Francis J. Heft

1911 - 1999  (87 years)

• Name	Francis J. Heft
  Born	11 Oct 1911	Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 May 1999	Ohio, USA
  Buried	19 May 1999	Friendship Cemetery, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I56669	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Lewis Heft,   b. 16 Jun 1878, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1963, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Minnie Salomea Christman,   b. 3 May 1883, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 0Mar 1981, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Married	6 May 1906	Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F17117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucille Annette Harper,   b. 10 Feb 1913, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1937, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 24 years)
  Married	22 May 1933	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Karl Heft,   b. 17 Dec 1933, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1999, Ohio, USA  (Age 65 years)   2. Paul Heft   3. Joan Lucille Heft,   b. 12 Feb 1937, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1937, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F25836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Vivian B. Harper,   b. 1919, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 18 Jul 2005, Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1938	Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Ruth Heft   2. Nina Heft   3. Marjorie Heft   4. David Heft   5. Eric Heft
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F25837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Frances J Heft Home in 1920: Summit, Monroe, Ohio Age: 8 years Estimated birth year: abt 1912 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Louis Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's name: Minnie S Mother's Birth Place: Ohio Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Image: 868 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Francis J Heft Home in 1930: Summit, Monroe, Ohio Age: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1912 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Lewis Mother's name: Minnie [S927] Obituary. Francis J. HeftSource: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, May 1999Francis J. Heft, 87, 45554 Ohio 145, Lewisville, Ohio, died ay 14, 1999 at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was born at Lewisville on October 11, 1911, a son of the late Lewis and Minnie Christman Heft.He was a graduate of Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, was a retired school teacher having taught in various schools throughout Monroe County, Ohio for more than 30 years; was a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives serving Monroe County for eight terms. He was a member of St. Paul?s United Church of Christ, Woodsfield and was a former Sunday School Superintendent at the former St. Peter?s United Church of Christ in Lewisville. He was also a very active member of the Ohio Republican Party.Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Vivian Harper Heft, whom he married on February 5, 1938; three daughters, Mrs. William (Ruth) Bartilson of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Kenneth(Nina) Grigsby, of Canyon Lake, Texas, Mrs. Neil (Marjorie) Frankl of Park Hills, Kentucky; two sons, David Heft and his wife, Janet of Kailu-Kona, Hawaii, Eric Heft and his wife, Nicki of Des Moines, Iowa; one daughter-in-law, Catherine Heft of Englewood; a sister, Mrs. Clarence (Melba) Reich of Jerusalem, Ohio; three brothers, William Heft and his wife, b of Clearwater, Florida, Stanley Heft and his wife, of Aurora; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Lucille Harper Heft, in 1937; a daughter, Joan Heft, in 1937; a son, Karl Heft on April 14, 1999; a sister, Bessie Sutherland; two brothers, Theodore and Paul Heft.Friends were received at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on May 19. Friends then received at St. Paul?s United Church of Christ, Woodsfield, from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m., May 20 with Pastor Donald Rock officiating. Burial will follow in the Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Guernsey, Monroe County Unit, P. O. Box 1537, Cambridge, Ohio 43725.