Submitted by: Dan Rich
Ruth Helen Heeter
Dec. 2, 1907 - July 1, 1999
Ruth Helen (Steele) Heeter, 91, of
Tanglewood Lane, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away at 1:25 a.m. on
Thursday, July 1, at Fountainview Place, Mishawaka. Mrs. Heeter
was born on Dec. 2, 1907, in Plymouth, Ind., to the late Jesse
Marion and Edna Irene Steele. She was preceded in death by
her brother, Luther Steele; and by her sisters, Melba Ebert
and Dorothy Shinn.
She was married on July 3, 1930, in
Plymouth, to Fred DeVon Heeter, who also preceded her in death on
May 27, 1958. She is survived by a daughter, Jacqueline (Gerald) Xaver,
and a son, Fred (Barbara) Heeter, all of South Bend, Ind.; nine
grandchildren, Kathleen (Charles) McParland of Fairport,
N.Y., Ruth Anne (Jim) Martin of Wildwood, Mo., Richard
Xaver of Bloomington, Ind., Nancy Peterson of Brighton,
Mich., Steven (Pamela) Xaver of Toledo, Ohio, Sharon (Scott) Guess
of Columbia, S.C., Carol (Terry) Wagner of South Bend,
March (Cathy) Heeter of Charlotte, N.C., and Sonja Heeter of
Louisville, Ky.; 20 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild; a nephew, Robert (Mary Alice) Ellis
of South Bend; two nieces, Bly (Kenneth) Cannott of
Mishawaka and Martha (Don) Hardacre of California and
Idaho; and by several great-nieces and nephews. Mrs. Heeter
retired from Blue Cross-Blue Shield where she was district
secretary for many years. She was also active in the Women of the
Moose for several years.
The McGann Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements, which will consist of visitation with the family
and a celebration of Mrs. Heeter's life from 9 a.m. on Saturday,
July 3, in Little Flower Catholic Church, 54191 North Ironwood,
South Bend, followed by a funeral Mass, also in the church, at 10
a.m. on Saturday. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth,
Ind. Memorial donations for Mrs. Heeter may be made to the Food
Pantry for the Needy at Little Flower Catholic Church.