William H. "Bill" Heeter

William H. "Bill" Heeter obituary, Annville, PA

William H. "Bill" Heeter

William Heeter Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Kreamer Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. - Annville on Dec. 13, 2025.
William H. Heeter, 89, of Annville, passed away on Tuesday, December 9th, 2025, at the Lebanon Valley Home in Annville. He is survived by his loving wife of over 67 years, Eileen J. (Boland) Heeter.

Born in Pottstown, PA on October 9th, 1936, he was the son of the late Howard W. and Loretta S. (Frederick) Heeter. Bill had worked at Lebanon Valley Offset, Annville as a photolithographer. He was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Annville, where he served on the church council and property committee and sang in the church choir. He was also a member of the Second Mountain Hawk Watch for bird watching, the Annville Lions Club, and he volunteered for the Union Canal Tunnel Park. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, traveling, and looking for fossils. One of his favorite pastimes was driving around Memorial Lake looking for wildlife and traveling to the Mount Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire.

Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Joyce Felty, wife of Dana of Annville, Laurie Brown, wife of Dwayne of Manheim, a daughter-in-law, Holly Heeter of Annville, a sister, Carole L. Yeakley, wife of Thomas of Annville, eight grandchildren, Nathan, Justin, Emily, Brian, Brandon, Paige, Addison, and Kendall, and one great grandchild, Lexa. Bill was preceded in death by his son, Dr. David Heeter.

A public visitation will be held on Saturday, December 20th, 2025, from 9:00AM-10:00AM at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 200 E. Main St. Annville, PA 17003. Funeral Services will begin at 10:00AM on Saturday at the Church. Interment will be held in Mt. Annville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church, in his memory. Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory, Annville is handling arrangements.

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