Heiar, Gerald A.

HEIAR, MALONE, SCALLA, ROLING, TILLIS

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Date: 7/9/2008 at 09:11:46

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CHARLOTTE — Gerald A. Heiar, age 84, of Charlotte, Iowa, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the The Alverno, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2008, at Assumption Catholic Church, Charlotte, with Father Scott Lemaster as celebrant. Burial will in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday June 19, 2008, at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to The Alverno in Gerald’s memory. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Gerald was born January 29, 1924, in St. Donatus, Iowa, the son of Norbert and Cathrine (Malone) Heiar. He moved to Charlotte in 1938 where he graduated from Charlotte High School with the class of 1944. Gerald married June Scalla at Charlotte Assumption Church on October 27, 1945. She died on July 9, 1995. They farmed one-quarter mile west of Charlotte for one year before buying a farm two miles northeast of Charlotte that is still in the family. He loved working the land and raising livestock, especially pigs. After retiring from farming in 1985, Gerald and June enjoyed traveling and most of all camping with relatives and friends. They made great new friends spending the winters in Texas in The Valley for over twenty years. Gerald had been an active member and trustee of Assumption Catholic Church. Gerald will be dearly missed by two sons, Larry (Gloria) Heiar of Bryant, Iowa, and Bill (Marilyn) Heiar of Charlotte, Iowa; a son in-law, Jim Roling of Preston, Iowa; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lloyd (Mary) Heiar of Clinton, Iowa, and Wayne (Natalie) Heiar of Charlotte, Iowa; and a sister, Corine (Ed) Tillis of Petersburg. Gerald was preceded in death by his parents; wife, June; one daughter, Marilou; three grandchildren and a sister, Viola. Pallbearers for Gerald’s service include Jason Heiar, Tim Heiar, Lisa Roth, Tracy Ellis, Jill Roling and Rebecca Roling. Honorary pallbearers include Robert Roling and Sgt. Justin Heiar.Death date: June 14, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 6/16/2008 - 6/18/2008.