Obit:: Heindl, James P. #2 (1933 - 2010)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt

Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Apfelbeck, Bartnik, Fischer, Heindl, Horacek, Leonhard, Lueddecke, Nathan, Rankl, Riegert, Schilling, Shoemaker, Steinman, Zachman

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wisconsin) Wednesday, November 3, 2010, page 15

Heindl, James P. (March 3, 1933 - October 30, 2010)

James P. Heindl, 77, of Abbotsford died Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the House of the Dove in Marshfield with his family by his side.

A Mass of Christian Burial will celebrated 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 3, at Saint Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester with Father Keith Apfelbeck and Father S. Nathan presiding.

Visitation will be on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. till time of service at the church. Burial with full military rites will be in the Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be  Charles Heindl, Jerry Rankl, Kent Schilling, Richard Bartnik, and Peter Horacek and David Lueddecke.

Jim was born March 3, 1933 in the Town of Holton to Nick and Elizabeth (Leonhard) Heindl. He attended Pickard Grade School, Saint Louis Catholic School and LaCrosse Aquinis High School. Jim proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp from 1953 to 1956 during the Korean Conflict receiving the Korean service medal. After service he worked for his brother, Urban, as an electric motor repairman in Abbotsford.

Jim married Janice Fischer on June 6, 1959, at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Colby. He also farmed from 1970 to 1980 and from 1980 to 1989 he owned and operated Jim Heindl electric.

Before his retirement Jim worked for Horacek Electric in Abbotsford from 1989 to 2003.
He was a member of  Saint Louis Catholic Church, life member of Colby VFW Post 227 and Leach Paulson Post 517 of Dorchester.

Survivors include his wife, Janice of Abbotsford; children, Mary Ann (Keith) Zachman of Appleton, Thomas (Lori) Heindl of New Lisbon, William (Lori) Heindl of Edgar, Rita Shoemaker (Friend, Randy Steinman) of Rib Lake, Michael (Renee) Heindl of Colby and Timothy (Sheila) Heindl of Withee, sister; Helen Riegert of Colby and brother; Urban Heindl of Abbotsford.

Jim is preceded in death by his parents, brothers; Eugene, Bernard, Father Art and Father Francis, sister-in-law; Rose Heindl and brother-in law; Clarence Riegert.

The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Friends may send online condolences to
www.maurinaschillingfuneralhome.com