John Chickering Hulsizer went to meet his Savior on January 29, 2015.  There will be a visitation at Church of the Savior on Monday, February 2, 2015 from 6 to 8 and a memorial service on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 10AM also at the church.

He was born on February 4, 1924 to Ruth England Hulsizer & William Richey Hulsizer in Newark, NJ.  He attended Public schools in East Orange, New Jersey and Blair Academy, in Blairstown, NJ.  He joined the United States Navy in 1943 and was honorably discharged in 1946.  He earned a BS Electrical Engineering in 1948 from Iowa State College in Ames, IA.

John started his career in Lynn, MA working for General Electric.  John met Jennifer Ball in 1949 in Boston, MA.   They were married on April 15, 1950 in Washington DC.  For a couple of years he worked for A.C. Spark Plug where they lived in various places around the country.  In 1955, he accepted a job with IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY.  In 1969 IBM transferred him to Rochester, MN.  He retired in 1987.

John loved playing the piano and organ throughout his life for chapel services and church services.  He was a volunteer at Friends of the Library.  He was a lover of musicals and participated in many productions in Rochester and Poughkeepsie.  He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather who passed on a love for family time that included music, creative cooking, and any activity that involved his children or grand-children.

John is survived by his wife of almost 65 years, Jennifer Ball Hulsizer and their children: David (Liz) Hulsizer of Beaver, PA; Janet (August) Krueger of Rochester; Steven (Lora) Hulsizer of Rochester; Michael (Sharon) Hulsizer, of Marshall, MN; Quintina (Richard) Fahrow, of Waterloo, WI; Joseph (Jennie) Hulsizer, of Bloomington, MN, and Eric Hulsizer of Rochester and his grand-children: Jesse, Jonathon, Emily, Joshua, Kathryn, Leroy, Mary, Susan, Tamra, Matthew, Elizabeth, Zachary, Charles, Rachel, Josiah, Zoe and great grand-children: Athena, Julia, Ravenna, Rebecca, Braiden, Izzabella, Caleb, Elijah, and Lillian.  He was preceded in death by his brothers, Bill and Jim, and his parents.  Though he is with the Lord he loved, he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be designated to the Center of Aging at the Mayo Clinic, Department of Development, 200 1 ^st St SW, Rochester, MN  55905

Macken Funeral Home is handling the arrangements and online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com