Alan Heine
1935 - 2019
Obituary
Alan L. Heine 83, died Friday, April
19, 2019, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston. He was born July 24, 1935,
in Newton to John H. and Lulu B. (Thompson) Heine.
Alan was a 1953 graduate of Newton High
School and earned his bachelor's degree from Kansas State University
in 1957. He was the manager of American General Finance in Newton for
nearly 42 years. He also worked as a Realtor with Claudie Sizelove in
Newton.
He was a member of the First United
Methodist Church in Newton.
Alan lived a life of service to others
in his Newton and Walton communities. He lived in the Walton
community for more than 30 years, where he has served on the city
council, was mayor and chief of police. He was also active in Lions
Club, Elks and Rotary Club. Alan was also a member of the Newton
Masonic Lodge No. 142.
He had an artistic ability and has
enjoyed ceramics and woodworking through the years. Feeding the birds
and watching them at the bird feeders was an enjoyment.
Alan is survived by his son Brad Heine;
daughter, Sheryl Slifer, and her husband John; five grandchildren;
and 10 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his son Eric
L. Heine; brothers Lawrence and Warren Heine; and sisters Dorothy
Matlock and Francis Lowrey.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m.
Thursday, April 25, at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Amos McCarthy and chaplain Wendy Miller presiding. Visitation will be
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, with the family receiving
friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Petersen Funeral Home. Burial will be
in the Greenwood Cemetery, Newton.
Memorials are suggested to the
Schowalter Villa or Good Shepherd Hospice in care of Petersen Funeral
Home.
