John Patrick Hotchkiss, 82, Laceyville, PA, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born April 10, 1933 in Wilkes Barre, PA, he was the son of the late John Gerald and Anne Elizabeth Watters Hotchkiss. Prior to his retirement, he spent his career with the Department of the Army. The funeral will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at F.D.A Martin Funeral Home Central, 3839 Montana Avenue, El Paso, TX. Interment, Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Fort Bliss, TX. Local arrangements were entrusted to Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Carbondale, PA. Funeral Service Tuesday, January 19, 2016 F.D.A Martin Funeral Home Central 3839 Montana Avenue El Paso, Texas, United States 79903 Final Resting Place Fort Bliss National Cemetery 5200 Fred Wilson Road Fort Bliss , Texas, United States