Heilesen, Gaylord LaVerne (1924 – 2010)

HEILESEN, EGGERSS, CONSTABLE, DAVEY, WINCHELL, DOONAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 19:53:33

Name of deceased: Gaylord LaVerne Heilesen

Aged: 86 yrs, 5 mo, 6 days

Residence: Manilla Manor, Manilla, IA

Born: April 26, 1924, on family farm east of Kirkman, IA

Died: Oct. 2, 2010, Manilla, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, Irwin Church of Christ, Irwin, IA; Rev. Ted Sieck officiated. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery, Irwin, IA.

Survived by: wife of 58 years, Maxine Heilesen of Irwin, IA; son, Keith “Statman” Heilesen of Harlan, IA; daughter, Denise Winchell of Logan, IA; sister, Shirley (spouse, Ralph) Doonan of Alexandria, MN; brother, Merlyn (spouse, Betty) Heilesen of Kirkman, IA; grandchildren, Hannah Winchell, Isabelle Winchell, Jaxon Winchell, and Haddie Winchell; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: parents, Arthur Clarence and Mary Elizabeth (nee Constable) Heilesen; sister, Marjorie Davey, son-in-law, James Winchell; brother-in-law, Clark Davey

Education: Country schools; graduated from Kirkman (IA) High School, Class of 1941

Marriage: Maxine Augusta Eggerss, March 2, 1952, Avoca, IA

Employment: Farmer, first with his father, later with brother, Merlyn

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed raising and showing quarter horses and attending farm and horse auctions; Member, Irwin Church of Christ, Irwin, IA, where he had served as deacon and trustee; former president of the Midwest Quarter Horse Breeders Assn; served as a Douglas Township trustee; member, Kirkman Fire Dept; member, Shelby County Fair Board; Myrtue Medical Center board trustee; FMCTC board member

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