John Nicholas Hiltner: Hiltner Genealogy

1878 - 1954 (75 years)

Generation: 1

John Nicholas Hiltner was born on 02 Oct 1878 in Near Napoleon, Defiance County, Ohio; died on 05 Sep 1954 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Other Events:

Occupation: In the 1910, 1940 and 1950 census John's occupation is listed as carpenter. In the 1920 and 1930 census John's occupation is listed as farmer
Residence: John Nicholas Hiltner farm
Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio; John is listed as a boarder, farm labor on the farm of David H. Groff.
Census: 1910, Greensburg Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Census: 1920, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Census: 1930, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Census: 1940, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

Notes:

Obituary

John N. Hiltner
North Creek - Funeral services from John N. Hiltner, 75, who died Sunday morning of a heart ailment at his home near here, will be at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the residence and at 2 p.m. in the North Creek Methodist Church. The Rev. Ralph G. Younge will officiate. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery.

Mr. Hiltner was born in Richland Township, Defiance County, Oct. 2, 1878. He married Ida Levina Schafer Dec. 24, 1903. She survives.

Other survivors include four children, Mrs. Ruth Simon, of Continental, Ray C. and Roy P., both of North Creek, and William A. of Williams Bay, Wis.; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Clara While, Norristown, Pa., and Mrs. Barbara Effenberger, Jacksonville, Fla., and two brothers, Chris Hiltner, Marathon, Fla., and William J. Hiltner, Toledo, also survive.

Mr. Hiltner was a member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, North Ridge. The body will remain at the residence until services. The Walls-Walker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Tuesday, 7 September 1954, page 2

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127186711/john-n-hiltner

John married Ida Levina Schafer on 24 Dec 1903 in Putnam County, Ohio. Ida (daughter of William Schafer and Mary Morris) was born on 19 Aug 1880 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 26 Oct 1955 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Ray Clifford Hiltner was born on 28 Sep 1905 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 13 Jan 1986 in Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
3. Sarah Ruth Hiltner was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 2000 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
4. Roy Philip Hiltner was born on 23 Oct 1911 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 1987 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
5. William Albert Hiltner was born on 27 Aug 1914 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 30 Sep 1991 in University of MI Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Generation: 2

Ray Clifford Hiltner

(1.John¹) was born on 28 Sep 1905 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 13 Jan 1986 in Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Other Events:

Occupation: 1940-painter at Lee Factory; 1950- apiarist, bee keeper
Census: 1940, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

Notes:

Ray Hiltner
NORTH CREEK - Ray C. Hiltner, 80, died Monday, at 1 a.m. in Lima Memorial Hospital.
He was born Sept. 28, 1905 in Putnam County, the son of John and Lavina (Schafer) Hiltner. He married Frances Wells in 1926 and she died in 1955. He married Lucille Sherrard in 1956, and she survives.
Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. John (Lenore) Webb, Mrs. Myrle (Ruth Ann) Hinesman, Mrs. Robert (Helen) Williamson, and Mrs. Robert (Jean) Davis, all of Defiance; one step-daughter Nondys Dunlap of Lima; two step-sons, Marlen Sherrard of Wildwood, Fla., and Terry Sherrard of Vaughnsville; 11 grandchildren, 11 step-grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Roy of Continental, and Albert of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and a sister, Ruth Simon of Cloverdale.
He was an apiarist and a master carpenter. He attended the Dupont Church of the Brethren and was a member of Continental F and AM Lodge 570, of which he was past master in 1952 and 1985. He belonged to the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Toledo and was president of the Putnam County Scottish Rite; he was a member of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, Continental Chapter 129 of the Order of the Eastern Star, Continental Senior Citizens, the National Rifle Association, and the Ohio Beekeepers Association, and he was a committeeman for the Putnam County Republican Party.
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Snyder Funeral Home in Continental with Rev. Terry Porter officiating. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. tonight, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of services. A masonic service will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162749406/ray-clifford-hiltner

E Monroe Cemetery 4 in Monroe Twp., Putnam Co., OH

Ray married Frances Lenora Wells on 28 Sep 1926 in Putnam County, Ohio. Frances was born on 24 Dec 1904 in Blanchard Township, Hancock County, Ohio; died on 29 Aug 1955 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

