Obituary of Mary Ann (MIKEL) HECK Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives December 18, 2001 by Bob Heck ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Obituary.... HECK, Mrs. Robert G. (nee Mary Ann MIKEL) Age 87. Passed away Sunday, September 3, 2000, at Racine, Wisconsin. Mrs. Heck was born in Uhersky Brod, Czechoslovakia, on September 5, 1912. She came to the United States in 1914, and lived the remainder of her life in Racine. She was the daughter of John Mikel and Anna (Pastrykova) Mikel. Mary attended St. John Nepomuk and Washington Junior High School before graduating from a Chicago beautician school. On June 29, 1935, she was united in marriage to Robert G. Heck with whom she celebrated their 60th anniversary in June, 1995. Robert died in an automobile accident on August 17, 1995. Survivors include three sons and daughter-in-law, Gary (Carol) Heck of Westminster, SC, Robert J. (Gloria) Heck of Greendale, WI, Donald G. (Sharon) Heck of Racine; eight grandchildren, Cindy Landrum of West Pelzer, SC, Lee Heck of West Allis, WI, Tracy Brack of Racine, Jodi Brack of Westminster, SC, David A. (Judi) Heck of Oak Creek, WI, Bill S. (Tracy) Heck of Racine, Steven D. Heck of Norwich, CT, Amy M. (Adam) Tappen of Crystal Lake, IL; great grandchildren John and P. J. Landrum, Nathan Tappen, Laina, ?, ?, Austin Brach, She is further survived by a sister, Otilia Mikel of Racine, and two sister-in-law, Frances Heck of Racine and Bernice Heck of Racine, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends. She was also preceded in death by daughter-in-law, Joan (Auterman) Heck, a brother and sister-in-law, Bohumil (Eloise) Mikel, and a sister and brother-in-law, Lydia (Harvey) Nelson. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The contributor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.