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Brett David Hoyt

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Brett David Hoyt

Birth
Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Death
19 Oct 1996 (aged 46)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
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BRETT DAVID HOYT

Brett D. Hoyt, age 46, died suddenly Saturday
morning, October 19, 1996, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 1996, at Holy
Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial
will be Rev. Gerald Foley with burial to follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Brett was born October 14, 1950, in Tecumseh, Mich., son of the late Hugh H. and
Elizabeth Miller Hoyt. He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Toledo,
Ohio, with the class of 1968, and a graduate of the University of Toledo class of
1973. Brett received his master's degree from Wayne State University, Detroit in
1978. On August 25, 1972, he married the former Janice Hite in Toledo, Ohio. Brett
began his career with Great Lakes Steel Company, Michigan, and the Ford Motor
Company. He joined the Newell Corporation in 1982 with EZPaintr in Milwaukee. In
1984, he relocated to Freeport, Ill., and was involved with the Window Furnishings
Division of Newell. Brett moved to Manitowoc in 1989, serving as Vice President of
Operations with the Mirro Company. In September of 1996, he was appointed President
of Morgan Manufacturing of Oshkosh. Brett was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic
Church, served on the Board of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and was a member of
the A.I.T. at Mirro Company.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Hoyt, Manitowoc; one son, Brian Hoyt, Milwaukee;
two daughters, Julie Hoyt, Milwaukee, Elizabeth Hoyt, at home; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Hugh A. and Joan Hoyt, Ohio, Bernard and Laura Hoyt, California;
her sisters and brothers-in-law, Hannah and Eugene Wilson, Minnesota, Peggy and
William Lenz, Mary and Gerald Vetter, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dale and
Hilda Hite, and a brother-in-law and his wife, James and Patricia Hite, all of Ohio.
Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was also
preceded in death by a brother, Mark.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 5-9 p.m. this Monday
(TONIGHT) where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. by Deacon Ken Nelesen.
Friends may also call Tuesday morning at Holy Innocents Catholic Church from 9 a.m.
until the time of service at 10 a.m.
Bret lived life to the fullest and he will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Herald Times Reporter, October 21, 1996 P. A2
BRETT DAVID HOYT

Brett D. Hoyt, age 46, died suddenly Saturday
morning, October 19, 1996, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 1996, at Holy
Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial
will be Rev. Gerald Foley with burial to follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Brett was born October 14, 1950, in Tecumseh, Mich., son of the late Hugh H. and
Elizabeth Miller Hoyt. He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Toledo,
Ohio, with the class of 1968, and a graduate of the University of Toledo class of
1973. Brett received his master's degree from Wayne State University, Detroit in
1978. On August 25, 1972, he married the former Janice Hite in Toledo, Ohio. Brett
began his career with Great Lakes Steel Company, Michigan, and the Ford Motor
Company. He joined the Newell Corporation in 1982 with EZPaintr in Milwaukee. In
1984, he relocated to Freeport, Ill., and was involved with the Window Furnishings
Division of Newell. Brett moved to Manitowoc in 1989, serving as Vice President of
Operations with the Mirro Company. In September of 1996, he was appointed President
of Morgan Manufacturing of Oshkosh. Brett was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic
Church, served on the Board of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and was a member of
the A.I.T. at Mirro Company.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Hoyt, Manitowoc; one son, Brian Hoyt, Milwaukee;
two daughters, Julie Hoyt, Milwaukee, Elizabeth Hoyt, at home; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Hugh A. and Joan Hoyt, Ohio, Bernard and Laura Hoyt, California;
her sisters and brothers-in-law, Hannah and Eugene Wilson, Minnesota, Peggy and
William Lenz, Mary and Gerald Vetter, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dale and
Hilda Hite, and a brother-in-law and his wife, James and Patricia Hite, all of Ohio.
Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was also
preceded in death by a brother, Mark.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 5-9 p.m. this Monday
(TONIGHT) where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. by Deacon Ken Nelesen.
Friends may also call Tuesday morning at Holy Innocents Catholic Church from 9 a.m.
until the time of service at 10 a.m.
Bret lived life to the fullest and he will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Herald Times Reporter, October 21, 1996 P. A2


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