Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Heintzelman, David Herman, Sr. 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 18, 2014, 5:33 pm Greenville Daily News, 6 Jan 2007 David Heintzelman Sr., 66, of Rockford, passed away on Friday morning, Jan. 5, 2007, at his residence. Before graduating from Belding High School in 1958, David played right tackle, No. 53, for the football team, ran track and was a member of the Future Farmers of America. As a young man and throughout his life, David had a love for animals. Prior to being disabled from diabetes in 1991, David served on the Grattan Township Fire Department and the Kent County Mounted (Posse) Division. David taught his family and many friends that if there is a will, there is a way. His grandchildren were the light of his life and provided David with great joy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Henrietta “Honey” Heintzelman; and a sister, Jacklyn M.Lilly. He is survived by his children, David and Jennifer Heintzelman II, Deanna and Jamie McNinch; grandchildren, Mariah Heintzelman, Macey Heintzelman, Nicholas Heintzelman, Gabe McNinch, Mia McNinch; brothers and sisters, Alvin and Lourie Heintzelman, Lonnie and Sandy Heintzelman, Anna and Arthur Ward, Phillip and Becky Heintzelman, Bobby and George Smith; brother-in-law, William Lilly; and many nieces and nephews. The service for David is 1:30 p.m. Monday at Pederson Funeral Home, Rockford, with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. Friends may meet with David’s family from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Heintzelman Athletic Scholarship Fund for Belding Area Schools. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/heintzel26856nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb