Obituary of John H. Hnat

John H. “Jack” Hnat, 73, of Bayville died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Perth Amboy and had resided in Bayville for the past 30 years. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956. Mr. Hnat was a district sales manager with The Heil Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was employed for 33 years before his retirement. Surviving are his beloved companion, Patricia A. Sweeney; a son, John J. Hnat, Finesville; three daughters, Debra A. Zelenak and her husband John, Carteret, Bonni Myszka and her husband, Steve, Ocean Gate, and Wendy A. Wildman and her husband, Robert, Holland Township; six grandchildren, Laura, Dorothy, Edward, Kerri, Robert, and Jenna; and his English bulldog Belle. Visiting will be held at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold on Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. with funeral services to be held at 4:00 p.m. and also on Monday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Graveside services will be held at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Toms River on Monday at 11:00 In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in memory of John H. Hnat to Foundation of UMDNJ, care of RWJMS/Neurosurgery, Tower 2, Suite 850, 120 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.