Person:William Hattendorf (1)

William C. Hattendorf, 70, of Findlay, OH died at 9:10 a.m. Sunday, October 30, 2005 at Birchaven Retirement Village.

He was born December 17, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Henry W. and Rosella K. (Ramm) Hattendorf. He was married on March 4, 1956 to Doris, and she survives.

Other surivors include three children, Gayle (Jeff) Mitchell, Findlay, OH; Kurt W. (Chris) Hattendorf, Sylvania, OH; and Jennifer J. Hattendorf, Findlay, OH; five grandchildren, Justin, Sydney and Aubrie Hattendorf, and Ryan and Eric Mitchell; two sisters, Ruth (Jim) Whitta, Fostoria, OH; and Jean (Dick) Rook, Massilon, OH; and a brother, Dick Hattendorf, North Carolina.

Mr. Hattendorf was employed at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for 37 years, retiring in 2000 as Vice President and Treasurer. He was a 1952 Graduate of Fostoria High School and recieved a B.S. in Business Administration with a Major in Accounting from Bowling Green State University in 1960.

Mr. Hattendorf was also past Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and past Chairman of the Investment Committe for the Bowling Green State University Foundation; was a member of the Findlay Chamber of Commerce; was on the OH Public Expenditures Council (OPEC) where he was a Trustee from 1970-2000; was a past Trustee and past Member of the Budget Committee for United Way of Hancock CO; was a past Member of the Advisory Board of both the Black Swamp Council, Boy Scouts of America and the Salvation Army in Hancock CO; was a Board Member and Investment Committee Member for Associated Charities of Findlay, OH; and was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church. At the University of Findlay, he was a current member of the Investment Committee, past Chairman of the Business Advisory Council and past Member of the Investment Advisory Committee.

In 1989 Mr. Hattendorf won the Industry Award from Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Bowling Green State University, and was named Who's Who in Risk Management from 1992-1993.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at Kirkpatrick-Behnke Funeral Home, the Rev. Don Bridinger officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Bridge Home Health & Hospice, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay, 45840; or to Cancer Patient Services, 820 N. Main St. - Unit 7, Findlay.

FINDLAY - William C. Hattendorf, 70, a retired vice president and treasurer of Cooper Tire & Rubb... Cooper Tire exec diligent, Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-11-01 12:00. :: FINDLAY - William C. Hattendorf, 70, a retired vice president and treasurer of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., died Sunday in the Birchaven Retirement Village. Mr. Hattendorf, who was in the nursing home about a week, died of cancer, his son, Kurt, said.

Mr. Hattendorf's 37-year career at Cooper Tire began with his hiring in 1963 as a tax accountant. He became tax department manager in 1966, manager of taxes and insurance in 1969, and assistant treasurer and assistant secretary in 1977. The Cooper board elected him treasurer in 1982 and made him a vice president in 1994.

His son said Mr. Hattendorf was a diligent, goal-oriented worker who had a softer side people outside his family rarely saw. "He was a very determined and focused person, had a strong work ethic, but yet he was a big family person," Kurt Hattendorf said.

He took his children fishing and canoeing near a family cottage in Catawba Island and, in later years, dedicated much time to his grandchildren.

A Fort Wayne, Ind., native, Mr. Hattendorf graduated from Fostoria High School in 1952, then enlisted in the Army in 1954. After reaching the rank of sergeant, he was discharged in 1957 and began studying accounting at Bowling Green State University, from which he graduated in 1960 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. He worked for the Arthur Andersen accounting firm's Toledo branch before joining Cooper Tire.

He was a member of the Findlay and OH chambers of commerce, a past trustee and budget committee member for the United Way of Hancock CO, and a current member of the investment committees at the University of Findlay and the Associated Charities of Findlay.

He was also a past treasurer of the board of trustees, a past chairman of the investment committee for the BGSU Foundation, and a past member of the advisory boards for the Black Swamp Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the Salvation Army of Hancock CO.

Mr. Hattendorf's wife of nearly 50 years, Doris Hattendorf, survives, as do a son, Kurt; daughters, Gayle Mitchell and Jennifer J. Hattendorf; brother, Dick; sisters, Ruth Whitta and Jean Rook; and five grandchildren.

The body will be in the Kirkpatrick-Behnke Funeral Home, Findlay, where the family will receive visitors after 2 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in the mortuary.