6. Lenore May Hiltner was born on 26 Feb 1928 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 09 Nov 2010 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Cromley Cemetery, Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio.
7. Helen Marie Hiltner was born on 30 Jan 1932 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 23 Mar 2005 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio.
8. Jean Arlene Hiltner was born on 03 Mar 1935 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 16 Oct 2010 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Ray married Edith Lucille Kirkendall on 15 Sep 1956. Edith was born on 06 Mar 1906 in Monroe Township, Putnam County, Missouri; died on 23 Aug 1992 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Ruth Hiltner

(1.John¹) was born on 29 Jul 1907 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 2000 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133709037/sarah-ruth-simon

E Monroe Cemetery 385 in Monroe Twp., Putnam Co., OH

Sarah married George Russell Simon on 24 Aug 1930. George was born on 15 Oct 1904 in Greensburg, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 19 Feb 1982 in Cloverdale, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

9. Carol Ray Simon was born on 15 Apr 1937 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 01 Aug 2014 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Roy Philip Hiltner

(1.John¹) was born on 23 Oct 1911 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 17 Nov 1987 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Other Events:

Occupation: farmer
Census: 1950, Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio

Notes:

Roy Hiltner
Continental - Roy P. Hiltner, 76, died at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday at his home, at Route 1, Continental, near North Creek.
He was born Oct. 23, 1911, in Putnam County, son of John and Lavina (Schafer) Hiltner. In 1933, he married Mary Sullivan, who survives. He was a retired farmer. He formerly managed the old Defiance airport, where he was a flight instructor, and also formerly managed the North Creek Telephone Co. He was a member of North Creek United Methodist Church, the National Rifle Association and the Putnam County Farm Bureau.
Also surviving are three sons, John, Charles (Charlie Bill) and David, all of rural Continental; a daughter, Mrs. Rex (Barbara) Shalter of Route 2, Ottawa; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Simon of Route 2, Cloverdale; and a brother, Albert of Ann Arbor, Mich.
He was preceded in death by a grandchild and a brother, Ray.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Snyder Funeral Home. Rev. Marilyn Chivington will officiate. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until services on Friday.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66292116/roy-p_-hiltner

E Monroe Cemetery 310 in Monroe Twp., Putnam Co., OH

Roy married Mary Elizabeth Sullivan on 21 Jun 1933 in Putnam County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Corbin William Sullivan and Clara Viola Anderson) was born on 20 Jun 1915 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio; died on 27 Feb 2011 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

10. John Wesley Hiltner was born on 10 Jun 1936 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 4 Sep 2003 in Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.
11. Charles W. "Charley Bill" Hiltner was born on 21 Jun 1939 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 15 Dec 2016 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

William Albert Hiltner

(1.John¹) was born on 27 Aug 1914 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 30 Sep 1991 in University of MI Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Other Events:

Occupation: Professor of Astro Physics
Census: 1950, Williams Bay, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Notes:

William Albert Hiltner, PhD, DSc (hon) - (1915-1991)

Distinguished Astronomer, Professsor, Researcher, Engineer, Author (Astronomical Techniques, Photometric Atlas of Stellar Spectra, et al)

BIO: William Albert “Al” Hiltner was born on August 27, 1914 on his parents' farm in North Creek, Ohio, some 45 miles southwest of Toledo. He received his early education in the one room school house that served this farm community. Al acquired his interest in astronomy while still very young, apparently from an amateur astronomer who lived near the family farm. He purchased a small telescope and was disappointed when he found that Vega still looked like a "star" despite the magnification afforded by the telescope. Al graduated from a small high school in a graduating class of 17 in 1932.

The following year he entered the University of Toledo where he majored in physics and math. It was in his senior year that he decided to make astronomy his life work. Commenting on that choice many years later Al said, "One makes a decision to do astronomy when one is helpless to prevent it!" He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toledo in 1937 and started graduate studies in astronomy at the University of Michigan. This was not the end of his interest in Toledo, where he frequently spent his weekends until he married Ruth Kreider, a former classmate. He returned again to Toledo 30 years later to accept an honorary DSc. degree from this, his first alma mater.

At the University of Michigan Al obtained an MS degree in 1938 and a PhD in astrophysics in 1942. His thesis research was on the spectra of Be stars, with emphasis on determining color temperatures through accurate spectrophotometry. For this research he and Robley Williams constructed the University of Michigan microphotometer. Later they published the Photometric Atlas of Stellar Spectra. As a National Research Council Fellow he continued his association with the University of Michigan and observed and carried out a productive research program at McDonald Observatory. In 1943 he was appointed an Instructor at Yerkes Observatory and he and his family, which now included two daughters, moved to Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay Wisconsin, a village only slightly larger then North Creek, Ohio. During the early days at Yerkes he continued his spectroscopic studies of Be stars and some of the other pathological cases that had been Otto Struve's favorites.

During World War II Al was engaged in the production of front surface mirrors, and in military optics design and modeling, an experience which influenced his later interest in astronomical instrumentation. It was following the end of the war that I came to Yerkes Observatory as a graduate student and had the opportunity to work with AI on two projects. Otto Struve had suggested that AI develop a program in photoelectric photometry at Yerkes and I was appointed his assistant. We started with a simple system employing a sensitive galvanometer to record the output of a photomultiplier. It was my task to sit near the 40 inch pier, in the basement, in front of the galvanometer scale. From the observing floor above AI would call out the instructions to read the position of the dancing spot of light on the scale. From this humble beginning AI brought photometry and later polarimetry and electronic imaging at Yerkes into the modern era.

In 1945 Hiltner and Chandrasekhar went to Canada to photograph a total eclipse of the sun. This represented a unique collaboration with the theorist Chandrasekhar, for I believe that the paper showing those photographs remains the only observational research paper ever published by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Another interaction between Chandra and AI, however, had a much greater impact on astronomy. Chandrasekhar had predicted that when electron scattering was the dominant contributor to the stellar opacity the limb intensity would show linear polarization reaching 11 % for pure electron scattering. AI set out to measure this polarization in eclipsing binary systems. He found polarization, but it did not change with binary phase. Indeed many early type stars showed polarization in the several percent range. As the data collected, it became clear that the polarization was produced in the interstellar medium. In 1949, in back-to-back papers in Science, Al Hiltner and John Hall announced the discovery of interstellar polarization. Interstellar polarization gave the first evidence for galactic magnetic fields and a powerful diagnostic on the nature of interstellar grains.

Over the years AI published over 200 papers in scientific journals. While he continued measurements of polarization, photometry and spectral classification of early type stars he was most interested in binary stars. He made valuable contributions to our understanding of Wolf-Rayet binaries, and after the discovery of x-ray binaries he turned his attention to the study of the optical radiation from these x-ray sources. He enjoyed sharing this research with students and young astronomers and imparting to them the enthusiasm that he himself had for scientific inquiry.

As AI progressed through the ranks from Instructor to Professor at the University of Chicago, he took on increased responsibilities as both an instrument innovator and policy maker.

Starting in 1959 and continuing until his departure from Yerkes Observatory in 1971, he was the University of Chicago's representative on the Board of Directors of AURA The facilities which now cover the summit of Kitt Peak owe much to the efforts of the early Board members. He played an important role in the development of the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory in Chile. In 1966 CTIO was without a director and AI served as one of the interim directors until the appointment of Victor Blanco in 1967. He also served as President of AURA from 1968 through 1971. His departure from the Board following his term of office was a result of his departure from Yerkes Observatory after 27 years of productive and diverse activity.

Al returned to the place where he had received his training in 1970 to become chairman of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan. His ability to imagine and to make things happen led to a fruitful collaborative agreement between Michigan, Dartmouth and MIT. The MDM consortium started with the move of the Michigan 1.3 meter telescope and later the construction of a 2.4 meter telescope, which was designed by AI and now bears his name.

When AI retired from the University of Michigan in 1985 it was not just be a professor emeritus but rather to take on a new challenge. The Carnegie Institution had embarked on a collaborative effort to produce a very large southern hemisphere telescope. In 1986 AI joined the staff of the Carnegie Observatories to become the Project Manager for the Magellan Telescope Project a program to build an 8-meter telescope to be place in Chile.

One of the characteristics which his younger colleagues have remarked on was his ability to keep up-to-date, to keep learning. and as such it was not at all remarkable that he had been chosen to head the Magellan Project. This characteristic, however, applied to his personal as well as his professional life. During his years at Yerkes Observatory he enjoyed sailing on Lake Geneva and canoeing with the family in northern Wisconsin in spite of the fact that he had not learned to swim in his youth. He did learn to swim, however, at the age of 64 and took great pride in that accomplishment, which he enjoyed the rest of his life.

For the last 10 years of his life AI had been under the care of a cardiologist for a deteriorating heart condition. He had resisted surgery until finally in September of 1991 he decided to risk surgery as a last resort. They were unable to get his heart to beat on its own after removing the support system. He is survived by his wife Ruth, and four children, two sons and two daughters.

Al was a great success as a scientist, a teacher, a builder, and a scientific leader, and went out of his way to instill these attributes in the younger astronomers who had the opportunity to work with him.

External links:
• This BAAS obituary in the ADS, written by: Arthur D. Code (University of Wisconsin).
• William A. Hiltner papers, 1942-1991 - http://www.worldcat.org/title/william-a-hiltner-papers-1942-1991/oclc/80618779

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188177940/william-albert-hiltner

Non-Cemetery Burial

William married Ruth Kreider on 12 Aug 1939 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Ruth was born on 23 Apr 1916 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; died on 05 Feb 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio; was buried in Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

12. Phyllis Anne Hiltner was born on 18 Mar 1941 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; died on 06 Sep 2010 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Generation: 3

Lenore May Hiltner

(2.Ray², 1.John¹) was born on 26 Feb 1928 in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 09 Nov 2010 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Cromley Cemetery, Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio.

Notes:

WEBB Lenore M. Lenore M. Webb, passed away of an apparent heart attack Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at Mercy Hospital of Defiance. She was born February 26, 1928, in Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio, to Ray C. and Frances L. (Wells) Hiltner. She married John C. Webb on September25, 1948. Together they raised four children, William (Christine),Thomas (Becky), Sue (Jeffrey) Strausbaugh and Lori (Ronald) Weber, all of Defiance. Lenore was a lifetime bookkeeper, as well as an avid golfer, bowler, Bridge player and world traveler. She was active in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, St. Paul's United Methodist Women's Group, Ruth Circle, Daughters of the American Revolution and Order of Eastern Stars. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Helen Williamson and Jean Hiltner and granddaughter, Erica Strausbaugh. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 2-8 p.m.at Hanenkrath - Clevenger -Schaffer Funeral Home in Defiance. The funeral will be conducted at St. Paul's Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Friday with Rev. Michael Donnally with visitation one hour before services. Burial will be in Cromley Cemetery, Defiance. Lenore was happiest when surrounded by family and friends and fondly known as "Granny" by her grand children and great-grand children. Preferred memorials may be directed to St. Paul's United Methodist Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/toledoblade/obituary.aspx?n=lenore-m-webb&pid=146547750#

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61475022/lenore-may-webb

Lenore married John Calvin Webb on 25 Sep 1948 in Defiance County, Ohio. John was born on 20 Apr 1924 in Defiance County, Ohio; died on 19 Oct 2002 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Cromley Cemetery, Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen Marie Hiltner

(2.Ray², 1.John¹) was born on 30 Jan 1932 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 23 Mar 2005 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134620480/helen-marie-williamson
Plot Section 16

Helen married Robert Nelson Williamson on 5 Feb 1954. Robert was born on 13 Aug 1929 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 7 Aug 2017 in Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean Arlene Hiltner

(2.Ray², 1.John¹) was born on 03 Mar 1935 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 16 Oct 2010 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Notes:

Jean Arlene Hiltner, 75, Defiance, Ohio, died Saturday, October 16,2010, at her home in Defiance.

She was born March 3, 1935, in North Creek, Ohio, the daughter of RayC. and Frances (Wells) Hiltner. She retired as a secretary/bookkeeperat Schultz Plumbing, Defiance, and retired from Consolidated BiscuitCo., McComb, in 1997. She was a member of St. Paul United MethodistChurch, Defiance, where she was very active.

Surviving are two sons, Bruce (Rita) Bodenbender of Cecil, Ohio, andRobert Ray (Cherry) Davis, Glendale, Ariz.; a daughter, Shirley(Kevin) Spain, Batavia, Ohio; six grandchildren; ninegreat-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lenore Webb of Defiance and RuthAnn (Myrle) Hinesman, Defiance.

