Walter Hitchuk was born on August 30, 1949 in Passaic, New Jersey United States to Mary T. Russnak Hitchuk and Walter Hitchuk, and had siblings Michael Roger Hitchuk and Barbara V. (Hitchuk) Koehler. He married Susan (Misener) Hitchuk Powell and they later divorced. They had children Natalie K. (Hitchuk) Campbell, Michelle K. (Hitchuk) Langston, and Laura (Hitchuk) Kesner. He also married Betty Jo (Baker) Hitchuk, and they were married until Walter's death on May 20, 2012.