Bassett Family Association Database

Harold Melvin Hoak

Male 1944 - 2015  (71 years)


Personal Information    |    PDF

  • Name Harold Melvin Hoak 
    Born 17 Mar 1944  Vandergrift, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 2015 
    Notes 

    • The Statesman Examiner, September 17, 2105
      Harold Melvin Hoak (Picture included)

      Harold Melvin Hoak Jr. passed away on Sept. 4, 2015 in Spokane at the age of 71. He was born on March 17, 1944 in Vandergrift, PA to Harold and Ada (Brink) Hoak. Hal was a 20-year Veteran of the Unites States Navy. While in the Navy, he met the love of his life, Barbara Bassett, and the two were wed in Coronado, CA in 1966. They spent time in Germany, San Diego and Washington State be¬fore retiring from the Navy. He became a welder and spent many days during hunting seasons in Colville (thanks to a welding instructor who first brought him to the area) before he and Barbara moved there after retirement in 2004. Hal loved NASCAR Racing and in 1995 they traveled to North Carolina to see the Coca Cola 500. His favorite drivers were Dale Earnhart Sr. and Jeff Gordon. He also loved to spend hours on his tractor working on his acreage until it looked al¬most like a park. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Sr., his mother Ada Bokholt, and his sister, Helen Frain.
      Hal is survived by Barbara, his wife of 49 years; sons, Jeffrey Hoak and wife Eva, Pine Bluffs, WY; and Michael Hoak, Both¬ell; his brother, Jim Hoak and wife Cheryl, Apollo, PA; his un¬cle, Lawrence "Red" Hoak and wife¬¬¬ Jean, also of Apollo; grand¬sons Garrett, Lane, Kyle and Colin; stepfather Jack Bokholt, Apollo; along with nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
      A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, Sep¬t. 19, 2015 at The Hub Senior Center in Colville starting at 1 p.m.
      Please go online and sign the guestbook at www.danekasfuneralchapel.com.
      In lieu of flowers, send dona¬tions to your favorite charity.
      Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory is in charge of ar¬rangements.
    Person ID I40  3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2015 

    Family Living 
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2015 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart