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Personal data Alfred H. (Alfred H. "Al") "Al" Heitland 


Household of Alfred H. (Alfred H. "Al") "Al" Heitland

He is married to Dorothy Rose Smith.

They got married on March 9, 1945 at Cong. Chr. parsonage, Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, he was 24 years old.

Alfred H. Heitland oo Dorothy Rose Smith

Marriage source: Buffalo Center (IA) Trib. vol 104 # 50, col. 4, 7 Mar 1996 for dd/mm/yy & church.

"Card Shower for Al And Dorothy Heitland

A 50th Anniversary Card Shower is planned for Alfred and Dorothy Heitland. Their special day is Saturday, March 9.

Alfred Heitland and Dorothy Smith were married Saturday afternoon, March 9, 1946 at the Congregational Church parsonage by Rev. J. D. Engels.

Cards will reach them at RR 1 Box 202G, Buffalo Center, Iowa 50424."

The card shower calculates a marriage in 1946. Alfred's obiit had dom = 9 Mar 1945.
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Event (Alt. Marriage) on March 9, 1946 in Cong. Chr. parsonage, Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA .


Notes about Alfred H. (Alfred H. "Al") "Al" Heitland

Alfred H. "Al" Heitland

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Publication location: Buffalo Center IA, Publisher: Centennial Book Committee, Publication date: MCMXCII), pg. 299, Repository: Dallas TXPub. Lib.

'Alfred was next [8th] (that's me). Soon after graduating from high school I was drafted into the Armed Services and spent from June 1942 to October 1945 in the Army, spending time in Trinidad, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, England andFrance. In March of 1946 I married Dorothy Smith, a sister of Marion (Ed's wife), and we were blessed with four children: three sons and a daughter. Our oldest son, Michael, was killed while a passenger in a one-car accident on July 13,1969 between his junior and senior year at Iowa State University. Tim, our next son, married Joyce Bierle of rural Buffalo Center, and we were blessed with two fine grandsons, Michael Alan II and Joshua. Then Jeffrey married DebOstermann of rural Buffalo Center, and we were blessed with more fine grandsons (four this time): Stephen, Jeremy, Seth and Shawn. Tim, Jeff and their families make their homes in Buffalo Center. Our youngest, Jorja, married Robert Timmon December 17, 1988; they have no children at this writing. Jorja and Bob live in rural Titonka, Iowa. I spent 20 years working at Winnebago Industries as warehouse manager, retiring on January 1, 1987 and continue to live in BuffaloCenter.'

2 Feb 1995 - "of Buffalo Center;"

1925 Grant Twp Winnebago Co IA census, 41 File 14 Drawer 5, LDS Reel 1429598, Repository: Algona IA Pub. Lib.

"54 Heitland, Alfred H, son, male, white, 4, single, b. IA, Fath=Heitland, George, b. Ger, 40; Moth=Pastor, Harmka, b. Ger, 41; parents marr IA, Protestant"

6 Apr 2000 - "of Buffalo Center"

Anonymous GEDCOM file loaded ix Mar MMI

"Living Heitland M"

Buffalo Ctr. (Ia.) Trib., Vol. 110 # 16, 28 Jun 2001, pg 8, col 2

"Obituaries Alfred H. Heitland, 80

Funeral services for Alfred H. Heitland, 80, were held Tuesday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center. Rev. David Langer officiated. Organist Jan Missman accompanied Lori Heitland and HeremyHeitland and the congregation in singing. Honorary casketbearers were Michael Heitland, Stephen Heitland, Seth Heitland, Derek Franck, Kelsey Timm, Joshua Heitland, Jeremy Heitland, Shawn Heitland, Ashley Heitland, Jessica Timm andJacklyn Timm. Interment was in the Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo Center. Alfred passed away at the Muse Norris Hospice in Mason City on June 23, 2001. Petersen Lund Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Alfred H. Heitland, son of George Sr. and Harmka (Pasteur) Heitland, was born October 15, 1920 in rural Buffalo Center. On March 9, 1945 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Smith at Forest City. He attended country school through 8thgrade and graduated from Thompson High School. He lived in the Thompson/Buffalo Center area for most of his 80 years. He was an active member of the First congregational Church since 1972. Since his retirement from Winnebago Industriesin 1987, he enjoyed golfing, flower gardening, spending time with his family and watching his grandchildren grow.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Dorothy; sons: Tim Heitland and his wife, Joyce, and Jeff Heitland and his wife, Bev, all of Buffalo Center; daughter, Jorja Timm and her husband, Bob, of Mt. Vernon; grandchildren: Mike Heitlandand his wife, Bobbi, of Rapid City, South Dakota; Josh Heitland and his wife, Janna, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Steve Heitland and his wife, Lori, and thier daughter, Claudia, of Weyerhauser, Wisconsin; Seth, Shawn, Ashley Heitland ofBuffalo Center; Derek Franck of Buffalo Center; Kelsey, Jessica and Jacklyn Timm of Mt. Vernon; two brothers: Joe and his wife, Ruth, of Buffalo Center and Forrest and his wife, Alberta, of Oelwein, Iowa. He was preceded in death by hisparents, his son, Michael; four sisters and four brothers"

"The Conflux of Crosses," Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 123 # 21, 21 May 2014, pg. 6 cols. 2 & 3

[Col. 2]

"World War II, 1941 - 1946"

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