was a Park Ranger and at the winter home of the NY Yankee’s where he was Head Grounds Keeper for the stadium.
After dad retired they did a lot of traveling in their motor home, which Mom loved. In 1992 dad passed away suddenly so she moved to Largo, FL close to Judy & Ed where she lived on her own until 2008 when she decided she didn’t want to live alone any more. Jo-Ann and John invited her to live with them in Titusville, FL which she accepted. She lived there until January 2019 when we had to move her to assisted living where she passed peacefully in her sleep on November 1, 2019.
She was a sweet loving daughter, sister, wife and most of all “Mother”, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother to her family. We will all miss her sweet smile, her caring ways and most of all her love every day.
RIP Mom, we love you and you are now in the arms of your sweetheart, Daddy.
Arrangements were made under the direction of Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home 7950 131st St. N., Seminole, FL 33776 / 727-391-0121.
