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1921
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2014
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Bennie Heikens Obituary
Bennie was born Aug. 25, 1921, in Wellsburg, Iowa, to Henry and Anna (Risius) Heikens. He attended Shiloh #8 Country School and graduated from Wellsburg High School. On Feb. 19, 1947, he married Loretta Sents at the home of her parents near Aplington, Iowa. The couple farmed near Buck Grove and later moved to the Heikens' family farm south of Wellsburg. Bennie cherished 50 wonderful years of marriage with his beloved wife until her passing on May 11, 1997. A member for 67 years and deacon of the Aplington Baptist Church, he was a man of prayer and daily Bible reading. Bennie loved farming and raising horses, purebred Hereford cattle and sheep. He made handcrafted jewelry boxes, play dish cupboards, and other wooden gifts for his children and grandchildren. In later years, he enjoyed helping with his daughter Darlene's wooden Christmas craft gifts.
Survivors include his children, Eunice (Bruce) Bassler of Ames, Jan (Glenn) Behrends of Waverly, Kent (Sarah) Heikens of Ames; son-in-law, Allen Twedt of West Burlington; sister, Betty Bunger of Wellsburg; brother-in-law, Lester (Juanita) Sents of Aplington; sister-in-law, Bertha Sents of Wellsburg; grandchildren, Nathan (Sandy) Twedt, Aaron (Melynda) Twedt, Nikki Twedt, Erika (David) Kidd, Evan (Bethany) Bassler, Zach (Sara) Behrends, Travis (Krista) Behrends, Brett (Kelly) Behrends, Ellen Heikens, Kelly Heikens, Jack Heikens; great grandchildren, Jenna, Alyssa, and Benjamin Twedt, Theodore Kidd, Annika, Zane, and Mya Behrends, Porter and Paxton Behrends, Hudson and Harper Behrends.
In addition to his wife, Loretta, his daughter, Darlene Twedt, his parents, his brother, Julius Heikens, and several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces, preceded him in death.
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December 31, 2014
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Marcie
December 26, 2014
Please let your loving memories to help ease the pain of your loss. Find peace in knowing that God understands your grief and He cares. Our God's comfort contunie to give strength with endurance during this sadness. 1Corinthains 1:3; Psalms 83:18
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