Submitted by: Dan Rich

Dean B. Heintzelman

July 10, 1958 - Dec. 2, 2002

South Bend Tribune 12/5/2004

Dean B. Heintzelman, 44, residing on Brush Trail, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 7:05 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, after a car accident on Redwood Road, South Bend. Dean had been a building inspector for the St. Joseph County Building Department since 1984. He was born on July 10, 1958, in South Bend, to the late Walter and Esther (Glon) Heintzelman, and lived in this community all of his life.

On Sept. 30, 1995, in South Bend, he married Melody Lemon, who survives. Surviving along with his wife, Melody Heintzelman, are two daughters, Sarah Heintzelman and Patricia Lemon, both of South Bend; a son, Dean Michael Heintzelman of South Bend; his aunt and uncle, Virginia and Harold Koch of South Bend; three sisters, Darlene Hite, Michaelene "Mickey" (Gerry) Lane and Kathlene (Joe) Cornelis, all of South Bend; and by a brother, Joe (Karen) Heintzelman of Granger, Ind. Dean enjoyed riding KTM dirt bikes, was a certified skin diver, an avid fisherman, and enjoyed playing pool at his brother's pool hall, "Oscar's Billiards," and other pool leagues.

Memorial services will be held at noon on Friday, Dec. 6, in Calvary Chapel, 2511 Milburn Blvd., Mishawaka, Ind. Rev. Duane Wilson, pastor of the church, will officiate. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Palmer Funeral Home-River Park, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Dean B. Heintzelman may be made to his children's College Education Fund, c/o Teacher's Credit Union, 110 S. Main, South Bend, IN 46601.