Obituary for Warren Heller
Funeral services for Warren Heller age 82 of Wisner, NE will be held on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wisner, NE with interment in the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Beemer, NE. A luncheon will follow the interment at the Wisner City Auditorium. Visitation will be on Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner and will continue on Monday from noon until the time of the service at the church.
Warren passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, NE.
“Fish On”, is a comment anybody with Warren loved to hear. It meant someone had a fish on their line, get the net. Warren Herman Heller was born on October 24, 1937, south of Wisner on the family farm to Hugo and Rosie (Besmer) Heller. He was baptized on November 14, 1937 and later confirmed on March 22, 1951 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Beemer, NE by Rev. E.L. Borgemeier. Warren attended St. John’s Lutheran school for 8 years and graduated from Wisner High School in 1955.
On October 30, 1955, he was united in marriage to Alice Kaul at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Beemer. To this union five children were born-Steven, Michael, Roger, Cheryl, and Melanie. Warren lived most of his life on the farm, where he enjoyed farming, cattle feeding, and raising stock cows, hogs, sheep and goats.
Warren was a member of Zion-St. John Lutheran Church, rural Wisner, where he held several offices, was a former President of the Cuming County Feeders Association, and was President of the Square Dancing Club. He enjoyed playing softball on the Haybarn and Pastime teams, and bowling on the Heller Bowling Team. Warren loved attending all of the grandchildren’s and great grandchildren’s sports activities, dressing in green, red, purple and blue.
After retiring from farming, he took up full-time fishing at various places including, Canada, Alaska, Great Lakes, Pelican Landing, South Dakota, the Heller Ponds, and Elkhorn River. After they moved into Wisner, he took up gardening. Every year the garden seemed to get bigger. He loved to share all the extra bounties. He had almost finalized his list from all the gardening catalogs for this year. He enjoyed striking up softball and kickball games with his nieces, nephews, children and grandchildren, with the center of the farm turned into a ballfield. He loved to play cards, especially sheephead, which was taught to him by Alice after they were married.
Survivors include-
Wife- Alice Heller of Wisner, NE
Son-Steve and Janell Heller of Wayne, NE
Son-Mike and Margie Heller of Phoenix, AZ
Son-Roger and Marcia Heller of Battle Creek, NE
Daughter-Cheryl and Tom Schantz of Wisner, NE
Daughter-Melanie and Kurt Kindschuh of Wisner, NE
17 Grandchildren, 30 Great Grandchildren, and several who adopted Warren as their Grandpa.
Siblings-Milford and Lois Heller of Red Oak, IA, Richard and Joyce Heller of San Angelo, TX, Rosemary Risor of St. Paul, MN, and LaVern and Janet Heller of Atkinson, NE, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Warren was preceded in death by his parents, brother-Donald Heller, Sister-Caroline Heller, daughter-in-law-Marla, granddaughter-Teila, sisters-in-law-Alyce and JoAnn Heller, and Mardel Kaul.
Warren passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, NE.
“Fish On”, is a comment anybody with Warren loved to hear. It meant someone had a fish on their line, get the net. Warren Herman Heller was born on October 24, 1937, south of Wisner on the family farm to Hugo and Rosie (Besmer) Heller. He was baptized on November 14, 1937 and later confirmed on March 22, 1951 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Beemer, NE by Rev. E.L. Borgemeier. Warren attended St. John’s Lutheran school for 8 years and graduated from Wisner High School in 1955.
On October 30, 1955, he was united in marriage to Alice Kaul at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Beemer. To this union five children were born-Steven, Michael, Roger, Cheryl, and Melanie. Warren lived most of his life on the farm, where he enjoyed farming, cattle feeding, and raising stock cows, hogs, sheep and goats.
Warren was a member of Zion-St. John Lutheran Church, rural Wisner, where he held several offices, was a former President of the Cuming County Feeders Association, and was President of the Square Dancing Club. He enjoyed playing softball on the Haybarn and Pastime teams, and bowling on the Heller Bowling Team. Warren loved attending all of the grandchildren’s and great grandchildren’s sports activities, dressing in green, red, purple and blue.
After retiring from farming, he took up full-time fishing at various places including, Canada, Alaska, Great Lakes, Pelican Landing, South Dakota, the Heller Ponds, and Elkhorn River. After they moved into Wisner, he took up gardening. Every year the garden seemed to get bigger. He loved to share all the extra bounties. He had almost finalized his list from all the gardening catalogs for this year. He enjoyed striking up softball and kickball games with his nieces, nephews, children and grandchildren, with the center of the farm turned into a ballfield. He loved to play cards, especially sheephead, which was taught to him by Alice after they were married.
Survivors include-
Wife- Alice Heller of Wisner, NE
Son-Steve and Janell Heller of Wayne, NE
Son-Mike and Margie Heller of Phoenix, AZ
Son-Roger and Marcia Heller of Battle Creek, NE
Daughter-Cheryl and Tom Schantz of Wisner, NE
Daughter-Melanie and Kurt Kindschuh of Wisner, NE
17 Grandchildren, 30 Great Grandchildren, and several who adopted Warren as their Grandpa.
Siblings-Milford and Lois Heller of Red Oak, IA, Richard and Joyce Heller of San Angelo, TX, Rosemary Risor of St. Paul, MN, and LaVern and Janet Heller of Atkinson, NE, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Warren was preceded in death by his parents, brother-Donald Heller, Sister-Caroline Heller, daughter-in-law-Marla, granddaughter-Teila, sisters-in-law-Alyce and JoAnn Heller, and Mardel Kaul.