Name of Deceased: Leroy “Lee” Heikkila
Date of Death: February 28, 2013
Place of Death: Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: May 8, 1945 at Superior, Wisconsin
Parents Name: Eino & Alice (Humann) Heikkila
OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Cecilia Ross September 1, 1996 at Great Bend, Kansas.
He was a drug and alcohol addictions counselor at Dream, Inc., and worked in construction and painting.
Mr. Heikkila was a Great Bend, Kansas, resident since 1980 coming from Billings, Montana.
Lee enjoyed fishing with his grandsons, playing poker with his friends, drinking coffee on the porch with his wife, and watching the KU Jayhawks win.
SURVIVORS
Wife: Cecilia Heikkila, of the home
One Son: Scott Lund of Minneapolis, MN
Two Daughters: Tamara Hurd and her husband Robert of Rockwall, TX
Tysha Sharma and her husband Rajat of Upper Marlboro, MD
One Sister: Lola Marks of Minneapolis, MN
Two Brothers: Jerome Heikkila of Osseo, MN
Tim Heikkila of Tallahassee, TN
Three Grandchildren: Robert Hurd, Aaron Hurd, and Kenan Hurd
Two nieces and two nephews
Dog: Dazzle
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home
Officiant: Pastor Don Paden
Interment: 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at St. Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Kansas
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 4, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: Cares, Inc. for Assistance Dogs, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530