Joseph F. Hazlett

Joseph F. Hazlett, age 86 of Hamilton, passed away at Jamestowne Rehab Center on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Joe was born in Hamilton, Ohio on May 10, 1931 to Jack F. Hazlett and Evelyn M. (Rosenfelder) Hazlett. Joe was a United States Navy Veteran serving in the Korean War from 1949-1954. He was a member of the Hamilton Police Department for 33 years, retiring as a Sergeant in 1995. Joe also worked with the Hamilton City Schools for 13 years as a Paraprofessional. On June 25, 1955 in Hamilton, he married the love of his life, Nancy J. Clark. Joe was also a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, FOP #38, K of C #968, VFW Post #1069, and was a Kentucky Colonel.

Joe is survived by his wife, Nancy J. Hazlett; four daughters, Diane (William) Smallwood, Suzanne (Debra Shipman) Mehl, Jo-Ann Wise, Mary Anne (Katie Jerdon) Hazlett; grandchildren, Erin, B.J., Tim, Kari, Joe, Courtney, Allyson, Kenzie, and Jackson; 7 great-grandchildren; one brother James M. Hazlett. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Mary Caudill and Martha Sadowski; son in law David Wise; and great granddaughter, Sophia Jane Smallwood.

Prayers will be held on Friday July 28, 2017 at Brown Dawson Flick Funeral Home, 1350 Millville Ave. at 10:00AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 171 Washington St., Hamilton, Ohio, on Friday, July 28, 2017 at 11:00AM. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation will be held on Thursday July 27, 2017 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM at Brown Dawson Flick Funeral Home, 1350 Millville Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Joseph Catholic School or to the American Heart Association in memory of Sophia Jane Smallwood.