Charles J. Heitman Iii

Charles John Heitman III, one of six children of Margery Joan (Burns) Hutchison and Charles John Heitman, Jr., was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on April 8, 1953. Charlie grew up near Council Bluffs in the Lewis Township neighborhood. He was baptized and later confirmed at St. Paul's Evangelical Country Church. Charlie attended Lewis Central Schools where he graduated in 1971.

Following school, Charlie studied to be an electrician at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs. He left school however, when he was hired as a heavy equipment operator for Pottawattamie County and later in Mills County, Iowa. Charlie and Giselle Roenfeld were married in December of 1976 and their marriage was blessed with two sons, Paul and Douglas.

In 1995, Charlie moved to Glenwood, Iowa. He and Nancy Mills were married in June of 1996, and Nancy's daughters, Stephanie, Jennifer, and Elizabeth joined Charlie's family. Charlie loved riding his motorcycle and enjoyed hunting and cooking. He grew up singing with his brother and sisters and would join in with them as they sang at family get-togethers.

Charlie worked for several area businesses, hauling and operating heavy equipment. In January 2008, he was excited to start his new job for WHC, Inc. and was working at a job site south of Glenwood when he became trapped by a piece of equipment. Charlie was transported by medical helicopter to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, where he died on February 2, 2008, at the age of 54 years, 9 months, and 24 days.

Charlie is survived by his wife of 11 years, Nancy Heitman of Glenwood, IA; father Charles J. Heitman, Jr. and his wife Ramona of Council Bluffs, IA and mother Margery Hutchison and her husband Walter of Lincoln, NE; sons Paul Heitman of Glenwood and Doug Heitman of Mineola, IA; step-daughters Stephanie Mills of Wabash, IN, Elizabeth Mills, and Jennifer Brammer and her husband Craig, all of Glenwood; brother Thomas Heitman and his wife Sarah of Council Bluffs; sisters Cathy Turner and her husband Craig of Oakland, IA, Marilyn Heitman and her husband Robert Viola, Rhonda Diller and her husband Jeffrey, and Suzanne Simmons and her husband William, all of Council Bluffs; step-brothers Aaron Molnar and his wife Lisa of Emerson, IA and Martin Molnar of Avoca, IA; step-sisters Melody Hunt of Council Bluffs, and Andrea Wyatt and her husband James of Shelby, IA; mother-in-law Grace Sibbitt of Omaha, NE; brothers-in-law William Sibbitt and his wife Jacqueline of Plattsmouth, NE, and Sean Sibbitt and his wife Jamie of Omaha; sister-in-law Kristina Sibbitt of Omaha; eight grandchildren; 31 nieces and nephews; one great niece; aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and many, many friends.

Memorials may be directed to the family.