Heller, Louis A. (1947 – 2013)

HELLER, HANRAHAN, NEWLAND, PAULEY, DRECKMAN, WEIDNER, HEIM, HERMELING, WHELCHEL, FREUND, PURSELL, SCHULTE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/26/2013 at 18:33:17

Name of deceased: Louis Albert Heller

Aged: 65 yrs, 5 mo, 20 days

Residence: Avoca, IA

Born: Nov. 15, 1947; on a farm SW of Defiance, IA

Died: May 5, 2013, Avoca, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Thursday, May 9, 2013, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Defiance, IA; Rev. Chris Fontanini officiated. Burial, with Military Rites performed by the Defiance and Westphalia American Legion Post No. 707, was at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance, IA.

Survived by: Children: Tami (spouse, Todd) Pauley of Avoca, IA, Barry Heller of Avoca, IA, Traci )spouse, Shane) Dreckman of LeMars, IA, Misty (spouse, Bryan) Weidner of Minden, IA, and Colby Heller and Emmy Heim of Persia, IA; 16 grandchildren; siblings, Roger Heller of Defiance, Mary (spouse, James) Hermeling of Manilla, IA, Paul Heller of Carroll, IA, Maxine (spouse, Jim) Whelchel of Council Bluffs, IA, Helen (spouse, Dennis) Freund of Earling, IA, Agnes (spouse, David) Pursell of Sun City Center, FL, Bernard Heller (spouse, Connie) of Council Bluffs, IA, Lavonne (spouse, Terry) Schulte of Westphalia, IA, Jim Heller (spouse, Mary) of Manilla, IA, and Tom Heller of Defiance, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Leonard and Lucille (nee Hanrahan) Heller

Education: attended St. Paul’s Catholic School, graduating with the Class of 1965

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, IA

Military service: Louis served in the United States Army Reserve for 7 years before receiving his honorable discharge soon after the Vietnam War ended.

Marriage: Sherry Newland; September 19, 1970; location not provided

Employment: Employed at Farmland Foods in Denison, IA, for 25 years; then opened his own business in Defiance, IA, “Lou Heller Saw Sharpening” in 1990, and worked at Variety Distributors in Harlan, IA; he retired in 2011 because of health reasons

Hobbies/Interests: He enjoyed carpentry and wood working, grilling, and maintaining his large garden.

Sources: ancestry.com