Heilig, Terry Len (1947 - 2020)

HEILIG, BUCK, RAASCH, KING, ADAMSON, KNUDSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/15/2020 at 12:22:38

Name of deceased: Terry Len Heilig

Aged: 73 yrs, 9 mo, 11 days

Residence: Eufaula, McIntosh County, OK

Born: Feb. 15, 1947; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: Nov. 26, 2020; Ascension St. John Medical Center, Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK

Funeral services: Private: Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020; Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: mother, Vera Ruth (nee Buck) Heilig Raasch (spouse, Wayne) of Harlan, IA; fiancée, Lynda King of Eufaula, OK; daughter, Amy (spouse, Jim) Adamson of Adel, IA; son, Chris (spouse, Jessica) Heilig of Flower Mound, TX; brother, Dan (spouse, Ruth) Heilig of Elk Horn, IA; grandchildren, Molly, Michael, Cole, and Reed; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Father, Donald George Heilig

Education: Attended Shelby (IA) Public Schools through grade 5 before attending Elk Horn (IA) Public Schools; he graduated with the Class of 1965; he then received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Iowa State University, Ames, IA, in 1969.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Claire Knudsen; June 1968; location not provided. They later divorced.

Employment: Employed by the Ford Motor Company in Omaha, NE until 1978 when he moved to Perry, IA, to run his own Ford dealership. In 1987, Terry moved to Oklahoma and worked in the field of economic development throughout the state.

Hobbies/Interests: When he was younger, Terry liked to snow and water ski; enjoyed outdoor activities, especially boating, hunting, and fishing; was an Iowa State fan; loved animals; was a member of the Oklahoma Business Incubator Association (OBIA) having served as the organization’s president in 1989

Sources: burmeisterjohannsen.com