David Samuel "Sam" Heintz (1938-1975)

HEINTZ, HANSON, KEARNS, DEFAYETTE, CUFF

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/2/2020 at 11:23:24

From Nevada Evening Journal November 13, 1975 (page 1)

Nevada man dies in seven vehicle crash north of Luther Wednesday

A Nevada man died and two others were injured in an accident involving five cars and two semi-trailer trucks on Iowa Highway 17 about one mile north of Luther in Boone county. The accident occurred about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

David Heintz, 37, was identified as the victim by Iowa Highway Patrol troopers. He was alone in his car.

According to authorities, visibility in the area at the time of the accident was reduced because of snow whipped by wind gusts estimated at 30 miles per hour.

The accident apparently occurred when a semi-trailer truck jackknifed. A Madrid police car driven by Officer Buck Berndt, 25, slowed near the jackknifed rig and was passed by another semi-trailer that skidded into the ditch.

Authorities said that at least one car slid into the rear of the police car during a chain collision involving four other cars.

William A. Zachar, 17, of rural Boone, a driver of one of cars, was reported in serious, but stable condition Wednesday night at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines with injuries he suffered in the accident. The driver of another car, Richard Riggan, 50, of Orange City, suffered minor injuries in the crash and was treated at a Boone Hospital before being released.

Funeral Saturday

Services for David (Sam) Heintz, 602 4th Street, will be held from St. Patrick's Catholic Church Saturday Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Franz Lohberg officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Rosary services will be at the Ryan Funeral Home on Friday evening at 7:30. At the request of the family the casket will not be opened.

Born Feb. 24, 1938 in Nevada to Edward and Minnie Hanson Heintz, he married Mary Ann Kearns on Sept. 17, 1960 in Colo. Heintz was a Nevada resident his entire life and was employed as a service technician at Burroughs Corp. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Patrick's Catholic Church where he was active in church affairs. Heintz graduated from Nevada High School in 1956.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann; his mother, Mrs. Minnie Heintz of Nevada; three sons: David, Danny and Mark at home; three daughters: Debbie, Becky and Sandy at home; two brothers, Ronald and Adrian, both of Nevada and two sisters, Mrs. Helen (Robert) DeFayette of Damascus, Maryland and Mrs. Lois (Corwin) Duff of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his father.