Services
service
April 6, 2006
Thursday
10:30 AM
Calvary Lutheran Church
Obituary
Laverne "Heine" Elmer Heineman, 72, of Appleton, Wisconsin, formerly of the Crystal Lake and Britt areas, passed away peacefully at Angelus Retirement Center, in Appleton, Wisconsin on March 31, 2006.
Laverne was born in Bremer County, Iowa on January 6, 1934, the son of Elmer Martin Heinemann and Lucinda Thoms. He attended Oran High School until he graduated in 1951.
On December 5, 1951, he enlisted in the Navy. For the next three years, he was stationed in Norman, Oklahoma. After his term, in 1955, he returned to Iowa and started working for the Arlington, Iowa Co-op. In September of 1958, he began building grain elevators.
In October 1958, Heine moved to Fayette, Iowa, where he purchased and operated the Heineman Texaco Service Station.
On August 14, 1960, he married Myrna Jean Scheffler from Dixon, Illinois. She was a fourth grade teacher in Fayette, Iowa.
In 1972, Heine moved to Crystal Lake, Iowa where he and his wife raised their family that included his brother, Keith. He started his employment with Winnebago Industries, of which he retired in 1995.
Heine adored gardening, fishing, sports, animals, and playing cards. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved his three children, his brother, eight grandchildren, and extended family.
Heine is survived by his son, Lanny (Sandy) Heineman, Clinton, Utah; two daughters, Janet (Kent Berger) Heineman-Berger, Appleton, Wisconsin; Heidi Heineman, Studio City, California; eight grandchildren; Cody Heineman, Tyler Heineman, Morgan Heineman, Madison Heineman, Kennedy Berger, Carson Berger, Kylie Berger, and Benjamin Laverne Heineman; his brother Keith (Sue) Heinemann, Sachse, Texas. His wife's family, nieces, nephews, and other relatives further survive him.
Heine is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Myrna, his sisters LaDonna, Doris, and Verla, and his brother-in-law Dick Welsh.
Heine's family would like to thank the staff at the Angelus Retirement Home and the AseraCare Hospice Staff.
We will truly miss our self-proclaimed King of Hearts champion.