Dryden, Michigan
HEIDEL, Ronald T., Sr. -Of Dryden, age 86, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral service will be held at 10 A.M. Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Dr. Max B. Hayden officiating.
Visitation 2-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday until the time of the service at the funeral home.
Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Lapeer.
Those desiring may make contributions to Leader Dogs for the Blind or the Audubon Society.
Ronald was born in Flint, Michigan on August 15, 1931, the son of Conrad and Elizabeth (Geier) Heidel.
On June 7, 1952 he married his high school sweetheart, Vivian L. McMullen.
He was a member of VCCA Classic Car Club and won numerous awards for his classic 1949 Chevrolet convertible coop.
Mr. Heidel, along with his brother, Robert Heidel, owned Heidel Custom Builders and was in business since the 1950’s. He built custom homes throughout Flint.
Surviving are his wife, Vivian;
daughter, Sue Higgins;
son, Ron Heidel, Jr.;
grandchild, Matthew (Julia Zhang) Higgins;
surviving brother, David (Dolores) Heidel; sister-in-law, Margaret Heidel;
brother-in-law and best friend, John McMullen.
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Sue, Please also say Hello and give my condolences to your mom and "Ronnie". I did forward the information on to Kim Ballard because I thought she would want to know also -- email me sometime at [email protected]
Char Wyman-Schroeder
Char Wyman-Schroeder
November 10, 2017 | Roscommon, MI
Susan, I am so sorry for your loss. I remember your dad and mom very well. I used to love coming to your house. I have tried to contact you via FB to no avail and would dearly love to see you sometime.
Char Wyman-Schroeder
November 10, 2017 | Roscommon, MI
Aunt Vivian, so sad to hear of Uncle Ron's passing. Still remember the cigar and the laugh. God Bless.
Howard Heidel
November 09, 2017 | Viera, FL
Sue, I am so sorry for you loss and my prayers are with you and your family at this time.
Christine Turcotte
November 09, 2017 | Lino Lakes, MN
I first met Ron in the 7th grade at Emerson Jr. High.There were three of us Ron, Chuck Hogan,and me.We sat in alphabetical order back then.Those three years at Emerson were my best school day memories.later at graduation we and our dates all attended the prom together.My mother loved Ron and would always ask me "why didn't I have more friends like him".At Xmas she would knit argil socks for my friends and Ron would always get two pair.
We always managed to get together with Ron and Vivian...
James HOLMGREN
November 09, 2017 | Fenton, MI
We lived across from the Heidel's on Woodhaven for years. I remember going to their home to get cigar boxes. We were always excited when Vivian would say, 'come on over, I've got more.' I don't remember what we use to do with them. But we were excited to get them. (probably Girl Scout projects). We couldn't have asked for better neighbors. Thank you for the wonderful memories. Very sorry to read of your loss.
Korie Accardo
November 08, 2017
