Donald W. “Mick” Hinckley, age 83, of Rio Rancho, N.M., went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008.
Mick was born in Fiskdale, Mass., Aug. 29, 1925, to Lucy and Ronald Hinckley. He worked as a laborer/polisher until he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he worked as a lumberjack in the Northwest. He later settled in New Britain, where he met and married Gladys Hauser, who preceded him in death in 2002. He retired as a foreman from the New Britain Department of Parks and Recreation after more than 20 years of service. They moved to Rio Rancho in 1989 to be close to family. Mick enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid fisherman all of his life. He had been an assistant scoutmaster for several years. Mick was known for his great sense of humor and quick wit. He was of Nipmuck Native American decent. His tribal name was “War Dancer,” and he fought for his life until the very end.
He is survived by a sister, Alma Demick of Southbridge, Mass.; his three children, Donald Hinckley Jr. of Alb, Ron (Hinckley) Hassan and wife Barbara of Vallejo, Calif., and Shirley Collins and husband Larry of Rio Rancho; and several cousins, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Monday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. at Mesa Baptist Church, 1411 Golf Course Road SE, Rio Rancho, where he had been a devout member. Interment will follow at Vista Verde Memorial Park. Friends may visit French Mortuary Westside Chapel Sunday from 4 until 7 p.m.
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