Joseph Heusner

JOSEPH HEUSNER

Belle Plaine

Joseph Daniel Heusner, 43, of Belle Plaine, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in his home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 8, and one hour before the funeral Monday, May 9, at the Blairstown American Legion.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Legion, with Pastor Ed Matthews officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Point Cemetery, Mount Pleasant.

Joe "Big Sexy" (given this nickname because he had such a big heart) Heusner, son of Dan Heusner and Cynthia (Mabeus) Heusner-Voss, was born Sept. 19, 1972, in Oxnard, Calif. He moved with his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he attended the Cedar Rapids community school system. He later moved to Waterloo, N.Y., where he graduated in 1991. Following high school, he moved back to Iowa, where he worked for Ty-Co Painting. Joe and his family lived in several other states before calling Iowa his official home in 2005.

Joe was a professional painter, who was subcontracted to do many different types of painting jobs. Most recently Joe and his fiancee, Jess, had become operators of JD's Super Dogs, a hot dog stand in Belle Plaine.

He enjoyed woodworking and making different crafts. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and listening to music. He was a former member of Ducks Unlimited.

Joe is survived by his mother, Cindy Voss of Belle Plaine; children, Daniel Heusner, Christopher Heusner and Samantha Heusner, all of Belle Plaine; fiancee, Jessica Geary of Belle Plaine; grandmother, Norma Mabeus of Ottumwa; ex-wife, Dawn Heusner-Davis of Belle Plaine; and many more loving family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Dan Heusner; and stepfather, Butch Voss.

Funeral funding may be gifted to the family.

Online condolences may be sent to the family online at www.hrabakfuneralhome.com.