MANLIUS — Hubert Gerald Hewitt, 87, of Manlius died at 8:55 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Walnut Manor in Walnut.

Born Dec. 24, 1924, in Manlius to Stacy & Nettie (Olson) Hewitt, he married Juanita Mae Pratt June 26, 1965, in Manlius. She died Sept 9, 1990.

He was a 1944 graduate of Manlius High School. He farmed for 40 years and worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation for 13 years. He also Worked as a plumber in Manlius and Kewanee area. He served in the U.S. Army as a T5-CLP from 1944 to 1946 in Italy during World War II.