Arnold Hewitt

Arnold Hewitt, age 77, of Bourbonnais passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at AMITA St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee after a courageous battle with COPD. He was a caring husband, father, brother, grandpa, and friend to so many. Arnold was born on September 6, 1944 in Kankakee, the son of Eleanor Hilgert. Arnold first met his wife, Clara at Bee Back Again on Rt. 45 in Bradley on a Friday night. They were both there dancing the night away and continued to dance it away for years. Only two short years later, on July 1, 1972, Arnold and Clara decided to marry and officially become one. Together they raised four children, Gerald, Michael, Teri, and Shawn. Arnold had a total of twenty grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and a pup, Applejack, whom he loved and adored very much. Arnold was a successful truck driver for 38 years. You would never catch him with a GPS because he always said, he never got lost. If you asked him, he was only site-seeing. To say he was a diehard Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan is an understatement. Whenever he was watching them play, there was always someone nearby watching him yell at the TV. Arnold said goodbye to his surviving relatives including, his loving wife of 49 years, Clara Hewitt of Bourbonnais; his four children, Gerald & Erin Roth of Carey, Ohio, Michael & Julie Roth of Chebanse, Theresa & Dennis Overacker of Findlay, Ohio, Shawn & Barney Rivera of Kankakee; twenty grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Karen Harrison of Gilman, Sheryl (Francis) Schunke of Gilman, Janet (Bruce) Schunke of Danforth, and Barbara (Jon) Hubner of Otterbein, IN; one brother, Ralph (Terri) Hewitt of Avon, IN; many nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and great-nephews. Arnold is preceded in death by his mother, Eleanor Hilgert; one sister, Helen Henrichs; and one brother, Robert Hewitt. He was an honorable man who loved and prided himself on his family’s accomplishments. Arnold will be greatly missed and cherished by many. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial visitation will be held from 3 p.m. until the time of the 5 p.m. memorial service on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Schreffler Funeral Home in Kankakee. Memorials may be made to the Kankakee County Humane Foundation.

Arnold Hewitt

September 6, 1944 - December 2, 2021

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September 6, 1944 - December 2, 2021

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