Obituary of Frances Hiatt

Frances Johanna (Fran) Hiatt, who had resided in Eugene for the last ten years, died on January 17, 2013, at the age of 96. She was born on December 12, 1916, to her parents Nicholas and Bertha (Dietz) Jesch and raised in Fallon, Nevada, where she graduated from high school. Her husband, Don R. Hiatt, preceded her in death in August of 2007. Don and Fran were married on June 9, 1945, in Santa Barbara, California, and settled for most of their lives in Boise, Idaho, where Don worked in the home office of the Morrison-Knudsen Company. Fran was primarily a home-maker who raised her five surviving children, Terry Hiatt of Seattle, Washington, Teresa Smidt of Redmond, Washington, Steve Hiatt (Jan) and Jeanne Walker (Darrell) both of Eugene, and Dan Hiatt of Oakland, California. Fran is also survived by a brother, Ralph Jesch of Yelm, Washington, by a sister, Loretta Poe of Reno, Nevada, by five grandchildren and by two great-grandchildren. A private family remembrance was held. Mrs. Hiatt’s remains will be inurned with those of her husband at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. The family wishes to thank the staff of Churchill Estates and Sacred Heart Hospice for their excellent, loving care of Frances in her final days.