Raymond Heim

Ray Heim, 91 of Carroll, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013 at his residence in Carroll surrounded by his family. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Schott. Music will be by Marcy Anderson and the St. Lawrence Choir with Kelsey Knorr as song leader. Lectors for the funeral mass will be: Deanne Wolterman and Joan Wiederhold. Gift Bearers will be: Dan Heim, Karen Heim, and Casey Wetter. Eucharistic Ministers will be: Shirley Molitor and Don and Joan Wiederhold. Casket Bearers will be: Ed Heim, Dean Heim, Richard Heim, Don Wiederhold, Todd Roberts, and Bob Theulen. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Auburn with military honors conducted by the Carroll American Legion. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 6 p.m. on Tuesday where there will be a Christian Wake Service by St. Lawrence Parish at 7 p.m. The casket will be moved to St. Lawrence Church at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Ray’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Ray was born on June 12, 1921 in Auburn, Iowa, a son of Edward and Elizabeth (Skalla) Heim. He graduated from Auburn High School in 1938. After high school, he worked for his Uncle Clarence Heim and also worked with his father in the trucking business. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 and proudly served for 22 years on board the USS Pine Island, USS Hancock as well as at Panama, Corpus Christi, TX, Federal Office Building in San Francisco, CA, San Diego, CA, Ford Island, Hawaii, Des Moines, IA and Moffett Field, CA where he served as the Admiral’s writer. While in the Navy, he married Jean Iler on May 25, 1945 in Corpus Christi, TX. To this union was born six children. After retiring from the military in 1966, Ray worked at Ford Motor Company in Milpitas, CA and retired from there in 1980 when he relocated to Carroll, IA. During his Navy career, Ray enjoyed playing tennis and bowling and later, in retirement, he loved playing golf and cards with his friends and family as well as traveling. He was very proud that he had three holes-in-one playing golf. One of his favorite things in later life, were his visits to the casino with Jean. Ray was a very devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a member of St. Lawrence parish and had extremely deep faith. Ray was also a member of the Fleet Reserve Association and the Carroll American Legion. Survivors include: his wife, Jean, of Carroll; four sons, John (Sue) Heim of Jacksonville, OR, Tom (Lavenia) Heim of San Jose, CA, Mike Heim of Carroll, Dan Heim of Carroll; one daughter, Jane (Todd) Roberts of Breda; 12 granddaughters, Cathy Heim of Jacksonville, OR, Heather (Mark) Cwynar of Peoria, AZ, Lisa Gallagher of Reston, VA, Misty (Joe) Capp of Fremont, CA, Michelle (Jeff) Corallo of Stockton, CA, Kendall Heim, of Las Vegas, NV, Eden Heim of Des Moines, IA, Rae Heim of Des Moines, IA, Delaney Heim of Carroll, and Sarah, Natalie and Erin Roberts of Breda; one grandson, Ben Heim of Medford, OR; four great-grandchildren, Camille & Kyle Cwynar, Savannah Corallo and Brendan Gallagher; one sister, Evelyn Wolterman of Carroll; four sister-in-laws: Esther Heim of Auburn, IA, Lola Heim of Sioux Falls, SD, Sandra Heim of Early, IA, and Bonnie Ricke of Omaha, NE; one brother-in-law, Bob (Rose Marie) Iler of Carroll; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Robert; five brothers, Leo, Harold, Marvin, Cletus, and Paul; two sisters, Bernice and Louise.

Raymond Heim

June 12, 1921 - February 16, 2013