{"id":31310,"date":"2026-09-20T06:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T11:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/?page_id=31310"},"modified":"2026-09-20T06:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T11:09:24","slug":"obituary-hirschman-walter-lee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/?page_id=31310","title":{"rendered":"Obituary – Hirschman, Walter Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Walter<\/p>\n

Class of 1962<\/h2>\n

1962 Maroon Spotlight\"Walter
Walter Hirschman<\/h2>\n

Football ’61-’62; Basketball ’59-’62; Baseball ’59-’62; F.F.A. ’59-’62; F.C.A. Conference ’60-’61; Senior Class President ’61-’62; Junior Play ’60-’61; English Assembly ’59-’61.<\/p>\n

1962 Graduation Edition<\/br>Perry Daily Journal<\/h2>\n

Walter Lee Hirschman, 17, is the son of Mrs. and Mrs. Leo Hirschman, 206 Locust street. He was born Sept. 9, 1944, in Stillwater, but has always made his home in Noble county. Walter attended school at Sumner until 1959. At PHS he has gone out for football, basketball, and baseball, and has been a member of the Future Farmers of America. He is president of the senior class. Hirschman was in the junior class play and also was in an English assembly. His favorite subject is mathematics. He plans to attend Oklahoma State university or Central State college. Hirschman is a member of Zion Lutheran church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Walter Lee Hirschman<\/h1>\n

September 9, 1944 – September 13, 2026<\/h3>\n

Walter Lee Hirschman, 82, of Perry, Oklahoma, passed away surrounded by the love of his family.<\/p>\n

Born on September 9, 1944, in Perry, Oklahoma, he was the son of Leo and Pearl Hirschman. He lived his entire life in the community he called home. He graduated from Perry High School in 1962 and later attended the University of Central Oklahoma before joining the United States Army. While stationed in Taiwan, Walter met the love of his life, Nancy. The two were married in February 1971 and spent more than five decades building a life and family together.<\/p>\n

A hardworking man, Walter took pride in providing for and supporting his family. He worked for Farmer\u2019s Coop and later at Propane first. He was the kind of person who could fix, build, or figure out just about anything. He enjoyed woodworking, watching sports, and staying busy with projects around the house.<\/p>\n

Faith was an important part of Walter\u2019s life. He grew up attending Zion Lutheran Church with his parents and later became a member of Sumner Baptist Church, where he attended with Nancy and their children.<\/p>\n

Walter was known for being friendly, loving, and supportive. He was a devoted husband and a loving father who always put his family first. He taught his children the importance of working hard, taking care of one another, and putting family first. <\/p>\n

He had a deep love for his Oklahoma Sooners and remained loyal to them no matter how hard his family tried to turn him into a Cowboy. Watching sports and cheering on his team was one of the many things that brought him joy.<\/p>\n

Preceding him in death were his parents; his brother, Raymond Hirschman; and grandson, Kristoff Mathews Hirschman.<\/p>\n

Survivors include his loving wife, Nancy Hirschman; his son, Jay Hirschman; family members, Reno Mathews and Aimee Hirschman; his daughter, Christine Lake; and family members Joe Lake, Kenna Lake, Kira Lake, and Keely Lake. <\/p>\n

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September, 26th at 10:00 a.m. at Trout Funeral Home of Perry, 1408 N. Seventh Street, Perry, OK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-FullWidth.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31310"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31310"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31317,"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31310\/revisions\/31317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}