Heishman, Virgil Rex

Virgil Rex Heishman, 79, of Brooklyn, died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30, First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, with the Rev. John Reynolds Jr. officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn.

Memorials may be contributed to the BGM Ag Scholarship, First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn or the Poweshiek County Ambulance.

Virgil is survived by his children, Stephen of Brooklyn, Susan Hopwood (Kenneth) of Montezuma, Lori Hiner (George) of Brooklyn, Brenda Hagedorn (Dan) of Grinnell and Kristi Chedester (William) of Grinnell; eight grandchildren, Nathan Hopwood (Niki) of Brooklyn, Andrea Long of West Des Moines, Tricia Allen of Bismark, N.D., Derek Hiner of Johnston, Emily Chedester of Grinnell and Brandon, Ashley and Mariah Mikel of Grinnell; two stepgrandchildren, Dennis (Jacque) of Kirksville, Mo. and Clint Hagedorn of Ames; 11 great-grandchildren, Gracie Kelley-Hawkins, Ryan Hopwood, Allison Long, Jacob Long, Lucas Rand-Long, Autumn Waterbeck, Faith Allen, Hunter Hiner, Jayden Graham, Brayden Good and Elijah Hagedorn; and a brother, Richard Heishman (Mary Jo) of Hastings, Neb.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Delmar and Margaret Ostrum Heishman; his wife, Mary Jane Goodrich Heishman; two brothers, Darrell and Maynard; and a son-in-law, Doug Mikel.

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Published in The Gazette May 28, 2013.