Howard
S. Hinman
Howard S. Hinman, 91, of Grand Island died Friday, June 1, 2012 at The Grand Island Veterans Hospital.
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memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at All Faiths Funeral Home
Chapel, with visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Private family burial will take
place the following day.
Mr. Hinman was born September 1, 1920, at Madrid, IA, the son of Sherman and Nora (Fairchild) Hinman.
Those left to cherish his memory are his son and his wife, Jim and Rene Hinman of Grand Island; a sister, Mildren Huss of Iowa City, IA; four grandchildren and their spouses, Jessica and Tom Hughes of Lincoln, Sarah Hinman, Andrew and Shannon Hinman of Omaha and Chris and Michael Stafford of Grand Island; a sister in law, Marian Hinman of Omaha; a close personal friend and companion, Freda Traill of Grand Island and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine (Olson) Hinman, his parents; a son and daughter in law, Steve and Janet Hinman; two brothers and a sister in law, Bernard Hinman and Carl and Virginia Hinman; and a brother in law, Ed Huss.
Howard grew up in Madrid, IA. He graduated from Madrid High School and received his business degree from the Grand Island School of Business. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II from March of 1943 to January of 1946, with having spent part of that time as a prisoner of war, and also served several years in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.
He married Catherine Olson on September, July, 21 1943 and they made their home in Grand Island.
After his military service, Howard was employed at Sears and Robuck and Nitzel and Co. before becoming the owner and operator of Hinman Realty and Insurance in Grand Island. Howard flew a P-51, which was named for his wife “Catherine III”, in the 357 th Fighter Corp. He served from Cadet School and through combat with his close personal friends Chuck Yeager and Bud Anderson.
He was a charter member of the Saddle Club and was a member of the Elks Club, VFW, and the American Legion. He served on the Hall County Board of Supervisors, later becoming Chairman and serving on the Hall County Regional Airport Board of Directors, also later becoming Chairman, prior to becoming Airport Manager.
Memorials are suggested to the VA Medical Center-Grand Island Community
Living Center.