DeHeus, Keith L.

Keith L. De Heus, 62, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Reformed Church, 603 Broadway Street, Pella, by the Rev. Ray Tilstra. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, and 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the First Reformed Church, Pella. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Pella with military honors.

Survivors include his wife, Joan; his sons, Christopher (Lacey) De Heus and their children Tyler and Blake of Pella, and Dustin (Jody) De Heus and their son Jaden; stepchildren, Jacob, Ellie and Hannah Kaiser all of Cedar Rapids; and sister, Glenda (Mike) Duffus of Newton.

Keith was preceded in death by his parents.

Keith was born Oct. 7, 1946, in Oskaloosa, the son of Dick and Anita (Vander Linden) De Heus. He graduated from Central College in Pella in 1968. Keith served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After the war, he married Diane Olson. He was owner of RDR Contracting and C-RDR Homes. He married Joan Heiden on May 30, 2009.

Keith enjoyed over 30 years of hunting in Wyoming every fall and many summer weekends with his family, friends and grandchildren at the Lake of the Ozarks.

A special thank you to Dr. Fusselman and staff and the Mercy Hospice staff for all their support and help.

Memorials may be made in Keith's memory to the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, 315 18th Ave., Hiawatha, Iowa 52233 or the American Cancer Society, 4080 1st Ave. N.E., Cedar Rapids.

Please sign the online guest book for Keith at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.