Norman Jacob Hinderman, 88, of East Dubuque, IL, passed away at 6:04 PM on Tuesday October 13, 2026, at his home.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in East Dubuque on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Maddala Jayanthibabu will officiate.  Burial will take place immediately following the funeral at East Dubuque Cemetery, where military honors will be accorded by the Dubuque Marine Corps League.

A visitation will be held at the Miller Funeral Home in East Dubuque on Friday, October 16, 2026, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Parish Rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Norman was born on August 25, 1938, in Dickeyville, WI to Michael and Clara (Kowalski) Hinderman.  He married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Roth, on October 18, 1958 at St. Mary’s in East Dubuque.  She survives along with their son Darin (Anne) of Peoria IL, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.  Also surviving are sister, Germaine Hayes, and brother Valentine, both of East Dubuque. Brother in-law Ronnie (Marge) Roth, Laurie (Tom) Brandel.

He was preceeded in death by his parents and his beloved daughter, Pamela Ann; brother, Jerome (Alverna), and 3 sister, Rosella (Merlin) Roth, Lucille (Don) Jackson, and Jean (Ralph) Reisen; father and mother-in-law Earl and Delores Roth, sister-in-law Lilly (Wally) Gibson and Sandy (Jerry) Foht, and brother-in-law, Randy Roth.

Norman graduated from East Dubuque High School in 1957 and served in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany.  Upon returning, he was employed at the Dubuque Packing Company until its closure in 2001; retiring from Runde Chevrolet in 2014.  Norman enjoyed caring for his big yard and garden, woodworking, hand-made crafts, and canning the vegetables from his garden with Shirley.  Norman was also a great conversationalist and loved to socialize with family and friends.

The family would like to thank Dr Whalen and all the staff at Tri-State Dialysis for the wonderful and compassionate care for more than 8 years.

In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to St. Mary’s Church, East Dubuque or Jo Daviess County Transit (Veteran’s Riders Program) in Galena, IL.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mmillerfhed.com.