He was born April 8, 1937 in Quincy, Illinois the son of Fergus Nicholas (Fergie) and Ida Bonita (Bobo) Urban Heintz.

He attended Quincy High School and Kansas State College where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He was an award-winning salesman and an exceptional handy man. He was a bridge master, and a ping pong champion. His many friends and loved ones will miss his special character, endless humor, and.ability to bring happiness to all.

Survivors include three children, Nick Heintz and his wife Jodi of Fond du Lac, WI, Nancy Wangerin and her husband Jamie of The Woodlands, TX, and Maria Jane Donnelly and her husband Kevin of Wauwatosa, WI; and five grandchildren, Taylor, Rielly, and Parker Heintz of Fond du Lac, WI, and Abby and Sydney Wangerin of The Woodlands, TX.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Bruce Heintz, and a sister Connie Morton.

SERVICES: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 5, 2008 at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home, with the Chaplain Steve Disseler officiating.  Burial will be in Paloma Cemetery, Paloma, Illinois.

VISITATION: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 5, 2008 at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home.

MEMORIALS: The Cancer Cure Foundation, P.O. Box 3782 Westlake Village, California, 91359. www.cancure.org.

WEBSITE: www.hansenspear.com

Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.