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LuVerne LeRoy Heginger

1935 - 2009

Belmond - LuVerne L. Heginger, age 74, of Belmond, formerly of the Klemme, Lakota, and Callendar areas, died, Wednesday (Dec. 16, 2009) at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 21, at the Klemme United Methodist Church. The Rev. Paddy Druhl will be officiating. Burial with full military honors provided by the Klemme Military Unit will be in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. today (Sunday, Dec. 20) at the Andrews Funeral Home, 528 East Main St., Klemme, and continue one hour prior to the services at church Monday. Memorials may be directed to the family or the donor's choice.

LuVerne LeRoy Heginger, the son of Carl John Heginger, Sr., and Edna (Harms) Heginger, was born on Jan. 13, 1935, at Klemme. He attended Klemme schools. LuVerne served in the United States Army from Sept. 1, 1954, through Aug. 20, 1957. He was honorably discharged as an SP3 (T). Following his return from the service, LuVerne was united in marriage to Shirley Ann Green, on a farm near Otho, on Aug. 31, 1957. The couple's union was blessed with seven children: Ronald, Joanne, Roger, Gordon, Marilynn, David and Gary. Throughout his life, LuVerne worked in the manufacturing industries, including more than 26 years at Winnebego Industries and he was employed with New Idea Corporation in Fort Dodge 13 and a half years. He retired from Winnebago in 1997. LuVerne had also assisted with various farm building demolitions of buildings over the years. He had also been a gravedigger and assistant caretaker of the city cemetery in Callendar. LuVerne had also done some farm work for area farmers where he lived. LuVerne was a jack of all trades. He raised beautiful and plentiful gardens, loved to plant flowers and enjoyed barbeques, and fishing. He cherished times spent with his children and grandchildren. LuVerne and Shirley had also enjoyed doing some traveling of the years. He was a long-time member of the Klemme United Methodist Church.

LuVerne is survived by his wife of nearly 53 years, Shirley Heginger, Belmond; son, Ronald Heginger, Kanawha; daughter, Joanne (Larry) Eckhoff, Belmond; sons Roger Heginger, Belmond and Gordon (Sara) Heginger, Kanawha; daughter, Marilyn Heginger, Corwith; and sons, David (Tammy) Heginger, Klemme, and Gary Heginger and fiancé Jennifer Collier, Council Bluffs; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; his siblings, Carl (Darlene) Heginger, Klemme, Lyle (Sue) Heginger, Belmond, Anthony (Liz) Heginger, Klemme, Rick Heginger, Klemme, Edna (John) VanGerpen, Marion, Zelda (Jerry) Scott, Clear Lake, and Sharon Reysack, Garner; also many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Lois Ward; brothers, William and Duane Heginger; and a granddaughter, Rhonda Heginger. Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 20 Dec 2009

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