Hockaday, Harold Bishop 'Hock'

Harold Bishop “Hock” Hockaday, 95, of Nashua, N.H., formerly of Marion, Iowa, died April 17, 2013, at his home from complications of Alzheimer's disease. The family will greet friends from noon until 1 p.m. Monday, May 13, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Private family burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. “ONE MEMORY LIGHTS ANOTHER.”

Harold was born April 3, 1918, in Oneida Township, Iowa, son of the late William Wallace and Cora Elizabeth (Bishop) Hockaday. He was a graduate of Manchester High School. Mr. Hockaday was a shoe salesman in Cedar Rapids for many years. Upon his diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease in 2006, Hock relocated to New Hampshire to live with his son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Claudia.

He was predeceased by a daughter, Mary Jo Flitsch.

Survivors include a son, Dan Hockaday and his wife, Claudia, of Nashua; two daughters, Ruth Wazac and her husband, Dave, of Cedar Rapids and Corinne Lyons and her husband, Jeff, of Hiawatha; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Dan and Claudia are especially thankful for the services provided by the following organizations: Alzheimer's Support Group and Karg Day-Away Program at Milette Manor, Caring Companions of Easter Seals, St. Joseph Home and Hospice Care, Meals-on-Wheels, Crotched Mountain Case Management and Alzheimer's Association of New Hampshire. Through their kind and caring work, Hock was able to remain at home for the duration of his life.

Please sign the online guest book for Hock at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published May 10, 2013 in The Gazette