Preceding her in death were her parents; a daughter, Karen DavisPhillips; a grandson, Timothy Phillips; a sister, Helen Williamson;and a brother-in-law, John Webb.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 21, 2010, at St. PaulUnited Methodist Church, Defiance, with Rev. Michael Donnallyofficiating. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Ohio.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60504313/jean-arlene-hiltner

Carol Ray Simon

(3.Sarah², 1.John¹) was born on 15 Apr 1937 in Putnam County, Ohio; died on 01 Aug 2014 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Notes:

Carol Ray Simon, 77, of Defiance died 1:56 a.m. Friday, August 1, 2014 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born April 15, 1937 in Putnam County to the late George R. And Ruth (Hiltner) Simon.
She is survived by her 3 sisters: Dorothy L. Winkle of Continental, M. Margaret Colwell of Defiance and Sarah (Larry) Ashley of Angola, IN; 4nieces and nephews; 7 great-nieces and great-nephews; and her beloved cat.
Carol is preceded in death by 2 brothers-in-law: Joseph Winkle and Richard "Budd" Colwell.
Carol was a secretary at Wright-Russell and Bay Insurance Company and Bill Rose Insurance Company, both in Toledo. She was a 1955 graduate of Continental High School and enjoyed reading, gardening, playing bridge bowling and knitting.
The funeral service will be a later date and burial will be in Monroe Cemetery, Continental.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Disabled American Veterans and St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133708392/carol-ray-simon

10.

John Wesley Hiltner

(4.Roy², 1.John¹) was born on 10 Jun 1936 in North Creek, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 4 Sep 2003 in Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Notes:

Continental
John W. Hiltner, 67, died at 3:54 a.m. Sept. 4, 2003, at St. Rita’s Medical Center.
Memorial services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental. The Rev. James Stewart will officiate.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Friday, 5 September 2003, page 2.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59307862/john-wesley-hiltner

Family/Spouse: Shelva Jean Speiser. Shelva was born on 30 May 1937 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; died on 25 Sep 2010 in Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

13. John Nicholas "Nickie" Hiltner was born on 22 Aug 1955 in Defiance County, Ohio; died on 14 Sep 1955 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

11.

Charles W. "Charley Bill" Hiltner

(4.Roy², 1.John¹) was born on 21 Jun 1939 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; died on 15 Dec 2016 in Continental, Putnam County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Notes:

Charley Bill, 77, passed away at 1:47 a.m.

He was the son of Roy P. and Mary E. (Sullivan) Hiltner. On May 20, 1972, he married Janet Kohart, who survives in Continental.

Also surviving are five children: Jim (Tammy), Continental, and Bill Hiltner, Park City, KY, Amy (Chris) Miller, Van Wert, Robin (Jim) Slattman, Lakeland, FL, and Craig (Shelby) Shisler, Oakwood; a brother, David (Donna); a sister, Barb (Rex) Shalter; and twelve grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.

Having lived quite a life, he was an avid pilot like his father, a crop duster for 30 years and he and his wife owned Charley Bills Country Western Café for 22 years. He was also a substitute post office carrier for 24 years. He loved to auctioneer for benefits and charities. In his younger years he was a milkman and a rodeo clown. He was a member of Dupont Church of the Brethren, the Ohio Flying Farmers, and the Small Time Farmers, and was a former School Board member. He did it all. But what he loved most were all his grandchildren. He was very proud of them.

Services will be at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental, with his son, Pastor Jim Hiltner and Rev. Terry Porter, officiating. Burial will follow in Monroe Cemetery, Continental.

Pilot “fair” following crash
A pilot was in fair condition Tuesday from injuries he sustained when his crop-dusting plane crashed in Putnam County.
Charles W. Hiltner, 57, of Continental was in Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton recovering from burns over most of his body and other injuries.
Hiltner told authorities he was flying his single-engine plane over his fields around 8 p.m. Monday when the craft lost fuel pressure and the engine quite, said a spokeswoman for the Lima Post of Ohio Highway Patrol.
The plane crashed in trees and a ditch and caught fire, the spokeswoman said. The crash was near Ohio 114 near the village of Kalida. Hiltner was the only person aboard.
From staff reports.
The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Wednesday, 3 July 1996.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174001453/charles-hiltner

12.

Phyllis Anne Hiltner

(5.William², 1.John¹) was born on 18 Mar 1941 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; died on 06 Sep 2010 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Notes:

Dr. Phyllis Anne “Anne” (Hiltner) Baer, PhD (1941-2010)

Education: Reed College, B.S.; Oregon State University, PhD - Physical Chemistry.
Occupation: Professor, Researcher, Author

Married Dr./Professsor Eric Baer, PhD in 1999.

BIO: Anne Hiltner, Case Western Reserve’s first female professor of engineering and an internationally recognized scientist and engineer, died Monday after a courageous battle with illness. She was 69.

“Our campus has lost a remarkable academic leader,” President Barbara R. Snyder said. “As a woman in the sciences and engineering, Professor Hiltner’s entire career served as an inspiration to others. As a researcher of extraordinary ingenuity and accomplishment, she transformed her field. Her impact on the University, and on students and colleagues worldwide, cannot be overstated. We will miss her.”

Professor Hiltner came to the University in 1967, after earning a doctorate in physical chemistry from Oregon State University. She served as a research associate for one year with chemistry professor Irvin M. Krieger, and then joined the laboratory of professor Eric Baer, who was chairman of the Department of Macromolecular Science at the time. The connection with professor Baer proved fortuitous, as the pair forged a powerful scientific collaboration that persisted to the present. They also discovered personal compatibility, marrying in 1999.

“The dream of every faculty member is to try harder, harder,” Baer said. “She always climbed mountains.”

From the very beginning, Baer recalled, his colleague was committed to excellence. Whether working in the laboratory, writing papers or advising graduate students, Hiltner remained laser-focused. “She was a projects person,” Baer said.

In 1974, Hiltner became the University’s first female member of the engineering faculty when she became an assistant professor of macromolecular engineering. Seven years later she founded the Center for Applied Polymer Research (CAPRI), an organization that encouraged collaboration across disciplines and ultimately laid the groundwork for the program that she considered her greatest achievement: receipt of a 10-year, $40 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Center (STC), the Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS).

The NSF received more than 160 applications for STC funding, and gave awards to six. CLiPS is the university’s first and only STC, and involves several other university partnerships nationwide as well as collaboration with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

“The STC made her feel she had reached to the top of Everest,” Baer said. “She really reached the pinnacle of her career.”

Over her career, Professor Hiltner published nearly 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and received multiple honors from professional scientific organizations. She was a Fellow of the American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymeric Materials, the American Institute for Medical Biological Engineering, and the High Polymer Physics Division of the American Physical Society.

In 2001, Professor Hiltner was the recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering. In 2004, Case Western Reserve named her the Herbert Henry Dow Professor of Science and Engineering. That same year, the Society of Plastics Engineers’ Thermoplastic Materials and Foam Division presented Professor Hiltner its annual outstanding achievement award. In 2008, she received the American Chemical Society’s Award in Applied Polymer Science. In announcing the honor, the society cited Professor Hiltner’s pioneering contributions in understanding the connections between hierarchical structure and properties of polymers, their blends and composites.

Even with all of the recognition, Baer said, “her greatest joy was her involvement with the graduate students. She loved the creative, productive side of her work.”

Hiltner did not want formal remembrances or donations made in her name, Baer said. The greatest tribute others can make to Hiltner, he explained, is to continue her creative mission through their academic work.
• http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/09/10/pioneering_engineer_professor_anne_hiltner_dies
• Obituary - Phyllis Anne Hiltner: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/phyllis-hiltner-obituary?pid=145142059&view=guestbook
• Arrangements under the direction of Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz, Cleveland Heights, OH.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188182670/phyllis-anne-hiltner

Non-Cemetery Burial

Generation: 4

13.

John Nicholas "Nickie" Hiltner

(10.John³, 4.Roy², 1.John¹) was born on 22 Aug 1955 in Defiance County, Ohio; died on 14 Sep 1955 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio; was buried in Monroe Cemetery, Continental, Putnam County, Ohio.

Notes:

John Nicholas Hiltner
Continental – Brief services will be at 1:45 p.m. Thursday in the Roy Hiltner residence, North Creek, and at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Wisterman Evangelical United Brethren Church, for John Nicholas Hiltner, three-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hiltner, North Creek. The infant died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday in Defiance City Hospital. He was born there Aug. 22.
The infant also is survived by the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hiltner, North Creek; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Clifford Taylor, Continental; and maternal grandfather, Urban Spicer, Toledo; the paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Corbin Sullivan, Contintenal; and Mrs. Lavina Hiltner, North Creek; and the maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller, Ayersville, and Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Spicer, Sherwood.
The Rev. C.W. Bollinger will officiate. Burial will be in Monroe Cemetery, here. The body will be removed from the Walls-Walker Funeral Home to the Hiltner home Wednesday afternoon.
The Lima News, Lima, Ohio. Wednesday, 14 September 1955. Page 2.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67512037/john-nicholas-hiltner

Hiltner, Schafer Families

including Morris, Weaver and Hempleman

John Nicholas Hiltner