Leroy S. Heim1
M, #53136, b. 2 November 1923, d. 21 August 2012
Last Edited=11 Mar 2025
Leroy S. Heim was born on 2 November 1923, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.2 He married Jean M. Lesher on 6 March 1943.1,2 Leroy S. Heim died on 21 August 2012, The Manor at Susquehanna Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 88.2
Funeral home obituary:
Leroy Heim
August 21, 2012
Leroy S. "Bud" Heim, 88, of Pitman passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at The Manor at Susquehanna Village. He is survived by his wife of 69 years Jean (Lesher) Heim; the couple married March 6, 1943.
Born Friday, November 2, 1923 in Pitman he was a son of the late Frank and Eva (Zerby) Heim. He was a retired farmer and was a director at the former Agway in Klingerstown.
He was a member of Zion Evangelical Congregational Church and served on the cemetery board, the official church board and was a Sunday School teacher. He was a member and past officer of the Woodman of the World Camp 433 of Pitman, a county chairman for the ASCS, and served on the Election Board and Tri-Valley School Board. He was also a member of, the PA Farm Bureau, the county extension, the Mahantongo Fire Company and the Young Farmers Association.
Leroy was an avid bowler and enjoyed playing guitar and harmonica. Upon retiring he took up woodworking and built many things for his family.
Surviving are his wife Jean; three daughters, Charlotte Romaine Frey of New Bern, NC, Joan Rothermel and her husband Marlin of Greenbrier, Lois Ann Haigh and her husband Martin of Cresson; one son, Gary Heim and his wife Judy of Pitman; 7 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; one sister Kathryn Wetzel; and nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by a son, Leroy Dale Heim in 1948, four brothers, Alton, Harold, John, and Harry Heim and six sisters, Miriam Harring, Violet Wetzel, Ellen Houseal, Mary Weikel, Martha Willier, and Betty Kehler.
Viewing will be held Friday August 24, 2012 from 9-11 AM at Zion E.C. Church Pitman PA where the funeral service will follow at 11 AM with Rev. Todd Wolfe officiating. The Woodmen Lodge will conduct their service at 10:50 AM. Interment will follow in Zion E.C. Cemetery, Pitman.
Memorial contributions may be made Zion E. C. Church, Zion Church Rd., Pitman, PA 17964.
The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, PA has charge of the arrangements, to sign the online guest book please visit www.srrfh.com.3
He was buried on 24 August 2012, at Zions Evangelical Congregational Church Cemetery, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.2,4
Funeral home obituary:
Leroy Heim
August 21, 2012
Leroy S. "Bud" Heim, 88, of Pitman passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at The Manor at Susquehanna Village. He is survived by his wife of 69 years Jean (Lesher) Heim; the couple married March 6, 1943.
Born Friday, November 2, 1923 in Pitman he was a son of the late Frank and Eva (Zerby) Heim. He was a retired farmer and was a director at the former Agway in Klingerstown.
He was a member of Zion Evangelical Congregational Church and served on the cemetery board, the official church board and was a Sunday School teacher. He was a member and past officer of the Woodman of the World Camp 433 of Pitman, a county chairman for the ASCS, and served on the Election Board and Tri-Valley School Board. He was also a member of, the PA Farm Bureau, the county extension, the Mahantongo Fire Company and the Young Farmers Association.
Leroy was an avid bowler and enjoyed playing guitar and harmonica. Upon retiring he took up woodworking and built many things for his family.
Surviving are his wife Jean; three daughters, Charlotte Romaine Frey of New Bern, NC, Joan Rothermel and her husband Marlin of Greenbrier, Lois Ann Haigh and her husband Martin of Cresson; one son, Gary Heim and his wife Judy of Pitman; 7 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; one sister Kathryn Wetzel; and nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by a son, Leroy Dale Heim in 1948, four brothers, Alton, Harold, John, and Harry Heim and six sisters, Miriam Harring, Violet Wetzel, Ellen Houseal, Mary Weikel, Martha Willier, and Betty Kehler.
Viewing will be held Friday August 24, 2012 from 9-11 AM at Zion E.C. Church Pitman PA where the funeral service will follow at 11 AM with Rev. Todd Wolfe officiating. The Woodmen Lodge will conduct their service at 10:50 AM. Interment will follow in Zion E.C. Cemetery, Pitman.
Memorial contributions may be made Zion E. C. Church, Zion Church Rd., Pitman, PA 17964.
The Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, PA has charge of the arrangements, to sign the online guest book please visit www.srrfh.com.3
He was buried on 24 August 2012, at Zions Evangelical Congregational Church Cemetery, Pitman, Schuylkill County, PA.2,4
Children of Leroy S. Heim and Jean M. Lesher
Citations
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Jean A. Lesher. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S1147] Online Obituary for Leroy D. Heim, Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, PA; https://www.srrfh.com/obituary/1565466; see also Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 23 Aug, 2012, Thu, Page A12.
- [S1147] Online Obituary, for Leroy S. Heim, Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/Leroy-Heim; see also Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA), 23 Aug, 2012, Thu, Page A12.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95802793/leroy-s-heim
- [S1147] Online Obituary, for Jean M. Heim, Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Inc., Valley View, PA; https://www.buffingtonreed.com/obituaries/jean-heim-2/#!/…