John Peter Hiegel

John Peter Hiegel, 88, of Cottonwood died February 14. He was born November 21, 1911 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. Hiegel retired from Reynolds Aluminum. A baseball and football enthusiast, he played on a minor league team in Erie, Pennsylavania as a young man. He was a jack of all trades. Before his marriage he had been a music teacher of stringed instruments and that is how he met his wife of 44 years, she was a student of his. They both played music together on a local radio program called \u0027\u0027Song of the Islands\u0027\u0027. He was a loving family man. He leaves two daughters, Diana Kay Miozzi of Peekskill, New York and Mary Lou Hiegel of Cottonwood; a son, John Paul Hiegel of Cottonwood; a sister, Anna Mae Pete of Lake City, Pennsylvania; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His wife, Rhea Hiegel, preceded him in death. A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 20 in the Westcott Funeral Home from 5-7 PM. A family graveside service will be held in the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix.