Marshall Lee Heckaman

1945 - 2025

Marshall Lee Heckaman, 79, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on November 2, 2025, He was born on December 22, 1945, in Marshall County, Indiana, the son of the late John D. and Ruth E. Heckman. He graduated from Bremen High School in 1963 and joined the United States Navy in August of 1963. Marshall's passion was aviation. He was a helicopter pilot in various capacities before and after his career as a quality inspector at the Defense Contract Management Agency. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Heckaman, children, Deana (Jewel Lehman) Baker, Alan (Barbara) Heckaman, John David (Misti) Heckaman, Andria (Matt) Bradac, Clinton Frisch, Brett (Manal) Frisch, his sister, Dorothy Anderson, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Marshall was preceded in death by his son, Matthew Ferraro, and his sisters, Jeanette Chidister and Berdine Asper. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at Covenant United Methodist Church, 10001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. A memorial gathering will be from 4-7 pm on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at the church. Private entombment will be at the Veterans' National Memorial Shrine and Museum, 2122 O'Day Road, Fort Wayne, IN. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to the Prostate Cancer Research Institute http://pcri.org Arrangements entrusted to D.O. McComb and Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home 1320 E. Dupont Road Fort Wayne, IN.