Rex E. Heald
1926 - 2013 | Obituary
HESSTON - Rex E. Heald, 87, died Monday (September 9, 2013)
at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice center of Via Christi Regional Medical
Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
He was born on September 9, 1926 on the family farm in
Ottawa County, Kansas, the son of Harry and Glenna Windhorst Heald. Rex
graduated from high school in Minneapolis, Kansas and later attended Kansas
State University.
Rex served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked
for a short while in Wichita at Boeing Aircraft before moving to a farm near
Bentley, where he lived until the early 80's when he moved with his parents to
Wells. Rex moved to Hesston in 1994.
Rex was a member of the Hesston United Methodist Church,
delivered Meals on Wheels, was active at the Hesston Area Sr. Center and
Prairie Land Foods. He was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a 50
year member of the Masonic Lodge.
Rex is survived by his sister Carolyn Holmes and her
husband, Leo, of Hesston.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday
(September 14, 2013) at the Hesston United Methodist Church.
A memorial has been established with the Hesston United
Methodist Church. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home,
120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
The family will receive friends Friday evening at the
funeral home between 7 and 8:30 p.m.
Condolences may be left at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton
