William Frank "Jack" Heiden, 91 yrs, of Monroe, died Sunday night, December 21st at Mercy Memorial Hospital, Monroe. Friends may call at the Capaul Funeral Home, Ida, Tuesday from 5-9 PM. He will lie in state Wednesday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Ida, from 10 AM until services at 11 AM. Pastor Ted Kerr will officiate. Burial will be in Prince of Peace Cemetery.

Born July 2, 1917, Jack was the son of William and Mary (Rambow) Heiden. He married Helen Henning December 6, 1938 in Angola, IN. They celebrated their 70th Anniversary this month. Mr. Heiden retired from La-Z-Boy in 1979 and from farming in 1980. He had also worked for Tecumseh Products and Wolverine Fabricating. Jack was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and the Dundee Senior Citizens. He loved having coffee with his friends every morning at the Hayloft in Ida, traveling to see family and friends, gardening, going to casinos, and was known as the "Euchre King".

Survivors include: his wife Helen; three sons, Jim (Judy), of Brantford,ONT, Dick, (Linda), of New Richmond, OH, Gene (Victoria), of Ida; four daughters, Carol (Gordon) Toburen, of Manheim, PA, Janice (Tom) Clark, of Hendersonville, TN, Dianne (Harlan) Houpt, of Dundee, Cheryl (Denny) Stevens, of Monroe; a sister, Nora Jean Heiden, of Monroe; twenty-one grandchildren, forty great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Carl, Leo, Lester, and Art and seven sisters, Edna Berns, Hilda Fuller, Mildred Eipperle, Helma Nickel, Marie Tommelien, Helen Heiden, and Wilma Bicking.

Memorial contributions for Mr. Heiden may be made to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church or the Dundee Senior Citizens.

Online condolences may be sent to: www.capaulfuneralhome.com

William Frank "Jack" Heiden

1917 - 2008