Georgiana W. Hewitt, age 85, died on Monday, June 8, 2020, at her home in Litchfield, MN. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, June 15, 2020, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Litchfield. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service for people to extend their condolences. Those who will be staying for services will be seated as they arrive. Burial will be at a later date in Grandview Cemetery in Hopkins.
Georgiana Wilma Hewitt, the daughter of August and Selma (Narr) Schlack, was born on December 11, 1934, in Mulligan township in Brown County, MN. On January 13, 1935 she was baptized at the Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey, MN. She attended country school at District 76. She was confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church on April 10, 1949. Georgiana graduated from Comfrey High School in 1953 and continued her education at Mankato Business School. She worked as a cashier at the First National Bank in Mankato. On October 6, 1957, she was united in marriage to John W. Hewitt at Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey. They made their home in Hopkins MN for a few years before moving to Virginia MN. They returned to Hopkins where she worked as a cashier for the Hopkins School District for 21 years. After retiring, they moved to Litchfield in 1994. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, the VFW Auxiliary, and the Rural Urban Bowling League for 25 years. Georgiana enjoyed watching and feeding birds, crocheting, flower gardening and canning. She made very good pickles and scalloped corn.
She is survived by her husband John W. Hewitt of Litchfield, son Craig (Amy) Hewitt of Chanhassen, and sister Dalores Stern of Springfield. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Michael, sister Violet Kasten and brother David Schlack.