Obituary of John Martin Hewitt

John M. Hewitt, Jr., age 84 of Dallas, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at home. Mr. Hewitt was born in Jackson Township on December 29, 1928 and was the son of the late John Martin and Marie Prutzman Hewitt, Sr. John graduated from the former Lehman High School in 1947 and served in the U.S. Army as an engineer during the Korean Conflict. He was a renter of various properties in the local area. John enjoyed hunting, fishing, and his dogs. He is survived by a sister, Babetta Bernstein and her husband Gerald of Chase; nephews, Dr. Brent Bernstein of Bethlehem and Dr. Barry Bernstein of Chase; niece, Babetta Wenner of Chase. A private funeral service for the immediate family was held at an earlier date from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corners of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek. Private interment was held in the Idetown Cemetery, Lehman Twp. Memorial contributions can be made to the Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church, PO Box 1, Lehman, PA 18627.