HEFT, Earle Clayton "Bud" c1943-2012
HEFT, WOLDMOE
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/13/2012 at 12:37:59
Earle Clayton (Bud) Heft Jr.
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Rockford, Iowa - Earle (Bud) Clayton Heft Jr., 69, of Rockford, at his home Thursday evening, Oct. 10, 2012.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, October 15, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 516 Second St. S. in Rockwell with the Rev. Rhea Evanson officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m., Sunday at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Earl C. Heft Memorial Scholarship Fund or Hospice of North Iowa.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.Fullertonfh.com website
Fullerton Funeral Home, Mason City, 641-423-8676, www.Fuller tonfh.com.[Globe Gazette; October 13, 2012]
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Rockford - Earle "Bud" Clayton Heft Jr., 69, of Rockford, died peacefully in his home Thursday evening, Oct. 10, 2012.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 516 Second St. S., Rockwell, with the Rev. Rhea Evanson officiating. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. today, Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, Iowa, following lunch at the church. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Earle C. Heft Memorial Scholarship Fund or Hospice of North Iowa.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.Fullertonfh.com website.Bud was born in Washington, D.C., in 1943, the son of Earle and Nora (Woldmoe) Heft Sr. He spent his childhood in Bethesda, Md., and teenage years in Royal Oak and Birmingham, Michigan, suburbs of Detroit. That's where Bud met the girl of his dreams, Linda Gigliotti. They were married on August 24, 1963, at Peace American Lutheran Church in Southfield, Michigan, and together they followed his dreams of becoming a farmer.
They moved from the city, settled near Dougherty and raised four children. Throughout the years, Bud enjoyed the freedom of farming, raising corn, soybeans and livestock. One dear friend describes him as hard-working, trustworthy, generous, with a quick sense of humor and quiet confidence.
Bud had a lifelong love of the water and sailing his 17-foot "Blue Pearl," which over the years embarked across Clear Lake, on Lake Michigan and in the Gulf of Mexico. Bud was a competitive diver on the one- and three-meter spring boards and became third in the nation among small colleges. He spent two and a half years at Detroit Institute of Technology in Michigan.
He loved all kinds of music including jazz, blues, Motown, country and blue grass. Most of all, Bud enjoyed his time with Linda, dinner and a movie "date nights" and traveling.
Bud is survived by his wife, Linda, of 49 years; four children: Shane (Nancy) Heft of Rockford, Stephanie (John) Scholl of Mason City, Laura (Kyle) Crispin of Clear Lake, and Jesse (Melissa) Heft of Ely; 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; sister Cecilia (Larry) Faw of Walled Lake, Michigan; sister-in-law Beverly Heft of Farmington Hills, Mich., eight beloved sisters and brothers-in-law, many dear nieces and nephews and a special Australian exchange daughter, Jodee Betheras.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Earle Heft Sr. and Nora; and brother, Kenneth Heft.
Fullerton Funeral Home, 641-423-8676.[Mason City Globe Gazette, October 14, 2012]
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