Donald Lee Hettich, 76, of Terre Haute passed away on February 16, 2017, surrounded by his family.

He was born March 11, 1940, in Jasper, Indiana to Nicholas and Edna Hettich.

He married Beverly J. Doades on October 15, 1960. Don worked for many years as a welder and retired from Amax Coal. Don loved hunting, fishing, and more fishing. He enjoyed fishing in Florida with longtime friend, Bernie Phillips. Don was a veteran of three years in the U.S. Army, Military Police from 1957 to 1960.

Don is survived by daughters; Karen A. Brown of Terre Haute, and Teresa L. Courto and her husband, Steven of Jasonville, and Lisa Barnhart and her husband, Daren of Cloverdale. He also had six grandchildren; Max Brown, Jr., Alex Brown, Sara J. Williams and her husband, Nolan, Lindsey Masters and her husband, Adam, Jesse Courto and Makayla Hettich. Along with one great- grandson, Jakob Williams, and two great-granddaughters, Layla Williams and Kennedy Masters. He had three brothers; Bob Hettich, Herman Glasenapp, and Tim Glasenapp, and two sisters, Kathy Silotto and Ladanna Schonert.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 52 years, Beverly J. Hettich, his son, Don Jr., his parents, Nicholas and Edna Hettich, and his brothers, Bob Hettich and Herman Glasenapp.