Albert Charles "Bert" Heese

HEESE-Albert Charles "Bert", was born on May 9, 1929 in Omaha, NE to Albert and Mary (Walker) Heese. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, IA. After his graduation from St. Joseph High School, he attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska graduating from college in 1951.
It was while he was attending Creighton that he met and married Margaret Connelly of Omaha. After his graduation from Creighton, he served in the United States Army and when discharged, he and Margaret made their home back in Earling and raised their ten children there. Their children are Mike, Tom, Kathleen, Ann, Tim, Maureen, Patrick, John, Peggy and Jim.
Bert began employment at the lumberyard with his father and purchased the business in 1967 when his father died. In 1963, Bert formed C & H Fertilizer with Bernard Cox. Bert purchased Mr. Cox's half of the business in 1976 and continued working there until his retirement.
Bert became a resident of the Little Flower Nursing Home in Earling on March 22, 2007, and it was there that he died on Saturday, November 3, 2007 having attained the age of seventy-eight years. In addition to his parents, his sons Tim and Mike preceded Bert in death.
He is survived by his children: Tom Heese and his wife Carol Kaufman of Denver, Colorado, Kathleen and her husband Dennis Larson of Missouri Valley, Iowa Ann Heese of Las Vegas, Nevada, Maureen Ryan of Herman, Nebraska, Patrick Heese and his wife Cyndi of Lindale, Texas, John Heese of Earling, Iowa, seventeen grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; his brother Don Heese and his wife Margaret of Tampa, Florida; his sister Karen and her husband Herman Fortenberry of Nashville, Tennessee; nieces and nephews; other family members and friends.
Services at Pauley Funeral Home, Harlan, Iowa are Tuesday, November 06, 2007 from 6-9 visitation, with the rosary at 8 and Funeral Mass Wednesday November 07, 2007 11:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling.