Joe E. Hetz Joe E. Hetz, 84, of Defiance, passed away Sunday morning, January 31st, 2010 in his home. He was born in Hicksville, Oh. on March 25, 1925, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Jane (Smith) Hetz. Joe married Dorothy Kisabeth in 1945 who passed away in 1982. In 1983 he married Pauline Vetter who passed away Nov. 29, 2009. Joe was a member of St. John's Catholic church, the Knights of Columbus, the 4th Degree K of C, the VFW and was an avid Ohio State fan. He was a WW II Army S. Sergeant serving in the South Pacific and the Philippines. Joe had worked at General Motors as a safety director. Surviving are four daughters: Nancy (Lee) Mack of Defiance, Sally (Greg) Newton of Mesa, Az., Colleen Bowling, and Dorothea (Gary) Hammon of Defiance. A sister: Eleanor (Edwin) Herman of Edgerton and a sister in law Wanita Hetz of Bryan. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Also preceded in death by his parents, daughter Linda Hetz and an infant daughter Angela Rose Hetz, a sister Marie Hetz and a brother Carroll Hetz. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. John Catholic Church at 11:00 A:M on Wednesday, February 3rd, with Father Todd Dominique officiating. Friends are invited to call Tuesday 2-4 and 6-8 at Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home. The 4th Degree Knights of Columbus will stand honor guard from 6-8. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery where VFW Post # 3360 will conduct honorary military rites. Memorials can be made to Community Health Professionals - Hospice and to the Defiance Humane Society. Condolences may be left at defiancefuneralhome.com